The Leslie's Retreat and Salem Resistance Committee is proud to announce a series of live and in person events in commemoration of the 248th Anniversary of Leslie's Retreat! Save the date for several opportunities for special tours on Saturday, February 25. On Sunday, February 26, First Church in Salem will be hosting a concert of...
Many historians who study the early years of the American Revolution tend to focus only on the actions of the residents of Boston and Middlesex County. However, on the eve of the Revolution, Essex County communities to the north established and organized resistance movements to Crown policies that often far exceeded the efforts of their...
Every year on Patriots Day, the members of Danvers Alarm List Company honor the Danvers men who fell at the Jason Russell House on April 19th 1775, by doing our own mini-marathon march. You are welcome to join us in person at any of our spots (check the schedule below) or we livestream on Facebook...
Join the Topsfield Historical Society for a Zoom book discussion on Phyllis Wheatley Peters: Biography of a Genius in Bondage by Vincent Carretta. While the Boston Patriots claimed that the British Empire was treating Americans as slaves, Phillis Wheatley, a young enslaved Bostonian, was writing powerful poetry arguing for freedom for all. Vincent Carretta's concise...
Part of the Massachusetts Archaeology Society Speaker Series: Fields of Conflict and Hallowed Ground, Ten Years of Battlefield Archaeology in the National Park Service Northeast Region Presented by Joel Dukes of the National Park Service. Explore a diverse range of conflict sites from Maine to Virginia. Over the last ten years NARP has worked with...
Captain Samuel Page’s Company: At the Front Lines of the American Revolution In Massachusetts we often think of the Revolution through the lens of the 18th of April, Bunker Hill and the Siege of Boston. Historian Beth Bower will discuss Captain Samuel Page’s Company, a diverse group of soldiers from Danvers and Beverly, who fought at...
Marblehead Museum is thrilled to announce the acquisition of a 1779 letter from General George Washington to Marblehead's heroic Revolutionary War general, John Glover. This special letter, featuring George Washington's signature, is a reply to John Glover's request to resign from the Continental Army due to the recent death of his wife, Hannah. The response,...
General John Glover died on January 30, 1797 and is entombed at Old Burial Hill. The commander of the Glover's Marblehead Regiment; Captain Seamus Daly will deliver an oration remembering General Glover’s service to the country, state and town. Following the oration, members of the regiment will render honors by firing three musket volleys and...
