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SUMMARY:Essex County in the Early Days of Revolution
DESCRIPTION:This free\, in-person lecture is part of the Essex County Revolution 250 initiative\, intended to raise awareness and highlight the diverse stories of Essex County\, Massachusetts residents\, free and unfree\, during the American Revolutionary period.  \nTo learn more about Essex County Rev250 and Essex Heritage visit: https://essexheritage.org/ \nTo learn more about Massachusetts Rev250 visit: https://www.revolution250.org/ \nLecture Description: \nMany historians who study the early years of the American Revolution tend to focus only on the actions of the residents of Boston and Middlesex County. However\, on the eve of the Revolution\, Essex County communities to the north established and organized resistance movements to Crown policies that often far exceeded the efforts of their Bostonian counterparts. \nJoin historian Alexander Cain as we explore Essex County’s role in the opening yearsof the American War for Independence. During his lecture\, Alex will review the county’s response to the Stamp and Townshend Acts\, the Boston Massacre and the Tea Act. We’ll also explore how the men and women of Essex County unified to prepare for war with England. Special emphasis will be given to the rise of Essex County’s “minute men”\, the Salem Affair\, the county’s response to the Battles of Lexington\, Concord and Bunker Hill and the Ipswich Fright. \nThis lecture is free to all. To register\, please click here: https://essexcountyrevolution.eventbrite.com \nSpeaker Biography: \nAlexander Cain graduated from Merrimack College in 1993 with a degree in economics and New England School of Law in 1996 with a juris doctor. \nAlex frequently lectures on historical issues and developments during the Revolutionary War era. He has written several research articles relevant to New England militias\, privateers and loyalists during the American Revolution and has published two books – “We Stood Our Ground: Lexington in the First Year of the American Revolution (3rd Edition)” and “I See Nothing but the Horrors of a Civil War”.  \nAlex is also a frequent contributor to PBS\, C-Span\, Fox Nation\, Concord Magazine\, History Camp America and the Journal of the American Revolution. He is a highly sought after consultant for the National Park Service and local historical preservation societies alike. \nCurrently\, Alex is the Director of Education at a Boston area vocational college and resides in Essex County\, Massachusetts with his wife\, Paula\, and his children John and Abigail. \nWebsite: https://www.historicalnerdery.com
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LOCATION:Salem Armory Visitor Center\, 2 New Liberty Street\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Community of Changemakers: Exploring the History of Black Activism in Essex County
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this event has closed. \nEssex Heritage invites you to join us at a FREE symposium on Saturday\, March 25 at Salem State University. Local educators\, historians\, scholars\, and students will help us explore the history of African American activism in Essex County\, MA. How can primary sources from the region’s past and contemporary voices in the local Black community inform our understanding of how to approach this topic? How are local museums\, educators\, and cultural institutions exploring these stories? Join us as we consider these and other questions via scholarly presentations\, topic-specific break-out sessions\, critical discussions\, and facilitated activities. Preview the agenda. \nList of this symposium’s speakers and contributors with their biographies. \nThis event is meant to extend the impact of a recently published guide compiled by Dr. Liz Duclos-Orsello (Salem State University) and Dr. Kabria Baumgartner (Northeastern University) called “African Americans in Essex County: An Annotated Guide.” \nAfter the formal portion of the event\, attendees are invited to join Dan Lipcan\, Ann C. Pingree Director of PEM’s Phillips Library\, for a tour of the Peabody Essex Museum’s exhibition “Let None Be Excluded“. \nPDPs are available for educators. To receive your PDP\, please fill out THIS FORM after the event. \nTo explore materials from past workshops offered by Essex National Heritage Area that explore Essex County’s rich and diverse history\, please visit our Teaching Hidden Histories pages. Many of the primary source materials highlighted in our Teaching Hidden Histories workshops will be explored in our break out session: Hands On History. \nDay of the Symposium\nMap of Salem State University \nThis symposium will be held March 25\, 2023\, at Salem State University’s Central (Harrington) Campus. The symposium will start at 9am\, but we encourage registrants to arrive as early as 8:30am to sign in and network with other attendees. Please plan to arrive at Marsh Conference Center (#19 on the campus map) between 8:30am-9:00am. There will be a check in/registration table on the first floor\, and conference staff will be able to direct you to the appropriate space. \nParking is available at Salem State for those driving to the symposium. The suggested parking lot for our conference is the one located on Loring Ave. and Canal St.\, close to the number “30” on the attached map. No parking passes are required. Salem State is an approximately 30 minute walk away from the MBTA station in Salem. The 455 bus route runs from the commuter rail to the university if you are relying on public transportation. \nLunch will be available for purchase at the Salem State Cafeteria or Starbucks on campus. \nEvaluation Form to be filled out by participants after the symposium. \n—— \nThis project is funded by an African American Civil Rights Grant through the National Park Service. This material was produced with assistance from the Historic Preservation Fund\, administered by the National Park Service\, Department of the Interior under Grant Number [P21AP11739-00]. Any opinions\, findings\, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.
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LOCATION:Salem State University
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