EXHIBITION OPENING: “Road to Revolution”
Custom House Maritime Museum
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...
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250th Anniversary
Events
Trumpeters of Sedition: How the Printing Press created a Revolution
Museum of Printing
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
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
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...
$10 – $20
First Shot of the American Revolution?
Tapley Memorial Hall
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...
Free
Trails & Sails
Essex County, Massachusetts
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,...
Free
Benedict Arnold in Danvers
Tapley Memorial Hall
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...
Free
Patriots and Privateers of Revolutionary Middle Street
Cape Ann Museum
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
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...
Free – $10
The 1775 Quebec Expedition from Newburyport: Following Their Footsteps
Central Congregational Church Newburyport MA
On September 19, 1775, over 1,100 men departed Newburyport on a secret mission to capture Quebec—led by Benedict Arnold and planned with George Washington. Join Jack Santos as he recounts...
Free – $10
Newburyport’s Road to Independence, Part I: The Long, Dark Winter of 1776
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport
Historian Alexander Cain returns to Newburyport to explore one of the most tense and transformative moments in American history in this engaging lecture on Massachusetts and Newburyport in early 1776. As the Siege of Boston drags through a bitter winter, he will discuss civilian suffering inside the town, the controversial use of smallpox in efforts...
Free – $10
Newburyport’s Road to Independence, Part II: QUÉBEC 1775-1776: The Last Siege
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport
Join us for the Canadian perspective on the Arnold Expedition and the last siege of Québec in 1775-1776. During the first months of the War of Independence, the Continental Army set its sights on the Province of Quebec. This British colony, born from the ashes of New France, is equally a threat and an opportunity...
Free – $10
