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    • The Battle of Gloucester Reenactment

    Stage Fort Park  

    History will once again come alive on the shores of Gloucester next summer, as the organizers who hosted the successful Battle of Bunker Hill 250 reenactment come together to commemorate...

    • Ramble Through the Revolution: Old Hill Burying Ground

    Ramble Through the Revolution: Old Hill Burying Ground
    Old Hill Burying Ground 25 Greenleaf Street, Newburyport, M, United States
    Old Hill Burying Ground 25 Greenleaf Street, Newburyport, M, United States

    Old Hill Burying Ground  

    Old Hill Burying Ground 25 Greenleaf Street, Newburyport, M

    Meet Revolutionary heroes, merchants, captains, and curious characters among Old Hill's remarkable stones and family tombs. Wander through Newburyport's historic 1730 Old Hill Burying Ground with noted author and historian...

    $10 – $20

    Reading Frederick Douglass Together

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    Rocky Hill Meeting House 4 Old Portsmouth Road, Amesbury, MA, United States
    Rocky Hill Meeting House 4 Old Portsmouth Road, Amesbury, MA, United States

    Rocky Hill Meeting House  

    Rocky Hill Meeting House 4 Old Portsmouth Road, Amesbury, MA

    Each year, we come together to read and talk about Frederick Douglass’ influential address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Join us at the Historic Rocky Hill Meeting House for an evening of community and reflection.

    Free

    Chasing Liberty: Black Newburyporters and Privateers in Highland Cemetery

    Highland Cemetery 21 Hill Street, Newburyport, United States
    Highland Cemetery 21 Hill Street, Newburyport, United States

    Highland Cemetery  

    Highland Cemetery 21 Hill Street, Newburyport

    Join Ghlee Woodworth for a walking tour focused on the memorials of Newburyport’s Black community and Revolutionary privateers. Wander through Newburyport’s historic Highland Cemetery with a special guide - noted...

    $10 – $20

    Newburyport’s Revolution: From High Street to the Waterfront

    Museum of Old Newbury 98 High Street, Newburyport, MA, United States
    Museum of Old Newbury 98 High Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Museum of Old Newbury  

    Museum of Old Newbury 98 High Street, Newburyport, MA

    Follow Newburyport's road to revolution through merchant mansions, taverns, privateering, shipmasters, and Market Square. Join noted author and historian Ghlee Woodworth for a walk from the 1808 Cushing House down State Street into the commercial and maritime heart of Newburyport. Hear how taverns, merchant mansions, privateering fortunes, shipmasters, and public spaces helped shape the city...

    $10 – $20

    Newburyport 250 Declaration of Independence Day: The Die Is Cast

    Commemoration of the 250th anniversary of NBPT's first reading of the Declaration of Independence, with readings, music, reenactors and more Newburyport, MA: The Museum of Old Newbury, in partnership with the Custom House Maritime Museum, Lowell's Boat Shop, the First Religious Society, Theater in the Open, the City of Newburyport, the Greater Newburyport Chamber of...

    Free

    • Ramble Through the Revolution: Old Hill Burying Ground

    Ramble Through the Revolution: Old Hill Burying Ground
    Old Hill Burying Ground 25 Greenleaf Street, Newburyport, M, United States
    Old Hill Burying Ground 25 Greenleaf Street, Newburyport, M, United States

    Old Hill Burying Ground  

    Old Hill Burying Ground 25 Greenleaf Street, Newburyport, M

    Meet Revolutionary heroes, merchants, captains, and curious characters among Old Hill's remarkable stones and family tombs. Wander through Newburyport's historic 1730 Old Hill Burying Ground with noted author and historian...

    $10 – $20

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