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History Bytes: How Jewish Was Aaron Lopez’s Mercantile Operation?

December 17, 2024

This guest post was written by historian Joseph Weisberg, whose recent research at the NHS was supported by the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium. ...

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The Past in a Flash: Newport in 1950

November 27, 2024

The images here are a selection from a pilot digitization project, offering a snapshot of daily life in Newport in 1950.

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The African Union Society in Newport: Illuminating Black Life in Colonial & Post-Revolutionary Newport

November 22, 2024

Take a deep dive into the history behind one of the country’s oldest Black-led mutual-aid societies, founded in Newport in the 1780s. This fotostory ...

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Press Release: Newport Historical Society Awarded Grants from Champlin and BankNewport for Center for Black History

November 22, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2024 CONTACT Lauren Craig Membership@NewportHistory.org   Newport Historical Society Awarded Grants from Champlin and BankNewport for Center for Black ...

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Whats Up Newport: Newport Historical Society appoints Dr. Akeia de Barros Gomes to lead new center for Black History

November 22, 2024

By: Ryan Belmore, Whats Up Newport November 21, 2024   Native Newport scholar and curator to spearhead development of center at Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, funded ...

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Whats Up Newport: Champlin grants to help fund major projects for Newport area non-profits

November 22, 2024

By: Frank Prosnitz, Whats Up Newport November 20, 2024   Of the $9.1 million in grants statewide to 109 non-profits, some $1.6 million was ...

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