Overview
The newsletter outlines activities and needs of the Newport Historical Society, highlighting upcoming programs, volunteer-driven preservation efforts, and appeals for community contributions of artifacts, documents, and membership support. It summarizes recent donations, museum displays, and practical details for meetings and volunteer opportunities.
Featured articles profile local historical figures and collections—Dr. James Corbin, Mary Dwinel Chellis Lund, high school memorabilia, and a 1853 travel diary—while listing specific gaps in archival holdings and concrete projects needing volunteers to digitize, catalog, and publish materials.
You can read the online version of the newsletter here.
This quarterly newsletter is generally published in January, April, July and October.
Main Points
- Community Involvement: The Newport Historical Society seeks community help to identify photographs, documents, and artifacts to preserve local history and expand collective memory for future generations.
- Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers are needed for museum staffing, event support, research projects, writing, and digitizing historical materials, with training provided for certain roles.
- Museum and Collections: The museum displays yearbooks, team photos, memorabilia, and artifacts related to Newport schools and notable residents, and welcomes donations to complete its collections.
- Historical Programs: Regular public programs include lectures on local and regional history, such as the experiences of “runaway wives” in colonial times.
- Notable Figures: Dr. James Corbin, Newport’s first permanent physician, and Mary Dwinel Chellis Lund, a prolific 19th-century author, are highlighted for their contributions to the town’s history.
- Membership Drive: The Society conducts an annual membership drive each fall, offering incentives such as raffles and encouraging both renewals and new memberships to support its mission.
- Archival Gaps: There are missing town and county reports in the Society’s archives; the public is asked to help locate specific years to complete these collections.
- Preservation Mission: The Society is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and sharing Newport’s history through museum displays, newsletters, public programs, and collaboration with local organizations.
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