{"id":1162,"date":"2025-02-07T15:54:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essexheritage.org\/rev250\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=1162"},"modified":"2025-02-07T15:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:59:34","slug":"newburyports-road-to-revolution-part-i-roots-of-rebellion","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/essexheritage.org\/rev250\/event\/newburyports-road-to-revolution-part-i-roots-of-rebellion\/","title":{"rendered":"Newburyport&#8217;s Road to Revolution Part I: Roots of Rebellion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Museum of Old Newbury and the Custom House Maritime Museum for the kick-off event to a year-long exploration of <strong>Newburyport&#8217;s role in the American Revolution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Join historian and author\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historicalnerdery.com\/\">Alexander Cain<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for a captivating lecture exploring the roots of the American Revolution, focusing on Newburyport, the Merrimack Valley, and Essex County.<\/p>\n<p>Explore the 17th and 18th-century concept of \u201cEnglish liberties\u201d that shaped the colonists&#8217; understanding of civil rights. 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Join us as we travel together down\u00a0<strong>Newburyport&#8217;s Road to Revolution<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/newburyports-road-to-revolution-part-i-roots-of-rebellion-tickets-1225016028919?aff=oddtdtcreator\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to Purchase Tickets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel &amp; Tourism<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1164\" src=\"https:\/\/essexheritage.org\/rev250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_949601013_166848231891_1_original-300x295.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essexheritage.org\/rev250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_949601013_166848231891_1_original-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/essexheritage.org\/rev250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_949601013_166848231891_1_original.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Join the Museum of Old Newbury and the Custom House Maritime Museum for the kick-off event to a year-long exploration of Newburyport&#8217;s role in the American Revolution. 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