Director’s Note: On a meeting about the future of living history, February 2021

May 3, 2021

Back in February, the NHS convened the first of several conversations about the future of living history or costumed interpretation. We asked practitioners in ...

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#NewportTogether — Join the Movement

May 6, 2020

The Newport Historical Society continues to ring the historic Colony House bell each Friday at noon as a show of solidarity with Newport’s community; ...

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The Boston Massacre: It’s Complicated.

February 20, 2020

Living history is a unique way to present and experience the past. By interacting with first person historical interpreters and engaging in themed historical ...

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Myth, Memory, History and Heritage

March 28, 2018

On Friday, March 23rd, four people with very different training, interests and perspectives, but who all are in the business of talking about history ...

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GoLocalProv Live! Interview with Ruth Taylor

March 20, 2018

Ruth Taylor, Executive Director of the Newport Historical Society, was recently interviewed by Molly O’Brien on GoLocalProv Live! about Myth, Memory, History and Heritage, ...

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A Conversation with Liz Mees

October 4, 2017

Guest post by journalist Brian Hubert, who is chronicling the work of the History Space initiative. He recently interviewed Liz Mees, a regular participant in ...

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