Pickering House
Discover 18th-century Salem through the lives of the Pickering Family, as their home witnessed a century of transformation. This lecture explores how Salem evolved from a provincial port town into...
Hamilton Hall
Join History Alive and Hamilton Hall for a celebratory, historical runway of Black creativity and activism. Discover the stories of abolitionists, artists, and entrepreneurs (including members of the Remond family, Anna Douglass, Charlotte Forten and Edmonia Lewis) who helped shape American history. Explore the ways that these creative and talented historical figures "fashioned" their own...
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport
Step into wartime Newburyport with Alex Cain as loyalists face persecution, prices soar, and fear hangs heavy as we move to independence. In 1776, as war raged across the American...
Firehouse Center for the Arts
Join experts from around the world for a one-day symposium on Revolutionary War privateers and Newburyport’s Atlantic impact! From Newburyport wharves, privateers surged into the Atlantic with a single mission:...
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport
American Rebels: The Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution...in Newburyport and Beyond. Newburyport's Offin Boardman carried secret letters for John Adams, who argued court cases in...
Hammond Castle Museum
Join us for a special Presentation and Exhibition Preview celebrating the opening of our two new Spring and Summer temporary exhibitions: Inside the Faraday Cage: The Science of Things That...
From the tangled forest to the garden gate, join folklorist, rotten botanist, and author Varla Ventura for an exploration of some of the world’s most enchanted plants. We’ll start in...
Temple Ahavat Achim
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 • 8 Tammuz 5786 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Social Hall We look forward to an evening with author Shelly Jay Shore, whose debut novel, Rules...
The Crane Estate
3-Day Summer Professional Development Institute for Grades 6-12 Educators Join us for a place-based professional learning experience that integrates coastal science and conservation at Crane Beach. This multi-day summer program...
The Crane Estate
3-Day Summer Professional Development Institute for Grades 6-12 Educators Join us for a place-based professional learning experience that integrates coastal science and conservation at Crane Beach. This multi-day summer program...
The Crane Estate
3-Day Summer Professional Development Institute for Grades 6-12 Educators Join us for a place-based professional learning experience that integrates coastal science and conservation at Crane Beach. This multi-day summer program...
The Bookstore of Gloucester
We are excited to welcome North Shore author Elizabeth Winthrop to The Bookstore on Thursday August 6th from 6:30pm-8pm! She’ll be discussing & signing copies of her new novel CONVICTION. Books can be found at The Bookstore before & during the event. No registration is required!
