Guest post by Brian Hubert, a journalist at a daily newspaper in upstate New York who has a keen interest in the practice of ...

This post is contributed by Taylor Stoermer, Visiting Curator of Public History, Newport Historical Society There is a sword lying in the main vault ...

The Lyman-Lafayette project at the NHS started with a series of great stories about Daniel Lyman. Lyman was a Continental Army officer, known for ...

Last summer the NHS was given a remarkable artifact. A silver-hilted French gentleman’s sword made in Paris about 1765. This lovely object is a ...

Newport Historical Society’s “Revolutionary” Approach to Living History For generations, visitors to historic sites watched battle reenactments and viewed spinning wheel demonstrations. Visitors were ...

We are excited to present our latest video, 1765 Fashion: Fabric and Dress, in which Hallie Larkin and Stephanie Smith describe women’s fashions in ...