Lippitt House Museum

Thanks to RI Family Literacy Initiative & the @TalktoWPL Citizenship Class for coming to Lippitt House Museum to explore the Lippitt's legacy of civic engagement and voting rights history. We are proud to partner with #EnglishLanguageLearners #ESOL programs!

It’s Veterans’ Day and a perfect time to remember Janet Hunter (Chafee) Cushman, a descendent of Gov. Lippitt, who served as a lieutenant in U.S. Navy in WWII. A codebreaker stationed in Pearl Harbor, Jan left a legacy of honorable service. #veteransday22

Attention RI voters: Early voting for the November 8th general election ends tomorrow, November 7th at 4pm. To cast an early ballot, visit your City/Town Hall board of canvassers or designated early voting location: elections.ri.gov/voting/earlysi…

Happy Halloween! Last minute costume hunting for tonight? Consider trick or treating as this birthday girl! Abby Lippitt Hunter (b.1861) would be 161 years old today. Don your best bustle in her honor... #spirithalloweenmeme #happyhalloween #halloweencostume2022

@pvdAth Love it!

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Did you know there a state and local ballot questions this fall? Do you know where and when to vote? You can download a sample ballot, find your polling location and more at Vote.RI.gov. Image: H. Lippitt's gubernatorial portrait by Charles Stetson, 1887 #RIVotes

Attention RI voters: Early voting for the November 8th general election begins today and runs through November 7th at 4pm. To cast an early ballot, visit your City/Town Hall board of canvassers or designated early voting location: elections.ri.gov/voting/earlysi…

October is a big month in Lippitt family history! Birthdays included: Mary Ann Balch on 10/9 (b. 1823), Charles on 10/10 (b. 1846), and Gov. Henry on 10/10 (b. 1818). Daughter Abby (b. 1861) wasn't far behind, celebrating her birthday on October 31st. Pictured is the family plot.

The RI Board of Elections and our city/town boards of canvassers partners are looking for poll workers for the November 8th general election. Training starts soon! Learn more and apply to be a paid poll worker here: elections.ri.gov/pollworkers/ #BeAPollWorker

When the inside matches the outside. #autumnsky #receptionroompink #innerbeauty #septembersky #sunsetphotography #collegehill #providenceri

#ShanaTova to our Jewish friends! Best wishes for a sweet #RoshHashanah. Pictured: a Victorian greeting card celebrating Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. Die-cut lithos such as this one were produced by the Hebrew Publishing Company, originally formed in 1883 in New York City.

That Fall feeling has come but the plants are as lush as ever on the Lippitt House Museum grounds. #thriving

Today is #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! A reminder that the deadline to register is October 9th - only twenty days away, and the general election is Tuesday, November 8th. Mark your calendars - it's important!

Saturday, September 17th's Open House is SOLD OUT, but we look forward to seeing all ticketholders tomorrow! 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

@curatorscott Nothing! No way! Would never! Unrelated: does anyone know how to move a fountain in the dark? #AskAMuseum

If you could steal one thing from your museum, what would it be? #askamuseum

@curatorscott Is Lippitt House Museum haunted? #AskAMuseum

Is your museum haunted? #AskAMuseum

@cklibanoff That's a good one! We use our social media to count down to election days, to encourage voter registration, and to provide links to important information RI voters need. We consider it a duty to promote civic engagement! #AskAMuseum

@MockPhoebe @AskAMuseum @ArtHistoryElon Very thoughtful! Describing house elements with care for the visually impaired is a great idea. We do provide a table of objects that visitors can hold and operate that help illustrate life and work during the Lippitt’s time. Our guests love learning how heavy an iron really was!

@MockPhoebe @AskAMuseum @ArtHistoryElon Here at Lippitt House Museum we’ve taken steps to include those who are deaf or experiencing hearing loss. The Lippitt family helped found the Rhode Island School for the Deaf, still in operation today. #AskAMuseum

@Railok The look on this woman’s face. Who said what to whom and what’s payback going to look like? #AskAMuseum

What is your favorite detail or flourish in a painting or object? #AskAMuseum