• Fashioning for Freedom: Layers of Liberty

    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

    Join History Alive and Hamilton Hall for a celebratory, historical runway of Black creativity and activism. Discover the stories of abolitionists, artists, and entrepreneurs (including members of the Remond family,...

  • Newburyport’s Road to Independence III: Loyalists, Prisoners, and the Homefront

    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

    Step into wartime Newburyport with Alex Cain as loyalists face persecution, prices soar, and fear hangs heavy as we move to independence. In 1776, as war raged across the American...

    Free – $10

    Revolutionary Privateers at Sea Symposium: Newburyport and the Wider World

    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 experts from around the world for a one-day symposium on Revolutionary War privateers and Newburyport’s Atlantic impact! From Newburyport wharves, privateers surged into the Atlantic with a single mission:...

    $20 – $75
  • Newburyport’s Road to Independence IV: American Rebels: Hancock, Quincy, Adams

    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

    American Rebels: The Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution...in Newburyport and Beyond. Newburyport's Offin Boardman carried secret letters for John Adams, who argued court cases in Newburyport. The USS Hancock was built in Newburyport in 1776, and all three families were linked by ties of blood and friendship to this community....

    Free – $10

    Colonials of the North Shore: A Tour of Massachusetts Historic Home Interiors

    Andover and North Andover, MA 111 Phillips Brooks Rd (parking location for bus tour), North Andover, MA, United States
    Andover and North Andover, MA 111 Phillips Brooks Rd (parking location for bus tour), North Andover, MA, United States

    Andover and North Andover, MA  

    Andover and North Andover, MA 111 Phillips Brooks Rd (parking location for bus tour), North Andover, MA

    Step inside historic colonial-era homes on this new tour, offered April 18th only! Interior stops include the oldest deeded house in North Andover, the birthplace of the country's first postmaster...

    Colonials of the North Shore: A Tour of Massachusetts Historic Home Interiors

    Andover and North Andover, MA 111 Phillips Brooks Rd (parking location for bus tour), North Andover, MA, United States
    Andover and North Andover, MA 111 Phillips Brooks Rd (parking location for bus tour), North Andover, MA, United States

    Andover and North Andover, MA  

    Andover and North Andover, MA 111 Phillips Brooks Rd (parking location for bus tour), North Andover, MA

    Step inside historic colonial-era homes on this new tour, offered April 18th only! Interior stops include the oldest deeded house in North Andover, the birthplace of the country's first postmaster...

  • The Great American Songbook – with a Modern Spin

    Manchester-Essex Regional High School 36 Lincoln St., Manchester, MA, United States
    Manchester-Essex Regional High School 36 Lincoln St., Manchester, MA, United States

    Manchester-Essex Regional High School  

    Manchester-Essex Regional High School 36 Lincoln St., Manchester, MA

    Cantemus Chamber Chorus, with 41 members from across the North Shore, will present two concerts in May titled “The Great American Songbook – with a Modern Spin.”  To salute the...

    “The Fisherman’s Cause: Atlantic Commerce and Maritime Dimensions of the American Revolution” Lecture

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

    Salem Armory Visitor Center  

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

    As the nation marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, join us for Conflict & Community: Salem, Essex County, and the American Revolution — a dynamic series of programs exploring...

    Free
  • Historic New England Open House

    Historic New England Open House
    Phillips House 34 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA +2 more
    Phillips House 34 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA +2 more

    Phillips House  

    Phillips House 34 Chestnut Street, Salem

    Join Historic New England on June 6 for a region wide Open House! Explore 38 distinctly different historic sites for FREE from Connecticut to Maine. On Massachusetts’ North Shore, visitors...

    Free

    Historic New England Open House

    Historic New England Open House
    Phillips House 34 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA +2 more
    Phillips House 34 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA +2 more

    Phillips House  

    Phillips House 34 Chestnut Street, Salem

    Join Historic New England on June 6 for a region wide Open House! Explore 38 distinctly different historic sites for FREE from Connecticut to Maine. On Massachusetts’ North Shore, visitors can experience hundreds of years of history including Boardman House in Saugus; Phillips House and Gedney House in Salem; Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House in Gloucester;...

    Free

    “‘The Spirit of Privateering Prevails Here’: Essex County’s Revolutionary War at Sea” Lecture

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

    Salem Armory Visitor Center  

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

    Join Dr. Emily Murphy as she discusses Essex County’s Revolutionary War at Sea We all learn about the land battles that began the American Revolution but less is known about...

    Free

    FIRST PUBLIC SAIL OF THE CENTENNIAL SEASON

    Schooner Adventure 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, M, United States
    Schooner Adventure 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, M, United States

    Schooner Adventure  

    Schooner Adventure 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, M

    FIRST PUBLIC SAIL OF THE CENTENNIAL SEASON Join us aboard Schooner Adventure as we kick off our 100th season on the water with our very first public sail of the...

    $60