Mrs. Ellery at the Museum

September 29, 2010

Newport, RI – (September 2010) –  The Newport Historical Society debuted two additions to the Museum & Shop at Brick Market on Tuesday, September ...

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2010 Annual Meeting Focuses on Progress; Newport Tower

September 18, 2010

The Historical Society held its 2010 Annual Meeting on September 16th in the Colony House on Washington Square. The Society elected three new Trustees ...

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Allies at Home: The French Occupation of Newport 1780-1781

September 17, 2010

On Sunday November 14th at 2pm, at the Colony House on Washington Square, explore the history of the French occupation of Newport and uncover ...

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“Dressing Manifest Destiny” Gallery Talk

September 17, 2010

On Saturday November 13th at 2pm, at the Newport Historical Society headquarters (82 Touro Street) in the restored Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House, hear ...

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Nathanael Greene

September 1, 2010

NHS, in collaboration with Salve Regina University, will host Gerald M. Carbone, author of Nathanael Greene: A Biography of the American Revolution (Palgrave Macmillan 2010), ...

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Suited for Sea: US Navy Enlisted Uniforms During the War of 1812

September 1, 2010

Matthew Brenckle will discuss Suited for Sea: US Navy Enlisted Uniforms During the War of 1812 for an evening lecture about early American naval uniforms ...

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