The Newport Historical Society's 14th Annual Lecture Series
Presented in Conjunction with Salve Regina University

BEYOND BELLEVUE AVENUE

The Other Summer Colonies of Newport County

Roll Call!

An illustrated series of brief biographical sketches of many ofthe prominent "Other" summer colonists.
Daniel Snydacker, M. Joan Youngken, Bertram Lippincott, Ronald Potvin and Pieter Roos, Staff, Newport Historical Society

The Newport Historical Society
Tuesday, March 18, 7:30 p.m.

Across the Bay and Out in the Country-.

The Summer Residents of Jamestown, Middletown, and Portsmouth
Representatives of the Jamestown, Middletown, and Portsmouth Historical Societies

The Viking Hotel
Saturday, March 22, 10:00 a.m. to noon

Picturing Paradise:


The Painters, Photographers, and Promoters of Newport through the Beauty of Middletown.
James Yarnall, Director, LaFarge Catalogue Raisonni Inc.

Sachuest Point Visitors Center, Middletown
Tuesday, April 15, 7:30

Scientists of Summer:

Newport and the Founding Faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Warren Seamans, Director Emeritus, M.L T Museum

Salve Regina University, McAuley Hall
Thursday, April 24, 7:30 p.m.

The James Family in Newport


Louis Menand, Contributing Editor, The New York Review of Books, Professor of English at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Salve Regina University, Ochre Court
Saturday, April 26, 7:30 p.m.

Bright, Particular Star:

The Life and Times of Charlotte Cushman
Joseph Leach, Professor Emeritus, Department of English, University of Texas at El Paso

Salve Regina University, McAuley Hall
Friday, May 2, 7:30 p.m.

Walking Tour of the Kay/Catherine/ Old Beach Road Neighborhood


Daniel Snydacker and Architectural Survey Volunteers

Meet in the lobby of the Viking Hotel
Saturday, May 3, 10:00 a.m. to noon

Plain Living and High Thinking:
Unitarianism and the Town and Country Club


The Rev. Dr. Frank Carpenter, Minister,
Channing Memorial Church

The Newport Historical Society
Tuesday, May 6, 7:30 p.m.

Bus Tour of Jamestown, Middletown, and Portsmouth


Bertram Lippincott, James Yarnall, Daniel Snydacker

Meet at the Museum of Newport History at the Brick Market
Saturday, May 10, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Mention Newport's Summer Colony, and Bellevue Avenue's fabulous mansions and their wealthy owners immediately come to mind. The focus of the Newport Historical Society's series this year is the area's less-known, but equally important, summer colonies scattered throughout Newport County beyond the boundaries of the Bellevue Avenue area. This year's series will explore who these often overlooked visitors were, what brought them here, and what effect summering in Newport County had on their lives and work.

Many of these "other" summer colonists were intellectuals with a strong connection to the artistic, literary, political, religious, scientific, and educational developments of the period. Some are well known, such as Julia Ward Howe and Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Others have been almost forgotten, although they were very prominent in their own times. While they summered in Newport, many were experimenting with an assortment of new ideas. These ideas were often radical and short-lived, while others had profound and long-lasting effects on American society. The atmosphere in Newport during the summers of the late 19th century gave these fascinating people a unique opportunity to meet and discuss an incredible range of topics in a relaxed, stimulating environment.

The series is being presented in conjunction with Salve Regina University, in a developing partnership with the Newport Historical Society. In that same spirit of partnership, the Society is working with the Jamestown, Middletown, and Portsmouth Historical Societies in presenting two of the ten sessions of the series.

Our Lecture Series brings distinguished speakers from around the country together with experts from the community. Our goal is to connect the details of local history with the broader historical currents of the region, the nation, and the world. This mix has consistently resulted in public history at its best year after year.

This year's lecture series has been generously supported by the Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities.

Daniel Snydacker, Director
The Newport Historical Society
82 Touro Street
Newport, Rhode Island 02840
401-846-0813

WebWeaver: Frank Carpenter

Last revised: March 26, 1997.