Tag: Trudy Coxe
$500K federal grant to help cover Marble House roof repair
NEWPORT – A $500,000 federal grant will go toward a roof rehabilitation at Marble House in Newport, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced Friday.
The...
First phase of Breakers’ landscape restoration complete
NEWPORT – The $1 million initial phase of a multimillion dollar grounds restoration project at The Breakers has been completed.
The project, part of The...
Newport Mansions again surpass 1 million visitors in 2018
NEWPORT – More than one million vists to the Newport Mansions were made over 2018, the third consecutive year such a feat has been...
Horse-drawn carriages return to Newport for Weekend of Coaching
NEWPORT – Authentic 19th-century horse-drawn carriages will be on parade for view to the public for free throughout Newport in the Preservation Society of...
Rosecliff rose garden restored thanks to donors
NEWPORT - With the help of two donations from the V.J. Palmieri Charitable Trust, totaling $95,000, the Preservation Society of Newport County has been able...
Flynn named director of development at Preservation Society of Newport County
NEWPORT – Returning to her home state, Tara Flynn has been named director of development at the Preservation Society of Newport County.
Flynn spent the...
Preservation Society of Newport County, RISD put on augmented reality exhibit
NEWPORT – The Preservation Society of Newport County has partnered with the Rhode Island School of Design to put on an augmented reality exhibit...
There’s a cost to preserving history. Is R.I. willing to pay...
Rhode Island’s state archives, which include pre-1650 artifacts, have sat in nondescript commercial office space in a Providence flood zone, lacking proper preservation technology,...
Preservationists eye ‘Hail Mary’
From roofs and balustrade repair to weatherproofing, nearly $11 million has been allocated in State Preservation Grants to 164 projects at historic sites across...
Yes, winter is challenging, but should it prevent R.I. from attracting...
Originally established as a ski park in Exeter in 1965, Yawgoo Valley celebrates all that the Ocean State has to offer tourists and locals...
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