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   What is the Newport Historical Society?

   • The Newport Historical Society is a multi-faceted history-based institution that has three general areas of activity. It retains and preserves significant collections of artifacts, documents and properties. It supports, generates and collates scholarship on the history of Newport County and its place in American history.

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   Is there a virtual tour of the Newport Historical Society exhibit space?

   • In an effort to continue to make Newport’s endlessly interesting history accessible to all, the Newport Historical Society and the Museum of Newport History have launched a virtual tour of our exhibit space: Oops, model not available. and Jessika Davis, who arranged digital exhibit text.

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   Is the Museum of Newport History open year-round?

   • The Museum of Newport History is open by donation to the public year-round, which is made possible through the generosity of our patrons and visitors. Donations may be made online by clicking the link below. The online branch of the Museum Shop will remain open and is available 24 hours a day at newporthistoryshop.com

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   Why was Newport a religious city?

   • Since its founding by English settlers in 1639, Newport has bustled with diversity. The policy of liberty of conscience and religion embodied in the Newport Town Statutes of 1641 was a result of the religious beliefs of its founders and their frustration over political intervention in their religious life in Boston.

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   Newport Historical Society Resource Makes Newport’s Black and Indigenous History More Accessible NEWPORT, R.I. – The Newport Historical Society (NHS) is proud...

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   A Brief History of Newport. Since its founding by English settlers in 1639, Newport has bustled with diversity. The policy of liberty of conscience and religion embodied in the Newport Town Statutes of 1641 was a result of the religious beliefs of its founders and their frustration over political intervention in their religious life in Boston.

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   Website. newporthistory .org. The Newport Historical Society is a historical society in Newport, Rhode Island that was chartered in 1854 to collect and preserve books, manuscripts, and objects pertaining to Newport's history.

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6. newporthistoricalsociety.org › about › history-ofHistory of the NHS | Newport Historical Society

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   Newport Historical Society. History of the NHS. The Newport Historical Society was chartered in 1854 to collect and preserve books, manuscripts, and objects pertaining to Newport’s history. The Society’s collections originated thirty years earlier as the “Southern Cabinet” of the Rhode Island Historical Society.

7. www.newportri.com › story › lifestyleNewport, RI colonial history inspires living historians and ...

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   Jul 7, 2021 · Newport Historical Society launches 'History in the Making' series with Sheldon Whitehouse. All three are living historians — volunteers who make a hobby of dressing up in clothing of long ago and presenting a view of the past to contemporary audiences.