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Ocean State Stories: Q & A with Rebecca Bertrand

February 26, 2024

  By: G. Wayne Miller, Ocean State Stories A belated congratulations, Rebecca, on becoming executive director of the Newport Historical Society [in 2022]! Can you ...

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Newport Daily News: Newport’s Black history shared in pair of new projects

February 21, 2024

  By: Newport Daily News Staff  The lives of Black people in Newport’s history are becoming easier to see through a pair of recent ...

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Press Release: Voices from the NHS Archives

February 16, 2024

For Immediate Release: February 8, 2024 Contact: Press@NewportHistory.org Newport Historical Society Resource Makes Newport’s Black and Indigenous History More Accessible Database Includes 4,000+ Records ...

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Boston Globe: Q&A with Executive Director, Rebecca Bertrand

February 16, 2024

  By: Dan McGowan, Boston Globe & The Globe Rhode Island   It’s Black History Month, and the Newport Historical Society just launched a ...

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Newport Historical Society Resource Makes Newport’s Black and Indigenous History More Accessible

February 15, 2024

NEWPORT, R.I. – The Newport Historical Society (NHS) is proud to announce the launch of Voices from the NHS Archives, an expansive research project ...

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WPRI 12: Newport Historical Society making Black history more accessible with digital archive

February 9, 2024

  By: Leah Crowley, WPRI 12 NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — The Newport Historical Society launched a new online resource on Thursday called “Voices of the ...

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