Newport Middle Passage Port Marker Project 2024 Summer Speaker Series: Jeff Weston

About The Speaker:

Jeff Weston is a Rhode Island “Prodigal Son” who grew up in Bristol, Rhode Island. He went to the University of Connecticut where he was an accounting major and also attained a master’s degree from Fairfield University. As a very successful marketing executive he retired eight years ago and moved back to Newport to care for his elderly parents. He volunteered to be a docent at Trinity Church, and it ignited a passion for both history and touring. He graduated from the International Tour Management Institute and after a few stints with local tour organizations, including the Newport Historical Society, founded his own upscale tour company “Rhogue Island Tours”, which specializes in personalized entertaining, irreverent but historically accurate tours. He has researched Rhode Island history thoroughly, pouring over 300 books from many of all the local libraries, including the esteemed Redwood Library, to ensure all listeners are getting an accurate yet often provocative narrative. For more information contact https://rhogueislandtours.com/