“Newport 1775: Whose Side Are You On?” Exhibition Opening Night

Thursday, May 15th 2025

Richard I. Burnham Resource Center | 82 Touro Street, Newport

5:30 - 7:30 PM

RSVPs Recommended

How would you respond to the call of the Revolution?

Explore the lives and choices of Patriots and Loyalists in Colonial Newport and learn how they made history in turbulent times.

In the Newport Historical Society’s latest exhibition, follow along as six Newporters navigate the everyday dilemmas of a city awaiting the Revolution’s spark. Discover how information spread, opinions were influenced, and uncertainty took hold on the eve of the Revolution. Featuring interactive displays, period artifacts, daily reporting in local media, and a 17th century printing press, Newport 1775: Whose Side Are You On? is on view from May 15 through December, free of charge, at the Newport Historical Society’s Richard I. Burnham Resource Center.

RSVPs for this event are highly recommended. Click Here to RSVP.

The exhibition is presented by the Maya L. Auchincloss Revocable Living Trust with additional support from Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Evans and the Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the Revolution, the Rhode Island Society of the Order of the Founders & Patriots of America, the Rhode Island Society of the Society of Cincinnati, and the General Society of Colonial Wars - Rhode Island Chapter.