Overview The newsletter from the Newport Historical Society documents local heritage activities, focusing on early 20th-century Winter Carnival origins, community events, and membership drives. It highlights fundraising, collectible ornaments, recent… Read More »Mill Town Messenger | Feb 2009
Overview The Newport Historical Society newsletter recounts recent programs, projects, and community efforts preserving Newport’s local history, including cemetery workshops, oral-history initiatives, museum planning, and bridge restoration updates. It highlights… Read More »Mill Town Messenger | Nov 2008
Overview The newsletter from the Newport Historical Society reports community-focused activities, preservation efforts, and upcoming events aimed at documenting and celebrating Newport’s past. It highlights programs, museum inventory discoveries, life… Read More »Mill Town Messenger | Aug 2008
Overview The newsletter reports Newport Historical Society activities, programs, and local history research, highlighting museum collections, volunteer efforts, and membership growth. It summarizes recent workshops, presentations, and site tours that… Read More »Mill Town Messenger | May 2008
Overview The Newport Historical Society newsletter reports on local preservation and community activities, highlighting a successful fundraising drive that raised $142,000 for the Pier Bridge project through grants and donations.… Read More »Mill Town Messenger | Feb 2008
Overview The Newport Historical Society newsletter reports successful fundraising and preservation efforts for Pier and Wright’s covered bridges, including exceeded matching gifts, combined grants totaling $611,000, and planned 2008 restoration… Read More »Mill Town Messenger | Nov 2007