One Colonial Woman’s World

August 29, 2013

Thursday October 24, 2013 at 5:30pm Colony House, Washington Square $5 per person, $1 NHS members RSVP to 401-841-8770 Mehetabel Chandler Coit (1673-1758), a ...

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History Bytes: The Dorr Rebellion

August 29, 2013

During the Dorr Rebellion of 1842, there was no shortage of seething resentments between politicians, landed farmers, mill owners and reformers. The Royal Charter ...

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History Bytes: The Decatur House

August 22, 2013

The Decatur House was built about 1714 on the site of the Newport Courthouse and moved to Charles Street in 1833. In the 1750s ...

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Found: Rough & Ready Trumpet

August 19, 2013

The Newport Historical Society is home to a number of historic instruments, including this ceremonial valve-less trumpet dated to 1873.  According to the piece’s ...

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History Bytes: Summer Visitors

August 16, 2013

“Here come the in-laws,” is a phrase  that can be heard throughout all  summer resorts as house guests come  and go. The same applied ...

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The People’s Martyr: Thomas Wilson Dorr & His 1842 Rhode Island Rebellion

August 5, 2013

September 4, 2013 at 5:30pm Colony House, Washington Square $5 General Admission, $1 NHS Members Please RSVP to 401-841-8770 The Newport Historical Society will ...

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