Recommended Links
The Rhode Island COVID-19 Archive was launched in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic and was closed to submissions on June 30, 2023. The site and all contributions will be preserved by Providence Public Library and Rhode Island Historical Society.
Helpful Links & Resources related to COVID-19
The following links provide additional context and resources related to Rhode Island life during COVID-19. Some links focus on larger contexts beyond Rhode Island, we share them here because they likely resonate in various ways with our more local experiences and perspectives.
Data & Public Health Info Links
- Rhode Island Department of Health Information
- Rhode Island Department of Health COVID-19 Data
- City of Providence COVID-19
Information Community Aid & Assistance
- RI Pride COVID-19 Food Bank
- AMOR's COVID-19 Response Network
- Uprise RI News Community Archives
- Consulting at the Providence Public Library
"How to" create your own content
- Create a zine
- Record an oral history interview
- Resources for conducting & recording a remote oral interview
- 12 Ideas for Writing Through the Pandemic
Other R.I. COVID-19 Collecting Projects
- The Publics Radio
- Brown University Library COVID-19 Community Archive Project
- Brown University, COVID-19 and Rhode Island Web Archive
- Pembroke Center Archives Oral History Project
- Stages of Freedom Quarantine Diaries
- MASK UP RI Instagram
- Jamestown Historical Society Postcards Project
- RI State Archives, Digital Collections - COVID-19 Pandemic Response