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“A Sewer for the Filth, Foulness and Dirt”: Newport Confronts the Ku Klux Klan

June 20, 2025

This is a guest blog post by Evelyn Daigneault, a rising senior studying history and English at Brown University. Evelyn is a 2025 Buchanan ...

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What’s Up Newport: Newport Historical Society wins Award of Excellence for ‘A Name, A Voice, A Life: The Black Newporters of the 17th-19th Centuries’

June 10, 2025

By: Christian Winthrop, What’s Up Newport   On display at the Richard I. Burnham Resource Center from May to November 2024, A Name, A Voice, ...

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WPRI12: Newport Historical Society exhibition wins national award

June 10, 2025

By: Leah Crowley, WPRI12   NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — The Newport Historical Society (NHS) is being recognized at the national level for shining a light on ...

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Press Release: Newport Historical Society Wins National Award of Excellence

June 10, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2025 CONTACT Lauren Craig Press@NewportHistory.org Aja Bain, AASLH Director of Professional Development and Publications 615-320-3203 abain@aaslh.org   Newport Historical ...

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Newport This Week: Newport Historical Society Leads 250th Celebration

April 3, 2025

By: John Pantalone, Newport This Week Newport Historical Society Leads 250th Celebration Just about everybody will be getting into the act, but the New­port ...

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Press Release: Momentum Builds in Development of Newport’s Center for Black History Local partnerships grow, design firm engaged, and promotion through regional speaking engagements continues

March 28, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2025 CONTACT Lauren Craig Press@NewportHistory.org   Momentum Builds in Development of Newport’s Center for Black History Local partnerships grow, ...

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