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Making Tropical Newport: The Hot-Houses and Green-Houses of Abraham Redwood Jr.

September 24, 2026

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

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Press Release: Newport Historical Society Awarded $245,000 by the National Endowment for the Humanities

September 9, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2026 CONTACT Lauren Craig Membership Engagement & Social Media Coordinator membership@newporthistory.org Newport Historical Society Awarded $245,000 by the National ...

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The Transatlantic Correspondence between John Adams and William Vernon

August 5, 2026

This is a guest blog post by Noella Suchecki, a recent graduate of Salve Regina University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in ...

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Press Release: The Newport Show Raises $4.6 Million Over Nearly Two Decades

August 1, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2026   CONTACT Lauren Craig membership@newporthistory.org   The Newport Show Raises $4.6 Million Over Nearly Two Decades Annual Antiques ...

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“Letter to a Young Contributor” Revisited: How Thomas Wentworth Higginson Shaped Emily Dickinson’s Poetry

July 29, 2026

This is a guest blog post by Griffin Gee, a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he earned his Bachelor of ...

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Mabel Norman Cerio: Artist and Friend

July 27, 2026

This is a guest blog post by Grace Hennessy, a recent graduate of Wellesley College where she earned a B.A. in Art History and ...

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