General Gage is in the House!
Summer 1774. The Port of Boston has been closed. The countryside is rising up, there is talk of raising minute companies alongside the regular militia, and British soldiers are appearing...
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Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, United States
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Meet the Marquis de Lafayette
Jeremiah Lee Mansion Gardens 161 Washington St, Marblehead, United StatesTo celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lafayette’s tour of the U.S. and his visit to Marblehead and the Jeremiah Lee Mansion, Marblehead Museum will host a gathering in the Lee...
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Red, White, and Blue Picnic
Chestnut Street Park Chestnut Street, Salem, MA, United StatesTo commemorate Salem’s stop on the General Lafayette’s farewell tour of the U.S. 200 years ago, please join us for a Red, White, and Blue Picnic in the Chestnut Street...
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Lee in the Revolution Walking Tour
Marblehead Museum 170 Washington Street, Marblehead, United StatesJoin Judy Anderson for an outdoor walking tour about Colonel Jeremiah Lee’s risky, secret, and ultimately fatal activities during a tumultuous year from June 1774 until his death in May...
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Lee in the Revolution Walking Tour
Marblehead Museum 170 Washington Street, Marblehead, United StatesJoin Judy Anderson for an outdoor walking tour about Colonel Jeremiah Lee’s risky, secret, and ultimately fatal activities during a tumultuous year from June 1774 until his death in May...
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Lee in the Revolution Walking Tour
Marblehead Museum 170 Washington Street, Marblehead, United StatesJoin Judy Anderson for an outdoor walking tour about Colonel Jeremiah Lee’s risky, secret, and ultimately fatal activities during a tumultuous year from June 1774 until his death in May...
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Salem During the American Revolution Walking Tour
Salem Maritime National Historic Site 160 Derby St, Salem, MA, United StatesJoin a park ranger for a 45-minute walking tour on the grounds of Salem Maritime National Historic Site. During the tour, learn about Salem’s role in the American Revolution, from...
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The General & The King (Part 1)
Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, United StatesIllustrated talk with internal and external photos about the Danvers country house of Marblehead’s principal 18th c. merchant, Robert “King” Hooper, where the last royal governor, British military Gen. Gage...
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The Great Salem Fire of 1774 Walking Tour
Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United StatesTour the site of the Great Salem Fire, October 6, 1774 with retired park ranger, Curtis White. The fire destroyed shops, a meeting-house, dwellings, and the Custom House. Was the...
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Spirit of ’76 & WPA Murals
Abbot Hall 188 Washington Street, Marblehead, MA, United StatesA guided tour of Abbot Hall, Marblehead’s fourth town meeting hall, whose corner stone was laid in 1876, the nation’s Centennial year. Be inspired by the life-size “Spirit of ’76”...
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Marblehead on the Eve of Independence Walking Tour
Abbot Hall 188 Washington Street, Marblehead, MA, United StatesA walking tour of downtown Marblehead focusing on the mid-1700s, on the eve of independence, when the gritty but thriving and prosperous international Atlantic seaport was the sixth or tenth...
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Women During the Revolutionary War (Documentary Film)
Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, United StatesWomen in full period dress relate their field activities as wives, mothers, and supporters of soldiers fighting in battle and performing camp life work during this documentary film. Fascinating perspective...
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