Newburyport’s Road to Revolution Part II: Nbpt Braces for Attack by Sea
2025-03-20 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Custom House Maritime Museum, 25 Water Street, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Boston is occupied, Portsmouth blockaded. A wild rumor flies that Ipswich has been attacked by sea and her inhabitants killed. A British scouting party sneaks into Newburyport Harbor under the cover of night. In the face of constant threat, Newburyport’s harbor became a safe haven for vessels of all kinds on the eve of Revolution, thanks to an elaborate web of defenses including sunken piers, floating batteries, and artillery at Salisbury Point.
Join Graham McKay, executive director of Lowell’s Boat Shop, and Bethany Groff Dorau as we explore how Newburyport prevented attack by sea and became a refuge for rebels at sea.
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Funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism

Rebels At Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution talk by Eric Jay Dolin
2025-03-27 18:30 - 19:30 | Andover Center for History and Culture, 97 Main Street, Andover, MA, 01970, United States
Join us to hear Author Eric Jay Dolin talk about his book, Rebels At Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution.

More information coming soon
Andover Center for History & Culture website

Newburyport's Road to Revolution, Part III - The First Tea Party
2025-03-30 15:00 - 16:00 | Museum of Old Newbury, 98 High Street, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Join us for a special Sunday afternoon tea party at the Museum of Old Newbury to explore a tea mystery. For generations, Newburyporters claimed to have been the first to protest onerous British tariffs by destroying tea imported from British India. Before Sam Adams’s band dunked that tea in Boston harbor, as the Clipper City’s claim goes, a sturdy shipwright sparked the Revolution when he rallied a local band to burn the offending tea in this town’s Market Square. Join historian and educator Bill Quigley, who has examined this long-standing narrative, to learn the truth of this history. It’s a tale of surprising twists.
Bill Quigley teaches history and directs the Writing Center at The Governor’s Academy. He’s the author of an award-winning Civil War history, Pure Heart: The Faith of a Father and Son in the War for a More Perfect Union (Kent State, 2016), and he is working now on a book about the historically misrepresented Christiana “Riot” of 1851. He is co-president of the Museum’s board of directors.
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Funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism

"Heads of Families and Men of Substance" The Rise of the Merrimack Valley Minute Men
2025-04-01 18:00 - 20:00 | The Stevens Center on the Common, 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA, 01845, United States
In October 1774, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress instructed towns throughout the colony to prepare for imminent conflict with England. In response, the Merrimack Valley, in particular, shifted into a wartime stance, forming minute companies, stockpiling weapons, ammunition, and supplies, and setting up a defense network ready to mobilize if British forces advanced from Boston. Join historian and professor, Alexander Cain as he explores the Merrimack Valley’s reaction, focusing on Andover, to the British threat and delves into the formation of the Massachusetts militia and the minuteman system just before the battles of Lexington and Concord.
Doors at 6:00/Presentation Begins at 6:30
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North Andover Revolutionaries in the First and Second Burial Grounds
2025-04-08 18:00 - 20:00 | The Stevens Center on the Common, 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA, 01845, United States
Join us as we approach the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution by learning about our local revolutionary heroes buried in North Andover’s First and Second Burial Ground. Who were they? What was their previous fighting experience? What drove them to war?
NA Historical Society Educator, David Blauvelt, will speak on the character and actions of some of the town’s Revolutionary War soldiers.
Doors at 6:00/Presentation Begins at 6:30
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Marblehead's Mysterious Revolutionary
2025-04-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Marblehead Museum, 170 Washington Street, Marblehead, 01945, United States
On May 10, 1775, the once formidable life of Colonel Jeremiah Lee of Marblehead came to an abrupt end, due to his covert acts on behalf of independence.
Judy Anderson leads this illustrated presentation to honor Lee’s life and contributions to the revolutionary cause, which have remained nearly unrecognized for two and a half
centuries.
A Colonel of Marblehead’s defensive militia since 1751, Lee also led the town’s large rebel militia from January 1775 until his untimely death. Judy Anderson will illuminate the story of one of America’s forgotten, but most crucial, revolutionaries.
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Lunch Time History Films-Massachusetts Community Militias
2025-04-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Tapley Memorial Hall, 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, 01923, United States
Lunchtime History Films, bring your lunch!

Massachusetts Community Militias

A casual discussion and a 20-30 minute film. Presented by Heritage Films, Dan Tremblay, a volunteer and member of DHS.

Free Admission. Donations appreciated.
Danvers Historical Society: 978-777-1666 or E-mail to connect@danvershistory.org

Reconstructing the Voice of James Stevens: A North Andover Revolutionary
2025-04-15 18:00 - 20:00 | The Stevens Center on the Common, 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA, 01845, United States
Join linguist and NAHS facilities manager, Antoine Trombino-Ponte, as he explains his reconstruction of the voice of James Stevens, through James’ diary, which he began on April 19th, 1775.
Antoine Trombino-Aponte is the Facilities Manager at the North Andover Historical Society as well as an Educator at the JFK Library, Boston.
Doors at 6:00/Presentation Begins at 6:30
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Virtual Program - Salem's Pre-Revolutionary Revolution
2025-04-16 19:00 - 20:30 | MA
A decade before 1776, changes in the social and political hierarchies of Salem paved the way for its Revolutionary and post-Revolutionary roles. Dr. Donna Seger, professor of history at Salem State University and co-author of the forthcoming Salem’s Centuries. New Perspectives on the History of an Old American City, leads us through some of the major clashes and contests.
Join Dr. Donna Seger and Historic New England’s North Shore Regional Site Administrator, Abigail Stewart, for thrilling tales from Revolutionary Salem!
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Historic New England Members Free; Nonmembers $5.
Advance tickets are required.
Please call (617)994-6678 for more information.
The link for the webinar will be included in the order confirmation for this program.

The Osgoods - 250 Years Ago They Started A Revolution
2025-04-18 18:00 - 20:00 | The Stevens Center on the Common, 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA, 01845, United States
Based on shared research about their families, cousins Rich Pitra and Kathleen Osgood will bring their ANCESTRY CLUB research to North Andover on the eve of the 250th anniversary of our town’s involvement in the early days of the American Revolution.
From the “shot heard round the world” on April 19, 1775, to September 3, 1783, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, the Osgoods fought in the Revolution. Now, 250 years later, Katie and Rich will highlight the family who fought in the opening battles for American Independence, including the Fryes and Osgoods from Andover, the Osgoods and Prescotts from Lancaster, and the Hales from Hollis, Massachusetts. The presentation will follow their routes to Lexington and Concord and on to the Siege of Boston and the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Doors at 6pm/Presentation at 6:30pm
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"Shadows of 1775"
2025-04-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Centre Congregational Church Chapel, 5 Summer St, Lynnfield, MA, 01940, United States
Hosted by Lynnfield Historical Society
Shadows of 1775
An original play. Hear the words of those who represented Lynn end (what Lynnfield was known as)
The play is led by a narrator who calls on various characters sitting in the audience; Characters (who are real people from 1775 Lynnfield) tell their individual stories, which, in turn, tell the whole story.
This event is FREE and open to all. Seating is limited (First come/first served)
For more information visit: https://www.lynnfieldhistoricalsociety.org/lhs–revolution-250.html

Lynnfield Historical Society Revolution 250 Events
2025-04-19 | Lynnfield Library, 18 Summer St, Lynnfield, MA, 01940, United States
On Saturday April 19th there will be a series of events on Lynnfield Common and in the Lynnfield Library
11:00am: Patriots Gallery of lawn signs containing biographies of the 38 men of Bancroft’s Company
11:00am: Children’s craft and story time; Children can make their own tri-cornered hats. There will also be a reading of Longfellow’s poem “Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” in the Library.
12:30pm: Fife and Drum Demonstrations
12:35pm: Hear the story of Martin Herrick – Lynnfield’s own midnight rider
12:45pm: Martin Herrick arrives on horseback
12:50pm: Kids Parade
1:00pm: Militia Demonstrations: Musket Display, Mourn Arms presentation, Wreath Laying, 18th Century music with Ron Sarro
2:00pm: Patriotic concert featuring the Reading Community Concert Band.

For more information visit: https://www.lynnfieldhistoricalsociety.org/lhs–revolution-250.html

REV250 Bus Tour of North Andover & Andover
2025-04-19 11:00 - 14:30 | MA
**THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT**
Join us on April 19th for the Revolutionary History Tour Shuttle, a special collaboration between the North Andover Historical Society and the Andover Center for History and Culture!
Embark on an adventure through our shared heritage as we bring our two towns, once united during the American Revolution, back together for a day of family-friendly learning and fun.
The 1.5 hour bus tour will start at the North Andover Historical Society. The route retraces the path taken by the Militia through North Andover and Andover en route to the battle at Lexington and Concord. View historical homes and sites that stood in 1775. The 18th century owners of these homes helped shape our nation’s journey to independence. Our experienced guides from the NAHS and ACHC will share captivating stories and anecdotes about our local connections to the revolution.
In North Andover the bus will stop briefly for a tour of the historic kitchen and dining room at the Timothy Johnson House where you can enjoy a glass of lemonade. The bus continues on to Andover viewing more historic homes and stopping briefly at the west Andover Blanchard Upton House for an outdoor tour and a glass of apple cider. From there, the bus returns to the North Andover Historical Society.
Connect with your neighbors and foster a sense of pride in our intertwined past and the aspirations of ordinary people in our towns in 1775 who fought for liberty, equality and justice as they marched at the Lexington Alarm from the North Parish meeting house, through Andover and on to Concord and Lexington on 19th April, 1775.

Patriots Day Remembrance 2025
2025-04-21 07:50 - 13:00 | Rebecca Nurse Homestead, 149 Pine Street, Danvers, 01923, United States
Every year on Patriots Day, the members of the Danvers Alarm List Company gather to honor the brave men from Danvers who made the ultimate sacrifice at the Jason Russell House on April 19th, 1775, by participating in a special mini-marathon. This year, in commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Patriots Day, we’re expanding our programming. For the first time, we’ll offer Trolley transportation, allowing not only our reenactors but also members of the public to join us at each of our historic stops. Our knowledgeable reenactors will share the story of the 16 mile march made to the Battle of Menotomy and the lives of the men we lost that day. At each stop of the graves and monuments dedicated to the seven Danvers men, we will hold a brief ceremony and a volley salute. Reenactors will also bring history to life with engaging spoken dialogue aboard the Trolleys. Be sure to stay tuned for the most up-to-date information on the schedule and Trolley registration.

Below are the stops without the exact times as we are still finalizing this. Trolleys will pick-up and drop-off at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead. There is plenty of parking available but once we leave the Homestead at 7:50am we will not be returning until 1pm, so please keep this in mind. (We will have portable toilets available at the Nurse Homestead before departure and upon return.)

Training Field (Centre Street Danvers). The Village Training Field on Centre Street was given to the town by Deacon Nathaniel Ingersoll in 1709 as a training place. A marker at the Training Field stands as a memorial to the seven Danvers men who died on April 19, 1775 in Menotomy (Arlington).
Jacobs Gravesite (Edgehill Road Peabody). Henry Jacobs was one of the Danvers men who fell on April 19. He is buried in a family cemetery. At that time, Peabody was part of Danvers.
Old South Burial Ground (Main Street Peabody). The South Burial Ground contains the graves of four Danvers men who died on April 19: Ebenezer Goldthwaite, George Southwick, Samuel Cook, and Benjamin Daland.
Lexington Monument (Washington St. Peabody)

(This stop will be the only stop with access to bathrooms until the Nurse Homestead)

Hutchinson Home Site Marker (Water Street Danvers). Capt. Israel Hutchinson commanded a Minute company that fought in Menotomy. Hutchinson lived in a home on Water Street in Danversport, which is no longer standing. The bodies of the Danvers dead were brought back to this house on April 20, 1775. A granite marker marks the location of the house.
Reuben Keniston Grave – Leach Burial Ground (Elliot Street Danvers). Ruben Keniston was a Beverly man who marched to Menotomy with Capt. Israel Hutchinson’s company. He was killed on April 19th.
Nurse Homestead Cemetery (Pine Street Danvers). The cemetery at the Nurse House contains the graves of Revolutionary War veterans Francis Nurse (great grandson of Rebecca) and Matthew Putnam. (There will be portable toilets at this location)

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Vox Populi: Towns of Massachusetts and the American Revolution
2025-04-22 18:00 - 20:00 | The Stevens Center on the Common, 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA, 01845, 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 Revolution. In this talk, we will examine the hearts and minds of the people and communities across Massachusetts to understand why they would risk their lives, liberties, and fortunes for a new nation.
Jonathan Lane is a historian with the Massachusetts Historical Society and the coordinator for Revolution 250, an organization dedicated to commemorating the American Revolutionary War.
Doors at 6:00/Presentation at 6:30
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Facing Colonel Alexander Leslie
2025-04-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Tapley Memorial Hall, 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, 01923, 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 Salem instead of in Lexington and Concord, in the exact same scenario. The “Salem Alarm” event that occurred in Salem on February 26th, 1775 and later became known as “Leslie’s Retreat,” is now quite familiar — especially after the big 250th anniversary reenactment a few weeks ago, and several educational events about it.
Here in Danvers on April 23rd, an illustrated program will explore the human side of the near-miss episode, along with its geographical and social context.
Who was the “Leslie” of “Leslie’s Retreat” ? — Why did he and his Regular Army troops march through the crowded and volatile metropolis of Marblehead to march into Salem? — And where in Marblehead did they land?
Social and cultural historian Judy Anderson of Marblehead will introduce Colonel Alexander Leslie as a person, along with a few of the other individuals who were involved — most of whom were remarkably young ! … She will also note who were NOT involved, contrary to common assumptions and portrayals of the tense confrontation on that cold February day. … Along the way, she will illuminate what Marblehead actually was in 1775, as opposed to what people think it was — especially in relation to Danvers and Salem. Because in 1775, all three were VERY different communities.
Portrait of Lt. Colonel Alexander Leslie as a General (in 1776) by Thomas Gainsborough. Private collection in Scotland.
Detail of a painting by J.O.J. Frost (1920s), depicting the landing of Colonel Leslie’s troops at a cove in Marblehead Harbor. Marblehead Museum collection.
We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program.
Speaker Series typically every 3rd Wednesday, 7pm.
Including a temporary exhibit of related artifacts from the Society’s collections.
Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers MA.
Danvers Historical Society: 978-777-1666 or E-mail to dhs@danvershistory.org Donations appreciated.
Learn more here: https://www.danvershistory.org/2025/04/facing-colonel-alexander-leslie/

"How the First Shots of the Amer. Rev. War Could Have been Fired in Marblehead and/or Salem on February 26, 1775"
2025-04-25 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-04-27 16:00 - 17:00 | MA
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 are welcome, as well as dogs on a leash.
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Leslie's Retreat: Illustrated Powerpoint
2025-04-27 11:30 - 12:30 | Old North Church, 35 Washington Street, Marblehead, MA, 01945, 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, both during the Revolution and before.
Event is FREE but donations to the Old North Church are greatly appreciated.

"By the First Ship from Salem:" The Voyage of the Schooner Quero, April 28, 1775.
2025-04-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Salem Armory Visitor Center, 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, 01970, 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 the schooner “Quero,” Salem patriot Captain John Derby and his crew set sail for England on April 28th, 1775. Onboard the ship were written accounts of the battle and sworn affidavits by participants. They aimed to beat the British ship “Sukey,” which was carrying the British military report of the battles back to England. Despite the “Sukey” leaving four days earlier, the nimble “Quero” arrived almost two weeks before the British vessel. The written accounts from the “Quero” were delivered to London, where they were quickly disseminated throughout England.

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the voyage of the “Quero,” Salem Maritime National Historic Site is hosting a FREE EVENT at 7 pm on Monday, April 28, at the Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center (2 New Liberty Street). Titled “By the First Ship from Salem: The Voyage of the Schooner Quero,” curator Dr. Emily Murphy will highlight the historical significance of this race across the Atlantic. Living history practitioners will read the original accounts from the “Quero” and the “Sukey.” Join us as we explore the tumultuous start of the American Revolution and how the news spread in 1775.

No reservations are required.

"Old Andover" and the American Revolution
2025-04-29 18:00 - 20:00 | The Stevens Center on the Common, 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA, 01845, 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 help explain the town’s early development and evolution. He recently published an updated edition of Sarah Bailey’s “Historical Sketches of Andover”, detailing the town’s history from its founding to the early 19th century.
Doors at 6pm/Presentation at 6:30pm
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The Great Debate Part 2: Patriots & Loyalists
2025-05-06 18:00 - 19:30 | Salem Armory Visitor Center, 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, 01970, 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 American Revolution. David Goss will argue the case for Loyalists, and Charlie Newhall will argue the case for Patriots. Both sides will defend their beliefs about freedom, loyalty, and the future of the colonies.
The debate will be moderated by David Olson former Editor-in-Chief of the Salem News
Audience members will have the chance to ask questions, challenge perspectives, and even cast their vote at the end!
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This program is part of Essex County Revolution 250 – an initiative of Essex Heritage in partnership with Massachusetts Rev250 and dozens of regional museums, heritage sites, and organizations, with the intention of raising awareness and highlighting the diverse stories of Essex County, Massachusetts residents, free and unfree, during the American Revolutionary period.

CLICK HERE to watch David Goss and Charlie Newhall battle it out last year at the Great Debate: Birthplace of the American Navy.

Newburyport’s Road to Revolution, Part IV- Black Newburyporters
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Newburyport City Hall, 60 Pleasant Street, Newburyport, MA, 01950, 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 the revolutionary fervor, and helped turn the tide in Massachusetts against slavery. Some white revolutionaries bitterly characterized themselves as “slaves” of Great Britain and King George in Newburyport newspapers. “I need not point out the absurdity of your exertions for liberty, while you have slaves in your houses,” formerly enslaved man Caesar Sarter fired back.
Join a panel of noted scholars for a discussion of how Newburyport grappled with the promise and paradox of independence.
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Funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism

“Col. J. Lee & His Covert Revolutionary Acts”
2025-05-09 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-05-10 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-05-10 16:00 - 17:30 | MA
A 1.5-hour walking Tour with Judy Anderson
Colonel Lee did far more than anyone realizes “Col. J. Lee & His Covert Revolutionary Acts” incl. period quotes by & about Lee & his risk-filled role in 1774 & ‘75
Tour meets in front of the Lee Mansion, 161 Washington Street.
$10 Marblehead Museum members; $15 General Public
Register online (Coming Soon)

Lunchtime History Films-Dogtown and the Revolution
2025-05-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Tapley Memorial Hall, 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, 01923, United States
Lunchtime History Films, bring your lunch!

The Folklore Tale of Dogtown – Origins, inhabitants, mysteries, and role in the revolution

A casual discussion and a 20-30 minute film. Presented by Heritage Films, Dan Tremblay, a volunteer and member of DHS.

Free Admission. Donations appreciated.
Danvers Historical Society: 978-777-1666 or E-mail to connect@danvershistory.org

Revolutionary Tea on a Gambrel Roof w/Tea & Cake
2025-05-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Tapley Memorial Hall, 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, 01923, United States
A dramatization of ‘A Gambrel Roof’, a poem by Lucy Larcom.
A creative multi-disciplinary theatrical presentation of a circa 1875 local poem about the historic Danvers Jeremiah Page House. Period music, an art installation, historic tea blends, and signature cakes add to the illustration of the story:
In about 1770, when the British monarchy started taxing tea in the colonies, Jeremiah told Sarah that “no tea shall be drunk in this house”. However, while her husband was away one day, Sarah and two friends secretly had their tea ON the roof of the house. In Sarah’s words, “Upon a house is not within it”, so she was still obeying her husband’s wishes. This story was told to Anne L. Page, Jeremiah’s granddaughter, by a family friend many years later. Anne then told it to her friend Lucy Larcom, the famous Beverly poet. Lucy romanticized the story in the poem “A Gambrel Roof,” written as the 100th birthday of our nation approached and published in the Atlantic Monthly.
There will be a Q&A session after the production, moderated by historian Dan Gagnon.
Wheelchair accessible building and parking available. Additional parking in the Elm Street lot.
Danvers Historical Society: 978-777-1666 or E-mail to connect@danvershistory.org

Revolutionary Tea on a Gambrel Roof
2025-05-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Tapley Memorial Hall, 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, 01923, United States
A dramatization of ‘A Gambrel Roof’, a poem by Lucy Larcom.
A creative multi-disciplinary theatrical presentation of a circa 1875 local poem about the historic Danvers Jeremiah Page House. Period music, and an art installation add to the illustration of the story:
In about 1770, when the British monarchy started taxing tea in the colonies, Jeremiah told Sarah that “no tea shall be drunk in this house”. However, while her husband was away one day, Sarah and two friends secretly had their tea ON the roof of the house. In Sarah’s words, “Upon a house is not within it”, so she was still obeying her husband’s wishes. This story was told to Anne L. Page, Jeremiah’s granddaughter, by a family friend many years later. Anne then told it to her friend Lucy Larcom, the famous Beverly poet. Lucy romanticized the story in the poem “A Gambrel Roof” written as the 100th birthday of our nation approached and published in the Atlantic Monthly.
There will be a Q&A session after the production.
Wheelchair accessible building and parking available. Additional parking in the Elm Street lot.
Donations appreciated
We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program.
Danvers Historical Society: 978-777-1666 or E-mail to connect@danvershistory.org

Newburyport's Road to Revolution, Part V - Powder and Shot
2025-05-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Museum of Old Newbury, 98 High Street, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Curious about what Newbury(port) soldiers carried into battle?
Join Joel Bohy, Revolutionary War weapons expert, for an exploration of the muskets, swords, and accouterments carried during the earliest days of the American Revolution, featuring notable items from the Museum of Old Newbury collection. The session concludes with a musket drill outside.
Joel Bohy is the director of Historic Arms & Militaria at Blackstone Valley Auctions and a frequent appraiser of Arms & Militaria on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow, an active member of the American Society of Arms Collectors, the Company of Military Historians, The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, an instructor for Advanced Metal Detecting for the Archeologist, and an advisory board member of American Veterans Archaeological Recovery.

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Funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism
