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May 2025

Thu 22
Featured Featured May 22 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

“Newport 1775: Choosing Sides in Revolutionary America” with Exhibition Curator Don Johnson

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

Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 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 Join the Newport Historical Society for a compelling lecture that explores the deep divisions and shifting […]

June 2025

Thu 12
Featured Featured June 12 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Why We Remember the American Revolution with Dr. Michael Hattem

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

Thursday, June 12th, 2025 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   As the 250th anniversary of independence approaches, historian Michael D. Hattem will draw […]

July 2025

Sat 12
Featured Featured July 12 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

“Angelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution” with Author Molly Beer

The Colony House Washington Sqaure, Newport

Saturday, July 12th, 2025 The Colony House | Washington Square 1pm to 2pm | During French in Newport Free Event | RSVPs Recommended   Charter Books in partnership with the Newport Historical Society is honored to host author Molly Beer during the 2025 French in Newport living history weekend to discuss her new book,  “Angelica: For Love and […]

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Thu 17
Featured Featured July 17 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

“The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution” with Author Zara Anishanslin

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

Thursday, July 17th, 2025 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   Charter Books in partnership with the Newport Historical Society is honored to host author Zara Anishanslin for […]

$15 – $20

September 2025

Thu 18
Featured Featured September 18 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

The Precious Birthright: Black Leaders & the Fight to Vote in Antebellum Rhode Island with author CJ Martin

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

Thursday, September 18th, 2025 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   In 1842, Black Rhode Islanders secured a stunning victory rarely seen in antebel­lum America: […]

October 2025

Thu 9
Featured Featured October 9 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

The 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Navy, from Britain’s Perspective with Professor Evan Wilson

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

Thursday, October 9th, 2025 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   We are taught as schoolchildren that the great achievement of American independence was defeating […]

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