April 2013 Specialty Tours

April 3, 2013

Golden to Gilded April 17, 2013 at 11am From Newport’s colonial Golden Age to Gilded Age summer colony, discover the transformation of the city ...

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Library Workshop: Introduction to Resources

March 26, 2013

SOLD OUT! May 6, 2013 at 1pm Newport Historical Society Headquarters 82 Touro Street $10 per person, free for NHS members Reservations required: 401-846-0813 ...

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From Rainforest to Parlor: The Mahogany Trade in Colonial Rhode Island

March 12, 2013

Wednesday April 24, 2012 at 5:30pm Colony House, Washington Square $5 per person, $1 NHS members By the 1760s, imported mahogany was all the ...

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March Walking Tours

March 11, 2013

Friday March 29, 2013 at 11am Rogues & Scoundrels: See where scoundrels lived, pirates profited and criminals were punished. Find out why this colony ...

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Rupture in the Temple: The Rise and Fall of Freemasonry in Colonial Rhode Island, 1749-1772

March 11, 2013

Thursday April 11, 2013 at 5:30pm Colony House, Washington Square $5 per person, $1 NHS members Please RSVP to 401-841-8770 Commonly associated with democratic ...

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Piracy and Piety in 18th Century Newport

February 26, 2013

A photo of Trinity Church from the Newport Historical Society’s collections. Thursday March 21, 2013 at 5:30pm Colony House, Washington Square $5 per person, ...

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