Lecture- Colonial Newport Gravestone Carvers and Burial Sitess

This lecture will take place in the Belmont Chapel at Island Cemetery. The first three generations of carvers from the Stevens family will be featured. Two additional cravers with Stevens family connections to be explored will be Pompe Stevens, the only known carver of African heritage, and John Bull, related to the Stevens family by marriage.

You may also like the following events from Friends of Newport's Historic Cemeteries:

• Next month, 18th September, 02:00 pm, Newport Common Burying Ground Tour in Newport
• Next month, 25th September, 02:00 pm, God's Little Acre Lecture and Tour in Newport
• This October, 2nd October, 02:00 pm, Gov. Arnold Burial site and Trinity Churchyard tour in Newport