NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Newport officials are searching for descendants of the city’s founders and they prepare to mark its 375th anniversary.
Stephen Waluk, the co-chairman of celebration’s planning committee, tells the Newport Daily News (https://bit.ly/IX5CGL ) the descendants are needed for a recreation of the signing of the Newport Compact in 1639 by those nine settlers.
When the city celebrated its 350th anniversary in 1989, 61 people participated in a similar ceremony.
People were interested in these podcasts
Waluk says they have found about 15 people this time around and are looking for more.
The signing ceremony is slated for May 24.
___
Information from: The Newport Daily News.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.