{"id":886,"date":"2020-05-14T18:00:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=886"},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:00:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:00:31","slug":"newport-historical-society-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=886","title":{"rendered":"NEWPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00004e;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Newport Historical Society Requests Children\u2019s Help<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00004e;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Completing the Covid-19 Archival Record<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-887 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/F-NEWPORT-image003-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00004e;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Newport, RI (May 2020) \u2013 As part of our mission to preserve Newport\u2019s history for future generations, we are looking to create a snapshot of this moment from the perspective of those often underrepresented in the historical record: Children.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00004e;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To that end, the Newport Historical Society has created a Covid-19 Diary for Children. This diary is aimed at children in kindergarten to fourth grade. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00004e;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Parents or children can fill out the pdf form or google form found on the website, or compile their answers and send them to Archivist Kaela Bleho at <span style=\"color: #950000;\"><a style=\"color: #950000;\" href=\"mailto:kbleho@newporthistorical.org\">kbleho@newporthistorical.org<\/a><\/span>. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00004e;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Don\u2019t forget to attach a drawing or selfie!\u00a0Parents of children learning to write can help their kids by recording responses on their behalf.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00004e;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">These entries will be collated and preserved in an archive at the Newport Historical Society.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00004e;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The page can be found at<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #950000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <a style=\"color: #950000;\" href=\"https:\/\/newporthistory.org\/covid-19-diary-for-kids-nhs-archive\/\">https:\/\/newporthistory.org\/covid-19-diary-for-kids-nhs-archive\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ce;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">About the Newport Historical Society<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ce;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Since 1854, the Newport Historical Society has collected and preserved the artifacts, photographs, documents, publications, and genealogical records that relate to the history of Newport County, to make these materials readily available for both research and enjoyment, and to act as a resource center for the education of the public about the history of Newport County, so that knowledge of the past may contribute to a fuller understanding of the present. For more information please visit <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ce;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ce;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newporthistory.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #950000;\">www.NewportHistory.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Newport Historical Society Requests Children\u2019s Help Completing the Covid-19 Archival Record Newport, RI (May 2020) \u2013 As part of our mission to preserve Newport\u2019s history for future generations, we are looking to create a snapshot of this moment from the perspective of those often underrepresented in the historical record: Children. 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