On Monday, August 19, the Newport Historical Society will host U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and community partners to celebrate a $300,000 federal earmark secured by Senator Reed and a $91,260 federal Preservation Planning grant from the U.S. National Park Service for restoration of the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House.
According to the Newport Historical Society, Executive Director Rebecca Bertrand will attend the event to share plans to further elevate Black history in Newport, building on important work to date. This includes digitizing thousands of records through the Voices from the NHS Archives database and the ongoing exhibition A Name. A Voice. A Life: The Black Newporters of the 17th-19th Centuries.
Members of the Newport Historical Society Board of Directors are also expected to attend. After a brief speaking program on the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard lawn, guests are invited to tour the house and learn more about its future.
The event is scheduled to begin at 11 am at the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, located at 17 Broadway in Newport.
To learn more about the Newport Historical Society, visit www.NewportHistory.org.
