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The flag of the United States has a rich
significance for our family. The thirteen star flag depicted here is a representation of
the "Hulbert Flag" that is purported to have been created by Theresa's ancestor
Captain John Hulbert, of the American Continental Army. The portrait is of Richard Gill Forrester, Keith's great grandfather, who raised
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Authors
Keith & Theresa Stokes
Keith is the Executive Director of the Newport
County Chamber of Commerce and is a national advisor representing Rhode Island with
the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He is also Vice
President for the Board of
Directors of the Society of Friends of Touro Synagogue.
Keith is a descendant of Newport's early African American and Jewish families.
Theresa is a
free-lance writer specializing in multi-cultural topics and history (fiction and
non-fiction.) Formerly editor of Newport Life Magazine, she has written numerous articles
on the history of the early African American and Jewish communities of Newport. She is
currently working on a novel "Eyes of Glory" based on the 200 years of this
extraordinary American family.
Together, Keith and Theresa have lectured
extensively on the early experiences of ethnic American families, particularly African
American, Jewish and Hispanic. The Stokes' possess an extensive personal collection of
rare books, documents, furniture, and other artifacts that date back over 200 years of
ethnic American family experiences.
Keith and Theresa Guzman Stokes reside in
historic Newport, Rhode Island with their four children.
For
more information, contact them at the email link below or:
Mail: P.O. Box 4238
Newport, RI 02842
Phone: 401-847-6832
email: family@eyesofglory.com
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Photographs
and documents on this site
from the Stokes family collection unless otherwise credited |
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