History Bytes: Santa Claus and Newport

December 16, 2011

Newport’s early inhabitants of former Puritans and Quaker converts did little to celebrate the Christmas season in colonial times. Quiet reflection, a special sermon ...

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Catholics in Antebellum Newport

December 15, 2011

Thursday February 2, 2012 at 5:30pm   Colony House $5 General Admission, $1 NHS members New England was inhospitable territory for Catholics from the ...

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The Value of Books

December 15, 2011

Thursday January 19, 2012 at 5:30pm Colony House, Washington Square $5 per person, $4 for active duty military with ID, and $1 for NHS members. ...

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Winter Library Workshops

December 15, 2011

Thursday January 26, 2012 from 1pm-2pm Thursday February 23, 2012 from 1pm-2pm $10 per person, free for NHS members Winter is the perfect time ...

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Reprise of Sampler Exhibit

December 15, 2011

The Sampler exhibit displayed at the 2011 Newport Antiques Show will hang in the Baptist Meeting House at our Resource and Education Center at ...

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1788 Almanac

December 13, 2011

Recently we received a donation of an almanac printed in Newport in 1788 by Peter Edes, founder of the short-lived “Newport Herald.” The almanac ...

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