Events

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

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...

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,...

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...

Join us for a day of fun and festivities as we celebrate the trades of the past and the individuals who keep those skills alive. Marblehead Museum is bringing back the sights, sounds, and smells of colonial New England at its 2nd Annual Colonial Craft Fair! Enjoy a stroll along the beautiful gardens of the...

Kenneth Dyke-Glover has found a map, done by the Works Project Administration (WPA) in the early 1900s, showing that about 104 veterans, including more than 70 Revolutionary War Veterans, are buried in various graves and tombs in our cemetery, mostly without their names. Before this map was found, we thought there were 5 Revolutionary War...

Join us as we open our summer exhibit with a living history interpretation of Manchester in 1775 provided by the Ladies Association of Revolutionary America. For the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum is preparing to tell the story of "Manchester, The Revolution, and The War at Sea," and the opening...

Living History presenter, Andy Volpe will print some of his Paul Revere replica copperplates, including his latest 250th commemorative print project: 3 Promissory Notes (paper money) that Revere secretly engraved & printed for the Massachusetts patriots in May 1775.He plans on having some other prints, plates, tools and other visuals to discuss the work of...

Explore four of Marblehead’s finest privately owned homes, once owned by Marblehead's Revolutionary heroes. These homes were occupied by families who put their lives on the line to fight for independence and the establishment of the fledgling country. During this self-guided house tour, guests may set their own pace as they visit the first floors of...