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SUMMARY:Rabbi David Meyer A Jewish Hero in Glover’s Marblehead Regiment
DESCRIPTION:Through the remarkable story of Abraham Solomon of Glover’s Marblehead Regiment\, Rabbi David Meyer illuminates the often-overlooked role of Jews in the American Revolution and their early struggle for religious  liberty and civic equality. Blending history\, humor\, and heartfelt storytelling\, he reveals how Jewish patriots helped shape a nation founded on freedom. This presentation invites the audience to reflect on how honoring the past can inspire pride\, identity\, and connection in the present.  \nRabbi David J. Meyer is rabbi emeritus of Temple Emanu-El in Marblehead. In his retirement\, he has enjoyed learning about and portraying the only known Jewish soldier in Colonel John Glover’s Revolutionary War Regiment (1775 – 76).  
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/rabbi-david-meyer-a-jewish-hero-in-glovers-marblehead-regiment/
LOCATION:Abbot Hall\, 188 Washington Street\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01970\, United States
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Reward – General John Glover and his Farm House in his Retirement
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will focus on General Glover’s post-Revolutionary years\, when he restarted his business operations and purchased a farm in 1781\, the year he remarried after his wife died in 1778 in the middle of the war\, and a year before he retired from his eight long years of service. Updates about the state of the c.1730-50s farmhouse and its preservation will be included. Nancy Schultz is Chair of Swampscott’s Historical Commission. For the past 3 years\, she has pressed tirelessly for the preservation of General Glover’s Farm House\, after a long career as an Englishman. \nNancy Schultz is Chair of Swampscott’s Historical Commission. For the past 3 years she has pressed tirelessly for the preservation of General Glover’s Farm House\, after a long career as an English professor at Salem State College then University.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/revolutionary-reward-general-john-glover-and-his-farm-house-in-his-retirement/
LOCATION:Goldthwait Reservation\, Phillips Street\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States
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SUMMARY:Music of a New Nation
DESCRIPTION:Concert at “Swett’s Tavern”:  Ampersand Presents Music of a New Nation \nEnjoy Ampersand’s special American Revolution–era program\, Music of the New Nation\, set within the historic Swett-Illsley House\, once a bustling colonial tavern. For this special evening\, we will transform the house into Swett’s Tavern\, featuring period-inspired pub snacks and beer. The immersive performance explores life on the home front and the experiences of everyday people as they faced the struggle for independence. The program features songs reflecting the early stirrings of revolution\, the lives of colonists from varied walks of life\, and the voices of soldiers on both sides of the conflict. Highlights include a fiddle tune composed by an enslaved person\, as well as protest songs written during the Revolution. This engaging trio performs on guitar\, mandolin\, bouzouki\, hammered dulcimer\, cello\, and penny whistles\, weaving rich vocal harmonies with a palpable joy in sharing this historic music with modern audiences. \nMembers $40. This is a members-only performance. \nCLICK HERE to learn more \nPlease call (617) 994-5955 for more information.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/music-of-a-new-nation/
LOCATION:Swett-Ilsley House\, 4 High Road\, Newbury\, MA\, United States
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SUMMARY:To the Farthest Ports of the Rich East: Profit and Peril in the New Trade to Asia
DESCRIPTION:With independence from Britain secured\, in the 1780s American began trading to Asia for themselves. They bought tea in China. They sailed to the East India Company-administered India for cloth\, to Yemen and Dutch Java for coffee\, to Sumatra for pepper\, and to many other ports in between. The trade to Asia accelerated as the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815) kept European traders out of Asian waters\, creating a tussle between British and American crews to supply French-occupied Europe with Asian goods. This process created a new class of American investor-capitalists and the first American millionaires. Yet such wealth came at a cost\, as the ever growing and increasingly wealthy American trading fleet was a tempting target for foreign states and pirates—from Britain and France to Barbary and Yemen—against which the U.S. Navy was not always a match. \nJames Fichter\, is an historian of early America\, the British Empire\, and international trade. His book\, So Great a Proffit: How the East Indies Transformed Anglo-American Capitalism (Harvard: 2010)\, examined the relationship between the American (especially Salem) and British trades to the East Indies in the late 1700s and early 1800s. His book\, Tea: Consumption\, Politics\, and Revolution\, 1773-1776 (Cornell\, 2023) charted the rise and collapse of tea politics in North America. His article\, “The Palimpsest Captive” (Huntington Library Quarterly) reconsiders the 1806 loss of the Salem merchantman\, Essex\, in the Red Sea. His forthcoming work includes the books\, The Real Boston Tea Party\, and Mammon: The American Revolution and the Slave Trade\, as well as an article on the fate of the Salem merchantman\, Friendship\, attacked by “pirates” in 1831. \nWhile admission to this event is free\, space is limited; registration is strongly encouraged. \nCLICK HERE to register \nAfter the lecture\, join James Fichter for a book signing. A limited number of copies of So Great a Proffit: How the East Indies Trade Transformed Anglo-American Capitalism will be available for purchase. Since supplies are limited\, you are welcome to bring a copy of any of his other books you already own to be signed as well. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nThis program is part of the Conflict & Community: Salem\, Essex County\, and the American Revolution lecture series. This series is a partnership between Essex Heritage and Salem Maritime National Historical Park and highlights the unique role of Essex County communities during the American Revolution. CLICK HERE or more information about Conflict & Community programs.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/to-the-farthest-ports-of-the-rich-east-profit-and-peril-in-the-new-trade-to-asia/
LOCATION:Salem Armory Visitor Center\, 2 New Liberty Street\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
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