Wednesday, August 19th, 7pm Live 18th century music beginning at 6:30 with Darlene Wigton Did you know there was a shot fired in Danvers, MA during August of 1774? A presentation by William Kossowan A discussion of what should be viewed as the First Campaign of the American Revolutionary War….
Danvers Historical Society’s Plant Sale will take place for only two days! Friday May 22nd from 9am to Noon, and Saturday, May 23rd, from 9am to 1pm at Glen Magna Farms , 29 Ingersoll St Danvers MA. Bring home a piece of Glen Magna Farms Due to receiving colder growing conditions,…
Danvers Historical Society’s Plant Sale will take place for only two days! Friday May 22nd from 9am to Noon, and Saturday, May 23rd, from 9am to 1pm at Glen Magna Farms , 29 Ingersoll St Danvers MA. Bring home a piece of Glen Magna Farms Due to receiving colder growing conditions,…
Sunday, April 19th, 1pm at the Holten House, 171 Holten St. Danvers The event is free, but seating is limited, RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Details HERE Join the Gen. Israel Putnam Chapter, DAR at the Holten House, to hear author Robert Hubbard discuss his biography of Major General Israel Putnam. A colorful…
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…
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…
Thank you to our Visitors, Volunteers, Donors, Display Designers and Sponsors! Winners of the beautiful display: HERE The Danvers Historical Society ushered in the holiday season at Tapley Memorial Hall, December 3rd – 7th. Two short 2025 videos: HERE. and a another HERE This event supports Danvers Historical Society’s education…
Sunday, October 19th, 2-5pm. Rain or Shine. Advance tickets only. Purchase by Noon on Thursday Oct 16th. A benefit to restore the Lord & Burnham Greenhouse at Glen Magna Farms. The Society will be restoring the 1930’s Lord and Burnham greenhouse to include classroom/meeting space, hands-on workspace, and a retail…
Wednesday, Oct. 15th, 7pm The Society welcomes back Dr. Katherine Anderson Benson Explore the often-overlooked history of unmarked institutional cemeteries such as those at Danvers State Hospital. Once a sprawling 19th-century psychiatric facility, Danvers was home to thousands of patients who lived, died, and were buried without markers, numbers, or…
10am to noon, Monday 15th, Weds 17th, Fri 19th, Mon 22nd, Weds 24th, Friday 26th Tapley Memorial Hall open house. Our museum gallery cases are ready for viewing. Artifacts from RevWar era and works by local WPA artists will be on display for a limited time. 13 Page St. Danvers…
Saturday, September 20th, 9am-11:30am. Glen Magna Farms, 29 Ingersoll Street, Danvers 4 persons inside the Derby Summer House at any one time. Arrive early to stroll the historic gardens. A casual gathering of experts sharing their knowledge of the history and restoration of the iconic statues on the National Historic…
Sunday, September 14th, 1:00pm to 3pm Did you know that when Arnold was still on the Patriots’ side of the Revolution, he and his troops camped in Danvers? In September 1775, early in the American Revolutionary War, Colonel Benedict Arnold led a force of 1,100 Continental Army troops on an expedition from Cambridge in the Province of Massachusetts…