When maritime history meets community spirit, remarkable things happen. The recent Baker’s Island Light restoration project proves this perfectly. Additionally, this $30,000 preservation effort has saved one of America’s oldest lighthouses from structural decline. Through generous donations and expert craftsmanship, Essex Heritage has completed critical masonry work on the 1820 lighthouse. Furthermore, the project addressed urgent needs in both the

Photo courtesy of John Collins Photography. Essex County’s rich Revolutionary War heritage takes center stage next summer as Gloucester prepares to host a national commemoration event that will bring history dramatically to life. Battle of Bunker Hill 250th Anniversary One of the American Revolution’s most significant battles will be commemorated spectacularly when the 250th-anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Bunker

Photo Credit: Eric H. Muller (photographer), East India Marine Hall, ca. 1958. Photographic print. Courtesy of the Phillips Library. © Peabody Essex Museum. PEM Invites Public to Celebrate Historic 4,450-Pound Anchor’s Return to the Museum Campus on Monday, September 16 @ 2:00 pm SALEM, MA – In coordination with the opening of its new wing, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) invites the public to

Images by Creative CollectiveClick here for the full gallery By Skiff and Basket Project, Originally Posted on Essex County Creates. With a grant from the Essex County Community Foundation the Essex Shipbuilding Museum is hosting events around the construction of a traditional clamming skiff and clam basket making workshops. The skiff under construction in our shipyard is a re-creation of