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As the nation marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, join us for Conflict & Community: Salem, Essex County, and the American Revolution<\/em> \u2014 a dynamic series of programs exploring the American Revolution \u2014 its many perspectives, lived experiences, and lasting legacies. This series brings together a range of voices and experts to examine the Revolution from multiple angles. Programs will take a variety of formats including lectures, panel discussions, living history presentations, and more. <\/span><\/p>\n

March – November, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Programs will take place at the Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center, 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA<\/p>\n

These programs are presented by Essex Heritage in partnership with the National Park Service<\/p>\n

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Date<\/th>Program<\/th>Presented by<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
March 28th
\n6:30pm<\/td>		Revolutionary Cures for Scurvy<\/a><\/td>Dan Marshall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 29th
\n6:30pm<\/td>		General John Glover: Unsung Hero of the American Revolution<\/a><\/td>Robert Booth, Nancy Lusignan Schultz and Larry Sands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 21st
\n6:30pm<\/td>		The Fisherman's Cause: Atlantic Commerce and Maritime Dimensions of the American Revolution<\/td>Christopher Magra, Professor of History, University of Tennessee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 11th
\n6:30pm<\/td>		The Spirit of Privateering Prevails Here\": Essex County's Revolutionary War at Sea<\/td>Emily Murphy PhD, Curator, Salem Maritime National Historical Park & Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 22nd
\n6:30pm<\/td>		The American Revolution and the Greater Geopolitical Context of the British Atlantic World<\/td>Robert Allison, Professor of History, Suffolk University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 12th
\n6:30pm<\/td>		Loyalists in Essex County<\/td>Alexander Cain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 17th
\n6:30pm<\/td>		War at Sea: The First Naval Battle of the American Revolution and the Eventual Creation of the Navy<\/td>Michael Rutstein, Captain of the Schooner Fame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November TBD<\/td>So Great a Proffit: How the East Indies Trade Transformed Anglo-American Capitalism<\/td>James R. Fichter, Professor at the University of Hong Kong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the nation marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, join us for Conflict & Community: Salem, Essex County, and the American Revolution \u2014 a dynamic series of programs exploring…","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1907,"parent":252,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1838","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nConflict and Community : Salem, Essex County, and the American Revolution Lecture Series - Rev 250<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/essexheritage.org\/rev250\/events\/conflict-and-community-salem-the-american-revolution-lecture-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Conflict and Community : Salem, Essex County, and the American Revolution Lecture Series - 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