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SUMMARY:"Old Andover" and the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:This talk shows how Andover helped plant the seeds of the American Revolution. We will see old Andover’s role in the fight for Independence and our legacy in shaping the birth of the nation. \nScott W. Dianis is a longtime resident of Andover with a keen interest in local history\, particularly in the stories that help explain the town’s early development and evolution. He recently published an updated edition of Sarah Bailey’s “Historical Sketches of Andover”\, detailing the town’s history from its founding to the early 19th century. \nDoors at 6pm/Presentation at 6:30pm \nCLICK HERE to purchase tickets
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/old-andover-and-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:The Stevens Center on the Common\, 800 Massachusetts Avenue\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vox Populi: Towns of Massachusetts and the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:In the two and a half centuries since American Independence was declared and secured\, little attention has been spent looking into the roles of communities other than those who participated in significant events or were centers of population. Boston\, Lexington\, Concord\, & Bunker Hill play an outsized role in the public memory of the American Revolution. In this talk\, we will examine the hearts and minds of the people and communities across Massachusetts to understand why they would risk their lives\, liberties\, and fortunes for a new nation. \nJonathan Lane is a historian with the Massachusetts Historical Society and the coordinator for Revolution 250\, an organization dedicated to commemorating the American Revolutionary War. \nDoors at 6:00/Presentation at 6:30 \nCLICK HERE to purchase tickets
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/vox-populi-towns-of-massachusetts-and-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:The Stevens Center on the Common\, 800 Massachusetts Avenue\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T180000
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SUMMARY:The Osgoods - 250 Years Ago They Started A Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Based on shared research about their families\, cousins Rich Pitra and Kathleen Osgood will bring their ANCESTRY CLUB research to North Andover on the eve of the 250th anniversary of our town’s involvement in the early days of the American Revolution. \nFrom the “shot heard round the world” on April 19\, 1775\, to September 3\, 1783\, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris\, the Osgoods fought in the Revolution. Now\, 250 years later\, Katie and Rich will highlight the family who fought in the opening battles for American Independence\, including the Fryes and Osgoods from Andover\, the Osgoods and Prescotts from Lancaster\, and the Hales from Hollis\, Massachusetts. The presentation will follow their routes to Lexington and Concord and on to the Siege of Boston and the Battle of Bunker Hill. \nDoors at 6pm/Presentation at 6:30pm \nCLICK HERE to purchase tickets \n 
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/the-osgoods-250-years-ago-they-started-a-revolution/
LOCATION:The Stevens Center on the Common\, 800 Massachusetts Avenue\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Reconstructing the Voice of James Stevens: A North Andover Revolutionary
DESCRIPTION:Join linguist and NAHS facilities manager\, Antoine Trombino-Ponte\, as he explains his reconstruction of the voice of James Stevens\, through James’ diary\, which he began on April 19th\, 1775. \nAntoine Trombino-Aponte is the Facilities Manager at the North Andover Historical Society as well as an Educator at the JFK Library\, Boston. \nDoors at 6:00/Presentation Begins at 6:30 \nCLICK HERE to purchase tickets
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/reconstructing-the-voice-of-james-stevens-a-north-andover-revolutionary/
LOCATION:The Stevens Center on the Common\, 800 Massachusetts Avenue\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250408T180000
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SUMMARY:North Andover Revolutionaries in the First and Second Burial Grounds
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we approach the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution by learning about our local revolutionary heroes buried in North Andover’s First and Second Burial Ground. Who were they? What was their previous fighting experience? What drove them to war? \nNA Historical Society Educator\, David Blauvelt\, will speak on the character and actions of some of the town’s Revolutionary War soldiers. \nDoors at 6:00/Presentation Begins at 6:30 \nCLICK HERE to purchase tickets \n \n 
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/north-andover-revolutionaries-in-the-first-and-second-burial-grounds/
LOCATION:The Stevens Center on the Common\, 800 Massachusetts Avenue\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:"Heads of Families and Men of Substance" The Rise of the Merrimack Valley Minute Men
DESCRIPTION:In October 1774\, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress instructed towns throughout the colony to prepare for imminent conflict with England. In response\, the Merrimack Valley\, in particular\, shifted into a wartime stance\, forming minute companies\, stockpiling weapons\, ammunition\, and supplies\, and setting up a defense network ready to mobilize if British forces advanced from Boston. Join historian and professor\, Alexander Cain as he explores the Merrimack Valley’s reaction\, focusing on Andover\, to the British threat and delves into the formation of the Massachusetts militia and the minuteman system just before the battles of Lexington and Concord. \nDoors at 6:00/Presentation Begins at 6:30 \nCLICK HERE to purchase tickets
URL:https://essexheritage.org/rev250/event/heads-of-families-and-men-of-substance-the-rise-of-the-merrimack-valley-minute-men/
LOCATION:The Stevens Center on the Common\, 800 Massachusetts Avenue\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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