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Newport Historical Society; Founded: 1854: Type: non-profit: Purpose: Collect, document and preserve Newport’s unique contribution to our national narrative over the course of five centuries. Headquarters: Newport, Rhode Island: Website: newporthistory.org
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.
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.
Collections document the history of Newport County and consist of approximately 10,000 objects, 12,000 books, over 1,500 linear feet of manuscript materials, and more than 200,000 photographs. Our Resource Center remains closed for walk-in researchers.
Newport Historical Society, Newport, Rhode Island. 7,012 likes · 237 talking about this · 531 were here. Devoted to the history of Newport County, Rhode Island since 1854. Become a member today!...
Whether you are tracing your ancestors and their connections to Newport, looking for historical background on a Newport property, or exploring Newport’s rich history documented in manuscripts and primary sources, we invite you to begin your research at the Richard I. Burnham Resource Center.
Newport History Starts Here! Museum of Newport History at Brick Market. Hours: Open Daily 10 – 5. 127 Thames Street, Newport, RI (401) 841-8770. The Museum & Shop at Brick Market is the departure point for walking tours and historic site tours. Click here to visit our online store
