Heritage Pamphlets
Between 1985 and 1994, the Rhode Island Heritage Commission and the Rhode Island Publications Society (chaired by Dr. Patrick T. Conley) published a series of pamphlets discussing Rhode Island's ethnic heritage. The Rhode Island Ethnic Heritage Pamphlet Series grew out of an effort to record a brief account of each group's Rhode Island experience.
Representatives of 13 different heritage groups authored pamphlets now available for download. No corrections or updates have been made since their original publication.
The Rhode Island Heritage Commission was absorbed into our agency in 1995.
The Arabic-Speaking People in Rhode Island (1986)
PDF file, about 3megabytes
The Armenians in Rhode Island (1985)
PDF file, about 2megabytes
The Cape Verdeans in Rhode Island (1990)
PDF file, about 4megabytes
The French in Rhode Island (1988)
PDF file, about 3megabytes
The Germans in Rhode Island (1985)
PDF file, about 3megabytes
The Greek People in Rhode Island (1994)
PDF file, about 5megabytes
The Irish in Rhode Island (1986)
PDF file, about 3megabytes
The Italians in Rhode Island (1990)
PDF file, about 3megabytes
The Jews in Rhode Island (1985)
PDF file, about 4megabytes
The Lithuanians in Rhode Island (1992)
PDF file, about 4megabytes
The Portuguese in Rhode Island (1985)
PDF file, about 2megabytes
The Southeast Asians in Rhode Island (1988)
PDF file, about 2megabytes
The Ukrainians in Rhode Island (1988)
PDF file, about 3megabytes