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 […]
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Touro Synagogue will host 72nd annual reading of George Washington’s Letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport on August 18th
The 72nd annual reading of George Washington’s historic letter “To the Hebrew Congregation at Newport” will take place on Sunday, August 18th, 2019 at Touro Synagogue. The event is scheduled from 1 pm to 2 pm. The letter, which honors American’s precious freedoms and religious tolerance, continues to be lauded and commemorated as possibly having […]
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Life During the Burning of HMS Liberty: Newport’s Old Quarter will come to life on August 24th
Newport’s Old Quarter comes to life on Saturday, August 24, 2019 from noon-5pm, during the Newport Historical Society’s 6th annual summer living history program,Life During the Burning of HMS Liberty. The summer of 2019 marks the 250th anniversary of the burning of HMS Liberty, John Hancock’s sloop that was seized by the Royal Navy in 1768. […]
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Preservation Society awarded $50,000 National Preservation Grant, will help preserve God’s Little Acre
The Preservation Society of Newport County announced today that they have received a $50,000 grant from the National Trust of Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund. The Preservation Society says that the grant will assist efforts to preserve Newport’s God’s Little Acre, a nationally significant burial ground, in collaboration with the City of […]
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First Freedom Open House: 12 of Newport’s historic houses of worship will open for free tours on July 4th
More than a dozen historic houses of worship will open up their doors on Thursday, July 4th for the First Freedom Open House. During the open house, participants will be able to learn how the building or congregation symbolize Newport’s commitment to freedom of religion and religious diversity. Channing Memorial Unitarian Church135 Pelham Streetwww.channingchurch.orgOpen 10:00 […]
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Artillery Company of Newport: A 4th of July tradition
by Daniel J. Cormier | Senior Private, Newport Artillery Company In the early morning hours of July fourth, while most of us will still be sleeping, citizen-volunteers of the Artillery Company of Newport (ACN) will begin arriving to celebrate our nation’s founding. They will assemble at a stone and mortar building that is wedged between […]
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City of Newport invites public to take a Guided Tour of Newport’s Common Burying Ground this Summer
via City of Newport The history of one of Newport’s most notable public sites will come into focus this summer as members of the City’s Historic Cemetery Advisory Commission volunteer to provide guided tours of Newport’s Common Burying Ground. The tours, which kick off on Saturday June 29th, will take place through August departing at 10 […]
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Newport Firsts: Engineering history was made during construction of Newport Pell Bridge with a series of firsts
The Newport Pell Bridge will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Friday, June 28th, 2019. With the celebration just days away, as well as our love for sharing history and fun facts, we turned to Brian Stinson, author of Newport Firsts: A Hundred Claims To Fame, for a look back at this moment in Newport history. NEWPORT […]
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Museum of Newport Irish History Interpretive Center opens for 2019 season on Friday
The Museum of Newport Irish History Interpretive Center has announced that they will open for the 2019 Season on Friday, May 24 at 12 pm. Regular seasonal hours will be Thursday through Sunday, noon to 5:00 pm, through Sunday, October 27. Group and private visits at other times may be arranged by appointment. The Center […]
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Newport Architectural Symposium will focus on “The Architecture and History of Newport’s Point Neighborhood” on May 25th
Newport is an extraordinary treasure trove of historic architecture spanning from the early days of Colonial settlement of New England and continuing up until the present day. Ten years ago, to help celebrate the amazing breadth and depth of architecture available for visitation here the Newport Architectural Forum in conjunction with the International Tennis Hall […]
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Newport Firsts: 2019 marks 120th anniversary of first automobile parade in the U.S.
This summer marks the 120th anniversary of the first parade of horseless carriages in the United States, which took place on September 7, 1899 in Newport. With that in mind, as well as the wide array of automobile events and happenings happening in Newport, we turned to Brian Stinson, author of Newport Firsts: A Hundred Claims […]
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Alliance Francaise to celebrate Rochambeau Monument completion and 75th Anniversary of D-Day
The Alliance Française of Newport will celebrate the completion of the Restoration of The Rochambeau Monument on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. at King Park. AFN will also be celebrating the special bond between the people of France and The United States over the centuries on this day, the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. […]
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Newport Historical Society to host lecture with public historian Robert A. Geake
Join the Newport Historical Society for a lecture From Saints to Bootleggers: The Struggle for Temperance and Prohibition in Rhode Island with public historian, Robert A. Geake at the Newport Historical Society Resource Center, 82 Touro Street, Newport RI on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 5:30 pm. This lecture will illustrate the observations and experiences of […]
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North Wall at Fort Adams undergoing quarter million dollar restoration
Fort Adams Trust has announced that the North Wall at Fort Adams is undergoing a quarter million dollar restoration process to preserve it from the elements. Led by Gnazzo Construction, crews on sky lifts and scaffolding are cleaning and mortaring stone joints on the top of the wall and installing a Helifix crack stitching system […]
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Newport Historical Society Walking Tours start April 1st
Join the Newport Historical Society on a Walking Tour of downtown Newport, RI starting April 1, 2019 through May Friday-Monday. Purchase tickets online at NewportHistoryTours.org or call 401-841-8770. $15 per person, $10 Newport Historical Society members, active duty and retired military with ID; $5 for children ages 5-12. Tours depart at 10:30am from the Museum […]
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Black History Exhibit & Reception opens on March 29th at St. George’s
St. George’s School has announced that they have launched the “Beloved Community Initiative,” an educational program comprised of events focused on the history and legacy of race and slavery in the United States and Rhode Island. Before the American Revolution, Newport was the largest and most active slave port in British North America. “The Beloved […]
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Archi-Text: The role of Broadway and Washington Square in the traditional life of Newport
This past weekend more than 10,000 residents and tourists descended upon Washington Square and the Broadway district for the third annual Broadway Street Fair. Merchants set up stands, musicians performed at a series of stages, and food vendors and restaurants fed the hungry and thirsty throngs of people. This is very appropriate because, since Newport’s […]