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May 2026

Tue 5
Featured Featured May 5 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tavern Talk – “When the Declaration of Independence Was News” with author Emily Sneff

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

Tuesday, May 5, 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 […]

Thu 21
Featured Featured May 21 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

“Emerson’s Daughters: Ellen Tucker Emerson, Edith Emerson Forbes and Their Legacy” with author Kate Culkin

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

Thursday, May 21, 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 […]

June 2026

Thu 11
Featured Featured June 11 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tavern Talk – “How Liberty Is Sweet: Black Loyalists in Newport During the Revolutionary War” with Dr. Jane Lancaster

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

Thursday, June 11, 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 […]

Tue 30
Featured Featured June 30 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

“The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail” with author Eric Jay Dolin

The Colony House Washington Sqaure, Newport

Tuesday, June 30th, 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 […]

July 2026

Sat 4
Featured Featured July 4 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Independence Day Open House

Colony House Washington Square, Newport, RI, United States

Saturday, July 4th, 2026 Colony House | Washington Square 9am to 11am Free Family-Friendly Event The Newport Historical Society is pleased to announce that on Saturday, July 4th the Colony […]

Sat 11
Featured Featured July 11 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

French in Newport 2026

Washington Square Washington Square, Newport, RI

Saturday, July 11th, 2026 11am to 4pm | Rain or Shine Washington Square | Newport, RI Free Family Fun Event | Donations Accepted   The Newport Historical Society’s annual French […]

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