Muriel C. P. Anthony Research Area
Research can be conducted in the Muriel C. P. Anthony Research Area located in the Society’s museum. Materials available to the public consist of the following:
- 1907 Atlas of the City of Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth
- 1937 Directory - Tiverton, Portsmouth, Middletown and Little Compton, Armstrong
- 1939-1940 Directory -Tiverton, Portsmouth, Middletown and Little Compton, Armstrong
- Ancestors of Charles Edward Potter 1891-1980 - Compiled by Barbara A Bower
- Annual Report of the General Treasurer of the State of RI for 1909 and 1927
- Captain Robert Gray – Tiverton’s Illustrious Son
- History of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Bayles
- History of Newport County, Rhode Island, Bayles
- History of the Robinson Hazard and Sweet Families
- Memories of a Huguenot Family – Rev. James Fontaine
- National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution - Lineage Book Volumes 36, 38, 43 and 44
- Rhode Island Genealogy Biography, Volumes 1, 2 and 3
- Rhode Island Manual for 1911-1956
- Shepard – Sill Families 1603-1949
- Sherman and Mauran Families 1420-1920
- Survey of Historical Cemeteries in the Town of Portsmouth, RI
- Tax books, Town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island for 1876-1960, 1963,1966, 1979
- The Loomer Family Ancestry of Addie E. Loomer-Shepard and Her Descendants
- The Pearce Family of Prudence Island, RI
- The Thomas Lamonts in America – Edited by Corliss Lamont
- Two Huguenot Families – DeBlois-Lucas
Publications in the following series pertain to the Battle of Rhode Island and were published as part of the American Battlefield Protection Program.
- Part I - A Chronology of War in Rhode Island, D. K. Abbass, USDI National Park Services
- Part II - The Ships Lost in Rhode Island, D. K. Abbass, USDI National Park Services
- Part III - The Land Sites, D. K. Abbass, USDI National Park Services
- Part IV - Bibliography and Appendices, D. K. Abbass, USDI National Park Services
Furniture in the research area has been generously donated by Raytheon Corporation of Portsmouth Rhode Island.
Limited copy facilities are available. Copies are free for members and $.10 per page for non-members.
Use of the research area is free, donations are always appreciated.
The Society provides a research service on the tax books in the collection for a fee. Please contact the Society at PortsmouthHistorical@yahoo.com for more information.