History Bytes: Seventeenth Century Spelling

October 7, 2014

The seventeenth-century settlers of Rhode Island came from different regions of the British Isles and from diverse backgrounds. There was a wide range of ...

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Stamp Act Protest Reenactment Video

October 3, 2014

Produced for the Newport Historical Society by Tree of Life Productions, LLC with Film922. This video is part of a series focusing on the ...

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Found: Ninnigrett

October 2, 2014

George Ninnigrett, a mariner from Charlestown, Rhode Island, paid £80 for a one half share in all of the goods and prizes from a ...

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Occupied Newport: Tales from a Revolutionary City under British Rule

October 2, 2014

January 8, 2015 at 5:30pm Colony House, Washington Square $5 per person, $1 NHS members Please RSVP below or call 401-841-8770 The British occupation ...

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Spies in Revolutionary Rhode Island

October 1, 2014

December 11, 2014 at 5:30pm Colony House, Washington Square $5 per person, $1 NHS members Please RSVP below or call 401-841-8770 Espionage played a ...

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