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March 2026

Tue 17
Featured Featured March 17 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

History Happy Hour

Richard I. Burnham Resource Center 82 Touro Street, Newport, Rhode Island

Every third Tuesday of the Month | 4pm – 7pm Richard I. Burnham Resource Center | 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI Free with any Donation Join us for an evening at the NHS’ current exhibition, "OCCUPIED! Newport and the Fight for Independence" History Happy Hour is Social Hour at the NHS, bring your friends, family […]

Thu 19
Featured Featured March 19 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tavern Talk – “Newport’s Town Records: Lost and Found” with Cherry Fletcher Bamberg

Richard I. Burnham Resource Center 82 Touro Street, Newport, Rhode Island

Thursday, March 19, 2026 Richard I. Burnham Resource Center | 82 Touro Street, Newport Admission $15 – $20 per person | *Student Discounts now available $10 with valid student ID 6:30pm to 7:30pm; doors open at 5:30pm for a complimentary reception   The story of the loss of a large chest of Newport town records at […]

Tue 31
Featured Featured March 31 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Revolutionary War Veteran’s Pension Transcription Project

Richard I. Burnham Resource Center 82 Touro Street, Newport, Rhode Island

Tuesday, March 31st, 2026 Richard I. Burnham Resource Center | 82 Touro Street, Newport 4pm to 6pm | Free 250th Anniversary Event RSVPs are recommended   Become a citizen archivist! In celebration of the 250th anniversary of American Independence, the National Archives and National Park Service are collaborating on a special project to transcribe Revolutionary […]

April 2026

Tue 14
Featured Featured April 14 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

West Point Band Regimental Brass Quintet Recital at the Colony House

The Colony House Washington Sqaure, Newport

Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 6:30pm to 8pm The Colony House | Washington Square, Newport Free Public Event The West Point Band is the U.S. Army’s oldest band and the oldest continuously-operating unit at West Point, drawing on over 200 years of history in its mission to provide world-class music to educate, train, and inspire the […]

Wed 29
Featured Featured April 29 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tavern Talk – “Stealing America: The Hidden History of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History” with author Linford D. Fisher

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 The Colony House | Washington Square, Newport Admission $15 – $20 per person | *Student Discounts now available $10 with valid student ID 6pm to 7pm; doors open at 5pm for a complimentary reception Indigenous enslavement was a colossal phenomenon of almost unimaginable consequences that ensnared nearly 600,000 Native Americans in North […]

May 2026

Fri 1
Featured Featured May 1 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Music of the American Revolution: The 250th Anniversary

Friday, May 1st, 2026 7:30pm to 8:30pm The Colony House | Washington Square, Newport Admission $15 – $20 per person | *Student Discounts now available $10 with valid student ID Come celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s War for Independence & Rhode Island Independence Day with renowned music historians David & Ginger Hildebrand for a performance […]

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