Throughout HBO's The Gilded Age, currently airing its third season, there are frequent references to Newport, Rhode Island.

Opened just a mile away from the Sakonnet River in Little Compton 50 years ago, Sakonnet Vineyard is not only the oldest ...

Rhode Island observes Victory Day on the second Monday of August, commemorating the end of World War II. The holiday has ...

During the lead up to The Gilded Age Season 2’s release on HBO, co-showrunners Julian Fellowes and Sonja Warfield were ...

On July 8th, 1663, 27 years after Roger Williams arrived in the colony, King Charles II gave Rhode Island its first royal ...

But it's far from the only lighthouse in Rhode Island. While Michigan has the most lighthouses in the United States, with ...

Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns will make a stop in Providence on Thursday, October 16, as part of a national tour promoting ...

RI history: The oldest town in Rhode Island played an important role in the country's early history. In 1952, the building was donated to the Portsmouth Historical Society, ...

Constructed in 1749 on the southernmost tip of Jamestown, Beavertail Lighthouse is not only the oldest lighthouse in Rhode Island, but also the third oldest in the country. Here's what to know ...

To honor the state’s history, Rhode Island’s 250 Commission will plan one signature event, either a special Water Fire, or tall ships, but not the America 250 tall ships many of us think of ...

The Ramtail Factory in Foster: Death on the night shift. In the 1800s, Rhode Island was dotted with little factories and mill villages, and the way to get rich was to own one.