Director’s Note: August 2014

September 10, 2014

We say Newport is wonderful because it has not changed much, and often tout the fact that we have about three hundred structures still ...

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History Bytes: A Month in the Life, Midshipman Charles Hunter on the USS Potomac, November 1832

September 4, 2014

By Maggie Stack, NHS Buchanan/Burnham Intern 2014 Charles Hunter, the son of William and Mary Robinson Hunter, obtained a commission as a Midshipman in ...

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History Bytes: Education & Midshipmen in the Antebellum Navy

September 4, 2014

By Maggie Stack, NHS Buchanan/Burnham Intern 2014 The midshipmen of the United States’ navy were caught in an uncomfortable situation in the antebellum period. ...

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Stamp Act Protest: August 2014 Reenactment Photos

September 2, 2014

On August 23rd, the Newport Historical Society hosted its first large scale living history event, a reenactment of the 1765 Stamp Act Protest. The ...

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Annual Meeting

September 2, 2014

Thursday September 18, 2014 at 4PM Colony House, Washington Square RSVP to 401-841-8770 Admission is free, donations are welcome Innovations and future plans are ...

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