OpenTable today announced the 13 Spookiest Restaurants in America. Spanning from coast-to-coast, each of these restaurants denotes a wide variety of cuisine and culture, served with a side of fun and fright. In the spirit of the season, these restaurants pay homage to their histories and haunted pasts with delicious seasonal fare and ample storytelling. […]
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Author Don Hagist will host discussion in Newport on October 19th
In December of 1776, a large British military force established a post in Rhode Island, headquartered in Newport. Throughout 1777, the soldiers and sailors who had come to drive out “rebels” settled into a tense coexistence with an independence-minded civilian population that loathed their presence. On Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 5:30 pm, join author Don Hagist […]
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Naval War College to host World War I period-accurate baseball game between Army-Navy at Cardines Field
The Naval War College has announced that they will host a period-accurate baseball game between Army-Navy on Friday, September 29th at Cardines Field in downtown Newport. The program is designed as “a fun event” with educational programming to mark the centennial of American involvement in World War I, and is being organized in close collaboration […]
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Newport Historical Society to host ‘Cider in 18th Century Newport: A History Space Event’ on September 23
On Saturday, September 23, 2017, join the Newport Historical Society for “Cider in 18th Century Newport: A History Space Event.” This free, interactive program features cider press demonstrations from expert Chris Hurley from 10 am-2 pm and the specialty walking tour “Rum and Revolution” at 11 am. Peek inside the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House and learn about life in 18th century Newport. Hear Chris […]
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7 Newport museums collaborate on ’36 Hours in Newport’, a new tourism marketing site
36 Hours in Newport RI is enough time to see museums, go swimming or boating, sleep in luxury and eat very well. It is also the name of a new website, 36HoursInNewportRI.com, offering free promotion of Newport and Bristol County events, activities, businesses, attractions, eateries, artisans, musicians, tour providers, arts and entertainment – just about anyone who […]
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On This Day In Newport History: Nation’s First Jail Sentence For Speeding Handed Down
On August 28, 1904, the nation’s first jail sentence for speeding in an automobile was handed down in Newport, RI. Judge Darius Baker imposed the offender to a sentence of five days for traveling at 15 miles per hour. A jail term was especially harsh because automobile traffic laws were still new. Although laws against galloping […]
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Cities across the nation are considering removing Christopher Columbus statues, should Newport?
The recent violence in Charlottesville, racial tension across the nation and the current state of national politics has ignited (or reignited) a debate in State Houses, City Halls, Town Halls and in neighborhoods across the United States about monuments in local communities.Confederate-era and other controversial figures New York City, Buffalo, San Jose, San Francisco, Detroit and several […]
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Fort Adams Trust will host Civil War Reenactment this weekend
On Saturday, August 26th and Sunday, August 27th the Fort Adams Trust will host a Civil War Living History Reenactment within the walls of Historic Fort Adams. This two-day event includes Civil War living history activities bringing the sights and sounds of the Civil War to Newport. Events will begin at 9 a.m. on both days and include reenactors […]
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Annual Reading of George Washington’s Letter at Touro Synagogue Set for August 20th
The annual reading of George Washington’s historic letter “To the Hebrew Congregation at Newport” will take place on Sunday, August 20th, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Touro Synagogue. The letter, which honors American’s precious freedoms and religious tolerance, continues to be lauded and commemorated as possibly having the greatest impact on America and American Jewry. Light […]
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Revolutionary War Re-Enactment To Be Held in Downtown Newport on August 26th
On the afternoon of August 26, 2017, from noon to 5 pm, the Newport Historical Society will host its largest re-enactment yet—a British invasion inspired by events from the summer of 1777. The multi part program will feature something for everyone: re-enactment scenarios, a walking tour with rum tasting, and a family-friendly Spy Challenge. The British Occupation […]
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Representative Carson to host Constituent Meeting at Artillery Company on August 8th
Representative Lauren Carson (D-Dist. 75, Newport) has announced that she will hold her summer constituent meeting on Tuesday, August 8th at 6:30 p.m. at the Artillery Company of Newport. “I enjoy holding constituent meetings throughout the year as a means for gathering ideas for my work at the State House, and as a way to inform myself […]
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Re-Live Jackie & JFK’s Newport Wedding at St. Mary’s Church
Each Tuesday at 3 pm, beginning July 11 and continuing through October 2017, one can now re-live that special day of September 12, 1953, when Jacqueline Bouvier married then Senator John F. Kennedy at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Spring Street in Newport. The Return to Camelot presentation features vintage film clips and a live performance of the music and hymns of […]
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Newport Historical Society’s Largest Reenactment to Date Will Focus on 1777 British Occupation
The Redcoats are coming! The Newport Historical Society invites the public to join them on Saturday, August 26, 2017, from noon until 5 pm for its largest reenactment to date, the 1777 British Occupation. During this free program, over 75 costumed interpreters will recreate aspects of life during the summer of 1777 in the heart of Newport’s Old Quarter. […]
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Step Into Revolutionary History with the Newport Historical Society on July 15th
Newport Historical Society invites the public to join them for “Newport in 1777: A History Space Event” on Saturday, July 15th, an event that will focus on life during the British army and navy’s presence in the city during the American Revolution, and feature the period artisanship of leather working expert Roy Najecki. Leather was […]
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Annapolis to Host Next Edition of ‘Keeping History Above Water’
The Newport Restoration Foundation and the City of Annapolis have announced that the official program for the second Keeping History Above Water conference has been finalized to take place on October 29 – November 1, 2017 in Annapolis, Maryland. The City of Annapolis will be hosting this The City of Annapolis will be hosting this […]
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Portsmouth Author Publishes History Book, ‘The Ships from Field’s Point’
The Ships from Field’s Point, a new book by C. Roger Wallin, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. The Ships from Field’s Point commemorates an episode of local and regional history that occurred during World War II. At that time, an emergency shipyard was established in a waterfront neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. […]
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Newport Historical Society will host Co-Authors of ‘World War II Rhode Island’
Rhode Island’s contribution to World War II vastly exceeded its small size. Newport’s and Aquidneck Island’s contributions alone included the nation’s most important torpedo production facilities, a naval training station for some 500,000 sailors, and a PT boat training center at Melville. Civilians, including for the first time many women, did their part by manufacturing military equipment […]
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Thirteen of Newport’s Historic Houses of Worship Will Participate in ‘First Freedom Open House’ on July 4th
Celebrate the role of Newport’s historic religious communities in developing America’s commitment to Freedom of Religion. In a special celebration of freedom of religion, thirteen of Newport’s historic houses of worship are offering a unique open house tour on the Fourth of July, 2017. The “First Freedom Open House Tour” offers the public an opportunity […]
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John F. Kennedy at 100: Family Reflects on his 100th Birthday in New Video
John F. Kennedy was born on in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917, 2017 marks his 100th birthday. The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum has announced a year-long celebration to honor the 100th anniversary of the birth of President John F. Kennedy. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917, President Kennedy was […]
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Artillery Company of Newport is Now Offering Tours of Their Military Museum
Here’s your chance to tour the armory and military museum of the Artillery Company of Newport, the oldest military unit in the United States operating under its original charter. The Artillery Company of Newport, chartered in 1741 by the Rhode Island General Assembly during the reign of King George II of Great Britain, is today […]
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Duchess and Violet Quamino Gravestones Return to Newport’s Common Burying Ground
Two historic gravestones, Duchess and Violet Quamino, have been restored and returned to Newport’s Common Burying Ground, according to Lewis Keen, a member of Newport,s Historic Cemetery Advisory Commission. “Work on these stones was approved by the Historic Cemetery Advisory Commission in December 2016 and lovingly undertaken by Dr. Robert Russell of Salve University. Dr. […]
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Replicas of Two of Christopher Columbus‘ Ships Are Coming to Newport This June
Replicas of Christoper Columbus’ The Niña and Pinta are coming to Newport this June. The Columbus Foundation is sailing the two vessels from Florida to Newport as a new and enhanced ‘sailing museum’, for the purpose of educating the public and school children on the ‘caravel’. The replica ships started their journey in Perdido Key, Florida […]
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City Of Newport Kicks Off Fundraising Campaign to Replace Sign at ‘God’s Little Acre’
Plans are underway to replace the sign that once marked the section of Newport’s historic Common Burying Ground known as God’s Little Acre. The previous sign, lost in a storm in 2011, marked the largest and oldest extant burial ground for enslaved and free Africans in colonial America. Designed by long time Newport residents Theresa […]
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Newport History Tours Announces 2017 Schedule
Newport History Tours, a partnership between the Newport Restoration Foundation and Newport Historical Society, announces the opening of the 2017 season with a new tour schedule. Visitors interested in the “City by the Sea,” can explore its history on foot with Newport History Tours’ personable guides. The 2017 schedule launches in April, with tours offered […]
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St. Mary’s Church Discovers Mysterious Sculpture During Historic Restoration of Pipe Organ
Hidden and forgotten for nearly 200 years, a mysterious carved head of a woman’s profile with historic and religious significance has been discovered in St. Mary’s Church. St. Mary’s announced on March 29th that the rare and precious finding dates back to 1848 when the church was built by Newport’s Irish immigrants and may be […]