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    • Coffee and Conversations at the Carlson Education Center: Red Coat and White Ribbon

    Coffee and Conversations at the Carlson Education Center: Red Coat and White Ribbon
    Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United States
    Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Cape Ann Museum Green  

    Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA

    Carlson Education Center & Janet & William Ellery James Center CAM Green, 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA CAM Members Free, Non-Members $5 Registration required as space is limited. The Redcoat in CAM’s collection is the only surviving example of a British enlisted man’s uniform of this era and was captured during the War of 1812....

    $5

    The 250th Anniversary Battle of Bunker Hill Reenactment

    Stage Fort Park 24 Hough Ave, Gloucester, MA, United States
    Stage Fort Park 24 Hough Ave, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Stage Fort Park  

    Stage Fort Park 24 Hough Ave, Gloucester, MA

    The 250th Anniversary Reenactment of The Battle of Bunker Hills aims to accurately portray the events and faithfully represent the people involved in the conflict of June 17, 1775. Our...

    The 250th Battle of Bunker Hill Reenactment

    Stage Fort Park 24 Hough Ave, Gloucester, MA, United States
    Stage Fort Park 24 Hough Ave, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Stage Fort Park  

    Stage Fort Park 24 Hough Ave, Gloucester, MA

    The 250th Anniversary Reenactment of The Battle of Bunker Hills aims to accurately portray the events and faithfully represent the people involved in the conflict of June 17, 1775. Our...

    free

    EXHIBITION OPENING: “Road to Revolution”

    Custom House Maritime Museum 25 Water Street, Newburyport, MA, United States
    Custom House Maritime Museum 25 Water Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Custom House Maritime Museum  

    Custom House Maritime Museum 25 Water Street, Newburyport, MA

    Join us for the opening of our new exhibition “Road to Revolution” curated by Kevin MacDonald. There will be an exhibition opening reception TBD This program is funded in part...

    Trumpeters of Sedition: How the Printing Press created a Revolution

    Museum of Printing 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, United States
    Museum of Printing 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, United States

    Museum of Printing  

    Museum of Printing 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA

    Gary Gregory, proprietor of the Printing Office of Edes & Gill, will talk about the role of the printing press in the American Revolution. Printed pamphlets, broadsides, and newspapers energized...

    • Patriots and Privateers of Revolutionary Middle Street

    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, United States
    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, United States

    Cape Ann Museum  

    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester

    Friday, July 11, 2025 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required As a seaport town jutting into the Atlantic, Gloucester was of strategic importance during the American Revolution and always under threat of attack. The people...

    $10 – $20

    Patriots and Privateers of Revolutionary Middle Street

    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, United States
    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, United States

    Cape Ann Museum  

    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester

    Friday, July 25, 2025 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required As a seaport town jutting into the Atlantic, Gloucester was of strategic importance during the American Revolution and always under threat of attack. The people...

    $10 – $20

    • First Shot of the American Revolution?

    Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, M, United States
    Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, M, United States

    Tapley Memorial Hall  

    Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, M

    Did you know there was a shot fired in Danvers, MA during August of 1774? General Gage’s “87 Days at Danvers” June 2 – August 27, 1774 A presentation and discussion of what should be viewed as the First Campaign of the American Revolutionary War. And, contrary to popular thought, within that ‘juggernaut’ perhaps the...

    Free

    • Trails & Sails

    Essex County, Massachusetts
    Essex County, Massachusetts

    Essex County, Massachusetts  

    Essex County

    Now in its 24th year, Trails & Sails is your ticket to adventure across Essex County, Massachusetts – a region recognized as a National Heritage Area for its rich history, cultural treasures, and natural landscapes. Each September, this vibrant event series provides access to hundreds of unique experiences such as guided hikes and paddles to...

    Free

    Benedict Arnold in Danvers

    Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, M, United States
    Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, M, United States

    Tapley Memorial Hall  

    Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, M

    Arnold was still on the Patriots' side of the Revolution, he and his troops camped in Danvers? One of the most strategic and daring exploits of the patriot cause during the revolution. Part of the troops encamped in the Town of Danvers on the night of September 14, 1775 on their way to Newburyport where...

    Free

    Patriots and Privateers of Revolutionary Middle Street

    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, United States
    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, United States

    Cape Ann Museum  

    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester

    Friday, September 19, 2025 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required As a seaport town jutting into the Atlantic, Gloucester was of strategic importance during the American Revolution and always under threat of attack. The people...

    $10 – $20

    Newburyport’s Revolution: Through a Howling Wilderness: 1775 March to Quebec

    St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport 166 High Street, Newburyport, MA, United States
    St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport 166 High Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport  

    St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport 166 High Street, Newburyport, MA

    Newburyport's Road to Revolution Presents: Through a Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold's March to Quebec, 1775 📅 Friday, September 19, 2025 – 7:00 p.m.📍 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport, MA Exactly 250 years to the day after Benedict Arnold led his troops out of Newburyport, join us for a captivating lecture by historian and author Tom...

    Free – $10

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