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am old enough to have But this is not what we discovered. Our friends and donors In early March of 2020, the lived through many stepped up, and in fact we found new ones as the pandemic Newport Historical Society embarked I moments now considered moved through the country. Our efforts to continue to get on a series of conversations on historic, but it has never felt Newport’s history in front of visitors — especially virtual topics of civil discourse. The topics more obvious that we are ones — caught the attention of many. And a good number discussed were: making history then it does of our core supporters, some of whom were asked not just F What does a crisis ask of us right now. And it is unusually to give but to increase their giving, agreed with enthusiasm. as Americans? clear that organizations like Our members, who were slow to renew in March and April, F What does it mean to be NHS, which are the custodians came roaring back in May, with more than a few upping an American? of our history, can have a their level of support. relevant, and indeed vibrant F What does liberty mean to So, we are grateful. Profoundly and humbly thankful Americans today? role to play in changing times. for the value that you all have placed on our work, and F How American is protest, and Relevance does not mean your willingness to “subscribe to history” by supporting it. how much protest is American? altering our mission. For all the changes we have experienced, While there are still tough times ahead, and much work to be our mission remains almost identical to what it was in 1853: done to continue and solidify our successes, we know that we F The ‘Truth’ in America today. to collect the things that make it possible for us to study, do not have to prove our value to the community. You have F What should be part of a patriotic education? preserve and transmit the history of Newport and its place in shown us that you know. Although the first meeting was in person, Zoom has revealed itself to be in the world. Doing this work today, however, has involved real In this issue, in addition to updates on programming and many ways a perfect format for this kind of conversation. We can all see changes to our status quo. Not least of which was a strong activities in the pandemic era, we are highlighting some each other’s faces, we can have quiet sidebars in the chat room, and we can re-emphasis on individual fundraising, as we watched our of the things, and the people, that we are grateful for. indicate our support of a speaker without interrupting them. While we all earned income fall by over 40%. Thank you all, and please stay with us. We will continue to look forward to getting together in person sometime soon, the NHS is very When I began to reach out to our donors in the spring — need your support. enthusiastic about continuing this series online. by mail, email and telephone — I had no idea what to – Ruth S. Taylor, Executive Director The events are created with the assistance of Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller expect. And, I warned our staff that membership could really Pell Center’s Story in the Public Square, and with fall away, as it has in many other places. The world was in the support of the EJMP Fund for Philanthropy, Karen Lloyd and Diana disarray, and an important museum survey suggested that Pearson. Thank you to all supporters, moderators, and attendees for Look for this symbol throughoutW this issue highlighting while our supporters cared about us, they were worried about making these conversations thoughtful, insightful, and cordial. some of the things and people for which we are grateful. other things more. I

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In July 2020, the 14th Annual Newport Show, a week of antiques, art and exquisite objects, took place virtually. In this extraordinary year we are so grateful to our Founders, patrons, supporters, sponsors, contributors, exhibitors, and partners. W Thank you to our media sponsors: American Fine Art Magazine, Antiques & Fine Art Magazine, the newport show 2020 founders The Magazine Antiques, New England Home, and Mrs. Brittain Bardes Damgard The Public’s Radio. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Darden Thank you to John Smiroldo from Incollect and Mr. and Mrs. David B. Ford Antiques & Fine Art Magazine for working with us Mr. Bernard S. Gewirz to create a way for you to enjoy the exhibitors in an Mrs. Robert M. Grace attractive and easily accessible website. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Gubelmann Thank you to the Founders and other donors who Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. made this 14th year of an important Newport tradition Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Kiernan III possible. Mr. and Mrs. William Leatherman Thank you to Diana Bittel who rallied the exhibitors for The Honorable Juliette C. McLennan the online show and who always supports us. Mr. Douglas L. Newhouse and Dr. Holly M. Bannister And thank you to the person whom we owe all of this, Mrs. Frederick H. Prince Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. — without her, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Purviance there would be no Newport Show! Jerry and Lorna Shafir Luise Strauss Mr. and Mrs. Archbold D. van Beuren photos top to bottom: photos top to bottom: Diana Bittel of Diana H. Bittel Antiques Ms. Barbara van Beuren and Mr. Stephen L. Glascock A screenshot of the online dealer’s hall Bob Haneberg of The Hanebergs Antiques Mrs. John A. van Beuren Lori Thompson Finke and Mark Finke of Arlie Sulka of Lillian Nassau, LLC Ms. Diane B. Wilsey Jayne Thompson Antiques James Butterworth of Antique American Wicker Jasmine Doussiere of Silver Art by D & R page 4 v newport historical society fall 2020 newsletter v page 5 W Recent Acquisitions W in memoriam Painting of arion affold David B. Ford M S ates harles and David B. Ford passed away on September 20, O C 2020. Among David’s many community Robert Charles connections, he was an inaugural member of the Gift of Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton Jr. Newport Historical Society’s Leadership Council, The Newport Historical Society recently received a and a supporter of The Newport Show every donation of a portrait of Marion Saffold Oates Charles year of its operation, including 2020. (1919-2018) and her husband Robert Charles (1913- David supported the NHS in many ways — 2000). The portrait depicts Oatsie and Robert sitting in including participating in the original planning their parlor circa 1980. to revitalize this organization over 13 year ago. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Oatsie was the Property granddaughter of William C. Oates, governor of Henry Hill Anderson, Jr. Alabama 1894-1896. After completing school, she Rentals Colony House settled in New York and was known for a wide circle Henry Hill Anderson, Jr. passed in Mystic, CT of acquaintances and friends, including President John on May 11, 2020. He was a keen yachtsman, The Newport Historical Society has three properties that are F. Kennedy, James Bond novelist Ian Fleming and First former commodore of the New York Yacht Club, available for weddings or other similar events. The Colony House, Lady Nancy Reagan. and a man of many interests. More importantly, the Great Friends Meeting House, and the Leatherman Program Robert and Oatsie married in 1968 and were central figures in the Newport social scene, Painting of Marion Saffold Oates Charles (Oatsie) he was an expert on the life and times of railroad Center at the Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House are all available splitting time between Georgetown and Newport. For years she lived at Land’s End, and Robert Charles in their parlor, circa 1980. tycoon Arthur Curtiss James, his distant kinsman. NHS 2020.003.001, Newport Historical for rental. the estate once owned by famed novelist Edith Wharton. Towards the end of her life, Society Collection. The NHS assisted “Harry” with research on While all event venues claim to be special, Newport’s historic she remodeled and moved to an eight-car garage on the property. James’ houses and land holdings in Newport, structures truly are. Because of the historical importance and gaining a complete understanding of the Beacon significant age of the properties, particular care must be taken in Hill section of the city, plotted by Frederick Law choosing to host an event here. Careful, appropriate use of these 1974 America’s Olmsted and developed by the King and Glover unique sites ensures the continued preservation of the buildings Cup Buttons families in the 1880s. and their contents while providing an authentic, historic setting Gift of John Carrellas for your event. And of course, all events must adhere to state Recently, the Newport Historical regulations on Covid-19 safety. Bertha Schlessinger Ross Society received three buttons from the Friend and neighbor to the NHS, Bertha “B.” For more information and to download a rental application, 1974 America’s Cup race for the permanent Schlessinger Ross passed away on October 18, visit newporthistory.org/events/rent-a-venue collection. The donor notes that the buttons were 2020. Quite literally the “gatekeeper” of historic given to him by a member of the Southern Cross team during the summer of the race while he worked at , B. Ross was involved in all Carrellas Pharmacy on Thames Street. The race between aspects of the Synagogue as a house of worship the US defender, Courageous, and the Australian challenger, and visitor attraction. Since the 1990s, she Southern Cross, was held in Newport. served on the board of the Touro Synagogue above: Postcard depicting boats and Navy ships in the East Passage after an The Courageous beat out several other vessels to become the defender Foundation, Executive Director and Chair. America’s Cup race. NHS 2009.3.26, She was also past President of Congregation Newport Historical Society Collection. of the cup including the Intrepid, which had won the previous cup in 1970. Support for the Intrepid to defend the title is evidence by a Jeshuat Israel. She helped see the Synagogue left: Buttons from the 1974 America’s button which features the Intrepid and reads “Defending The through restorations, new buildings and Cup race and trials. NHS 2020.014.001-.003, Newport Historical Society Collection. America’s Cup 1974.” Another button features the slogan, “Keep the exhausting legal challenges. Her daily presence Cup” which the crew of the Courageous successfully did. on the Touro Street properties will be missed. Great Friends Meeting House page 6 v newport historical society fall 2020 newsletter v page 7 History Space Know Your History online at: NewportHistory.org Our understanding of the past changes over time often as new information becomes relevant. History can be unfamiliar and disconcerting. ‘Know Your History’ aims to connect audiences with historical information that is relevant to the moment It has become an annual and what is happening in the world. Direct parallels to the past are not the point; addressing questions like “how did we get here?” while struggling to answer, “and tradition for the Newport what are we going to do now?” Currently ‘Know Your History’ is focused on RI’s Historical Society to present history relative to people of African descent, Native Americans, and the history of Esther Hodges-LeClaire discusses children’s games and toys during an October History Space event. protest and suffrage. Watch this page as it will change as new controversies and a living history event in late events begin to unfold to help the public know their history.” August, with 75+ participants Exhibit traveling from across the East 2020 Programs Finding Native Americans in Coast to volunteer their time The Stamp Act Riots of 1765 – August 15 the Historical Record and expertise. This program Feminine Fashions in the 18th Century – September 5 Masculine Fashions in the 18th Century – September 12 online at: Nahr-nhs.com brings to life a specific incident Old Fashioned Fun – October 3 in person at: The Museum of Newport from Newport’s history and is In a Soldier Led Manor: Fashion of the Continental Army – October 10 History & Shop, 127 Thames Street, Newport, RI the centerpiece of the Society’s Newport Commerce, Riches and Insolvency: Photograph of James Ray, the first African-American police officer in Newport, P288 Call ahead to check the hours, 401-841-8770 Newport Historical Society Collections. History Space initiative. Meeting Matthew and Mary Borden – October 17 While it was not feasible Homespun Fashions – October 24 to continue this model in Newport’s Funeral for Liberty: An Event from October 31, 1765 – October 31 2020, History Space pivoted NERFC Fellows to feature a series of small History Space Videos This summer, NHS hosted three fellows through its membership in the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium. NERFC is a collaboration programs across the summer A Lady’s Dressing Gown Subscribe to the of 30 major cultural agencies that awarded more than two dozen fellowships and fall. These “pop-up” style Creating an 18th Century Hairstyle ‘NewportHistorical Society’ for the 2020-2021 program. Fellows visiting NHS utilized our vast archival events, presented at the An Englishman in 1765 Rhode Island and material culture collections to complete their research on a wide range on YouTube to be the first Colony House by two or A Tool of Last Resort – Artillery Hammer of topics in Newport’s history. to know about new videos. three living historians, featured A Royal Navy Officer’s Belongings Charlotte Carrington-Farmer, Assistant Professor of History at Roger rotating themes grounded in Military Uniforms Williams University, examined how the New England horse trade played th into wider transatlantic trade systems, and the effects that role had on the Newport’s 18 century history. British Empire. While smaller in nature Astrid Tevenstrand, Ph.D. candidate at Boston University, looked at than typical History Space nineteenth century landscape painting and the role that it played in the programs, they’re equally as NHS living historian creation of Newport’s summer colony/second home culture. Mary Elizabeth Corrigan intriguing for visitors, and discusses a lady’s Jerrad Pacatte, Ph.D candidate at Rutgers University, explored the dressing gown. follow the latest COVID-19 experience of African American women in the late eighteenth and early guidelines. nineteenth century as they navigated the transition to freedom in New England. top: Charlotte Carrington-Farmer, Assistant Professor of History at Roger Williams University, researching at NHS.

For more information about the program or conducting research at above: Watercolor by William Trost Richards (1833-1905) of Dale Cottage, NHS, please email [email protected]. his summer home. NHS 78.2.1, Newport Historical Society Collection. page 8 v newport historical society fall 2020 newsletter v page 9 “The women know what they want and they know how to get it” W

Tuesday, November 2, 1920 was the first presidential th Clara L. DeCoursey (1882 - ?) registered to vote on April 9, 1920. In the 1919-1920 Women Voter Registration Voter election after the 19 Book for Newport, Clara listed her birthplace as Boston and that she arrived in Newport, RI in 1886. She listed her husband’s Amendment became law. birthplace as Africa. She appears in the 1907 Newport City Directory as Miss Clara L. Mitchell, boarding at 20 Filmore Street. By the 1915 RI Census she was married to William S. DeCoursey (as his second wife) with a son, William Jr. (born 1915) and That day, Newport saw living at 31 Filmore Street. All three are recorded in the 1915 census as black. the largest voter turnout Clara’s husband, William S. DeCoursey was born in Africa in 1856. He arrived in the US via New York City in 1870 at the in history, largely due to age of 14. His father was naturalized in New York in 1879. William came to Rhode Island as a laborer in 1885, settling at 31 Fillmore Court (1889 Enrollment of Male Persons above 20 Years of Age, NHS). He is listed in the 1900 Federal Census as the turnout of women who born in Liberia in 1857 and living at 31 Filmore Street with his widowed mother, Caroline S. DeCoursey and his first wife “went at it like veterans… Minerva DeCoursey. The 1920 Newport City Directory lists William’s occupation as porter. William’s mother Caroline was president of the Newport Woman’s League, date unknown. destined to be a power in Clara’s son William Spencer DeCoursey died 29 December 1975. future elections” (Newport He was a Navy veteran and retired Navy base employee living at Mercury, November 6, 1920). 49 School Street. He was an officer and member of the Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church. When the United States became a country in 1776, voting was controlled by the legislatures of each state. The ratification of the Constitution did not change this. The power of the state to set voter eligibility meant that women were not Anna L. Flotman (August 21, 1871-Jan. 15, 1937) registered to vote on May 24, 1920. In the 1919-1920 Women Voter th th constitutionally granted the right to vote until 1920 when the 19 Amendment passed. Prior to the ratification of the 19 Registration for Newport, Anna’s birthplace is listed as Sweden and current address is 24 Perry Street. She emigrated from Sweden Amendment women faced inequities in voting. Some states permitted partial suffrage with women voting in local, state in 1890 and became a naturalized US citizen in 1907 (1920 US Census). and federal elections depending on geography, race, citizenship and economic status. Some territories granted unrestricted Her husband Ewald Flotman (d. August 20, 1924) emigrated from Russia to the United States in 1894 and became a naturalized suffrage to women; Wyoming in 1869 and Utah in 1870. Post the ratification of the 19th Amendment many women US citizen in 1896 (1925 RI Census). He was a chief gunner’s mate in the United States Navy. He also worked as a machinist at continued to face voting discrimination due to disenfranchisement laws, with states enacting resident requirements, poll the Torpedo Station and later owned a painting business. taxes, literacy tests and other measures. Following her husband’s death in 1924, Anna relocated to Rhode Island women gained suffrage in stages. The first petition to the Rhode Island legislature for women’s suffrage 35 Corne Street in Newport. was submitted in 1867 by Elizabeth Buffum Chace, however it wasn’t until 1917 when Rhode Island women won their first suffrage victory, the right to vote in presidential elections, in a bill that passed the legislature in April of that year. Rhode Island was the first of the six New England states to grant presidential suffrage. Tuesday, July 1, 1919 was Ida E. Gibbons (1891 –?) registered to vote on March 3, 1920. She listed her birthplace as Coxsackie, NY, 1891 and that a landmark day for Rhode Island women being the first day they could register to vote in the presidential election of 1920. she arrived in Newport, RI in 1907 (1919-1920 Women Voter Registration Voter Book for Newport). The 1915 Rhode Island State The Newport Women 1919 Newport Voter Registration Book in the collections of the Newport Historical Society Census records that her father and mother were from Bermuda; and that Ida, her sister Etta, and father Rev. Charles Gibbons is filled with the names of women who registered to vote just after Congress passed the 19th Amendment on were of “multiple” race. The 1920 Newport City Directory listed Ida, her sister and father as living at 47 William Street. Ida’s occupation is noted as a dressmaker. June 4, 1919, but before it was ratified over a year later. Ida Gibbons was a member of the Woman’s Newport League, an affiliate of the Rhode Island Union of Colored Women’s Clubs. The Rhode Island Legislature ratified the 19th Amendment on January 6, 1920, the twenty-fourth state She was also the “Juvenile Superintendent” of the “R.I. Union of Colored Women’s Clubs,” meeting on October 13, 1913 at do so. Rhode Island women would not receive full suffrage until August 1920 when the 19th Amendment the Pond Street Baptist Church in Providence. The R.I. Union voted to endorse the “R.I. Woman’s Party,” at that meeting was ratified by a majority of states declaring “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be (Sara Algeo, The Story of a Sub-Pioneer (Providence; Snow and Farnham, 1925), 164). denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” By October 1920 Rhode Island had added 77,836 women to a total voting population of 199,956 (Newport Mercury, October 23, 1920). Ida’s father, Reverend Charles N. Gibbons (1847-1931), was the pastor of the Mt. Zion African Methodist Church in Newport When Newport women turned out at the polls on November 2, 1920, they were eligible to vote not only in the presidential from 1903 – 1906. He was born January 1, 1847 in Bermuda. In 1884 he entered the ministry and became the pastor to several election, but in the national, state and town elections. The Newport Mercury, observed: “The women know what they want churches in Canada. He arrived in the US in 1889, serving as a pastor in NYC before making his way to Newport in 1903. and they know how to get it” (Newport Mercury, November 6, 1920). a His wife, May Cordelia Basden, also of Bermuda, died in 1915. At the time of his death, Rev. Gibbons was survived by a son, above: “Woman’s Journal Day” (most likely 1914). Ingeborg Kindstedt in the center with two unidentified women. Photograph, from Ernest T. Gibbons, and 3 daughters, Mrs. S. B. Freeman, Sara M. Algeo, The Story of a Sub-Pioneer (Providence, R.I.: Snow & Farnham Co., 1925), 151. Mrs. Manuel Rose, Miss Ettie Gibbons. page 10 v newport historical society fall 2020 newsletter v page 11 “The women know what they want and they know how to get it” W

Jessie H. MacLeod (1888-1970) registered to vote on Edith May Tilley (December 19, 1875 – July 18, 1938) October 29, 1919. She listed her birthplace as Newport, Rhode registered to vote on May 4, 1920 according to the Newport Island and her address as 10 Rhode Island Avenue (1919-1920 Women Voter Registration book. She was born in Newport, Women Voter Registration Voter Book for Newport). She was the Rhode Island to R. Hammett and Susan Barlow Tilley. daughter of Angus and Jessie MacLeod, immigrants from Stornaway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Her father, Angus, owned a She graduated from Rogers High School and then became an assistant to her father, the librarian of the Newport prominent retail store, The Boston Store, on Thames Street. The 1915 Rhode Island State Census recorded that Jessie lived with Historical Society. She succeeded him in that position after his death in 1910. Tilley left Newport in 1917 to pursue two older brothers, William and Roderick MacLeod. William MacLeod was mayor of Newport for a brief time. a career in genealogy in Boston. She returned to Newport in 1930 and resumed her work as the NHS librarian following In 1918 Jessie did canteen work for the YMCA in Newport and the surrounding community before leaving for overseas duty Lloyd M. Mayer in 1936. She was recognized as “Who’s Who in Genealogy” in 1932 by the National Genealogical where she served with the YMCA in France running a “refreshment station” in an abandoned hotel in France “serving food and Clearing House. She worked at NHS up until her death in 1938. refreshment to soldiers going to and returning from the front.” (November 2, 1918, January 25, 1918 Newport Mercury). At some point after the war she worked for three years as a governess in India. Jessie returned to Newport where she lived the rest of her life, working as a guide at museum house.

Harriet R Nelson (1864-1931) registered to vote on March 3, 1920. She listed her birthplace as Maryland, and that she arrived in Newport, RI in 1888 (1919-1920 Women Voter Registration Voter Book for Newport). The 1915 Rhode Island State Census recorded Harriet as a black female, head of household, whose parents were born in the US. The 1920 Newport City Directory listed her as the widow of Edward O. Nelson, living at 62 Mill Street, Boarding House. Harriet purchased the Harriet Rice (1866-1958) registered to vote on July 1, 1919. In the 1919-1920 Women Voter Registration Voter Book Mill Street property from Mary DeWolf Guild in 1914, later selling interests in the property to Leopoldo B. Amado and for Newport, Harriet listed her birthplace as Newport, and her address as 75 Spring Street. She was the daughter of Morris H. Layton, Jr. and his wife Olive Nelson (Newport Land Evidence & Tax Assessor Cards, Newport City Hall). George A. and Lucinda Webster Rice. Census information tells us that by the early decades of the 20th century she lived Harriet was a member of the Woman’s Newport League, an affiliate of the Rhode Island Union of Colored Women’s Clubs. with her sister Sophia Rice in Newport, and that her occupation was as a physician. At the fifth annual conference of the Rhode Island Union of Colored Women’s Clubs, Mrs. H. R. Nelson of Newport was Rice attended Rogers High School and Wellesley College. She was the first African American to graduate from Wellesley elected 2nd vice-president. in 1887. She attended the University of Michigan as a medical student for 1 year before being forced to withdraw due to illness. She enrolled in the M.D. degree program at the Woman’s Medical College of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children in September 1890. The following year, she interned at the New England Hospital for Women and Maud L. Stevens (May 16, 1869 – Nov. 11, 1949) Children in Boston. In fall of 1893, she began work at Hull-House, the Chicago settlement house founded by Jane Addams registered to vote on April 27, 1920 in the Newport 1919-1920 and Ellen Gates Starr. By 1904, Rice was back in New England working in Boston, then Providence. Women Voter Registration book. She was born in Haverhill, At the outbreak of WWI, Rice volunteered as a medical intern in France and was issued a passport in December of 1914, Massachusetts where her father, George Stevens, worked in listing her countries to visit as France, England and Belgium and her purpose nursing. She worked at the French military manufacturing. Her parents relocated to Newport shortly afterwards and the family lived with her maternal grandparents, hospital in Poitiers from January 1915 until the end of the war in November 1918. In July 1919, she was awarded the bronze Rev. Charles T. and Harriett Brooks of Channing Memorial Church. Her great-great grandfather was Major Daniel Lyman. medal of Reconnaissance Française on behalf of the French government by Prince de Bearn, charge d’affaires of the French Her father passed away at a young age and Maud lived with her mother and a combination of other relatives including embassy in Washington for her “immense services” and her grandmother. “her devotion and ability in caring for the French wounded.” Maud was known to be a writer and historian, although she has no official occupation listed on any US or RI Census. She died in Worcester, MA in May 24, 1958 and is buried in She was well known in the Newport community and was involved in many local organizations, including: Newport Historical God’s Little Acre at the Newport Common Burying Ground. Society, Rhode Island Society of Colonial Dames, Newport Garden Club, Jamestown Garden Club, Newport Art Association, Current Topics Club and Home for the Aged on Washington Street. At the time of her death in 1949 she resided at 30 Kay Street in Newport. She is buried in Island Cemetery.

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This year, in particular, Ms. Cherie Hart and Ms. Susan Hart Mr. Christopher P. Magra Edward and Wendy Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Marino so many of you answered our call. Some simply renewed their annual gift, at a time when you had every Prof. and Mrs. John B. Hattendorf Mr. Philip C. Marshall excuse to pause your giving, and we are grateful. Others raised their donation to levels we weren’t Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mauran expecting, and we are touched and thankful! And some of you are new here — welcome! The Hazel-McEntee Family Mr. Stephen C. Maxson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Healey Mr. and Mrs. Christian M. McBurney Your gift to the NHS provides us the opportunity to keep studying and interpreting 500 years of Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Hebert, Jr. Rdml. and Mrs. Dennis McCoy important, relevant and global Newport County history. To all of you, thank you! Mrs. Claudia Helt and Ms. Barbara McGinty Mrs. Susan Barnes Mr. Paul McGreevy Dr. Katherine Hermes and Justin S. McLaughlin and Mrs. Alex Maravel Cris M. Cobaugh Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herrick The Honorable Juliette C. McLennan Mr. and Mrs. John K. Hirschboeck Mr. Arthur C. Mead and donors Admiral and Mrs. Ms. Linda Welters James Hogg, USN (Ret.) Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Meadows Ms. Lorie Abromovitz Rdml. David C. Brown Capt. and Mrs. Lee D. Crane Ms. Catherine Elmore Dr. Judith G. Holcomb Mr. Herbert Meister Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Adams Ms. Kathleen Brownell Mr. Richard C. Crisson and Ms. Rosemary Enright Hope Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Mele Captain Richard Alexander Mr. Paul F. Brueggemann Mr. Roderick B. O’Hanley Ms. Karen Estes Mrs. Robin L. Hopkins Lucy Metcalf Postcard of Admiral William Sims visit to Newport in April 1919, circa 1919. Alletta Morris McBean Mrs. Marilyn Bunnewith Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cullen Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Evans NHS 2009.3.3, Newport Historical Society Collection. Mr. David Hunt Ms. Pauline C. Metcalf Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Bunting III Ms. Marilyn D. Curtis J. Farrar Associates, INC. Stephen and Jennie Huttler Mr. Chas A. Miller III and American Antiquarian Society Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Burnham Mrs. Caterine Milinaire Cushing Kathryn E. Farrington IBM Corporation Mr. Birch Coffey Mrs. Virginia Arnold Captain and Mrs. Louis A. Burns Ms. Anne Ramsey Cuvelier Mr. and Mrs. Graeme Ferguson Ms. Diana Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ryan Susan Jacquet Mr. Paul F. Miller and Ms. Ann E. Arnold Ms. Betty Ann Czech John Peixinho Ms. Sally Anne Santos Mr. and Mrs. James Burress Dr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer Ms. Mary M. Jennings Mr. Charles J. Burns, Jr. J Lorraine Babcock Ms. Susan F. Daly Mr. Christopher T. H. Pell Mrs. Jay R. Schochet Mr. George C. Burwell Mr. Ronald Lee Fleming Mrs. Victoria Johnson Mrs. Arthur C. Milot Mr. and Mrs. John Bagwill, Jr. Mrs. Brittain Bardes Damgard Ms. Jeanne Perrotti Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Schorsch V.L. Butterworth Pastor Barr A. Flynn Mr. Christopher Michael Jones Christopher G. Muenchinger Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Mr. Peter S. Damon Mr. and Mrs. Torre Peterson Ms. Karen Seabury Ms. Denise Campbell Mr. Barr A. Flynn Edward W. Kane and Mr. William E. Mullins Barbara Lloyd Baker Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Darden Mr. and Mrs. George Petrovas Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Stephen Seiter Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cardoza Mr. John Fobert Martha J. Wallace Ms. Barbara Bye Murdock Mr. Lockett Ford Ballard, Jr. Jerry Dauterive Ms. Lorraine F. Pregenzer Jerry and Lorna Shafir Dr. Robert A. Carrellas Mrs. David B. Ford Colin Kane Mr. Arthur W. Murphy Mrs. Cherry Fletcher Bamberg and Dr. Akeia de Barros Gomes Mrs. Frederick H. Prince Mrs. Richard B. Sheffield Mr. and Mrs. Nigel T. Richards Kathleen Foulke Sharon Kania Mr. Patrick Murphy Mr. Paul G. Bamberg Ms. Elizabeth Prince de Ramel Mr. and Mrs. James A. Purviance Mr. and Mrs. Albert K. Sherman, Jr. Mrs. Patricia A. Cassidy Mr. Michael Franco Ms. Jill H. 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Taylor Chewning, Jr. Mr. Rob Doane Thomas Gearty Ms. Belinda Kielland Dr. Holly M. Bannister Ms. Alix Flood Ms. Joanna Reynolds Mr. Gregory A. Smith Mrs. Paulette Cleveland Mr. John Donohue Mrs. Despoina Gerasoudi and Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Kiernan III Howard and Mary Newman Mr. John Bleho Dr. Clifford D. Gluck Dr. James M. Ricci and Mrs. Mary Beth Smith W. Shelby Coates, Jr., Esq. Wisonsin Historical Society Ms. Susan Kieronski Mrs. Bridget Newton Peter and Gretchen Bloom The Robert and Lisbeth Gett Ms. Cheryl A. Kenney Mr. Ken Snyder Ms. Kelley Coen Paul and Liz Doucette Mr. David Kilroy Mr. and Mrs. David Niemiec Mr. and Mrs. Dickson G. Boenning Giving Fund Mrs. Eugene B. Roberts, Jr. Mr. William H. F. Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Neill F. Coffey Ms. Joyce Douglas Mr. Patrick G. Kirby Matt Oakley and Viking Tours Mr. David E. Boenning Mr. Bernard S. Gewirz Peter Robey Mr. Dennis E. Stark and John Collins Mr. William L. Douglas, Jr. Mrs. James Klau Mr. Ronald J. Onorato and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Borden Dr. and Mrs. Vasant Gideon Michael Robey Mr. Robert F. Amarantes Mrs. Robert Conner Mr. John Drotos Ms. Jody Kuss Ms. Elisabeth Marchi Mr. and Mrs. Steven Boshi Mr. and Mrs. Margaret and Thomas Rogers State of Rhode Island and Mr. Edward A. Connolly Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drum Mrs. Cynthia Lafferty Ms. Patricia O’Sullivan Ms. Ellen Bowman Thomas P. I. Goddard Mr. Richard C. Rohrs Providence Plantations Mr. Michael R. Corcoran Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Duffy Dr. Jane Lancaster Mr. and Mrs. John Palmer The John F. Brady Charitable Fund Mrs. Robert M. Grace Mr. and Mrs. John Rok Mr. Nicholas M. Stephens Ms. Trudy Coxe and Mrs. Joan Edenbach Ms. Dominique Alfandre and Ms. Donna Brandelli Mr. and Mrs. Chris Greenman Mr. Scott Langford Mr. Robert Storrs and Mr. James P. Gaffney Mr. Jonathan Edwards Mr. Thomas Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roxe/ John and Winnie Broughan C. Morgan Grefe, PhD Sons of the Revolution, The Roxe Foundation The Clambake Club of Newport Dr. Elaine and Mr. Stephen Crane Mr. Howard Eisenberg and Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan H. Pardee Rhode Island Society Luise Strauss Capt. and Mrs. Nicholas Brown Ms. Doris A. Zografos Mr. David Grinnell Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rubin

page 16 v newport historical society fall 2020 newsletter v page 17 Mrs. Lisa Stuart Mrs. John A. van Beuren Mr. and Mrs. Torre Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Nigel T. Richards Mr. Joseph Studlick Ms. Barbara van Beuren Mr. and Mrs. David L. Reed Ms. Susan F. Daly Mr. Elliot Stultz Mr. Robert S. Walker and W Mr. Michael Semenza Mr. Peter S. Damon Thank you to our loyal members! The names listed below Mr. Kevin Sullivan Ms. Izabella Tereszczenko Mrs. Cynthia Sinclair Ms. Jessika Davis Mr. Roger J. Sullivan Mr. Alexander G. Walsh are those constituents who have supported the NHS Mrs. Lisa Stuart Mr. Peter Fay Mr. Grant W. Sullivan, Jr. Mrs. Jane MacLeod Walsh for many years, with a few new names joining them. Mr. and Mrs. David B. Tanner Ms. Althea Fejes Dr. G. Brian Sullivan Dr. Eileen Warburton Many members this year joined at a higher level than they Mr. and Mrs. James Teachout Ms. Lindsey Gangler Mr. Gerald W. R. Ward Ms. Jeanne W. Swiszcz ever have, which has contributed to our ability to keep the Ms. Harle Tinney Mr. Charles E. Gardner and Mr. and Mrs. Craig Symonds Ms. Judith Webb Dr. Eileen Warburton Ms. Alice B. Bridge staff employed and to keep providing the public with the Paul and Diana Szápáry Mr. Robert J. Weiner, Jr. and Mrs. Despoina Gerasoudi and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Taber Mr. Alan F. Balcom high level of historic interpretation they have come to patron Dr. Clifford D. Gluck Mr. and Mrs. David B. Tanner Rabbi and Mrs. Loel Weiss expect from the NHS. Thank you! Mrs. Cherry Fletcher Bamberg Bob and Veronique Gerber Ms. Heidi Taylor Mr. Charles W. Wharton III and Mr. Paul G. Bamberg Mr. and Mrs. Scott Harris Mr. and Mrs. James Teachout Prof. Michael J. White and Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Burnham Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hayes Ms. Jane Desforges Mrs. Anna Templeton-Cotill Bob and Judy Chusmir Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Hebert, Jr. Mr. William P. Wickham members Ms. Matilda Thompson Mrs. Brittain Bardes Damgard Dr. Katherine Hermes and Mr. Bruce Wiley Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Darden Mrs. Alex Maravel Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Thornton society sponsor Ms. Diane B. Wilsey 1854 Ms. Elizabeth Prince de Ramel Esther Hodges-LeClaire Mr. Wayne G. Tillinghast Mr. John Donohue Dr. Sven Beckert Mr. Richard Guy Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Evans Margaret and John Hodgson Ms. Harle Tinney Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kirby Mr. Brad Carter Amy Winsor Mr. Edward Field and Admiral and Mrs. Mr. Carl Tiska Mr. Norman Desmarais Ellen and David Wixted Ms. Jody Kuss Ms. Jennifer Kyner James Hogg, USN (Ret.) Mr. Christopher Tompsett Mr. Donald Osborne and Catherine Doucette Dr. Judith G. Holcomb Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. David B. Ford Photograph of railroad tracks near Long Wharf, looking east towards the Point Mr. Christopher Townsend Mr. Frank Garofolo Sebastien Dutton Kenneth R. Woodcock Mr. and Mrs. Alan Huse neighborhood of Newport. NHS P9303, Gift of Henry Wood. Elizabeth Tylawsky Mr. and Mrs. Ellicott Wright Ms. Diana Pearson Heidi Fisher Thomas P. I. Goddard Stephen and Jennie Huttler Mrs. Mary Jo Valdes Mr. Timothy Geraghty Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Mr. William Hallowell Edward W. Kane and Mr. Richard Seufert Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cardoza van Beuren Charitable Foundation business Dr. Christine Haverington Kathleen Yeaton Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Harris Martha J. Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Albert K. Sherman, Jr. Mr. Richard C. Crisson and Mr. and Mrs. East Bay Community Dr. Fred Zilian Dr. Jane Lancaster John D. Harris, II and Linda Sawyer Mr. Andrew Kau Mr. Roderick B. O’Hanley Archbold D. van Beuren Action Program Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Sipprelle Ms. Joan Zuerner Mr. William P. Leeman Lewis and Trudy Keen Ms. Rebecca Kelly Ms. Betty Ann Czech Farrar Equities, LLC Mr. Nicholas M. Stephens Mrs. Sarah Littlefield Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Kiernan III Mr. and Mrs. Don King Paul and Liz Doucette Newport Lamp & Shade Ms. Elizabeth Stevens and Francis Mahon Mr. and Mrs. William Leatherman Mr. George Krol and Mr. Norman MacLeod Mr. Jonathan Edwards Dr. Richard Morgera Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mauran Ms. Melissa Welch Ms. Amy Strachman Mr. and Mrs. Mohamad Farzan Dr. John J. Parrillo The Honorable Mr. Matthew Lancor Mr. Elliot Stultz Mr. and Mrs. Everett Federici Mr. Richard C. Rohrs Juliette C. McLennan Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Larsen Mr. Kevin Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. James E. Garman Ms. Sarah Pearlman Shapiro Mr. Douglas L. Newhouse and Mr. David Lavery Ms. Elizabeth Sulock Dr. and Mrs. Vasant Gideon Mr. Michael Slein Dr. Holly M. Bannister Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Lippincott III Ruth and Adams Taylor Dr. Thomas Goss MaryKate Smolenski Mr. and Mrs. George Petrovas Mrs. James W. Lloyd Mr. Seth Welton and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Harrington Dr. Holly Snyder Mrs. Frederick H. Prince Mr. Donald Loveless Ms. Jenna Teachout Ms. Charlotte Johnson Mrs. Anna Templeton-Cotill Mr. and Mrs. James A. Purviance Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Thornton Ms. Belinda Kielland James and Nancy Madson Mr. Richard Guy Wilson Mrs. Jay R. Schochet Mr. Robert J. Weiner, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Magee Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Marino Mrs. Robert A. Beaver Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Schorsch Mr. Alan F. Balcom Justin S. McLaughlin and Mrs. Robbie M. Benjamin Jerry and Lorna Shafir Matt and Terry McEntee Amy Winsor Cris M. Cobaugh Ms. Barbara Benson Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Mees Ellen and David Wixted Mr. and Mrs. Earl McMillen III Jerry Dauterive Archbold D. van Beuren Lucy Metcalf Mr. Michael S. Wyzga Mr. Arthur C. Mead and Ms. Deborah Del Nero Ms. Barbara van Beuren Mr. Ryan J. Miller Dr. Catherine W. Zipf and Ms. Linda Welters Mr. Bartlett Dunbar and Ms. Diane B. Wilsey David Mirkin Mr. Mark Courtney Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Meadows Ms. Lisa Lewis Mr. Asa Eric Montgomery Francis Zumbrun Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Mele Ms. Brenda C. Grinder household / Mrs. Bridget Newton Howard and Mary Newman Edward and Wendy Harvey family Mr. and Mrs. David Niemiec islander Mrs. Cris Offenberg Prof. and Mrs. John B. Hattendorf J Lorraine Babcock Tim Parker household Mr. and Mrs. John Rok The Hazel-McEntee Family Mr. Nicholas Benson and Mr. and Mrs. Jason Peters Mr. and Mrs. John Bagwill, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ryan Susan Jacquet Ms. Alix Flood Carol and Ed Prest Mr. and Mrs. Ronald I. Becker Mr. and Mrs. David Ryndak Ms. Mary M. Jennings Ms. Kaela Bleho Mr. Burton Quist Mr. David E. Boenning Mr. and Mrs. Peter Siegl Ms. Jeanne Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Steven Boshi Ms. Patti Reyes Mr. and Mrs. Dickson G. Boenning Mr. and Mrs. John Michael Skaggs Mr. Paul F. Miller and Mr. John Bradley Mr. and Mrs. David S. Rockwood Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Borden Mr. Ken Snyder Mr. Charles J. Burns, Jr. Mr. Paul L. Breiner Dana Romita Mr. and Mrs. Pelham Boyer Mr. Joseph Studlick Matt Oakley and Viking Tours John and Winnie Broughan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roxe/ Mrs. Carroll Brown Paul and Diana Szápáry Mr. and Mrs. Josephine C. Brown The Roxe Foundation Captain and Mrs. Louis A. Burns Dr. Fred Zilian Photograph of a group eating an outdoor meal near Gooseneck Cove and Green Christopher L. Otorowski Mrs. Cecile A. Butler Mr. and Mrs. Turner C. Scott, Esq. Mr. John Carbone Bridge, circa 1895. NHS P8629, Newport Historical Society Collection. page 18 v newport historical society fall 2020 newsletter v page 19 individual Rhonda Chadwick Ms. Diana Dunlap Mrs. Phyllis Lohrum Ms. Caitlyn Sellar library / museum Ms. Lorie Abromovitz Ms. Letty R. Champion Mrs. Joan Edenbach Mr. Andrew Long Mrs. Richard B. Sheffield Allen County Public Library Mr. R. David Adams Ms. Evelyn M. Cherpak Evan Elichalt Mr. Donovan Loucks Mr. Edward A. Sherman III American Antiquarian Society Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Adams Mrs. E. Taylor Chewning, Jr. Mr. James C. Elliott Mr. Christopher P. Magra Matthew Shore Community College of Mr. Brandon Aglio Mr. Jeffrey Clark Ms. Rosemary Enright Ms. Nancy Markey Mr. James M. Silvia Rhode Island Ms. Hope Alexander Mrs. Paulette Cleveland Ms. Karen Estes Mr. Philip C. Marshall Mr. Michael Simpson Cornell University Library Ms. Ann E. Arnold W. Shelby Coates, Jr., Esq. Mrs. Kitty Ewart Mr. Stephen C. Maxson Mr. William Simpson Dallas Public Library Mrs. Virginia Arnold Ms. Kelley Coen Chuck and Karen Flippo Mr. William J. McAtee Mrs. Lois Skaretta Library of the Boston Athenaeum Ms. Elizabeth Babroski Mr. and Mrs. Neill F. Coffey David Formanek Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Susan Small Middletown Public Library Christian M. McBurney Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Ms. Patricia Coffey Kathleen Foulke Mr. Gregory A. Smith Eccles Library Barbara Lloyd Baker Mrs. Elizabeth Grason Cohen Mr. Michael Franco Ms. Barbara McGinty Ms. Julie Shelton Smith Newport Public Library Mr. Lockett Ford Ballard, Jr. Anonymous Ms. Joan C. Frank Mr. Paul McGreevy Mrs. Mary Beth Smith Portsmouth Abbey School Library Ms. Estelle Tucker Barada Mr. Edward A. Connolly Mr. Thomas F. Freeman Jann Medeiros Ms. Janice Smyth Portsmouth Free Public Library Ms. Patricia A. Blakeley Mr. Garrett Connolly Ms. Susan Frost Ms. Pauline C. Metcalf Mr. Daniel Snydacker Providence College Ms. Lisa Blanchard Richard Cope Mr. David A. Furlow Mr. Chas A. Miller III and Ms. Gina Sottile Redwood Library & Athenaeum Mr. Birch Coffey Mrs. Patricia Blanchard William Corcoran Mr. Terrence Gavan Mr. William H. F. Spencer Rhode Island Historical Society Mr. Edward Morgan Mr. Nicholas J. Bonanno Mr. Matthew Coyne Alexia Gordon Ms. Liz Spoden Roger Williams University Library Mr. William E. Mullins The John F. Brady Charitable Fund Mr. Charles Curci Ms. Christine Gorham Mr. William St. George Salve Regina University Library Ms. Barbara Bye Murdock Ms. Donna Brandelli Mrs. Virginia Curry The Rev. and Mrs. Mark Stickney The DAR Library Everett H. Greene Mr. Arthur W. Murphy Mr. Edward Brassard Ms. Anne Ramsey Cuvelier Mr. Grant W. Sullivan, Jr. Winterthur Museum and Library Living Historians during the Toys & Games History Space pop-up event in the Christine Murphy Ms. Anna Bremmer Mr. Joe DeFrancesco Ms. Sarah L. Gretzky Mr. Jerome H. Sullivan and Wisonsin Historical Society Colony House in October 2020. Mr. Patrick Murphy Mr. Dennis Bristow Ms. Mercedes Deines Ms. Nancy Whipple Grinnell Ms. Martha A. Henebry Michele G. Musselman Mr. Paul F. Brueggemann Mr. Jonathan Dember Mr. and Mrs. Rick Grosvenor Mr. Roger J. Sullivan lifetime Mrs. Geraldine Nagle Mrs. Marilyn Bunnewith Kimberley Dias Ms. Jessica Hagen Elizabeth Barry Sweet Ms. Alexandra Allardt Mr. Peter Jefferys Ms. Jeanne W. 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Millard scholar Mr. Christopher Michael Jones Stacie Parillo Mr. Bruce E. Vealey Mr. Jack Cory Mrs. Helen I. Miller Dr. Sven Beckert Sharon Kania Mr. Jed Pearsall Mr. Robert S. Walker and Mrs. Caterine Milinaire Cushing Mrs. Carol Neil Mr. Brad Carter Ms. Jill H. Kassis Mr. Christopher T. H. Pell Ms. Izabella Tereszczenko Mr. William J. Donovan, Jr. Eugene O’Reilly Mr. Norman Desmarais Mr. Michael C. Kathrens Ms. Jeanne Perrotti Jeffrey and Renee Tuttle Mr. and Mrs. William P. Egan III Mrs. Ruth Orthwein Catherine Doucette Ms. Winifred P. Kelley Ms. Elise Petrarca Mr. Alexander G. Walsh Mr. Edward P. Evans Mrs. Nancy W. Pendleton Sebastien Dutton Thomas Kennedy Mr. C. Winslow Pettingell Mrs. Jane MacLeod Walsh Dr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Heidi Fisher Stacey and Tim Quinn Mr. David Kerins Brian Pfeiffer Mr. Gerald W. R. Ward Mrs. John W. Fiske Mr. Timothy Geraghty Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Radel Ms. Susan Kieronski Teresa Pinto Ms. Judith Webb Mr. Ronald Lee Fleming Dr. Christine Haverington Mrs. Margaret Rhodes Mr. David Kilroy Ms. Lorraine F. Pregenzer Mr. Charles W. Wharton III Ms. Faith Underhill Fogle Dr. Jane Lancaster Mrs. Gregg Ring Ms. Susan K. King Ms. Jean Quinn Prof. Michael J. White and Mrs. George E. Ford Mr. William P. Leeman Mrs. Edward W. Roberts Ms. Vicki T. King Dr. John F. Quinn Ms. Jane Desforges Mr. Richard E. Ford Mrs. Sarah Littlefield Mrs. John Newbold Robinson Mr. Patrick G. Kirby Mrs. Alicia Quirk Mr. William P. Wickham Mr. Henry Foster Francis Mahon Mr. Richard Robinson Mrs. Cynthia Lafferty Katleen Reid Mr. Bruce Wiley Mr. Bernard S. Gewirz Dr. Richard Morgera Mr. Harry A. Schult Mr. Scott Langford Michael Robey Robert Wilson Mr. and Mrs. James B. Gubelmann Dr. John J. Parrillo Mrs. Paul Scura Mr. Roy D. Lauth Margaret and Thomas Rogers Susan Winsor Mr. and Mrs. Mr. Richard C. Rohrs Mr. James V. Serzan Mr. Kenneth Lawson Ms. Elizabeth Sacco Priscilla Wolff S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. Ms. Sarah Pearlman Shapiro Mrs. John J. Slocum Capt. George M. Leber, Jr. Mr. Steven Irvine and Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Marion O. Harris Mr. Michael Slein Kathleen Yeaton Ms. Sally Alice Smith Mr. Michael Leber Ms. Kim Salerno Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herrick MaryKate Smolenski Mrs. Marjorie Spencer Mr. Timothy Lehnert Ms. Patrice Salisbury Mrs. Audrey R. Hopf Dr. Holly Snyder Mr. Lewis T. Steadman Mr. William H. Leys Madison Schettler Stanley and Laura Jaffe Mrs. Anna Templeton-Cotill Luise Strauss Medicine bottles from Taylor’s Pharmacy, Thames Street, Newport, RI. 19th century, Mr. Richard C. Loebs, Jr. Ms. Karen Seabury Mrs. Donald Wiles James, Jr. Mr. Richard Guy Wilson NHS 31.14.1, Gift of Lillian Pearson. page 20 v newport historical society fall 2020 newsletter v page 21 W board of directors W st entury und ince 1854, the Newport Historical 21 C F Paul McGreevy Society has collected and preserved five These individuals and organizations are helping to create an active and vital new century for Newport’s long history. President centuries of history and continues to These categories represent cumulative giving in the 21st century. Douglas Newhouse S document Newport’s unique contribution to First Vice President $1,000,000 and up our national narrative. The mission of NHS is Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust Dwight Sipprelle Helen D. Buchanan and the Helen D. Buchanan Trust Second Vice President also to chronicle and interpret this history van Beuren Charitable Foundation Nancy Cardoza for a broad audience, so that knowledge $250,000 — $999,999 Treasurer of our past will contribute to a deeper Anonymous Anne F. Hamilton understanding of the present and better Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Burnham Secretary The Champlin Foundations preparation for the future. Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton and the Hamilton Family Foundation Elaine F. Crane Edward W. Kane and Martha J. Wallace Foundation Nancy Cushing Evans Prince Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. William Leatherman and the Firestone Foundation Akeia de Barros Gomes Mr and Mrs. Dwight Sipprelle Jessica Hagen staff W guides W Harriet Harris Ruth S. Taylor Brandon Aglio $50,000 — $249,999 Stephen Huttler Executive Director Richard Cope Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Harris and the Susan Jacquet Patricia Drislane Captain and Mrs. Richard Alexander Edwin S. Webster Foundation Ingrid Peters Elizabeth Leatherman Chuck Flippo Mr. Hugh D. Auchincloss III Mrs. James W. Lloyd Deputy Director & Academic Services Mr. and Mrs. A. Leslie Ballard The Honorable Juliette C. McLennan Diana Pearson Karen Flippo Kaela Bleho Ms. Elizabeth Prince de Ramel Mr. Douglas L. Newhouse and Dr. Holly M. Bannister Lisa Stuart David Formanek Mr. and Mrs. Robert Evans Rhode Island Foundation Photo Archivist & Thomas P.I. Goddard Lew Keen Mr. and Mrs. David B. Ford Rhode Island Historic Preservation and Heritage Commission Manager of Digital Initiatives Gerry Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Schorsch President Emeritus Bertram Lippincott III Christine Gorham Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Gewirz State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Richard I. Burnham Elise Petrarca Staff Accountant Mrs. and Mrs. Thomas P.I. Goddard Mrs. Luise Strauss President Emeritus Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison M. Wright Burton Quist Rebecca Kelly Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herrick Mrs. John A. van Beuren Jean Quinn Visiting Curator of Fashion History leadership Elizabeth Spoden Daureen Lingley $10,000 — $49,999 council W Business Manager Anonymous Mr. Patrick Dolat Belinda Kielland John and Linda Purdy Sylvia Brown Richard and Barbara Lloyd Baker Mrs. John R. Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. King, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Purviance Richard C. Crisson Bertram Lippincott III Merrilyn Bardes Mr. Bartlett S. Dunbar Gerry Marguerite Lenfest Mrs. Jay R. Schochet Librarian & Genealogist Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Bilden Mr. Bartlett Dunbar and Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Schorsch Ronald Lee Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Dickson G. Boenning Ms. Lisa Lewis Mr. Richard C. Loebs Jr The 1772 Foundation Edward W. Kane Bridget Newton David Booth and Jane Garnett Mr. and Mrs. William P. Egan III Mrs. Edmund Calvert Lynch, Jr. The Heritage Harbor Foundation Michael C. Kathrens Registrar Mr. and Mrs. H. William Breyer IV J. Farrar Associates, INC. Kenneth H. Lyons The Whimsie Fund Mr. and Mrs. David Brodsky Dr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Madden Ms. Jane M. Timken Matthew Keagle Tim Parker Brown University Mr. Ronald Lee Fleming Robert and Heidi Manice Mr. and Mrs. Karen Lloyd Assistant Manager of Museum & Shop Mrs. Richard I. Burnham Mrs. George E. Ford Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Mark Archbold D. van Beuren Robert Manice Heather Rockwood Dayton T. Carr Mr. Churchill Franklin Rdml. and Mrs. Dennis McCoy Ms. Barbara van Beuren and Coastline Trust Company Henry S. Grew III 2006 Trust Ms. Pauline C. Metcalf Mr. Stephen L. Glascock Philip C. Marshall Development and Marketing Associate Liz Mauran Dr. Elaine and Mr. Stephen Crane Mr. John Grosvenor Christopher G. Muenchinger William and Alison Vareika Elizabeth Sulock Mrs. Brittain Bardes Damgard Mr. and Mrs. James B. Gubelmann Ms. Diana Pearson Mr. and Mrs. William L. 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