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  • Vox Populi: Towns of Massachusetts and the American Revolution

    The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA, United States

    In the two and a half centuries since American Independence was declared and secured, little attention has been spent looking into the roles of communities other than those who participated in significant events or were centers of population. Boston, Lexington, Concord, & Bunker Hill play an outsized role in the public memory of the American...

    $10

  • Facing Colonel Alexander Leslie

    Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, United States

    How, why & where the first battle of the American Revolution could have happened at Salem’s North Bridge in February 1775 instead of in Lexington and at Concord’s North Bridge on April 19th. Less than two months before April 19th in 1775, the American Revolution’s first land battle could have taken place in Marblehead and/or...

  • “How the First Shots of the Amer. Rev. War Could Have been Fired in Marblehead and/or Salem on February 26, 1775”

    “How the First Shots of the Amer. Rev. War Could Have been Fired in Marblehead and/or Salem on February 26, 1775”

    A 1-hour walking Tour with Judy Anderson Marblehead’s role in the events of 26 Feb. 1775 ~ where the British Regulars landed ~ and who did & did not participate. Tour meets at Fort Beach. No RSVP required. Tour will end on Washington Street. Please note: there are no restrooms available during the tour. Children...

  • Leslie’s Retreat: Illustrated Powerpoint

    Old North Church 35 Washington Street, Marblehead, MA, United States

    With images & visuals, social historian Judy Anderson of Marblehead will talk about the confrontation in Salem on February 26, 1775, and where the British Regular Army troops are said to have landed in Marblehead. The program will emphasize the historical background of Marblehead at that time, and the distinctive differences between Salem & Marblehead,...

    FREE

  • “How the First Shots of the Amer. Rev. War Could Have been Fired in Marblehead and/or Salem on February 26, 1775”

    “How the First Shots of the Amer. Rev. War Could Have been Fired in Marblehead and/or Salem on February 26, 1775”

    A 1-hour walking Tour with Judy Anderson Marblehead’s role in the events of 26 Feb. 1775 ~ where the British Regulars landed ~ and who did & did not participate. Tour meets at Fort Beach. No RSVP required. Tour will end on Washington Street. Please note: there are no restrooms available during the tour. Children...

  • “By the First Ship from Salem:” The Voyage of the Schooner Quero, April 28, 1775.

    Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Salem Maritime National Historic Site is telling the story of a key but lesser-known voyage across the Atlantic Ocean 250 years ago to deliver news of rebellion in Massachusetts. In April 1775, after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the race was on to control the narrative of the rebellion. Leaving from Derby Wharf onboard...

    FREE

  • “Old Andover” and the American Revolution

    The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA, United States

    This talk shows how Andover helped plant the seeds of the American Revolution. We will see old Andover’s role in the fight for Independence and our legacy in shaping the birth of the nation. Scott W. Dianis is a longtime resident of Andover with a keen interest in local history, particularly in the stories that...

    $10

  • The Great Debate Part 2: Patriots & Loyalists

    Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States

    The year is 1775—tensions with the British Crown are rising, and one question is on every colonist’s mind: Would you fight for independence as a Patriot or remain loyal to the British Crown as a Loyalist? Join us as our two historians face yet another Great Debate that divided colonists and even families during the...

    $15.00

  • Newburyport’s Road to Revolution, Part IV- Black Newburyporters

    Newburyport City Hall 60 Pleasant Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Explore the uncomfortable truth that, as Newburyport debated concepts of freedom and independence on the eve of Revolution, a significant number of Americans were not free. Thousands of African Americans were enslaved, up to 20% of the entire population of the colonies. In Newburyport, Black voices spoke up forcefully for their liberty and equality amid...