Mill Town Messenger | Jan 2019

Overview

The Newport Historical Society newsletter highlights preservation through community-collected artifacts, urging residents to donate miscellaneous household remnants that illuminate local heritage. It celebrates recent donations on exhibit and promotes the museum as an inviting place to explore Newport’s past.

The issue lists upcoming business meetings and a program featuring Ken Vigue’s talk on Governor Frances Parnell Murphy, plus gratitude to major donors for the Corbin Covered Bridge Festival supporting local heritage events.

You can read the online version of the newsletter here.

This quarterly newsletter is generally published in January, April, July and October.

Main Points

• “Odds and Ends” Definition: Refers to miscellaneous items or articles, often considered leftover, junk, or remnants, and has origins dating back to the 1500s as “odd ends” meaning short leftover material such as cloth or lumber.
• Historical Value: Discarded or forgotten remnants, or “odds and ends,” can collectively provide valuable insights into Newport’s heritage when preserved by historians and local historical societies.
• Donations Encouraged: Members of the community are encouraged to donate their “odds and ends” to the Newport Historical Society for use in museum exhibits.
• Recent Donations: Barbara Huff has made numerous recent donations of “odds and ends,” which are currently on exhibit at the Newport Historical Society museum.
• Museum Invitation: The Newport Historical Society invites the public to visit the museum, highlighting it as informative and warm.
• Meeting Schedule: Business meetings are held at the NHS museum from 6:30-8 PM on February 11, March 11, and April 8.
• Upcoming Program: An upcoming program will feature Ken Vigue presenting “Governor Murphy, A Life” at the Richards Free Library, focusing on Newport’s only governor, Frances Parnell Murphy; date and time to be announced.
• Festival Announcement: The Corbin Covered Bridge Festival will take place in Newport on Columbus Day Weekend, October 12, 2019, with thanks given to major donors.

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