Events North of Boston

“By the First Ship from Salem:” The Voyage of the Schooner Quero, April 28, 1775.

Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States
Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States

Salem Armory Visitor Center  

Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA

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 Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover, MA 01845
North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover, MA 01845

North Andover Historical Society  

North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover

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...

“Old Andover” and the American Revolution

The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA, United States
The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA, United States

The Stevens Center on the Common  

The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, MA

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 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States
Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States

Salem Armory Visitor Center  

Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA

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

Newburyport’s Road to Revolution, Part IV- Black Newburyporters

Newburyport City Hall 60 Pleasant Street, Newburyport, MA, United States
Newburyport City Hall 60 Pleasant Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

Newburyport City Hall  

Newburyport City Hall 60 Pleasant Street, Newburyport, MA

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...

“Col. J. Lee & His Covert Revolutionary Acts”

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...

$15

Lunchtime History Films-Dogtown and the Revolution

Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, United States
Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, United States

Tapley Memorial Hall  

Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA

Lunchtime History Films, bring your lunch! The Folklore Tale of Dogtown – Origins, inhabitants, mysteries, and role in the revolution A casual discussion and a 20-30 minute film. Presented by...

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Revolutionary Tea on a Gambrel Roof w/Tea & Cake

Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, United States
Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, United States

Tapley Memorial Hall  

Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA

A dramatization of ‘A Gambrel Roof’, a poem by Lucy Larcom. A creative multi-disciplinary theatrical presentation of a circa 1875 local poem about the historic Danvers Jeremiah Page House. Period...

$20

Revolutionary Tea on a Gambrel Roof

Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, United States
Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA, United States

Tapley Memorial Hall  

Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers, MA

A dramatization of ‘A Gambrel Roof’, a poem by Lucy Larcom. A creative multi-disciplinary theatrical presentation of a circa 1875 local poem about the historic Danvers Jeremiah Page House. Period...

free

Newburyport’s Road to Revolution, Part V – Powder and Shot

Museum of Old Newbury 98 High Street, Newburyport, MA, United States
Museum of Old Newbury 98 High Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

Museum of Old Newbury  

Museum of Old Newbury 98 High Street, Newburyport, MA

Curious about what Newbury(port) soldiers carried into battle? Join Joel Bohy, Revolutionary War weapons expert, for an exploration of the muskets, swords, and accouterments carried during the earliest days of...