PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Rhode Island could soon get a state history center if voters approve funding at the ballot box next week.
Question 4 asks voters to authorize $50 million in borrowing, with $45 million earmarked for a permanent home for the state’s historical documents and artifacts and $5 million for preservation grants.
“Our history center and the archives will not only be able to preserve historic documents, but will be able to give us an opportunity to present these documents in exhibit for the first time,” said Historian Laureate Keith Stokes.
Rhode Island is the only state without a dedicated home for its archives. Its collection includes some of the nation’s most significant historical records…