Were learning more about the literary scene and about either lewis ida lewis. Famouslewi was the mosts lewis was the most famous womens lighthouse keeper in united states. She was this little woman, barely five feet, two inches, weighed about 115 pounds and fearless. Revenue cutter, but he had declining health and he was in the lighthouse at lime rock. He also said we should build a house here for his family. Ida was 12 years old when that happened. The whole family moved from downtown lime rock, and that is to live andrned where she died, in the lighthouse, like her father. She was 12 years old, 1854, when she took over the duties of lighthouse. Her father moved in, he was stricken with a stroke, and ida took over the duties. For for women, and lives and daughters to take over the fathers duties and they never really got credit for it or the money. Said that was not unusual. Ida was really built for this work. Staying on a rock. She was meant for this. It is not as romantic as people
Her father was a revenue cutter captain. Also convince the government that instead of rowing backandforth, they should build a house for his family. Ida was 12 years old when that happened. They moved the whole family from downtown newport to lime rock and that is where she lived her entire life until she died. She died in the lighthouse as her father did. Ida was 12 years old in 1854 when she took over the duties of the lighthouse. Her father had shortly after they moved in, been stricken with a stroke and could not do the work anymore. Her mother and ida took over the duties. It was common for women, daughters taking over their fathers duties if he became ill. They never got the credit for the money for it. Ida was really built for this work. She loved living on a rock. She was meant for this. Not as romantic as a lot of people think. It is rugged. You have to provide your own heat and food. All the resources you have to bring in. Her siblings out to the mainland for school and pick
And stayed at the Naval War College. Found living on the work college was not exactly what he was looking for, study took a little tour of the town. He saw this house which was at that point used as the commandants quarters and decided this would make a fine summer white house. He was here for two summers, usually late summer. Late august into the middle to late part of september was primarily the two years he was here. The summer of 1957 was the integration of Central High School in little rock, arkansas. A very big politically charged event he did deal with while here in newport. Said the white house was essentially wherever he is. There were always things that go on he had to deal with here, as well as his Remote Office at the Naval War College which you get access by boat. A beautiful area. This is historically part of a larger fort. It was at that point easily defendable. It was still under native protection. It was navy protection. It was easier for the secret service to secure t
From spain and portugal, they fled to where they could worship, where they could work. Us 10 people left barb betos, but instead of going to new york or wanted to go they to rhode island. In 1636, a gentleman by the name of Roger Williams founded rhode island. He had come to the colonies from england seeking religious freedom, and 20 years after the founding of rhode island, those people in barbados said this is where they wanted to come. She was the most famous woman lighthouse keeper in the United States, but more importantly, she was the most famous lighthouse keeper in the United States. It is likely that she saved 35. Een 25 and she was a slip of a woman. She weighed 103 pounds and she was fearless. Welcome to newport, rhode island. Located on the south easternmost part of the state, newport is the home of the u. S. War college and the breakers, the vanderbilt summer home. We begin with the story of the slave trade in newport, which was once the most active slave port in north ame
Building in the United States of america. It has a wonderful 600 year story. First of all, it is most important for you to understand that above all, the synagogue is a house of worship. We have services here all year round, a fulltime rabbi, a congregation of about 120 members, and it is orthodox in its service. That is what we are doing today. The story starts in 1492 in spain, when eating of ferdinand and clean isabella issued and Queen Isabella issued a decree. It was they wanted a purely gavelic country, so they the jewish people two choices. Convert to catholicism or leave. Those who converted were called conversos. Others chose to remain jews in a secret. Objects. Their ritual if they have been found out, they would have been tortured and put to death. To get a sense of how spaniards of jews at the time, their nickname was morano, ort swine. They had four months to get there affairs in order, which meant you of everything away to the spanish government, such as their land or any