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Browse this collection of special reports and seasonal specials
from projo.com, the Web site of The Providence
Journal.
About Rhode Island
12.30.2001
A look back at 2001
See what happened in 2001, in stories and photos,
locally and around the world.
1.28.2001 through 12.31.2001
The New Rhode Island: Census
2000
A monthly Journal series on the changing face
of Rhode Island as shown by results of the 2000 Census.
7.23.2000
Tourism
beat: 23 bathrooms, 27 fireplaces, 1,000 questions
Endless stream of tourists puts guides at
The Breakers mansion in Newport to the test.
Read the story, learn the script, take the test and listen to the guides talk
about their working lives.
Digital Extra:
Block Island
Links and more about this jewel of an island off Rhode Island's southern coast.
Fun
2.20.2001
Bearwatch
A continuing look at Roger Williams Park Zoo's
polar bear cub. With stories, photos and video.
Digital Extra: Billy Gilman
Find out about the country music wunderkind from Hope Valley,
R.I. With audio clips, photos, stories and more.
Digital Extra: Rhode Island museums
on the Web
From dolls to boats to diners -- Rhode Island has a museum
on the subject. Visit this collection of links to museum Web sites.
Health
3.11.2001
Kids' guide to smart eating
Eating healthy isn't as evil as it sounds. Vegetables
can be fun — and exercise can be, too! Here are some ways to find out why
and how, from news stories to cool Web sites.
Digital Extra: What to do when the
heat is on
How to keep cool and conserve energy when the temperature soars.
History
12.10.97
Amistad the movie
Explore the story behind Steven Spielberg's film,
Amistad, a tale of the 19th-century slaves' revolt that becomes America's
first civil rights battle. Filmed in part in Rhode Island and nearby Mystic,
Conn.
2.1.2001
Black History
Month
These profiles from The Providence Journal tell
the stories of African-Americans who helped shape the course of history, contemporary
figures making history, and Rhode Islanders who will be remembered for years
to come.
2.6.98
The Blizzard of '78
Experience the blizzard that crippled Rhode Island,
in stories and in photos.
9.3.2000
Digging for roots
From Chepachet to New Zealand, genealogists are increasingly accessing
information through massive Internet-based databases. Find out how you can,
too. With a collection of resources of special interest to Rhode Islanders.
6.28.2000 - 7.3.2000
Tall
Ships
Sail through this site to find out about the historic Tall Ships,
which stopped in our area last year as part of a world tour.
3.27.98
Women
in R.I. History
A unique collection of Journal series and features
about women who have made significant contributions to our state.
12.99
100 Years
View a collection of the best of Rhode Island in the past century, from the
perspective of its centenarians, in sports, music and the arts, and more.
12.19.99
In
Focus
View the 20th century through the lenses of staff photographers from The Providence
Journal.
2.26.99
The
Rhode Island Century
A year-long look at the past 100 years in Rhode
Island, decade by decade, with new installments each month.
11.97
Vietnam Voices
A multimedia memorial to our area's war dead,
with stories, photos, timelines, soldier biographies, and a place to post
your remembrances.
Digital Extra: The Adams Family --
the nation's first political dynasty
Find out about John Adams, and his son, John Quincy Adams,
from Massachusetts -- the first father and son to be each be president of
the United States.
Holidays / Seasonal
2.2.2001
Groundhog
Day
Punxsutawney Phil and his predecessors have been
prognosticating the coming of spring since 1887, when the first shadow was
spied at Gobblers Knob, a wooded hill south of Punxsutawney, Pa. We offer
a few links to help you get in the spirit.
In
the Halloween spirit
Upload pix of carved pumpkins, print out masks, hear spooky
laughs, get ideas for parties and costumes.
Remembering
Cinco de Mayo
El Cinco de Mayo commemorates the 1862 victory by Mexican
forces, including ordinary citizens, over French soldiers. The May 5 fight,
also known as La Batalla de Puebla (The Battle at Puebla), is marked by many
Mexicans and those with Mexican ties as an important cultural symbol. Learn
more about how to celebrate the day -- and about Hispanic culture -- by browsing
this seasonal special.
Digital Extra: The Wearin' of the
Green
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the Irish -- and here's how
and why.
1.15.2000
Tribute
to Martin Luther King Jr.
Relive history with our audio and video highlights about the slain
civil rights leader of the 1960s. Also link to other sites dedicated to King's
life and his advocacy for civil rights.
Nature / Science
10.15.2000
Rescuing
the right
Follow the journey of Providence Journal staffers Peter Lord and
Andrew Dickerman as they tracked attempts to rescue the endangered right whale
off the coast of Nova Scotia this past June and July, through this award-winning
multimedia telling of their experiences.
8.26.98
Storm Watch
Comprehensive source about hurricanes, in our
area and beyond.
4.13.2000
West
Nile Virus Watch
Learn about the mosquito-borne disease and what area states are
doing to prevent its spread.
9.18.97
The North Cape Oil
Spill
An archival look at the oil spill off Matunuck
in 1996 -- the worst in Rhode Island's history. .
Digital Extra: Habits of
the horseshoe crab
Scramble around this site to learn about the life of horseshoe
crab -- and why it's so sought after.
Special interest
8.28.2000
Every country
has a flag, and every flag has a story
This site tells you all. Can't see the flags? Get a free Adobe
Acrobat Reader
Flag
etiquette
A Digital Extra from projo.com on how to fly the flag correctly.
5.13.2001 to 5.18.2001
Poisoned
This six-part series explores how lead poisoning
is thwarting brain development in so many of Rhode Island's young people —
a loss that drains talent and wealth from the entire community.
Sports
Digital Extra: Learn about baseball
in Japan
America's favorite sport finds many fans across the ocean.
Digital Extra: The Lincoln Little League's
quest for the championship
Follow the path of the Rhode Island's team efforts during the 2001
season.
Technology
Cybertalk
A collection of columns on computers by Journal high-technology
writer Timothy C. Barmann
Digital Extra: Worm wranglers
Find out about fighting computer worms and viruses, and
why they are so dangerous.
