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...
Music in the Chapel Liberty for All: 250 Years of Revolutionary Music Mary Jodice, piano; Cameron Dobson, voice Thursday, July 3, 12:15pm Pay as you can donation
Join us for Newburyport’s Road to Revolution Part VI – Bunker Hill: Heroes and Cowards! In this closing lecture of the Newburyport’s Road to Revolution series, join historian and author Alexander Cain for an exploration of the first engagement in which Newbury(port) troops play a significant role, for good or ill. While some local commanders distinguished themselves,...
The 250th Anniversary Reenactment of The Battle of Bunker Hills aims to accurately portray the events and faithfully represent the people involved in the conflict of June 17, 1775. Our mission is to celebrate and commemorate the actions and sacrifices of the men and women of all sides of the Battle of Bunker Hill through...
Join us for the opening of our new exhibition "Road to Revolution" curated by Kevin MacDonald. There will be an exhibition opening reception TBD This program is funded in part by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, and in partnership with MOON, Nbpt Library, Central Congregational Church.
The parade route is as follows: Congregate at lower Federal St and Water St, and march up Federal to High St. Turn right on High and proceed to Bartlet Mall. Loop the pond and march down State St to the Review Stand at Market Square. Musket volleys will fire at historically important locations. Floats...
Gary Gregory; proprietor of the Printing Office of Edes & Gill, will talk about the role of the printing press in the American Revolution. Printed pamphlets, broadsides, and newspapers energized the revolution, and it was the printing press that produced the Declaration of Independence. Gary will use his replica of an English Common Press, a...
Join Bethany Groff Dorau for a fascinating journey through history as we explore the Sawyer Hill Burying Ground. Discover the stories of the men and women who played a vital role in the Revolutionary War. Sawyer Hill Burying Ground has been the final resting place for many of the Newburys’ dearly departed since 1695. The three-acre cemetery’s oldest...
Actually –– nearly every colonial house in Marblehead (those built before 1775), was the home of a Revolutionary War serviceman. About 300 houses in Marblehead survive from before 1775, when the town was the sixth most populous metropolis in British North America. ( In the mid-1700s, it was Massachusetts’ second most populous town. Salem was...
Actually –– nearly every colonial house in Marblehead (those built before 1775), was the home of a Revolutionary War serviceman. About 300 houses in Marblehead survive from before 1775, when the town was the sixth most populous metropolis in British North America. ( In the mid-1700s, it was Massachusetts’ second most populous town. Salem was...
PARTNER EVENT Come experience a rousing revolutionary sermon at the Rocky Hill Meeting House. In partnership with Essex Heritage, we welcome Donald Friary in living history as the Rev. Oliver Noble to the pulpit. He will deliver a discourse first given in Newburyport on March 8, 1775 “in commemoration of the Massacre at Boston, March the...
Actually –– nearly every colonial house in Marblehead (those built before 1775), was the home of a Revolutionary War serviceman. About 300 houses in Marblehead survive from before 1775, when the town was the sixth most populous metropolis in British North America. ( In the mid-1700s, it was Massachusetts’ second most populous town. Salem was...
