Collection: Rhode Island: Three Centuries of Democracy

Through two generations the Morlock family has been prominently identified with the furniture merchandising and cabinet making industries of Providence, where they have achieved a high reputation for the character of their output and the skill of the artisans of production. Handed down from father to son, the industry became the property of Hermann F. C. Morlock, who carried on with great success until 1920, when he retired from active participation, since when he has lived in well-earned ease at his beautiful home in South Kingstown, village of Wakefield. He has never aspired to public office, but there is no … Read more

To the fortunate few who are born with superior gifts and a genuine love and understanding of the beautiful, there comes a unique opportunity for service. Too often they neglect this opportunity, they fail to render a faithful accounting of the talents which have been entrusted to them. But in the exceptional instance, when great natural gifts are accompanied by a rare and truly noble spirit, how rich is the influence which is thus added to the life of a community or nation. It is in such terms that those who knew Albert M. Steinert are accustomed to think of … Read more

For more than forty years Pardon Sheldon Jastram was a well-known and highly respected business man of Providence, while even before that he had attained the admiration of the people by a fine military record of Civil War service with the volunteers from Rhode Island. He was a man of great personal attractiveness, genial and sociable, enjoying the company of congenial spirits and possessed of a quick wit and a ready flow of intelligent conversation. He was self-effacing and unobtrusive, although when called upon to assist in any public activity that appeared to be promoted for the benefit of the … Read more

A native of Russia, but a resident of the United States since his early childhood, Mr. Horovitz received his education in the public schools of Providence and, after having been connected with several business houses for a few years, was active in the jewelry trade. Since 1908, with the exception of two years, he has been with the Rhode Island State Department of Agriculture, in which he has risen to the important position of chief inspector and superintendent of field work. His work naturally has brought him in contact with a very large number of fellow-citizens in all parts of … Read more