Join Professor Emeritus Dane Morrison of Salem State University for an engaging exploration of Beverly’s place in the global maritime world during the Age of Sail. As one of New England’s important commercial ports, Beverly Harbor played a pivotal role in early American trade, connecting local merchants and mariners to markets across the Atlantic and into the East Indies. Drawing …
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 …
Step Back in Time: Witness the Training That Prepared Colonial America for Revolution As the tensions between the American colonies and Great Britain reached a breaking point in late 1774, Essex County residents weren’t simply waiting for conflict to arrive—they were actively preparing for it. Months before the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, local militias throughout the …
Images by Creative CollectiveClick here for full gallery. On Monday, September 16, 2019 The Peabody Essex Museum welcomed visitors to witness the return of the historic 4,450-pound anchor to the museum campus. The 4,450-pound anchor, which came to the museum in 1906 through the United States Navy, was re-installed on PEM’s campus. Many onlookers came to witness the return, including …
