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Newport Historical Society tours are expanding to meet demand. Here's how to become a guide
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNEWPORT – Learning and sharing Newport's fascinating history. It's a stimulating combination, with...
Flood in Newport Historical Society's basement damages archives. How they're being saved
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHanging from a clothing line stretched across two sets of ladders, dozens, if not hundreds, of film...
What is the history of Newport? Historical Society offers a 'more comprehensive version'
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNEWPORT – The goal is for readers to be educated, enlightened and entertained. And not overwhelmed....
Newport's Black history shared in pair of new projects
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe lives of Black people in Newport's history are becoming easier to see through a pair of recent...
A Newport homeowner wanted to build a barn. Then he uncovered a historic cannonball.
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEWPORT — Ryan Miller has an appreciation for history, which is part of the reason he and his wife...
Two-day celebration planned in Newport to honor Juneteenth – what to expect
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLike times of old, a sharp combination of fife and drums will pierce the salty morning air on Sunday...
'It’s important to remember this day': Newport vigil marks January 6 attack on Capitol
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNEWPORT – Two years after a mob of angry citizens stormed the U.S. Capitol and temporarily prevented...
Rise & Shine! Your Newport County guide for July 4
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHappy Fourth of July everyone. In case you missed Saturday's edition of Rise & Shine or maybe you forgot over the long weekend, Scott Barrett is taking a...
Celebrate Tiverton, Jazz and the return of The Newport Show: Must-do events this weekend
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPerhaps the heat and humidity have kept you inside lately and, if that's the case, you can't be...
Night before Christmas readings, Christmas Open Houses fill the weekend in Newport
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe season is now merry and bright and if you haven't had a chance to get and enjoy some holiday...