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Revolutionary Tea on a Gambrel Roof

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Sunday, September 20th, 3pm A free event as part of Trails & Sails. Reservations stringly reccomended for this event! Arrive early to enjoy our exhibits. Doors open at 2:30pm. A dramatization of ‘A Gambrel Roof’, a poem by Lucy Larcom. Back by popular demand! A creative theatrical presentation of a…

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The Blizzard of ’78

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To Be Rescheduled. Lunchtime History Films, bring your lunch!  OR 48 hour 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, volunteer and member of DHS. 2025 Film Topics(subject to…

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Gingerbread Town

18th Annual Parade of Trees: Dec. 2nd – 6th

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Open Wednesday December 2nd through December 6th, 2026 To participate this year please contact us: paradeoftrees@danvershistory.org Visit in person at Tapley Memorial Hall 2nd-6th, to purchase raffle tickets for your chance to win a beautiful display! The Danvers Historical Society invites you to usher in the holiday season at Tapley…

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Squalus Submarine Tragedy

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Monday, November 2nd Noon at Tapley Memorial Hall. Lunchtime History Films, bring your lunch! A casual discussion and 20-30 minute film. Presented by Heritage Films, Dan Tremblay, volunteer and member of DHS. 2026 Film Topics(subject to change): Nov. 2: Squalus Submarine tragedy off Portsmouth, NH Please support the Series and…

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Hooper and Fowle

Only 12 Loyalists in Revolutionary Marblehead ?

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Wednesday, November 18th 7pm, doors open at 6:30pm The strikingly high number of rebel Patriots in Revolutionary Marblehead is remarkable, especially compared to only about a dozen heads of households who held Tory sympathies.   Proportionately, that is very similar to Danvers.  What ignited those rebellious tendencies in Marblehead, and drove…

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