Ticket sales for this event have now closed. Join us on November 4, 2021 for a virtual book talk with Anderson Cooper, discussing his new book 'Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty'. To purchase a copy, visit our Museum of Newport History & Shop at 127 Thames Street. CNN anchor and […]
Ocean blue may be associated with Newport, but occupied Newport during the first three years of the Revolutionary War was likely a sea of intimidating Redcoats. Find out what these enemy coats really looked like and how they differed from what was commonly worn in this 18th century seaport. Come see reproduction British coats up […]
The Newport Historical Society is pleased to host Norman Desmarais for a free virtual lecture, Reevaluating Our French Allies, on Thursday December 2, 2021 at 5:30pm, on Zoom. Advance registration required: email esulock@newporthistory.org. In this program, Desmarais will discuss recent discoveries about the Count de Rochambeau’s army that counter popular assumptions about the French participation […]