John Glover is justly the most famous and celebrated of Marblehead’s hundreds of Revolutionary servicemen due to his capable and resolute leadership of his intrepid and unflinching Continental Army regiment during the war’s first year and a half, through December 1776, while he was a Colonel. Although the numbers of his soldiers were somewhat in...
Captain Nicholson Broughton earned honor as the first commodore of the United States Navy. But he first gained fame as captain of the even more famous schooner Hannah, the “first” official privateer vessel sent out from Marblehead / Beverly waters under a commission from George Washington in service of his Continental Army, on September 2,...
Many men from Marblehead fought in the American Revolution. Most were part of the 14th Continental, known as Glover’s regiment. There were also captains and sailors in Washington’s crucial privateer fleet. Rebels who fought back in other ways, such as serving on Committees and attending the early Continental Congress, were also part of the story....
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...
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...
Concert at "Swett's Tavern": Ampersand Presents Music of a New Nation Enjoy 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...
