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SUMMARY:"The Spirit of Privateering Prevails Here": Essex County's Revolutionary War at Sea
DESCRIPTION:We all learn about the land battles that began the American Revolution\, but less is known about the merchants and mariners who risked their livelihoods and lives to take the battle to the British on the high seas. This lecture will explore the world of the privateersmen and navy sailors who supplied one of Essex County’s major contributions to the Revolutionary War effort. On the home front\, we will examine how privateering changed the economy and daily life in North Shore port communities. \nEmily Murphy is the Curator for Salem Maritime National Historical Park and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. She holds a BA in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College\, Annapolis\, an MA in American Studies from Penn State\, and a Ph.D. in American Studies from Boston University. Dr. Murphy has been working in public history for over 30 years\, including at the Maryland State Archives\, the Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis\, MD\, Independence NHP\, and the Peabody Essex Museum. Her major publications for the National Park Service include the walking tour guide Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Salem\, and Merchants\, Clerks\, Citizens\, and Soldiers: A History of the Second Corps of Cadets\, for which she was awarded the Honorable Order of St. Barbara from the United States Field Artillery Association. Most recently\, she contributed the chapter “’ The Family of Derby Has a Taste in This Way’; The homes of Elias Hasket and Elizabeth Derby” in the book A Material World: Culture\, Society and the Life of Things in Early Anglo-America\, edited by George Boudreau and Margaretta Lovell\, and created an exhibit on Leslie’s Retreat for the Salem Armory Visitor Center. She is currently working on a set of exhibits about privateering that will be installed at Salem Maritime in the summer of 2026. \nSpace is limited; registration is strongly encouraged \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. \nImage Credit: Privateer battle by Tom Freeman\, National Park Service Commissioned Art Collection.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/the-spirit-of-privateering-prevails-here-essex-countys-revolutionary-war-at-sea/
LOCATION:Salem Armory Visitor Center\, 2 New Liberty Street\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T190000
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SUMMARY:Captain Samuel Russell Trevett\, Artillery Commander at Bunker Hill 1775
DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17\, 1775\, up above Charlestown\, just north of Boston\, early in the war\, is famous for several reasons. The battle\, the Revolutionary War’s first major combat involving cannons\, was a loss for the Americans\, but the British suffered a high number of casualties. One of the American revolution’s charismatic young leaders\, Dr. Joseph Warren\, a doctor and a Son of Liberty of Boston\, was also a significant loss\, as he was mortally wounded there. But a little-known episode involves a Marblehead artillery commander\, Captain Samuel Russel Trevett\, who fought valiantly and was the only American to lead his cannon company into the thick of the fray\, defying the orders of his superior officers. He also dragged a field-piece down off the hill as the American forces retreated. It was the only American cannon that was not captured by the enemy. Trevett\, however\, was falsely accused of his superior officer’s failures. Though he was exonerated soon after\, he never rejoined the army\, but served instead as a Captain aboard privateer vessels through the war’s end in 1782. \nDonald Doliber was appointed as Marblehead’s Town Historian after 24 years as an award-winning history teacher\, who was selected as the “Outstanding American History Teacher in the United States” by the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.)\, followed by 17 years as an assistant high school principal. His ancestors arrived in Marblehead in the 1630s and were fishermen\, selectmen\, and merchants in the early community\, and later\, a few served in the Revolutionary War. \nThis event is presented in collaboration with the Marblehead 250 Committee and Abbot Public Library.  \nThis program is funded in part by a grant from the Marblehead Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, a state agency.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/captain-samuel-russell-trevett-artillery-commander-at-bunker-hill-1776/
LOCATION:Abbot Public Library\, 3 Brook Road\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260620
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SUMMARY:The Battle of Gloucester Reenactment
DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Gloucester\nOn a summer day in 1775\, the British warship HMS Falcon sailed into Gloucester Harbor in pursuit of two colonial schooners. What followed became one of the first naval engagements of the American Revolution—and an unlikely victory for the townspeople of Gloucester. Captain John Linzee of the fourteen-gun sloop HMS Falcon had been ordered to disrupt American supply lines supporting the siege of Boston. After seizing one schooner at sea\, he chased a second into Gloucester Harbor\, where it ran aground near Five Pound Island. When alarm bells rang from the town meeting house\, the local militia quickly assembled. Although lacking proper artillery\, they improvised defenses by mounting swivel guns on makeshift carriages. As British landing parties attempted to board the grounded schooner and burn the town\, Gloucester’s defenders opened fire from shore positions. \nThe Action\nThe engagement lasted from afternoon until 7 p.m. and included: \n\nBritish sailors and marines in whale boats attempting to seize the grounded schooner\nMusket fire from shore that killed three British sailors and wounded an officer\nThe Falcon firing approximately 300 cannon shots at the town (damaging the meeting house but causing no casualties)\nMultiple failed British attempts to burn Gloucester\, including one foiled when gunpowder exploded prematurely\nHand-to-hand combat as militiamen captured British landing parties\n\nThe Outcome\nGloucester’s militia achieved a stunning victory\, recapturing both schooners and taking 35 British sailors prisoner. Not a single townsperson was killed or wounded by the bombardment. The defeat humiliated Captain Linzee and demonstrated that determined colonists could stand against the Royal Navy. \nThis engagement later influenced Admiral Graves to authorize the burning of Falmouth (Portland\, Maine) in October 1775—an act that helped convince the Continental Congress to establish the Continental Navy. \nExperience the Battle\nJoin us on June 20th and 21st as living history reenactors bring this remarkable moment in history to life\, when fishermen and farmers became the defenders of their harbor and struck an early blow for American independence.
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/the-battle-of-gloucester-reenactment/
LOCATION:Stage Fort Park\, 24 Hough Ave\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
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SUMMARY:Flax: The Fabric of a Revolution with Dr. Kimberly Alexander
DESCRIPTION:Step into the Hale House for a special Historic Beverly program with Dr. Kimberly Alexander on flax\, linen\, and the vital role of textiles during the American Revolution.\n\nThis program will explore how flax was processed into linen and why homespun textiles became important symbols of independence\, resistance\, and political identity in Revolutionary-era America. Guests will learn about the connections between household labor\, material culture\, and the broader independence movement.\n\nThe program includes a hands-on flax processing and spinning demonstration with Reuben Downey.\n\n\nDr. Kimberly Alexander is on the faculty of the History Department at the University of New Hampshire\, where she is Director of Museum Studies and Senior Lecturer. Alexander was a James Hayes Research Fellow for 2023-2025\, awarded by the UNH Center for the Humanities for her Flax-to-Linen Project. Before coming the UNH\, she held curatorial positions at several New England museums\, including the MIT Museum\, the Peabody Essex Museum and Strawbery Banke. Her most recent books are Treasures Afoot: Shoe Stories from the Georgian Era (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2018)\, which won an Honor Award from Historic New England in 2019\, and Fashioning the New England Family (Massachusetts Historical Society\, 2021).\n\n\n\n\nTreasures Afoot: Shoe Stories from the Georgian Era\n\nhttps://pwb02mw.press.jhu.edu/title/treasures-afoot\n\nFashioning the New England Family\n\nhttps://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5368
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/flax-the-fabric-of-a-revolution-with-dr-kimberly-alexander/
LOCATION:John Hale House\, 39 Hale Street\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T100000
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SUMMARY:Reading Frederick Douglass Together at Hale Farm
DESCRIPTION:Historic Beverly invites the community to participate in our annual Reading Frederick Douglass Together program\, a powerful public reading of Frederick Douglass’s landmark July 5\, 1852 speech\, “What\, to the Slave\, is the Fourth of July?” \nAs part of this statewide initiative led by Mass Humanities\, community members volunteer to read portions of Douglass’s speech aloud\, reflecting on its enduring call for freedom\, justice\, and equality. This year marks Historic Beverly’s fifth Reading Frederick Douglass event and coincides with Beverly’s 400th anniversary celebration\, making this year’s gathering especially meaningful. \nWe are honored to welcome renowned Frederick Douglass historian and interpreter Nathan Richardson\, who brings Douglass’s words and presence to life through his acclaimed first-person interpretation. Richardson’s powerful performances have inspired audiences nationwide and create a deeply moving connection to one of America’s most important voices. \nFollowing the reading\, guests are invited to stay for a special concert performance by the David Eure Duo. Known for blending jazz\, improvisation\, and storytelling\, the ensemble will close the morning with a dynamic musical celebration of community\, culture\, and reflection. \nHistoric Beverly is currently seeking volunteer readers from across the community to participate in this year’s program. Whether you are a returning participant or attending for the first time\, all are welcome to take part in this shared reading experience. To volunteer email: education@historicbeverly.net \nHistoric Beverly extends sincere thanks to Mass Humanities and the Mass Cultural Council for their generous support through the Reading Frederick Douglass Together grant program\, which helps make this event possible. Additional support is provided by the North Shore MA NAACP and Beantrust Coffeebar. \nLearn more about Nathan Richardson at www.scpublishing.com\nLearn more about David Eure at www.necmusic.edu/faculty/david-eure/
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/reading-frederick-douglass-together-at-hale-farm/
LOCATION:John Hale House\, 39 Hale Street\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
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