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ABC6: Newport Historical Society launches campaign to create Center for Black History

August 23, 2024

August 19, 2024 By: Patrick Silvia, ABC6 NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) — Today the Newport Historical Society announced the launch of the “Voices Campaign” to ...

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Press Release: Voices Campaign

August 19, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2024 CONTACT Lauren Craig Membership@NewportHistory.org   Newport Historical Society to Create a Center for Black History Launches $4.5M Voices ...

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York and Sharper Champlin: Enslaved, Enlisted, Free

August 16, 2024

This is a guest blog post by Jenny Sullivan, MA in History, University of Rhode Island. Jenny is a 2024 Buchanan Burnham Fellow. By ...

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In Her Own Words: Oral History Sheds Light on Women in WWII Newport

August 10, 2024

This is a guest blog post by Emily DeFazio, BA in History, minor in Italian and Digital Marketing, Notre Dame. Emily is a 2024 ...

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Sheldon Whitehouse Press Release: RI DELEGATION TOUTS $134,000 BOOST TO HELP RI MUSEUMS EXPAND EXHIBITS, ACCESSIBILITY, & TRAINING

August 7, 2024

August 2, 2024 Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that three Rhode Island ...

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What’s Up Newport: Newport Historical Society among three Rhode Island museums set to receive a total of $134,000 in federal grants

August 7, 2024

August 2, 2024 By: Ryan Belmore, What’s Up Newport Three Rhode Island museums are set to receive a total of $134,000 in federal grant money ...

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