MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: Tour of Newport’s Iconic Blue Garden
Join the RIHS on Thursday, September 14 at 2pm for a private, members-only tour of the Blue Garden, the historic … Continue reading MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: Tour of Newport’s Iconic Blue Garden
Rogue Island
Smuggling in Colonial Rhode Island and the Gaspee Affair On June 9, 1772 the British customs schooner Gaspee ran aground … Continue reading Rogue Island
Hat Honor
According to the Guide to the Records of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) in New England the Society of Friends, largely … Continue reading Hat Honor
A 1750 Walnut Stick Attack
Matthew Robinson (1709-1795) was a Newport lawyer. Supposedly minding his own business, walking the street in 1750 when he was … Continue reading A 1750 Walnut Stick Attack
Happy Hanukkah!: A Lunar Calendar
In celebration of Hanukkah, here’s an important item of Rhode Island Judaica from the R.I.H.S. Collections
Beach Rules
The first page of The Newport Tide Almanac for the Year 1864 offers the following: RULES FOR BATHING AT NEWPORT … Continue reading Beach Rules