Homespun to High Fashion

October 3, 2009

Through November 29, 2009 The Newport Historical Society proudly presents a rare glimpse into its extensive textiles collection with the exhibit Homespun to High ...

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A Rhode Island Patriot in Newport Jail: The Diary of Benjamin Underwood of Jamestown

October 1, 2009

In February 1783, the infuriated prisoner blurted out his unmitigated contempt for that “Miserable impertinent Rascally Ignorant Mule headed puppy…who put me to Jail ...

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American Jezebel

October 1, 2009

Thursday October 29, 2009, 5:30PM Colony House, Washington Square Ann Hutchinson, an early settler of Aquidneck Island, was a dynamic and charismatic figure and an ...

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An Evening with Rabbit Goody

October 1, 2009

Thursday, November 5, 2009, 5:30pm Colony House, Washington Square Textile historian and Hollywood movie consultant Rabbit Goody, owner, director and designer of Thistle Hill ...

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Storm Windows for the Great Friends Meeting House

October 1, 2009

Project Budget: $15,000 Raised to Date: $0 Now that the necessary repairs to the exterior of the Great Friends Meeting House have been made, ...

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