Around Marblehead’s First Harbor
A walking tour along Marblehead’s earliest harbor (1629 to c.1700) at the northeast tip of the mainland peninsula, where Native Americans summered for hundreds of years. Stunning views of the...
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Grace Oliver Beach Beacon Street, Marblehead, United States
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Beverly’s Maritime Role in the American Revolution
John Cabot House 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, United StatesAre you fascinated by Beverly’s Revolutionary-era maritime history? Then this walking tour is for you! Join us as we explore historic Beverly, visiting the homes and former businesses of some...
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North Andover’s Revolutionary History Walking Tour
North Andover Historical Society 800 Massachusetts Ave, North Andover, MA, United StatesWe will begin at the North Andover Historical Society’s headquarters with a guided tour of our newest revolutionary exhibit, The Aspirations of Ordinary People. We will then tour the original...
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The Marblehead Fort in 1775
Fort Sewall Front Street, Marblehead, MA, United StatesJoin Judy Anderson for a walking tour of Fort Sewall. Marblehead’s Fort Sewall was enlarged to its current footprint in 1775, as the Revolutionary War’s eight long years began ––...
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Tour the home of Marblehead’s Famous Loyalist, Robert ‘King’ Hooper
King Hooper Mansion 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA, United StatesRare opportunity ! A guided tour through the home of one of Marblehead’s few Loyalists, Robert “King” Hooper (1709 – 1790), explaining his Loyalist stance, and the tragedies of his...
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Benedict Arnold in Danvers: Lecture
Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, United StatesJoin us for a lecture at Tapley Memorial Hall by local historian Dan Gagnon from 1:00pm-1:30pm This event will be followed immediately by another event. CLICK HERE to learn more...
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Benedict Arnold in Danvers: Gathering of Troops
Arnold's Expedition to Quebec Marker Conant & High Street, Danvers, MA, United StatesOn September 5, 1775, General Washington called for 786 volunteers from the Continental Army assembled at Cambridge. Their ambitious mission: march to the gates of Québec and capture the city....
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Spirit of ’76 Painting & WPA Murals
Abbot Hall 188 Washington Street, Marblehead, MA, United StatesGuided tour of Abbot Hall, Marblehead’s 4th town meeting hall, whose corner stone was laid in 1876, the nation’s Centennial year. Be inspired by the giant life-size “Spirit of ’76”...
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Marblehead on the Eve of Revolution
Abbot Hall 188 Washington Street, Marblehead, MA, United StatesA walking tour of downtown Marblehead focusing on the mid-1700s, on the eve of Revolution, when the gritty but thriving and prosperous international Atlantic seaport was the sixth most populous...
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Battle of Menotomy: Myth, Lore, & History
Rebecca Nurse Homestead 149 Pine Street, Danvers, United StatesProfessor Donald Hayes will be presenting on his recent research and discovery of the role Danvers militias played in the Battle of Menotomy at the time of the Battle of...
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Revolutionary Tea on a Gambrel Roof
Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, United StatesA creative theatrical presentation based on a circa 1875 local poem by Lucy Larcom about the historic Danvers Jeremiah Page House. Period music, and an art installation add to the...
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John Glover’s Marblehead Schooner, Hannah (1765-1775)
Virtual EventSix years ago, vessel biographer Randy Biddle decided to investigate the origin story and likely appearance of a small, schooner named Hannah, owned in Marblehead by John Glover. On October 10,...
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