http://block-island.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest posts by Robert M. Downie Sun, 19 May 2013 22:45:30 EDT Sun, 19 May 2013 22:45:30 EDT en-us Copyright 2011 The Block Island Times http://block-island.villagesoup.com/p/this-week-in-block-island-s-history-may-14-1679/999354?source=rss ]]> This week in history on May 14, 1679: John Rodman 3rd was born on the island of Barbados in the Caribbean. His father, John Rodman 2nd, was also born on Barbados. They would become the namesake for a geological feature on Block Island that is still well-known to today’s residents and visitors as “Rodman’s Hollow.” In 1682 the Rodman family moved to Newport, R.I., then a prominent city whose ships traded with the ... http://block-island.villagesoup.com/p/this-week-in-block-island-s-history-may-14-1679/999354 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:00 EDT flang@blockislandtimes.com (Robert M. Downie) Opinion http://block-island.villagesoup.com/p/this-week-in-block-islands-history-april-27-1921/993036?source=rss ]]> This week in history 92 years ago: The most startling headline of all time for any Block Islander might have been the one in a Providence newspaper that read: “Threat to Sell Whole of Block Island” The Industrial Trust Company, a Providence bank, was owed $145,000 by the Town of New Shoreham — and the bank wanted its money. Another story, covering two pages in the Boston Herald, began with these words, guaranteed ... http://block-island.villagesoup.com/p/this-week-in-block-islands-history-april-27-1921/993036 Fri, 03 May 2013 01:40:00 EDT flang@blockislandtimes.com (Robert M. Downie) Opinion