Marblehead Museum
On May 10, 1775, the once formidable life of Colonel Jeremiah Lee of Marblehead came to an abrupt end, due to his covert acts on behalf of independence. Judy Anderson leads this illustrated presentation to honor Lee’s life and contributions to the revolutionary cause, which have remained nearly unrecognized for two and a half centuries....
Marblehead Museum
On Sunday, February 26, 1775, about 250 British soldiers marched through Marblehead, sent by the royal governor to search for weapons. When that column of redcoats stalled at a drawbridge in Salem, their commander ordered locals to let them pass. Militia companies were assembling to stop them. If that confrontation had turned violent, it could...
Marblehead Museum
Just in time for the election, Barbara Berenson will discuss her book Massachusetts in the Women’s Suffrage Movement at the Marblehead Museum. This talk will also be livecast over Zoom. Massachusetts was at the center of the national struggle for women's rights. Activists from the Boston-based American Women's Suffrage Association led campaigns across the state,...
