• Adult Lecture Series: Laying their Hands to the Spindle: Women’s Spinning Protests, 1768-1770

    Wenham Museum 132 Main St., Route 1A, Wenham, MA, United States
    Wenham Museum 132 Main St., Route 1A, Wenham, MA, United States

    Wenham Museum  

    Wenham Museum 132 Main St., Route 1A, Wenham, MA

    Women, Spinning, and Resistance: Stacey Fraser In the years leading up to the American Revolution, New England women played an important role in resisting British policies through their everyday lives and work. On August 31, 1769, forty-five women in Lexington, Massachusetts, gathered for a spinning protest—one of more than sixty such demonstrations held throughout New...

    Behind the Scenes: A New England Servant Life Guided Tour

    Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens 153 Chickering Road, North Andover, MA, United States
    Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens 153 Chickering Road, North Andover, MA, United States

    Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens  

    Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens 153 Chickering Road, North Andover, MA

    Step beyond the formal rooms and into the working heart of the home for a guided house tour focused on servant life at Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens. Once transformed from...

    $6 – $20

    Olana: Frederic Church’s Vision of Art & Landscape

    Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M, United States
    Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M, United States

    Castle Hill on the Crane Estate  

    Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M

    In honor of America’s 250th and the Frederic Church 200, The Trustees will present a series of two lectures to honor the American landscape. Each lecture will be followed by...

    $28 – $35

    1926: A Year in the Life of Hammond and His Castle

    Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States
    Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Hammond Castle Museum  

    Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA

    1926: A Year in the Life of Hammond and His Castle Wednesday, September 30th 5:30 pm–7:30 pm Evening program: 5:30 pm–6:00 pm Networking 6:00 pm–7:30 pm Presentation & Discussion Light...

    $15
  • Preserving Scenic Beauty in Charles Eliot’s Museum of Landscapes

    Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M, United States
    Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M, United States

    Castle Hill on the Crane Estate  

    Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M

    In honor of America’s 250th and the Frederic Church 200, The Trustees will present a series of two lectures to honor the American landscape. Each lecture will be followed by a reception with light refreshments. The series, Celebrating the American Landscape: In Art and In Nature, includes: Oct. 1st – Preserving Scenic Beauty in Charles...

    $28 – $35