Lynnfield on the Eve of the Revolution: Daniel Townsend, Martin Herrick and the North Parish Militia 7:00pm - Begin gathering in front of the Centre Congregational Church 7:30pm - Small procession across the Common, led by fife and drum, followed by townspeople 7:40pm - (approx) Lantern Vigil across from the Old Burial Ground, recognizing the...
Saturday, April 20th 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Jeremiah Lee Mansion Gardens **Rain Date is Sunday, April 21st** Members: $10 per Person / $25 per Family Non-Members: $15 per Person / $40 per Family Ages 3 & Under: FREE Come enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of colonial New England at Marblehead Museum’s 1st Annual...
This April 2024 marks 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...
PARTNER EVENT Andover Center for History and Culture The introduction of stage coaches along major roadways leads to taverns as inns, houses of entertainment and political headquarters. Learn about the role of rum in the American Revolution and hear about a certain Mr. Washington who comes to Andover. See beakers, mugs and bowls from the era...
Are you interested in Beverly’s Revolutionary era maritime history? Then this is the tour for you! Join us as we journey through Beverly to visit the homes and businesses of some of Beverly’s most famous privateers! Experience Beverly’s beautiful waterfront views as our guides explain how these sites would have looked and functioned in the...
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...
