• “(Bitter)sweet Chocolate: Exploring 18th Century Chocolate From Bean to Beverage”

    Andover Center for History and Culture 97 Main Street, Andover, MA, United States

    Join award-winning historian and educator Michele Gabrielson for a delectable journey through taste, tradition, and transformation in the world of 18th-century chocolate. This interactive program explores the fascinating history of chocolate during the 18th century, a pivotal time when this once-exclusive beverage became a beloved delicacy across the world. We will examine the origins of...

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  • Old Taverns in 18th Century Andover: Headquarters for sleeping, politicking and entertainment

    Andover Center for History and Culture 97 Main Street, Andover, MA, United States

    Speaker: Joann Michalik, local historian and researcher If you missed our 18th-century tavern night in April, here's your chance to experience it . . . with a holiday twist. The introduction of stage coaches along major roadways leads to taverns as inns, houses of entertainment, and political headquarters. Learn about the role of rum in the...

    $15
  • Suing Their Enslavers: 18th century Freedom-Seekers in Andover

    Andover Center for History and Culture 97 Main Street, Andover, MA, United States

    First lecture in the series, Freedom and Unfreedom in Essex County Suing Their Enslavers: 18th Century Freedom-Seekers in Andover A lecture given by Christine Boehmer, independent historian Not all Native Americans in Massachusetts were invited to celebrate the harvest with English colonists. Some were enslaved by the colonists. In Andover in the 17th and 18th centuries,...

    $10
  • Old Taverns in 18th Century Andover: Headquarters for Sleeping, Politicking and Entertainment

    Andover Center for History and Culture 97 Main Street, Andover, MA, United States

    PARTNER EVENT Andover Center for History and Culture The introduction of stage coaches along major roadways leads to taverns as inns, houses of entertainment and political headquarters.  Learn about the role of rum in the American Revolution and hear about a certain Mr. Washington who comes to Andover. See beakers, mugs and bowls from the era...