History Bytes: Fern Cliff

March 2, 2021

When people reference the summer cottages of the Gilded Age, the extravagant stone mansions on Bellevue Avenue likely come to mind. However, those opulent ...

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Why Is the Part of the Document You Need Always Missing?

February 1, 2021

A Tale From the Archives: Trying To Write About Eighteenth-Century Equines. This guest post was written by Dr. Charlotte Carrington-Farmer, whose recent research at ...

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History Bytes: The Newport Hospital School of Nursing

January 12, 2021

During the current pandemic, nurses and medical professionals have gone above and beyond to serve Newport’s community. The Newport Hospital, which began in 1873 ...

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Uncovering Marginalized Histories

December 9, 2020

While it is generally accepted in our line of work, and among our audiences, that the best history is inclusive, telling our stories from ...

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History Bytes: Influenza in Newport

September 28, 2020

Signs are popping up at pharmacies and doctor’s offices reminding us all to get a flu shot in preparation for the coming flu season. ...

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Nineteenth Century Landscape Painting and the Creation of American Second Home Culture

September 11, 2020

This guest post was written by Art Historian Astrid Tvetenstrand, whose recent research at the NHS was supported by the New England Regional Fellowship ...

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