Patriots Day Remembrance 2025
Rebecca Nurse Homestead
Every year on Patriots Day, the members of the Danvers Alarm List Company gather to honor the brave men from Danvers who made the ultimate sacrifice at the Jason Russell...
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Events North of Boston
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250th Anniversary
Vox Populi – Towns of Massachusetts & the American Revolution
North Andover Historical Society
In the two and a half centuries since American Independence was declared and secured, little attention has been spent looking into the roles of communities other than those who participated in significant events or were centers of population. Boston, Lexington, Concord, & Bunker Hill play an outsized role in the public memory of the American...
Vox Populi: Towns of Massachusetts and the American Revolution
The Stevens Center on the Common
In the two and a half centuries since American Independence was declared and secured, little attention has been spent looking into the roles of communities other than those who participated in significant events or were centers of population. Boston, Lexington, Concord, & Bunker Hill play an outsized role in the public memory of the American...
$10
Facing Colonel Alexander Leslie
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...
“How the First Shots of the Amer. Rev. War Could Have been Fired in Marblehead and/or Salem on February 26, 1775”
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....
“How the First Shots of the Amer. Rev. War Could Have been Fired in Marblehead and/or Salem on February 26, 1775”
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....
Leslie’s Retreat: Illustrated Powerpoint
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...
free
“How the First Shots of the Amer. Rev. War Could Have been Fired in Marblehead and/or Salem on February 26, 1775”
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....
“By the First Ship from Salem:” The Voyage of the Schooner Quero, April 28, 1775.
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...
free
Old Andover and the American Revolution
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.
“Old Andover” and the American Revolution
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...
$10
The Great Debate Part 2: Patriots & Loyalists
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...
$15.00