The Association is more than glad to help with your research about your family tree.

We have in the office:

• Providence city directories, some other city directories
• Information about organizations – past and present
• Synagogues – past and present
• Jewish Herald, Jewish Voice, and The Jewish Voice and Herald
• Material about individual members of the Rhode Island Jewish community and many obituaries.

RIJHA charges the following fees:

1. First half hour is free.
2. Charge of $20 for each additional half hour. Students will be charged $5.00.
3. Those coming into the office will be charged $5 the first two hours or $20 for the entire day.
4. Photocopying – first 5 pages are free – Each additional page is 25 cents. Archival paper only.

Exceptions are:

1. Members of the Association – first hour free then $10 per hour after that.
2. Non-profit organizations working on Jewish education, arts, religion or history will be on a case to case basis.