Holiday Lantern Tour
November 15 – November 30, 2013 on Fridays & Saturdays at 4:30pm
December 5 – December 28, 2013 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 4:30pm
Learn the history of winter holiday traditions on a lantern-lit stroll through Newport’s streets and hear how people did or didn’t celebrate the holidays. Departs from the Brick Market: Museum & Shop, 127 Thames Street. $12 per person, $10 NHS members. Reservations strongly recommended as space is limited. 401-841-8770
Holiday History Stroll
November 29, 2013 at 2pm
December 21, 24, 28 and 31, 2013 at 11am
Follow a guide in colonial costume and learn about winter holiday traditions during the colonial era. $12 per person, reservations suggested. Departs from the Brick Market: Museum & Shop, 127 Thames Street. 401-841-8770
Winter at the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House: 1795
December 7 & December 26, 2013 at 11am
Tour the c.1697 Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House; hear about the house’s history and learn how 18th century residents made their way through the winter. At the tour’s conclusion, meet a historical interpreter portraying Polly Wanton Lyman who will discuss winter life in 1795. $15 per person, reservations required. Departs from the Brick Market: Museum & Shop, 127 Thames Street. 401-841-8770
French in Newport Tour
December 14, 2013 at 11am
Explore the heart of 18th century Newport and discuss the year-long period in which roughly 12,000 French soldiers and sailors cohabited with the Newport citizens during the American Revolution. Learn how the French contribution to the Revolutionary War was vital to the success of American Independence—and it began in Newport. $15 per person; reservations suggested. Departs from the Brick Market: Museum & Shop, 127 Thames Street. 401-841-8770
Rogues & Scoundrels Tour
December 23, December 27 & December 30, 2013 at 11am
See where scoundrels lived, pirates profited and criminals were punished. Find out why this colony was known as “Rogue’s Island.” $12 per person, $5 for children ages twelve and under; reservations suggested. Departs from the Brick Market: Museum & Shop, 127 Thames Street. 401-841-8770