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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T093000
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Library Crawl!
DESCRIPTION:It’s time for the Revolutionary Library Crawl! \nVisit ten libraries throughout Northeastern MA from April 21 through May 9 as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Visit an information desk at any of the participating libraries to pick up a crawl passport\, complete an activity\, and earn a passport stamp. Enjoy unique activities\, history\, and swag at each stop on your crawl. \n5 stamps or more on your passport qualify you for an entry into a prize raffle. One prize basket is available per age group: children\, teens\, & adults. Turn your passport in at any participating library by May 9 to be entered into the raffle. \nAll ages are welcome to participate. \nTHANK YOU to our collaborating crawl libraries: Boxford Town Library\, Peabody Institute Library (Danvers)\,  TOHP Burnham Public Library (Essex)\, Georgetown Peabody Library (Georgetown)\, Sawyer Free Library (Gloucester)\, Langley-Adams Library (Groveland)\, Ipswich Public Library\, Flint Public Library (Middleton)\, & Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library. \nCLICK HERE to learn more!
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/revolutionary-library-crawl-begins/2026-05-02/
LOCATION:Hamilton-Wenham Public Library\, 14 Union Street\,\, South Hamilton\, MA\, 01982\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T160000
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Library Crawl!
DESCRIPTION:It’s time for the Revolutionary Library Crawl! \nVisit ten libraries throughout Northeastern MA from April 21 through May 9 as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Visit an information desk at any of the participating libraries to pick up a crawl passport\, complete an activity\, and earn a passport stamp. Enjoy unique activities\, history\, and swag at each stop on your crawl. \n5 stamps or more on your passport qualify you for an entry into a prize raffle. One prize basket is available per age group: children\, teens\, & adults. Turn your passport in at any participating library by May 9 to be entered into the raffle. \nAll ages are welcome to participate. \nTHANK YOU to our collaborating crawl libraries: Boxford Town Library\, Peabody Institute Library (Danvers)\,  TOHP Burnham Public Library (Essex)\, Georgetown Peabody Library (Georgetown)\, Sawyer Free Library (Gloucester)\, Langley-Adams Library (Groveland)\, Ipswich Public Library\, Flint Public Library (Middleton)\, & Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library. \nCLICK HERE to learn more!
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/revolutionary-library-crawl-begins/2026-05-03/
LOCATION:Hamilton-Wenham Public Library\, 14 Union Street\,\, South Hamilton\, MA\, 01982\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T170000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260415T150204Z
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SUMMARY:Songs of Freedom
DESCRIPTION:Joiin the Andover Choral Society directed by Matthew Buono and the New England Classical Singers directed by David Hodgkins for a musical celebration of our nation’s 250th Anniversary. \n“Songs of Freedom” offers an exploration of choral music created at pivotal times in American history from the 1700s to the 21st century. Themes of peace\, of conflict\, of gallantry\, of pioneering\, and of enduring hope resonate throughout this program – all presented by two of the Merrimack Valley’s most beloved choral groups. \nThis special performance features a guest appearance by The Danvers Alarm List Company\, an 18th-century living history reenactment group\, creating a unique patriotic experience. \nConcert tickets are $25 in advance\, $30 at the door\, and $10 for students. To purchase tickets or to learn more\, CLICK HERE \nTo learn more\, please visit andoverchoralsociety.org or newenglandclassical.org.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/songs-of-freedom/
LOCATION:South Church of Andover\, 41 Central Street\, Andover\, MA\, 01810\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260326T192803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T194735Z
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Library Crawl!
DESCRIPTION:It’s time for the Revolutionary Library Crawl! \nVisit ten libraries throughout Northeastern MA from April 21 through May 9 as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Visit an information desk at any of the participating libraries to pick up a crawl passport\, complete an activity\, and earn a passport stamp. Enjoy unique activities\, history\, and swag at each stop on your crawl. \n5 stamps or more on your passport qualify you for an entry into a prize raffle. One prize basket is available per age group: children\, teens\, & adults. Turn your passport in at any participating library by May 9 to be entered into the raffle. \nAll ages are welcome to participate. \nTHANK YOU to our collaborating crawl libraries: Boxford Town Library\, Peabody Institute Library (Danvers)\,  TOHP Burnham Public Library (Essex)\, Georgetown Peabody Library (Georgetown)\, Sawyer Free Library (Gloucester)\, Langley-Adams Library (Groveland)\, Ipswich Public Library\, Flint Public Library (Middleton)\, & Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library. \nCLICK HERE to learn more!
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/revolutionary-library-crawl-begins/2026-05-04/
LOCATION:Hamilton-Wenham Public Library\, 14 Union Street\,\, South Hamilton\, MA\, 01982\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260326T192803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T194735Z
UID:10000742-1777973400-1777996800@essexheritage.org
SUMMARY:Revolutionary Library Crawl!
DESCRIPTION:It’s time for the Revolutionary Library Crawl! \nVisit ten libraries throughout Northeastern MA from April 21 through May 9 as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Visit an information desk at any of the participating libraries to pick up a crawl passport\, complete an activity\, and earn a passport stamp. Enjoy unique activities\, history\, and swag at each stop on your crawl. \n5 stamps or more on your passport qualify you for an entry into a prize raffle. One prize basket is available per age group: children\, teens\, & adults. Turn your passport in at any participating library by May 9 to be entered into the raffle. \nAll ages are welcome to participate. \nTHANK YOU to our collaborating crawl libraries: Boxford Town Library\, Peabody Institute Library (Danvers)\,  TOHP Burnham Public Library (Essex)\, Georgetown Peabody Library (Georgetown)\, Sawyer Free Library (Gloucester)\, Langley-Adams Library (Groveland)\, Ipswich Public Library\, Flint Public Library (Middleton)\, & Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library. \nCLICK HERE to learn more!
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/revolutionary-library-crawl-begins/2026-05-05/
LOCATION:Hamilton-Wenham Public Library\, 14 Union Street\,\, South Hamilton\, MA\, 01982\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T160000
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Library Crawl!
DESCRIPTION:It’s time for the Revolutionary Library Crawl! \nVisit ten libraries throughout Northeastern MA from April 21 through May 9 as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Visit an information desk at any of the participating libraries to pick up a crawl passport\, complete an activity\, and earn a passport stamp. Enjoy unique activities\, history\, and swag at each stop on your crawl. \n5 stamps or more on your passport qualify you for an entry into a prize raffle. One prize basket is available per age group: children\, teens\, & adults. Turn your passport in at any participating library by May 9 to be entered into the raffle. \nAll ages are welcome to participate. \nTHANK YOU to our collaborating crawl libraries: Boxford Town Library\, Peabody Institute Library (Danvers)\,  TOHP Burnham Public Library (Essex)\, Georgetown Peabody Library (Georgetown)\, Sawyer Free Library (Gloucester)\, Langley-Adams Library (Groveland)\, Ipswich Public Library\, Flint Public Library (Middleton)\, & Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library. \nCLICK HERE to learn more!
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/revolutionary-library-crawl-begins/2026-05-06/
LOCATION:Hamilton-Wenham Public Library\, 14 Union Street\,\, South Hamilton\, MA\, 01982\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T190000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260409T193800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T195710Z
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SUMMARY:"How to Feed an Army: In Search of a Bit of Gravy" with Foodways Historian Stacy Booth
DESCRIPTION:It is often said that the army marches on its stomach and it’s just as true during the 18th century as it is today. But how was the army supplied with that food? How was it cooked/processed? And\, in what ways did that differ from the everyday hearth cooked meals they ate at home? \nFoodways historian Stacy Booth will discuss how the Continental Army was fed and supplied. She will compare it to the food local housewives created at home and why that was important to provisioning of the soldiers themselves. \nStacy Booth is a foodways historian with almost 20 years of experience reenacting and presenting to the public. She specializes in 17th and 18th  century New England foodways presentations and cooking demonstrations. She worked previously at Plimoth Patuxet (formerly Plimoth Plantation) and Coggenshall Farm Museum as a 1st and 3rd person reenactor. Her experiences in Revolutionary War reenactment for the last 10 years have allowed her to travel far and wide participating in hearth campfire cooking as well as outdoor bread oven baking demonstrations. .
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/how-to-feed-an-army-in-search-of-a-bit-of-gravy-with-foodways-historian-stacy-booth/
LOCATION:Andover Center for History and Culture\, 97 Main Street\, Andover\, MA\, 01970\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Dwellings – Homes of Patriots and Loyalists in Marblehead
DESCRIPTION:Nearly every house in Marblehead that predates 1775 was the home of a serviceman in America’s Revolutionary War. An estimated 300 houses still survive\, even if modified by later generations\, out of perhaps 525 or so that existed as the war began\, when Marblehead was apparently still the sixth most populous metropolis in British North America. In June 1775\, nearly 600 men and teenage boys from those homes joined the Continental Army’s new “Marblehead Regiment” under Colonel John Glover\, which grew from the earlier rebel Patriot militia led by Colonel Jeremiah Lee until his death in May 1775. Starting in Autumn 1775\, hundreds of them would sail out as captains and crews of privateer vessels. And many would lose their lives that way. But the “prize” vessels they captured helped to supply and pay soldiers in the new nation’s struggling army\, and to outfit its fledgling navy. Over the course of the war’s eight long years\, an estimated total of 1\,400 or more would serve from this town of about 950 families–– all living in those 525 houses! Nearly all were Patriots\, as only about a dozen heads of households can be identified as Tories\, or Loyalists. And nearly every house was filled with women and many children who suffered greatly. It would take several generations for the town to fully recover–– and that was only briefly. But that is the reason so many pre-Revolutionary homes still survive. Come learn about where some of Mhd’s. Revolutionary heroes and their families lived. \nJudy Anderson is an independent social\, cultural\, and architectural historian who worked at the Marblehead Museum for 16 years\nas the organization’s first administrative director in 1994 and the only specified curator of the Jeremiah Lee Mansion from 2001-2010.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/revolutionary-dwellings-homes-of-patriots-and-loyalists-in-mhd/
LOCATION:Abbot Public Library\, 3 Brook Road\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260326T192803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T194735Z
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Library Crawl!
DESCRIPTION:It’s time for the Revolutionary Library Crawl! \nVisit ten libraries throughout Northeastern MA from April 21 through May 9 as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Visit an information desk at any of the participating libraries to pick up a crawl passport\, complete an activity\, and earn a passport stamp. Enjoy unique activities\, history\, and swag at each stop on your crawl. \n5 stamps or more on your passport qualify you for an entry into a prize raffle. One prize basket is available per age group: children\, teens\, & adults. Turn your passport in at any participating library by May 9 to be entered into the raffle. \nAll ages are welcome to participate. \nTHANK YOU to our collaborating crawl libraries: Boxford Town Library\, Peabody Institute Library (Danvers)\,  TOHP Burnham Public Library (Essex)\, Georgetown Peabody Library (Georgetown)\, Sawyer Free Library (Gloucester)\, Langley-Adams Library (Groveland)\, Ipswich Public Library\, Flint Public Library (Middleton)\, & Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library. \nCLICK HERE to learn more!
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/revolutionary-library-crawl-begins/2026-05-07/
LOCATION:Hamilton-Wenham Public Library\, 14 Union Street\,\, South Hamilton\, MA\, 01982\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260326T192803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T194735Z
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Library Crawl!
DESCRIPTION:It’s time for the Revolutionary Library Crawl! \nVisit ten libraries throughout Northeastern MA from April 21 through May 9 as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Visit an information desk at any of the participating libraries to pick up a crawl passport\, complete an activity\, and earn a passport stamp. Enjoy unique activities\, history\, and swag at each stop on your crawl. \n5 stamps or more on your passport qualify you for an entry into a prize raffle. One prize basket is available per age group: children\, teens\, & adults. Turn your passport in at any participating library by May 9 to be entered into the raffle. \nAll ages are welcome to participate. \nTHANK YOU to our collaborating crawl libraries: Boxford Town Library\, Peabody Institute Library (Danvers)\,  TOHP Burnham Public Library (Essex)\, Georgetown Peabody Library (Georgetown)\, Sawyer Free Library (Gloucester)\, Langley-Adams Library (Groveland)\, Ipswich Public Library\, Flint Public Library (Middleton)\, & Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library. \nCLICK HERE to learn more!
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/revolutionary-library-crawl-begins/2026-05-08/
LOCATION:Hamilton-Wenham Public Library\, 14 Union Street\,\, South Hamilton\, MA\, 01982\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260326T192803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T194735Z
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Library Crawl!
DESCRIPTION:It’s time for the Revolutionary Library Crawl! \nVisit ten libraries throughout Northeastern MA from April 21 through May 9 as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Visit an information desk at any of the participating libraries to pick up a crawl passport\, complete an activity\, and earn a passport stamp. Enjoy unique activities\, history\, and swag at each stop on your crawl. \n5 stamps or more on your passport qualify you for an entry into a prize raffle. One prize basket is available per age group: children\, teens\, & adults. Turn your passport in at any participating library by May 9 to be entered into the raffle. \nAll ages are welcome to participate. \nTHANK YOU to our collaborating crawl libraries: Boxford Town Library\, Peabody Institute Library (Danvers)\,  TOHP Burnham Public Library (Essex)\, Georgetown Peabody Library (Georgetown)\, Sawyer Free Library (Gloucester)\, Langley-Adams Library (Groveland)\, Ipswich Public Library\, Flint Public Library (Middleton)\, & Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library. \nCLICK HERE to learn more!
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/revolutionary-library-crawl-begins/2026-05-09/
LOCATION:Hamilton-Wenham Public Library\, 14 Union Street\,\, South Hamilton\, MA\, 01982\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260326T181233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T181233Z
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SUMMARY:North Andover's Colonel James Frye\, Revolutionary Hero with Alex Cain
DESCRIPTION:Join Historian\, Writer\, and Podcaster Alex Cain (Historical Nerdery)\, for this lecture on local Revolutionary Hero and French & Indian War Veteran Colonel James Frye. There will also be an update on the preservation of his ancestral home site.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/north-andovers-colonel-james-frye-revolutionary-hero-with-alex-cain/
LOCATION:North Andover Historical Society\, 800 Massachusetts Ave\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260409T195949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T200006Z
UID:10000748-1779300000-1779307200@essexheritage.org
SUMMARY:Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of TRIVIA!
DESCRIPTION:A Fundraiser to Support the Mission of the Andover Center for History & Culture. \nCALLING ALL HISTORY BUFFS!  (And even those who aren’t) \nThink you know you American Revolution history facts and fiction? \nPut your revolutionary -era expertise to the test and join us for a fun evening of trivia and storytelling at Oak & Iron Brewery \nBetween rounds of trivia\, local journalist and author\, Chris Klein\, will share tales about Andover’s role in the fight for American independence \nCLICK HERE to purchase tickets \n$65 per person\, includes one  Oak & Iron beer ticket\, dinner and trivia \n$55 per person\, soft drinks only\, dinner and trivia \nDinner by D’Agostino’s\, Andover \nlibations by Oak & Iron Brewery
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-trivia/
LOCATION:Oak & Iron Brewery\, 18 Red Spring Road\, Andover\, MA\, 01810\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260325T154950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T175308Z
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SUMMARY:Captain James Mugford\, an early Revolutionary War Martyr in 1776
DESCRIPTION:  \nOn his 27th birthday in May 1776 (May 19th)\, Captain James Mugford became an early Revolutionary War hero and martyr\, killed in combat by the British in retaliation for his having audaciously and fortuitously captured a 300-ton British supply ship a day or two before. It’s a sad but fascinating story! – as his young wife successfully negotiated with the captain of the British warship for his release after the young Marblehead ship’s master had been “impressed” (essentially kidnapped from off a Marblehead street) and held prisoner on that British ship. While on board\, though\, Mugford heard about the supply ship’s imminent arrival. Soon after\, commanding the Franklin out of Marblehead\, he and his crew\, posing as a harmless fishing vessel\, captured the valuable munitions transport. Tragically\, he died in a retaliatory battle the following day. But the vital and desperately needed munitions and supplies\, however\, remained in American hands. \n  \nDonald Doliber was appointed as Marblehead’s Town Historian after 24 years as an award-winning history teacher\, who was selected as the “Outstanding American History Teacher in the United States” by the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.)\, followed by 17 years as an assistant high school principal. His ancestors arrived in Marblehead in the 1630s and were fishermen\, selectmen\, and merchants in the early community\, and later\, a few served in the Revolutionary War. \nThis event is presented in collaboration with the Marblehead 250 Committee and Abbot Public Library.  \nThis program is funded in part by a grant from the Marblehead Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, a state agency. \n \n 
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/captain-james-mugford-an-early-revolutionary-war-martyr-in-1776/
LOCATION:Abbot Public Library\, 3 Brook Road\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260325T155437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T175442Z
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SUMMARY:Captain Samuel Russell Trevett\, Artillery Commander at Bunker Hill 1776
DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17\, 1775\, up above Charlestown\, just north of Boston\, early in the war\, is famous for several reasons. The battle\, the Revolutionary War’s first major combat involving cannons\, was a loss for the Americans\, but the British suffered a high number of casualties. One of the American revolution’s charismatic young leaders\, Dr. Joseph Warren\, a doctor and a Son of Liberty of Boston\, was also a significant loss\, as he was mortally wounded there. But a little-known episode involves a Marblehead artillery commander\, Captain Samuel Russel Trevett\, who fought valiantly and was the only American to lead his cannon company into the thick of the fray\, defying the orders of his superior officers. He also dragged a field-piece down off the hill as the American forces retreated. It was the only American cannon that was not captured by the enemy. Trevett\, however\, was falsely accused of his superior officer’s failures. Though he was exonerated soon after\, he never rejoined the army\, but served instead as a Captain aboard privateer vessels through the war’s end in 1782. \nDonald Doliber was appointed as Marblehead’s Town Historian after 24 years as an award-winning history teacher\, who was selected as the “Outstanding American History Teacher in the United States” by the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.)\, followed by 17 years as an assistant high school principal. His ancestors arrived in Marblehead in the 1630s and were fishermen\, selectmen\, and merchants in the early community\, and later\, a few served in the Revolutionary War. \nThis event is presented in collaboration with the Marblehead 250 Committee and Abbot Public Library.  \nThis program is funded in part by a grant from the Marblehead Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, a state agency.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/captain-samuel-russell-trevett-artillery-commander-at-bunker-hill-1776/
LOCATION:Abbot Public Library\, 3 Brook Road\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260622
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20251117T161621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T161826Z
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SUMMARY:The Battle of Gloucester Reenactment
DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Gloucester\nOn a summer day in 1775\, the British warship HMS Falcon sailed into Gloucester Harbor in pursuit of two colonial schooners. What followed became one of the first naval engagements of the American Revolution—and an unlikely victory for the townspeople of Gloucester. Captain John Linzee of the fourteen-gun sloop HMS Falcon had been ordered to disrupt American supply lines supporting the siege of Boston. After seizing one schooner at sea\, he chased a second into Gloucester Harbor\, where it ran aground near Five Pound Island. When alarm bells rang from the town meeting house\, the local militia quickly assembled. Although lacking proper artillery\, they improvised defenses by mounting swivel guns on makeshift carriages. As British landing parties attempted to board the grounded schooner and burn the town\, Gloucester’s defenders opened fire from shore positions. \nThe Action\nThe engagement lasted from afternoon until 7 p.m. and included: \n\nBritish sailors and marines in whale boats attempting to seize the grounded schooner\nMusket fire from shore that killed three British sailors and wounded an officer\nThe Falcon firing approximately 300 cannon shots at the town (damaging the meeting house but causing no casualties)\nMultiple failed British attempts to burn Gloucester\, including one foiled when gunpowder exploded prematurely\nHand-to-hand combat as militiamen captured British landing parties\n\nThe Outcome\nGloucester’s militia achieved a stunning victory\, recapturing both schooners and taking 35 British sailors prisoner. Not a single townsperson was killed or wounded by the bombardment. The defeat humiliated Captain Linzee and demonstrated that determined colonists could stand against the Royal Navy. \nThis engagement later influenced Admiral Graves to authorize the burning of Falmouth (Portland\, Maine) in October 1775—an act that helped convince the Continental Congress to establish the Continental Navy. \nExperience the Battle\nJoin us on June 20th and 21st as living history reenactors bring this remarkable moment in history to life\, when fishermen and farmers became the defenders of their harbor and struck an early blow for American independence.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/the-battle-of-gloucester-reenactment/
LOCATION:Stage Fort Park\, 24 Hough Ave\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260326T181441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T182219Z
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SUMMARY:March to Revolution: Lesser Known Stories from 1775-1776 with Dr. Abby Chandler
DESCRIPTION:The Battles of Lexington and Concord are well known as “the shot heard round the world” but have you ever heard of the Battle of Moore’s Creek? Or the Revolutionary War connection between Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York and Dorchester Heights in Boston? Or the Mecklenburg Resolves? This talk by Professor Abby Chandler focuses on lesser known events from the months after Lexington and Concord to tell a broader story about the early months of the American Revolution.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/march-to-revolution-lesser-known-stories-from-1775-1776-with-dr-abby-chandler/
LOCATION:North Andover Historical Society\, 800 Massachusetts Ave\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T190000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260220T172522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T204944Z
UID:10000303-1787418000-1787425200@essexheritage.org
SUMMARY:Abigail Adams: Legacy and Liberty
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the spirit of independence with Abigail Adams: Liberty and Legacy at the historic Rocky Hill Meeting House! In this engaging performance\, local actor Sheryl Faye brings to life one of America’s most influential women—a revolutionary\, mother\, and advocate for women’s rights. Set in the eighteenth-century Rocky Hill Meeting House\, this program explores Adams’s intelligence\, courage\, and her enduring call to “remember the ladies.” Join us for an inspiring program honoring her legacy and the revolutionary ideals that shaped a new nation. \nMembers $15; Nonmembers $25 \nCLICK HERE to purchase tickets \nPlease call (617) 994-5955 for more information. \nAbigail Adams will be portrayed by Sheryl Faye. \nThis program is funded in part by a grant from the Amesbury Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/abigail-adams-legacy-and-liberty/
LOCATION:Rocky Hill Meeting House\, 4 Old Portsmouth Road\, Amesbury\, MA\, 01913\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260325T160300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T175542Z
UID:10000313-1787770800-1787776200@essexheritage.org
SUMMARY:Revolutionary Leader – Colonel John Glover & his Crucial Leadership in 1776
DESCRIPTION:John Glover is justly the most famous and celebrated of Marblehead’s hundreds of Revolutionary servicemen due to his capable and resolute leadership of his intrepid and unflinching Continental Army regiment during the war’s first year and a half\, through December 1776\, while he was a Colonel. Although the numbers of his soldiers were somewhat in flux as hundreds would leave to serve as captains and crews on privateer vessels\, nearly 600 men and teenaged boys served in the rebel Patriot army in June 1775. This talk will primarily discuss Colonel Glover’s time as commander of that so-called “Marblehead Regiment” (1775 – 76). But it will focus on the pivotal last four months of 1776 –– from the crucial evacuation of Long Island that saved Commander-in-Chief George Washington’s entire army of 9\,000 men and equipment\, to the pivotal December Crossing of the Delaware River in lashing sleet (and back again\, in worsened conditions\, with two grueling nine-mile marches in between)\, which saved the war effort itself. \nAfterward\, most of Col. Glover’s remaining men returned home\, and would join their mates in privateering –– to Glover’s frustration\, though a handful of stalwart officers stayed in the army with him. Colonel Glover was promoted to General in Feb. 1777\, and served throughout the rest of the war’s 7 long years. He retired from service in 1782\, as hostilities on the N. American continent finally ended. \nLarry Sands is the captain of Glover’s Marblehead Regiment\, a reenactment unit established in 1974. A member for over 35 years\, he has filled all leadership roles and has participated in reenactments of every engagement in which the original regiment served. \n 
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/revolutionary-leader-colonel-john-glover-his-crucial-leadership-in-1776/
LOCATION:Abbot Public Library\, 3 Brook Road\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260325T161507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T175649Z
UID:10000314-1788375600-1788381000@essexheritage.org
SUMMARY:Captain Nicholson Broughton\, First Captain of the Privateer Hannah
DESCRIPTION:Captain Nicholson Broughton earned honor as the first commodore of the United States Navy. But he first gained fame as captain of the even more famous schooner Hannah\, the “first” official privateer vessel sent out from Marblehead / Beverly waters under a commission from George Washington in service of his Continental Army\, on September 2\, 1775. Broughton had at first been a captain of one of the ten regiments in Colonel John Glover’s 21st Massachusetts Regiment (as it began in June 1775). In November 1775\, Captain Broughton commanded the privateer Hancock\, which sailed up to Nova Scotia waters with the schooner Franklin\, commanded by Captain John Selman\, also of Marblehead\, to interrupt the shipping of British armaments to bases in Canada. Finding none\, they took matters into their own hands and were court martialed personally by Commander-in-Chief George Washington. \nDonald Doliber was appointed as Marblehead’s Town Historian after 24 years as an award-winning history teacher\, who was selected as the “Outstanding  American History Teacher in the United States” by the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.)\, followed by 17 years as an assistant high school principal. His ancestors arrived in Marblehead in the 1630s and were fishermen\, selectmen\, and merchants in the early community\, and later\, a few served in the Revolutionary War. \nThis event is presented in collaboration with the Marblehead 250 Committee and Abbot Public Library.  \nThis program is funded in part by a grant from the Marblehead Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, a state agency.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/captain-nicholson-broughton-first-captain-of-the-privateer-hannah/
LOCATION:Abbot Public Library\, 3 Brook Road\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260325T163658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T175801Z
UID:10000317-1792004400-1792009800@essexheritage.org
SUMMARY:Revolutionary War Heroes in Marblehead Cemeteries
DESCRIPTION:Many men from Marblehead fought in the American Revolution. Most were part of the 14th Continental\, known as Glover’s regiment. There were also captains and sailors in Washington’s crucial privateer fleet. Rebels who fought back in other ways\, such as serving on Committees and attending the early Continental Congress\, were also part of the story. Many never returned home\, dying on battlefields or at sea. But those buried in Marblehead’s graveyards help us remember our Town’s role in the nation’s fight for independence. Find out more about who lies where\, and about what’s wrong with the 1930 Tercentenary sign at Old Burial Hill. \nPam Peterson is the Chair of Marblehead Historical Commission and served on Marblehead’s Cemetery Commission after 19 years at the Marblehead Museum\, first as Director of Education and then as Executive Director\, as well as designer of several exhibitions. She is a columnist for the Marblehead ‘Current’ newspaper\, and has recently written a book about all of the cemeteries in Marblehead\, which also includes stories about some of the people who were interred in them.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/revolutionary-war-heroes-in-marblehead-cemeteries/
LOCATION:Abbot Public Library\, 3 Brook Road\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260325T175017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T175017Z
UID:10000318-1793214000-1793219400@essexheritage.org
SUMMARY:Rabbi David Meyer A Jewish Hero in Glover’s Marblehead Regiment
DESCRIPTION:Through the remarkable story of Abraham Solomon of Glover’s Marblehead Regiment\, Rabbi David Meyer illuminates the often-overlooked role of Jews in the American Revolution and their early struggle for religious  liberty and civic equality. Blending history\, humor\, and heartfelt storytelling\, he reveals how Jewish patriots helped shape a nation founded on freedom. This presentation invites the audience to reflect on how honoring the past can inspire pride\, identity\, and connection in the present.  \nRabbi David J. Meyer is rabbi emeritus of Temple Emanu-El in Marblehead. In his retirement\, he has enjoyed learning about and portraying the only known Jewish soldier in Colonel John Glover’s Revolutionary War Regiment (1775 – 76).  
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/rabbi-david-meyer-a-jewish-hero-in-glovers-marblehead-regiment/
LOCATION:Abbot Hall\, 188 Washington Street\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01970\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260325T193234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T193303Z
UID:10000320-1793818800-1793824200@essexheritage.org
SUMMARY:Revolutionary Reward – General John Glover and his Farm House in his Retirement
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will focus on General Glover’s post-Revolutionary years\, when he restarted his business operations and purchased a farm in 1781\, the year he remarried after his wife died in 1778 in the middle of the war\, and a year before he retired from his eight long years of service. Updates about the state of the c.1730-50s farmhouse and its preservation will be included. Nancy Schultz is Chair of Swampscott’s Historical Commission. For the past 3 years\, she has pressed tirelessly for the preservation of General Glover’s Farm House\, after a long career as an Englishman. \nNancy Schultz is Chair of Swampscott’s Historical Commission. For the past 3 years she has pressed tirelessly for the preservation of General Glover’s Farm House\, after a long career as an English professor at Salem State College then University.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/revolutionary-reward-general-john-glover-and-his-farm-house-in-his-retirement/
LOCATION:Goldthwait Reservation\, Phillips Street\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T153000
DTSTAMP:20260419T063341
CREATED:20260220T173256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T205522Z
UID:10000304-1794664800-1794670200@essexheritage.org
SUMMARY:Music of a New Nation
DESCRIPTION:Concert at “Swett’s Tavern”:  Ampersand Presents Music of a New Nation \nEnjoy Ampersand’s special American Revolution–era program\, Music of the New Nation\, set within the historic Swett-Illsley House\, once a bustling colonial tavern. For this special evening\, we will transform the house into Swett’s Tavern\, featuring period-inspired pub snacks and beer. The immersive performance explores life on the home front and the experiences of everyday people as they faced the struggle for independence. The program features songs reflecting the early stirrings of revolution\, the lives of colonists from varied walks of life\, and the voices of soldiers on both sides of the conflict. Highlights include a fiddle tune composed by an enslaved person\, as well as protest songs written during the Revolution. This engaging trio performs on guitar\, mandolin\, bouzouki\, hammered dulcimer\, cello\, and penny whistles\, weaving rich vocal harmonies with a palpable joy in sharing this historic music with modern audiences. \nMembers $40. This is a members-only performance. \nCLICK HERE to learn more \nPlease call (617) 994-5955 for more information.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/music-of-a-new-nation/
LOCATION:Swett-Ilsley House\, 4 High Road\, Newbury\, MA\, United States
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