The Museum of Newport Irish History Interpretive Center will open for the 2021 Season on Friday, May 28 from 12 noon to 5:00 p.m. Initial seasonal hours will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from noon to 5:00 p.m., through Sunday, October 31. Updates to the schedule may be found at newportirishhistory.org. All visitors are asked […]
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25+ longest-running restaurants in and around Newport
This story was originally published on September 25, 2015. It has been updated and republished. Last updated: March 25, 2021 There are many Newport restaurants that have survived new ownership, economic meltdowns, hurricanes, the American Revolution, millions of tourists and the test of time. Many of these restaurants are filled with history and are considered […]
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The truth about St. Patrick’s Day
James Farrelly, University of Dayton In 1997, my students and I traveled to Croagh Patrick, a mountain in County Mayo, as part of a study abroad program course on Irish literature I was teaching for the University of Dayton. I wanted my students to visit the place where, each July, thousands of pilgrims pay homage […]
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Museum of Newport Irish History Lecture to discuss the role of the Irish in building the Blackstone Canal
The Museum of Newport Irish History announces the fourth talk in its 19th Annual Michael F. Crowley Lecture Series, to be presented “virtually” on Tuesday, March 16 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. Chuck Arning, an award-winning public historian with nearly twenty-five years’ experience as an interpretive ranger with the National Park Service, will present a talk entitled:“How Hard Would it […]
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How The French Saved America: Newport Historical Society to host a virtual talk with author Tom Shachtman
French assistance was critical to America’s fight in the Revolutionary War, but the full story of France’s involvement is not often discussed. On Thursday March 25, 2021 at 5pm, the Newport Historical Society will host Tom Shachtman, author of How the French Saved America: Soldiers, Sailors, Diplomats, Louis XVI, and the Success of a Revolution, […]
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Gerry Goldstein: Two jewels: ‘Satchel’ and Cardines Field
Baseball’s recent elevation of the old Negro Leagues to major league status was a long time coming, and recalls an era when barnstorming Negro teams played in Rhode Island, at sites including venerable Cardines Field in Newport. The decision by Major League Baseball, which came shortly before Christmas, acknowledged that racism denied many a superb […]
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Reflections on Martin Luther King Day 2021
I entered Kindergarten in the Fall of 1968 at the newly renamed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School, a school that continues to educate a diverse population in the Mount Hope neighborhood in Providence. King had been assassinated the previous Spring, and the school took on his name and his mission soon after. My Kindergarten […]
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Newport Historical Society to continue ringing Colony House bells every Friday at noon
Following up on a successful event last week, the Newport Historical Society today announced that they will continue to ring the bells at the Colony House until further notice. “On Fridays listen for the ringing of the Colony House bells on Washington Square as a reminder that we are all in this together!,” the Newport Historical […]
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Reflections on Martin Luther King Day 2020
I entered Kindergarten in the Fall of 1968 in the newly renamed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School, a school that continues to educate a diverse population in the Mount Hope neighborhood in Providence, RI. King had been assassinated the previous Spring, and the school took on his name and his mission soon after. My […]
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Newport, Brown University researchers team up to map historic African-American burying ground
The City of Newport announced today that God’s Little Acre, one of America’s largest and most intact burial sites for colonial era Africans and African-Americans, may soon be more easily navigable thanks to the efforts of a team from Brown University. The City’s Historic Cemetery Advisory Commission announced on Monday that work is underway on […]
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‘The Newport Bridge: A Rhode Island Icon’ will premiere on Rhode Island PBS on December 4th
The Newport Pell Bridge’s 50th Anniversary celebration isn’t over just yet. On December 4 at 7 pm, join Rhode Island PBS will pay tribute to the iconic bridge with the premiere of THE NEWPORT BRIDGE: A RHODE ISLAND ICON. “This Rhode Island PBS original proudly chronicles the celebration of this historic event and puts it […]
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Newport Historical Society to host Holiday Open House, Holiday Lantern Tours
Join the Newport Historical Society in celebrating the holiday season. Take a lantern-lit tour of the streets of Newport or sing hymns inside the Colony House before seeing the Christmas in Newport official opening and tree lighting ceremony. Holiday Open House: Start your holiday season with a touch of history at the Colony House on Washington […]
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Irish Museum to present “Ireland’s Jewish Community and Newport’s Irish Rabbi.”
The Museum of Newport Irish History will host the third talk in its 18th Annual Michael F. Crowley Lecture Series on Monday, November 4 at 6:00 pm at the Mainstay Hotel & Conference Center. Three guest speakers, Shai Afsai, Sean O’Callahan, Ph.D., and John F. Quinn, Ph.D., will present a talk entitled “Ireland’s Jewish Community and Newport’s […]
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The Moving Wall: Large scale replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial will be on display in Touro Park this week
The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be on display at Touro Park in Newport from Thursday, September 19th – Monday, September 23rd. Approximately 243 feet in length, the replica has been touring the cities and towns across the US for 34 years leaving an imprint of […]
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Newport Historical Society lecture will host lecture on Female Revolutionary Resistance
On Thursday September 19, 2019 at 5:30 pm, at the Newport Historical Society Resource Center, Dr. Emily Murphy, Curator for the National Park Service at Salem Maritime National Historical Site, will discuss the political spinning bees of the New England seacoast in the late 1760s and early 1770s, including several that took place in colonial Newport. This […]
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Poll: Which Newport restaurant no longer with us do you miss the most?
For as long as Newport has been established, restaurants have come and gone much to the dismay of their fans and customers. But, there are just some places that we wish were here today, or that we miss now more than ever. On our Facebook Page yesterday we asked “which Newport restaurant no longer with […]
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Public welcome to observe artifacts, samples retrieved from Endeavour search
Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) announced today that the preliminary evaluation of artifacts and samples retrieved from the potential Endeavour site in Newport Harbor will be open for public observation at their temporary facility on the grounds of Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina. The exhibit will be open from 11 am to 4 pm on August […]
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Newport Art Museum to host Museum Art Excursion to Salem, MA on October 20th
The Newport Art Museum will host a Museum Art Excursion to Salem, MA on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Guests will depart the Newport Art Museum on a coach bus at 8 am to visit the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) as well as The House of the Seven Gables, and return at approximately 7 pm. Tickets are $150, or $130 for Newport […]
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History Space Programming: Newport Historical Society invites you to ‘Visit the Apothecarist’ on Sept. 7
This summer the Newport Historical Society expands the popular History Space initiative with a series of costumed interpretation programs at the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, with expert historical interpreter Seán O’Brien. On dedicated dates in August and September, O’Brien will discuss specific themes relating to colonial Newport while sharing details about early life in this historic seaport. […]
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Newport Firsts – 1769: First overt act of defiance in the original thirteen British North American colonies against Great Britain
The following content was contributed by Brian Stinson, Author of Newport Firsts: A Hundred Claims to Fame. This past July 19th marked the 250th anniversary of the first overt act of defiance in the original thirteen British North American colonies against Great Britain. This accurate claim and predates the burning of the Gaspee in Narragansett […]
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Search resumes for Captain Cook’s Endeavour in Newport Harbor
The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP), the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM), and the Silentworld Foundation (SWF) announced this week that they have again partnered to continue the study of a Newport (RI) Harbor shipwreck that may be HMB Endeavour. With the 250th Anniversary of Cook’s voyage to Australia approaching in spring 2020, there’s interest […]
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Frère et Concitoyen: Newport Historical Society lecture will tell the story of William H. Vernon’s years in France
Join the Newport Historical Society for “Frère et Concitoyen”: A Newporter in Revolutionary France, a lecture by Will Simpson, a Buchanan Burnham Summer Scholar in Public History, which will be at the Newport Historical Society Resource Center, 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI, on September 5, 2019 at 5:30pm. The story of William H. Vernon’s years in […]
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Newport on The Rhode Show: Exploring the History within Fort Adams
Our friends from The Rhode Show make the “long” trek to Newport on Friday morning for a live broadcast from Fort Adams. If you happened to miss the show live, you can watch the clips that included live shots from three different areas within Fort Adams at the link below now. https://www.wpri.com/rhode-show/exploring-the-history-within-fort-adams/ Catch The Rhode […]
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Breakers Landscape Restoration: $1 million phase one completed
via Preservation Society of Newport County The Preservation Society of Newport County announced the completion of phase one of its multi-year, multi-million dollar rehabilitation of The Breakers landscape today. “The revival of The Breakers gardens and grounds is one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by the Preservation Society, and will take a number […]
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Recollections of Whitehall: Imagined conversation between Anne Berkeley and William Samuel Johnson to be held on August 15th
In 1767 the widowed Anne Berkeley met William Samuel Johnson, American statesman and signer of the Constitution, president of Kings College (now Columbia University), and son of her husband’s old friend Samuel Johnson. On Thursday, August 15, from 4:30 – 6, The Right Reverend Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield (UK), and his wife Dr Julia […]