• 250th Anniversary of Leslie’s Retreat Forum and Discussion

    Pickering House 18 Broad Street, Salem, United States
    Pickering House 18 Broad Street, Salem, United States

    Pickering House  

    Pickering House 18 Broad Street, Salem

    Join us for an afternoon discussing one of the lesser-known skirmishes of the early Revolutionary War. Colonel Timothy Pickering was present on that day and at his home 250 years...

    $25

    Leslie’s Retreat: Salem on the Brink of Revolution Exhibit Opening Reception & Lecture

    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States
    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Salem Regional Visitor Center  

    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA

    On the 250th Anniversary of Leslie’s Retreat, this National Park Service exhibit will explore why Crown soldiers under Lt. Col. Alexander Leslie came to Salem on February 26, 1775, who...

    free

    Red Coat March: Leslie’s Retreat 250th Reenactment

    City of Salem Salem, MA, United States
    City of Salem Salem, MA, United States

    City of Salem  

    City of Salem Salem, MA

    All are welcome to join at 9:30am at St. Peter’s-San Pedro Episcopal Church at 24 St. Peter’s Church to learn the history behind Leslie’s Retreat, and to hear from current...

    free

    Leslie’s Retreat 250th Trolley Tour

    St. Peter’s-San Pedro Epsicopal Church 24 St. Peter Street, Salem, MA, United States
    St. Peter’s-San Pedro Epsicopal Church 24 St. Peter Street, Salem, MA, United States

    St. Peter’s-San Pedro Epsicopal Church  

    St. Peter’s-San Pedro Epsicopal Church 24 St. Peter Street, Salem, MA

    Join us for a FREE 90-minute Trolley tour from Salem to Marblehead and back will discuss how and where the American Revolution could have started in Marblehead and/or Salem on...

    free

    The Revolution Ball

    Hamilton Hall 9 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA, United States
    Hamilton Hall 9 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Hamilton Hall  

    Hamilton Hall 9 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA

    The Revolution Ball is a colonial dress/black tie evening of live music, dancing, food, and drinks. The event celebrates the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Leslie’s Retreat from the...

    $150

    In Open Rebellion

    Old Town Hall 32 Derby Square, SALEM, MA, United States
    Old Town Hall 32 Derby Square, SALEM, MA, United States

    Old Town Hall  

    Old Town Hall 32 Derby Square, SALEM, MA

    Held in Salem’s Historic Old Town Hall, step back into Salem on the eve of the American Revolution for the anniversary of Leslie’s Retreat and Revolution 250! Its autumn of...

    free

    In Open Rebellion

    Old Town Hall 32 Derby Square, SALEM, MA, United States
    Old Town Hall 32 Derby Square, SALEM, MA, United States

    Old Town Hall  

    Old Town Hall 32 Derby Square, SALEM, MA

    History Alive will be debuting a new play, In Open Rebellion, directed by Samantha Searles and written by artistic director, Kristina Stevick. History Alive welcomes you to be in the first audiences of this new show commissioned by Essex Heritage. Company members will be portraying the Provincial Congress, a secret meeting of patriots in Salem,...

    Free

    When Redcoats Marched in Marblehead

    Marblehead Museum 170 Washington Street, Marblehead, United States
    Marblehead Museum 170 Washington Street, Marblehead, United States

    Marblehead Museum  

    Marblehead Museum 170 Washington Street, Marblehead

    On Sunday, February 26, 1775, about 250 British soldiers marched through Marblehead, sent by the royal governor to search for weapons. When that column of redcoats stalled at a drawbridge...

    $15

    Newburyport’s Road to Revolution Part I: Roots of Rebellion

    Firehouse Center for the Arts 1 Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United States
    Firehouse Center for the Arts 1 Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Firehouse Center for the Arts  

    Firehouse Center for the Arts 1 Market Square, Newburyport, MA

    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. Join historian and...

  • Who Started the American Revolution? (It’s Not Who You Think!)

    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, United States
    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, United States

    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library  

    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA

     

    For the Defense and Safety of the Province: Essex County Prepares for War

    Meredith Farm 41 Cross Street, Topsfield, MA, United States
    Meredith Farm 41 Cross Street, Topsfield, MA, United States

    Meredith Farm  

    Meredith Farm 41 Cross Street, Topsfield, MA

    ****THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT**** Join us for a lecture by Historian Alex Cain, followed by drilling demonstrations performed by reenactors from Danvers & Lexington. In October 1774, the Massachusetts...

    pay-what-you-can