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    • 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

    Wood Type Use, History, and Identification with James Grieshaber

    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

    Title: Wood Type Use, History, and Identification lecture and workshop, 1 pm Event leader: James Grieshaber Cost: Free with Museum admission Date: Saturday March 15 Start time: 1 pm This lecture will cover aspects of wood type history, as seen through the lens of the historic Wood Type Pattern Library of Virgin Wood Type. James...

    Newburyport’s Road to Revolution Part II: Nbpt Braces for Attack by Sea

    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

    Boston is occupied, Portsmouth blockaded. A wild rumor flies that Ipswich has been attacked by sea and her inhabitants killed. A British scouting party sneaks into Newburyport Harbor under the...

    Rebels At Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution talk by Eric Jay Dolin

    Andover Center for History and Culture 97 Main Street, Andover, MA, United States
    Andover Center for History and Culture 97 Main Street, Andover, MA, United States

    Andover Center for History and Culture  

    Andover Center for History and Culture 97 Main Street, Andover, MA

    Join us to hear Author Eric Jay Dolin talk about his book, Rebels At Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution.   More information coming soon Andover Center for History &...

    REBELS at SEA: PRIVATEERING in the AMERICAN REVOLUTION

    The best-selling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters reclaims the daring freelance sailors who proved essential to the winning of the Revolutionary War. The heroic story of the founding of...

    $10

    Newburyport’s Road to Revolution, Part III – The First Tea Party

    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

    Join us for a special Sunday afternoon tea party at the Museum of Old Newbury to explore a tea mystery. For generations, Newburyporters claimed to have been the first to protest onerous British tariffs...

    • “Heads of Families and Men of Substance” The Rise of the Merrimack Valley Minute Men

    The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA, United States
    The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA, United States

    The Stevens Center on the Common  

    The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA

    In October 1774, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress instructed towns throughout the colony to prepare for imminent conflict with England. In response, the Merrimack Valley, in particular, shifted into a wartime...

    $10

    North Andover Revolutionaries in the First and Second Burial Grounds

    The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA, United States
    The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA, United States

    The Stevens Center on the Common  

    The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA

    Join us as we approach the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution by learning about our local revolutionary heroes buried in North Andover’s First and Second Burial Ground. Who were...

    $10

    Revolutionary War Graves in the First and Second Burial Grounds, North Andover

    North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover, MA 01845
    North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover, MA 01845

    North Andover Historical Society  

    North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover

    Many of North Andover’s Revolutionary War heroes rest in the town’s First and Second Burial Grounds. Join us as David Blauvelt, North Andover Historical Society Coordinator of Education, explores their...

    $10

    Marblehead’s Mysterious Revolutionary

    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 May 10, 1775, the once formidable life of Colonel Jeremiah Lee of Marblehead came to an abrupt end, due to his covert acts on behalf of independence. Judy Anderson...

    $15

    Lunch Time History Films-Massachusetts Community Militias

    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

    Lunchtime History Films, bring your lunch! Massachusetts Community Militias A casual discussion and a 20-30 minute film. Presented by Heritage Films, Dan Tremblay, a volunteer and member of DHS. Free...

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