History Bytes: Holiday Shopping

December 23, 2014

Last minute shopping for that special someone? In Newport in 1774, Christopher Champlin offered the latest seasonal bargains, advertising that he “sells…as low, for ...

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January 2015 Walking Tours

December 22, 2014

This January the Newport Historical Society will offer several of their most popular walking tours during the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, January 17-19, ...

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History Space: 2015 Workshops & Talks

December 4, 2014

The Newport Historical Society and the Rhode Island Historical Society have teamed up to offer professional development programs geared towards public history practitioners. These ...

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“Newport History Bytes: 50 Fast Facts” & Seabury Shoes

December 3, 2014

The Newport Historical Society holds a world-class collection with items dating from the colonial era through the modern day. This past year the Society ...

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History Bytes: Seabury Shoes

December 3, 2014

Thomas Mumford Seabury (1821-1907) was a Newport bank clerk who established a shoe and boot shop on Thames Street around 1842. He also served ...

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