History Bytes: Presidential Visits

February 28, 2012

Newport has long been a destination for U.S. presidents, past and future. The following is a list of presidents whose visits have been documented ...

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From Tree to Floorboard: Building Colonial Houses

February 21, 2012

March 22, 2012 at 5:30pm Colony House, Washington Square $5 per person, $1 NHS members RSVP to 401-841-8770 Gain a new appreciation for how ...

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Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted

February 19, 2012

Thursday April 26, 2012 at 5:30pm Colony House, Washington Square $5 per person, $1 NHS members RSVP to 401-841-8770 Frederick Law Olmsted is arguably ...

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Self Guided Walking Tour

February 15, 2012

For almost 20 years, the Newport Historical Society has provided access to local history to Newport’s residents and visitors, for free, through a series ...

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Resource Center Plans

February 15, 2012

In 1905, fifty years after the Newport Historical Society was founded, a new purpose-built masonry building was constructed at 82 Touro Street, a vibrant ...

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The Spectacle of Toleration

February 14, 2012

Visit www.spectacleoftoleration.org It is much in their hearts (if they may be permitted), to hold forth a lively experiment, that a most flourishing civill ...

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