The Historical Society’s annual picnic TO BE CONFIRMED: 5pm – 8pm, Tuesday, June 22nd Return here often for updates. We look forward to this outdoor opportunity to see family and friends. LIVE Music with Squeezebox Stompers! Rain date: Tuesday, June 29th What could be more Americana than hot dogs,…
Contacting our Office Via Phone or Email is STRONGLY SUGGESTED to reserve a seat. Seating is limited due to Covid-19 Precautions. Thank you! Tuesday, Noon – 1pm Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers MA. Free Admission. Donations appreciated. Bring your lunch! Danvers Historical Society: 978-777-1666 or E-mail to dhs@danvershistory.org…
Our Plant Sale will take place for only two days! Saturday and Sunday, May 8th and 9th, from 10am to 2pm in the Glen Magna Farms parking lot 29 Ingersoll St Danvers MA. Dear Plant Sale Patrons and New Guests, Due to the current issues and safety measures regarding Covid-19,…
Matthew Martin of the Danvers Historical Society was recently a guest on season six of the “Native Plant Podcast”.Matthew shares the history of Glen Magna Farms, our place in nature and how he implements strategies of building resiliency into the landscape. Available on iTunes and this link Here. Be…
Join the Danvers Historical Society in participating with Salem Ancestry Days 2021. We will have a casual Q&A discussion at Tapley Memorial Hall and via ZOOM. Please bring your questions and learn tips from our panelists. This event will take place in Tapley Memorial Hall from 3-5, Saturday, May 1st….
April 2021 Speaker Series will premiere on April 19 in celebration of Patriot’s Day. Dave McKenna, otherwise known as Ensign Eleazer Goodale will be demonstrating how the militia prepared for battle on the training field. We will learn about the attire, the timing of the volley, the form of how…
3rd Graders explore typewriter and record player in museum. The Danvers Cultural Council has granted the Danvers Historical Society in funding of the 3rd Grade History Week Program. The Grant amount, is $700. The Danvers Historical Society is a place of preservation, education, and skill-building opportunities. The third graders from…
Join Salem Historical Tours online this Wednesday at 7 p.m. for “Where the Salem Witch-Hunt began: Exploring the sites of Salem Village” with Historian and Teacher Dan Gagnon. Click HERE to view online. Salem Village – present-day Danvers, MA – was where the 1692 Witch-Hunt first began, and where many…
Watch our Facebook Premiere on Wednesday March 17 at 2:00. Visit our Facebook Channel or our YouTube Channel. Dan Gagnon, local historian and school teacher, will discuss and combine two of his Danvers Herald articles in one discussion. His topic will be “Cold War Danvers.” Dan Gagnon has been part…
The Anne L. Page Scholarship is administered annually by the Danvers Historical Society and funded by its members. The scholarship award, in 2021, is $200. This scholarship honors Anne L. Page, who opened the first kindergarten in Essex County at the Jeremiah Page House in Danvers Square. Around 1850 she…
