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"Newport"

Feb 1, 2019
  • Abraham Whipple
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Bohea tea
  • cargo
  • Colonial America
  • colonists
  • Gaspee
  • John Brown
  • molasses
  • narragansett bay
  • Nathaniel Whitting
  • Navigation Acts
  • Newport
  • rhode island
  • Rogue Island
  • rum
  • schooner
  • smuggling
  • tea

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

Jul 26, 2018
  • hats
  • Narragansett
  • Newport
  • Quakerism
  • Quakers
  • religion
  • textiles
  • women

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

Oct 6, 2016
  • Assault
  • Hopewell Lodge
  • John Banister
  • Lawyers
  • Matthew Robinson
  • Newport
  • Private Libraries

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

Dec 10, 2015
  • hanukkah
  • holidays
  • Judaica
  • Newport
  • rhode island historical society
  • Solomon Southwick

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

Jun 25, 2010
  • almanacs
  • beaches
  • ephemera
  • Newport

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

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Concerts Under The Elms: Funkademic

Concerts Under The Elms: Nickel Jukebox

Concerts Under The Elms: The Good Living Band

Concerts Under The Elms: Bay Swing

Concerts Under the Elms: Atwater-Donnelly

Concerts Under The Elms: Greystone Rail

Fortepiano Concert featuring Daniel Adam Maltz

    

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