This illustrated talk by Judy Anderson will present a portrait of Marblehead at the peak of the town’s pre-Revolutionary prosperity, as social tensions and political divisions began to erupt. Judy will profile our gritty but thriving seaport in the two generations before the grueling struggle for independence. As Britain’s colonies in North America launched into...
In the summer of 1774 to early 1775. The Port of Boston has been closed in retribution for the Boston Tea Party. The countryside is rising up, there is talk of raising minute companies alongside of the regular militia, and “warlike stores” are being gathered, stored, the moved and stored again. Patriotic citizens are doing...
Are you Team Beverly or Team Marblehead? Where is the birthplace of the American Navy? Two local towns that have argued with each other for centuries over this question. Help us settle the Great Debate once and for all! Come out and support your town as historians K. David Goss (Beverly) and Charlie Newhall (Marblehead)...
April 2024 marked 249 years since the opening battles of the American Revolution! Written by the Victors: Remembering the American Revolution is a two-part lecture series by Buttonwoods' Museum Educator Antoine Trombino-Aponte that re-examines the American Revolution to unravel some of the myths and misconceptions that have been passed down through the centuries since the...
In December 1773, a mob of Boston residents stormed three merchant ships moored at Griffin's Wharf and quickly destroyed the chests of East India Company tea located onboard. Three months later, in response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed a series of laws known as the Boston Port Bill. These legislative acts essentially stripped...
Join historian James Fichter for "Tea’s Party: From Boston to Salem and Back Again" a special talk on the history of tea in colonial Massachusetts Bay. This free talk with be hosted at the Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center (2 New Liberty Street, Salem) on Thursday, May 13 at 7 p.m. In this talk Fichter reveals...
In June 1774, General Gage came to Salem with some friends. America would never be the same. On June 15, 10am-4pm and June 16, noon-4pm, Salem Maritime National Historic Site will be commemorating the 250th Anniversary of General Gage’s arrival and the relocation of the capitol to Salem with a weekend-long encampment of British Soldiers...
As part of the British Encampment at Salem Maritime National Historic Site Sunday morning at 9 am, Join General Gage and the loyal citizens of Salem at St. Peter’s Church in Salem for an 18th century church service. The General will be occupying the same pew that he used when he was in Salem in...
In June 1774, General Gage came to Salem with some friends. America would never be the same. On June 15, 10am-4pm and June 16, noon-4pm, Salem Maritime National Historic Site will be commemorating the 250th Anniversary of General Gage’s arrival and the relocation of the capitol to Salem with a weekend-long encampment of British Soldiers...
Summer 1774. The Port of Boston has been closed. The countryside is rising up, there is talk of raising minute companies alongside the regular militia, and British soldiers are appearing in Danvers. General Thomas Gage, newly appointed Royal Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony arrives in New England to keep watch over the restless colonists. Come...
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lafayette’s tour of the U.S. and his visit to Marblehead and the Jeremiah Lee Mansion, Marblehead Museum will host a gathering in the Lee Mansion Gardens (rain or shine), 12 pm-1:30 pm. A Lafayette reenactor will arrive in a carriage and address the crowd. You can also hear an...
To commemorate Salem’s stop on the General Lafayette’s farewell tour of the U.S. 200 years ago, please join us for a Red, White, and Blue Picnic in the Chestnut Street Park across from Hamilton Hall on August 31 from 2:00-4:00pm. While we await Lafayette’s arrival via horse and carriage, guests are welcome to picnic in...
