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SUMMARY:Newburyport's Road to Revolution\, Part V - Powder and Shot
DESCRIPTION:Curious about what Newbury(port) soldiers carried into battle? \nJoin 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. \nJoel Bohy is the director of Historic Arms & Militaria at Blackstone Valley Auctions and a frequent appraiser of Arms & Militaria on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow\, an active member of the American Society of Arms Collectors\, the Company of Military Historians\, The Colonial Society of Massachusetts\, an instructor for Advanced Metal Detecting for the Archeologist\, and an advisory board member of American Veterans Archaeological Recovery. \n\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE for more information and to purchase tickets\n\nFunded\, in part\, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/newburyports-road-to-revolution-part-v-powder-and-shot/
LOCATION:Museum of Old Newbury\, 98 High Street\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
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SUMMARY:Newburyport’s Road to Revolution\, Part IV- Black Newburyporters
DESCRIPTION:Explore the uncomfortable truth that\, as Newburyport debated concepts of freedom and independence on the eve of Revolution\, a significant number of Americans were not free. Thousands of African Americans were enslaved\, up to 20% of the entire population of the colonies. In Newburyport\, Black voices spoke up forcefully for their liberty and equality amid the revolutionary fervor\, and helped turn the tide in Massachusetts against slavery. Some white revolutionaries bitterly characterized themselves as “slaves” of Great Britain and King George in Newburyport newspapers. “I need not point out the absurdity of your exertions for liberty\, while you have slaves in your houses\,” formerly enslaved man Caesar Sarter fired back. \nJoin a panel of noted scholars for a discussion of how Newburyport grappled with the promise and paradox of independence. \nCLICK HERE for more information and to purchase tickets \nFunded\, in part\, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/newburyports-road-to-revolution-part-iv-black-newburyporters/
LOCATION:Newburyport City Hall\, 60 Pleasant Street\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250330T150000
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SUMMARY:Newburyport's Road to Revolution\, Part III - The First Tea Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special Sunday afternoon tea party at the Museum of Old Newbury to explore a tea mystery. For generations\, Newburyporters claimed to have been the first to protest onerous British tariffs by destroying tea imported from British India. Before Sam Adams’s band dunked that tea in Boston harbor\, as the Clipper City’s claim goes\, a sturdy shipwright sparked the Revolution when he rallied a local band to burn the offending tea in this town’s Market Square. Join historian and educator Bill Quigley\, who has examined this long-standing narrative\, to learn the truth of this history. It’s a tale of surprising twists. \nBill Quigley teaches history and directs the Writing Center at The Governor’s Academy. He’s the author of an award-winning Civil War history\, Pure Heart: The Faith of a Father and Son in the War for a More Perfect Union (Kent State\, 2016)\, and he is working now on a book about the historically misrepresented Christiana “Riot” of 1851. He is co-president of the Museum’s board of directors. \nCLICK HERE to Purchase Tickets \nFunded\, in part\, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/newburyports-road-to-revolution-part-iii-the-first-tea-party/
LOCATION:Museum of Old Newbury\, 98 High Street\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
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SUMMARY:Newburyport’s Road to Revolution Part II: Nbpt Braces for Attack by Sea
DESCRIPTION:Boston is occupied\, Portsmouth blockaded. A wild rumor flies that Ipswich has been attacked by sea and her inhabitants killed. A British scouting party sneaks into Newburyport Harbor under the cover of night. In the face of constant threat\, Newburyport’s harbor became a safe haven for vessels of all kinds on the eve of Revolution\, thanks to an elaborate web of defenses including sunken piers\, floating batteries\, and artillery at Salisbury Point. \nJoin Graham McKay\, executive director of Lowell’s Boat Shop\, and Bethany Groff Dorau as we explore how Newburyport prevented attack by sea and became a refuge for rebels at sea. \nCLICK HERE to Purchase Tickets \nFunded\, in part\, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism \n \n 
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/newburyports-road-to-revolution-part-ii-nbpt-braces-for-attack-by-sea/
LOCATION:Custom House Maritime Museum\, 25 Water Street\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
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SUMMARY:Newburyport's Road to Revolution Part I: Roots of Rebellion
DESCRIPTION:Join the Museum of Old Newbury and the Custom House Maritime Museum for the kick-off event to a year-long exploration of Newburyport’s role in the American Revolution. \nJoin historian and author Alexander Cain for a captivating lecture exploring the roots of the American Revolution\, focusing on Newburyport\, the Merrimack Valley\, and Essex County. \nExplore the 17th and 18th-century concept of “English liberties” that shaped the colonists’ understanding of civil rights. Discover how these ideals collided with the growing power of the British Crown\, leading to escalating tensions between colonists and the mother country. \nTrace the colonial buildup to war\, examining key events of 1774 and 1775 and emphasizing events in Newburyport and the Merrimack Valley. Explore the local impact of the dramatic events of April 19\, 1775\, when the first shots of the American Revolution rang out in Lexington and Concord. Learn about the role of local militias\, including the “Minute Men” of the Merrimack Valley\, the “Independent Companies” of Newburyport and Haverhill and how the conflict unfolded in Essex County. Meet colonial militiamen\, British soldiers\, and more for a fun\, first-person take on the brewing conflict. \nA lively Q&A session with follow the lecture\, so bring your burning questions about everything from the Minute Men and the Massachusetts militia system to the British army. Join us as we travel together down Newburyport’s Road to Revolution! \nCLICK HERE to Purchase Tickets \nFunded\, in part\, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/newburyports-road-to-revolution-part-i-roots-of-rebellion/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, 1 Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
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SUMMARY:JOURNAL of Doc Samuel Smith Surgeon of the Privateer DALTON
DESCRIPTION:As Kevin MacDonald and volunteers work on reinstalling a new exhibition in the Marquand Gallery to focus on the first 50 years of Newburyport’s history – her Golden Age – curator Kevin MacDonald will detail his research on a small but\, as it turns out\, significant document in the CHMM collection. \nThe town’s evolutionary path – from British subjects\, to American colonists\, to United States citizens – defined its first 25 years\, as many truly pledged their lives\, their fortunes\, and their sacred honor. One of those citizens was Samuel Smith\, a newly minted physician from Harvard College who signed up to serve aboard the Newburyport privateer Dalton\, in 1776. \nSmith kept a rather brief journal\, covering a period of about 7 months\, which the museum is fortunate to have in its collection\, and which provides a fascinating jumping-off point to discuss the turbulent times in which Smith was both an observer and an active participant in the War for Independence from Great Britain. \nPrior to the presentation\, Kevin will unveil the museum’s most recent acquisition: the Coffin Stream Assemblage. A collection of stone tools and projectile points covering a period of 4\,000-6\,000 years\, these items were all found within a small area bordering Coffin Stream\, near the intersection of Coffin Street and River Road in West Newbury. \nKevin MacDonald\, a volunteer curator from 2010 to 2019\, recently returned for an encore performance. He received his Master’s degree in Museum Studies from Harvard University Extension School in 2012. \nQuestions? Contact James Russell\, Executive Director at 978-462-8681 or jrussell@thechmm.org. \nRegistration required. Free admission for members; $10 for guests. \nHosted by the Custom House Maritime Museum
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/journal-of-doc-samuel-smith-surgeon-of-the-privateer-dalton/
LOCATION:Custom House Maritime Museum\, 25 Water Street\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
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