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April 2026

Yoga with Ellen

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Tuesdays 6:30 to 7:30 pm through May, 2026. No advance sign-up required. All levels welcome. Special attention to modifications and new students. Ellen Dempsey, RYT 200   Ellen.danvers.yoga@gmail.com Introductory Price $15 per class. Check, Cash, Venmo accepted. Historical Society members are eligible for a discount. Tapley Memorial Hall, 13 Page Street,…

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People cleaning Anne Page Marker

National Historic Marker Day

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Friday, April 24, 11am to 1pm Danvers Historical Society members gather at the Jeremiah Page House for the sixth annual National Historic Marker Day on Friday, April 24th. This project takes place between 11a.m. and 1pm at the Jeremiah Page House, cleaning Anne L. Page’s suffrage marker and continued to…

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Quabbin Reservoir

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Thursday, April 23rd, Noon at the Danvers Senior Center 25 Stone St. Lunchtime History Films, bring your lunch!  OR 48 hr advance sign-up for congregate lunch. Call 978-762-0208 Menu found in the monthly Oniontown Seniors Newsletter here. A casual discussion and 20-30 minute film. Presented by Heritage Films, Dan Tremblay,…

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Still Life Drawing Workshop

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2 Sessions – Tuesday and Wednesday 10AM – Noon, April 21st and 22nd, 2026 COME DRAW WITH US! Engage in a group drawing activity with children and adults while learning about the history of our town. Find out what kind of objects they used in the past – in the…

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Yoga with Ellen

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Tuesdays 6:30 to 7:30 pm through May, 2026. No advance sign-up required. All levels welcome. Special attention to modifications and new students. Ellen Dempsey, RYT 200   Ellen.danvers.yoga@gmail.com Introductory Price $15 per class. Check, Cash, Venmo accepted. Historical Society members are eligible for a discount. Tapley Memorial Hall, 13 Page Street,…

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Still Life Drawing Workshop

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2 Sessions – Tuesday and Wednesday 10AM – Noon, April 21st and 22nd, 2026 COME DRAW WITH US! Engage in a group drawing activity with children and adults while learning about the history of our town. Find out what kind of objects they used in the past – in the…

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March to Menotomy 2025

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Last year, on the 250th anniversary of Lexington and Concord, brothers James and Alan Breed recreated their patriot ancestor John Preston’s march from Danvers to the village of Menotomy, current-day Arlington. The first battles had already been fought by the time the alarm was raised in Danvers. But John and…

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British Gen. Gage reenactor

General Gage Retreats

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Wednesday, April 15, 7pm This conversational presentation with General Thomas Gage, the last Royal Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony shares his perspective of the War for Independence after leaving Danvers in 1774 and Boston in 1776, and making his way home to England. Historian and reenactor Paul O’Shaughnessy will reflect…

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WPA mural of Colonials firing on the Hooper Danvers Home

Celebrating REV250 and WPA Art

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Wednesday April 1st through Friday April 10th. Open hours 11:00am to 3:00pm each day: Weds, Thurs April 1st -2nd, and Weds-Friday April 8th-10th Limited time exhibit of  local artists’ work during the 1930s Works Projects Administration, Artist and Writers Program(WPA ). Artworks are from the Danvers Historical Society’s permanent collections….

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