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May 2026

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 to 7:30pm; doors open at 5:30pm for a complimentary reception   As part of an ongoing attempt to uncover women’s history, this book explores the […]

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 to 7:30pm; doors open at 5:30pm for a complimentary reception   As historian Benjamin Quarles observed, the loyalty of Black Americans in the Revolution “was […]

Tue 16
Featured Featured June 16 @ 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 […]

Sat 20
Featured Featured June 20 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The Opening Celebration of the Edward W. Kane & Martha J. Wallace Center for Black History

Great Friends Meeting House 21 Farewell St, Newport, RI, United States

Saturday, June 20th, 2026 6pm to 8pm Great Friends Meeting House | 21 Farewell Street, Newport Cocktail Party & Conversation Event Join us for the opening celebration of the Edward W. Kane & Martha J. Wallace Center for Black History at the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, a landmark addition to Newport's cultural landscape. We invite you to […]

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 open at 5pm for a complimentary reception From the best–selling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters comes the story of the American whaleship Mentor, wrecked […]

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 House will once again be open to the public, continuing a years long tradition. The Colony House will be open from 9 am to 11am […]

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