Tapley Memorial Hall
How, why & where the first battle of the American Revolution could have happened at Salem’s North Bridge in February 1775 instead of in Lexington and at Concord’s North Bridge on April 19th. Less than two months before April 19th in 1775, the American Revolution’s first land battle could have taken place in Marblehead and/or...
A 1-hour walking Tour with Judy Anderson Marblehead’s role in the events of 26 Feb. 1775 ~ where the British Regulars landed ~ and who did & did not participate....
A 1-hour walking Tour with Judy Anderson Marblehead’s role in the events of 26 Feb. 1775 ~ where the British Regulars landed ~ and who did & did not participate. Tour meets at Fort Beach. No RSVP required. Tour will end on Washington Street. Please note: there are no restrooms available during the tour. Children...
Old North Church
With images & visuals, social historian Judy Anderson of Marblehead will talk about the confrontation in Salem on February 26, 1775, and where the British Regular Army troops are said to have landed in Marblehead. The program will emphasize the historical background of Marblehead at that time, and the distinctive differences between Salem & Marblehead,...
A 1-hour walking Tour with Judy Anderson Marblehead’s role in the events of 26 Feb. 1775 ~ where the British Regulars landed ~ and who did & did not participate. Tour meets at Fort Beach. No RSVP required. Tour will end on Washington Street. Please note: there are no restrooms available during the tour. Children...
Salem Armory Visitor Center
Salem Maritime National Historic Site is telling the story of a key but lesser-known voyage across the Atlantic Ocean 250 years ago to deliver news of rebellion in Massachusetts. In...
North Andover Historical Society
Scott W. Dianis is a longtime resident of Andover with a keen interest in local history, particularly in the stories that help explain the town’s early development and evolution. He recently published an updated edition of Sarah Bailey’s “Historical Sketches of Andover”, detailing the town’s history from founding to the early 19th century.
The Stevens Center on the Common
This talk shows how Andover helped plant the seeds of the American Revolution. We will see old Andover’s role in the fight for Independence and our legacy in shaping the...
Salem Armory Visitor Center
The year is 1775—tensions with the British Crown are rising, and one question is on every colonist’s mind: Would you fight for independence as a Patriot or remain loyal to the British Crown as a Loyalist? Join us as our two historians face yet another Great Debate that divided colonists and even families during the...
Newburyport City Hall
Explore the uncomfortable truth that, as Newburyport debated concepts of freedom and independence on the eve of Revolution, a significant number of Americans were not free. Thousands of African Americans...
A 1.5-hour walking Tour with Judy Anderson Colonel Lee did far more than anyone realizes “Col. J. Lee & His Covert Revolutionary Acts” incl. period quotes by & about Lee & his risk-filled role in 1774 & ‘75 Tour meets in front of the Lee Mansion, 161 Washington Street. $10 Marblehead Museum members; $15 General...
A 1.5-hour walking Tour with Judy Anderson Colonel Lee did far more than anyone realizes “Col. J. Lee & His Covert Revolutionary Acts” incl. period quotes by & about Lee...
