Abigail Adams: Love & Politics in the American Revolution

Creative Collective Team

Join Historic Beverly for an engaging evening of theater and history with Abigail Adams: Love & Politics in the American Revolution, a compelling one-woman performance written and performed by acclaimed historical interpreter Laura Rocklyn. Set in the year 1788, the performance finds Abigail Adams newly returned from Europe alongside her husband, John Adams, following his diplomatic service in France and …

Historic Beverly reading of the Declaration of Independence on Friday, July 17, 2026, at Independence Park.

Reading the Declaration of Independence

Creative Collective Team

Reading the Declaration of IndependenceFriday, July 17, 2026 • Independence Park • Gathering at 5:30 P.M. | Reading Begins at 6:00 P.M. Join Historic Beverly for a commemorative public reading of the Declaration of Independence at Independence Park, the very site where Beverly first heard the Declaration read aloud in 1776. On July 17, 1776, Colonel John Glover gathered his …