The Great Salem Fire of 1774: Walking Tour
Tour 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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Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States
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250th Anniversary of the first MA Provincial Congress
Hawthorne Hotel 18 Washington Square W., Salem, MA, United StatesOn October 7, 1774, ninety chosen representatives met at Salem in defiance of General Gage’s order. They elected John Hancock to serve as chairman. They resolved to form themselves into...
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Rev250MHD: Portraits of 18th-century Marblehead People Before the Storm of Revolution
Marbleahead Arts Association 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA, United StatesOn Sunday afternoon, November 3rd, at 1 pm at the Marblehead Arts Association’s King Hooper Mansion, an illustrated talk will bring those enigmatic individuals from Marblehead’s late colonial past to...
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Suing Their Enslavers: 18th century Freedom-Seekers in Andover
Andover Center for History and Culture 97 Main Street, Andover, MA, United StatesFirst lecture in the series, Freedom and Unfreedom in Essex County Suing Their Enslavers: 18th Century Freedom-Seekers in Andover A lecture given by Christine Boehmer, independent historian Not all Native Americans...
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Old Taverns in 18th Century Andover: Headquarters for sleeping, politicking and entertainment
Andover Center for History and Culture 97 Main Street, Andover, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Joann Michalik, local historian and researcher If you missed our 18th-century tavern night in April, here's your chance to experience it . . . with a holiday twist. The...
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Lunchtime History Films – Massachusetts Militias, Colonials, and British of 1775
Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, United StatesHow militias were formed and implemented A casual discussion and 20-30 minute film. Presented by Heritage Films, Dan Tremblay, volunteer and member of DHS. Share your knowledge in casual conversation....
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250th Anniversary of Leslie’s Retreat Forum and Discussion
Pickering House 18 Broad Street, Salem, United StatesJoin us for an afternoon discussing one of the lesser-known skirmishes of the early Revolutionary War. Colonel Timothy Pickering was present on that day and at his home 250 years...
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Leslie’s Retreat: Salem on the Brink of Revolution Exhibit Opening Reception & Lecture
Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United StatesOn the 250th Anniversary of Leslie's Retreat, this National Park Service exhibit will explore why Crown soldiers under Lt. Col. Alexander Leslie came to Salem on February 26, 1775, who...
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Red Coat March: Leslie’s Retreat 250th Reenactment
City of Salem Salem, MA, United StatesAll are welcome to join at 9:30am at St. Peter’s-San Pedro Episcopal Church at 24 St. Peter’s Church to learn the history behind Leslie’s Retreat, and to hear from current...
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Leslie’s Retreat 250th Trolley Tour
St. Peter's-San Pedro Epsicopal Church 24 St. Peter Street, Salem, MA, United StatesJoin us for a FREE 90-minute Trolley tour from Salem to Marblehead and back will discuss how and where the American Revolution could have started in Marblehead and/or Salem on...
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Fashion in the Season of Revolution: A Panel Discussion and a Revolutionary Reenactor Promenade
PEM 161 Essex St, Salem, MA, United StatesThe Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) invites you to step back in time with Fashion in the Season of Revolution, a dynamic exploration of the intersection between style, society, and conflict...
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The Revolution Ball
Hamilton Hall 9 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA, United StatesThe Revolution Ball is a colonial dress/black tie evening of live music, dancing, food, and drinks. The event celebrates the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Leslie's Retreat from the...
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