About the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame: Mission Statement, Board of Directors and Past Presidents

The Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame was founded in March 1965 to honor the contributions of those whose efforts, in any line of endeavor, have added significantly to the heritage of the State of Rhode Island. Eligible membership may include those who are native born, those whose reputations have been made while residents of the state, those who have worked or studied in Rhode Island for a protracted period of time, and those have adopted Rhode Island as their permanent home.

The Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame is a partner organization of the Heritage Harbor Museum. Upon the Museum's opening in 2013, inductees' portraits will become part of a permanent Hall of Fame exhibit honoring their accomplishments.

Nominations for future inductees may be submitted, along with biographical sketches and letters of recommendation, to any of the Hall of Fameâ€™s directors, or you may make a recommendation in the discussion forum.

Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A Psalm of Life (1839)

Officers

President ~ Dr. Patrick T. Conley
Vice President ~ Michael Lyons
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary ~ Mary B. Shekarchi, Esq.
Treasurer ~ Warren E. Lewis, CPA

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