Gentility and Consumerism in 18th Century Newport: A Widow’s Story

August 26, 2014

Rescheduled for Friday October 17th at noon Thursday October 16, 2014 at 5:30PM Colony House, Washington Square $5 per person, $1 NHS members RSVP ...

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Flowers of the Ocean: A History of Seaweed Collecting in Newport

August 12, 2014

Through April 2015 at the Brick Market: Museum & Shop, 127 Thames Street Free admission, donations welcome. Flowers of the Ocean: A History of ...

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History Bytes: Fort George

August 11, 2014

Since colonial Rhode Island’s earliest days, Goat Island has been a fortified military site. On 9 July 1764, Governor Stephen Hopkins ordered gunners from ...

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NHS Photos Seen Around Town

August 7, 2014

The Newport Historical Society’s extensive photograph collection is used on a daily basis by a variety of researchers. We assist book publishers, authors, filmmakers, ...

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