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Whats Up Newport: Newport Historical Society appoints Dr. Akeia de Barros Gomes to lead new center for Black History
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Whats Up Newport: Champlin grants to help fund major projects for Newport area non-profits
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The Providence Journal: Newport’s oldest home has ties to Black history. Now it’s becoming a center to learn from
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Newport Daily News: Newport’s oldest home has ties to Black history. Now it’s becoming a center to learn from
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ABC6: Newport Historical Society launches campaign to create Center for Black History
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WPRI12: Enslaved person’s belongings found under floorboards of historic Newport home
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NBC10: Reed speaks about federal funding to preserve Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House
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Sheldon Whitehouse Press Release: RI DELEGATION TOUTS $134,000 BOOST TO HELP RI MUSEUMS EXPAND EXHIBITS, ACCESSIBILITY, & TRAINING
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What’s Up Newport: Newport Historical Society among three Rhode Island museums set to receive a total of $134,000 in federal grants
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What’s Up Newport: The Newport Show has raised more than $4 million for the Newport Historical Society and Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County
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Newport This Week: Newport Antiques Show Has Come a Long Way
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What’s Up Newport: French in Newport Weekend returns this weekend to Washington Square History comes alive with the fashion, fare, and sounds of Revolution-era Newport.
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Press Releases

Press Release: Dr. Akeia de Barros Gomes Joins Newport Historical Society
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Press Release: Newport Historical Society Awarded Grants from Champlin and BankNewport for Center for Black History
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Press Release: 2024 Annual Meeting
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Press Release: Voices Campaign
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Press Release: The Newport Show 2024
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Press Release: “A Name, A Voice, A Life: The Black Newporters of the 17th – 19th Centuries”
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