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…
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,…
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…
See you on April 28th! 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…
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…
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…