17th Annual Parade of Trees: Dec. 3rd – 7th
Opens Wednesday December 3rd through December 7th, 2025 Visit in person at Tapley Memorial Hall 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 Memorial Hall, 13 Page Street, Danvers. Visiting hours are…
Dr. John Hays Hammond, Jr
Monday, Oct 20th Noon NOTE: this is the 3rd Monday 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. 2025 Film Topics(subject to change): Oct 20 Dr. John Hays Hammond, Jr, (Hammond Castle Builder) Please…
Come Grow the Greenhouse!
Sunday, October 19th, 2-5pm. Rain or Shine. Advance tickets only. Purchase by Thursday 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 space to sell…
Porch Swing Open Mic
Friday, 10/17, 12/19 , 11:30am Friday Music in the Square presents The Porch Swing Live acoustic open mic on the Page House Porch. Bring your lunch and enjoy your friends making music. Bring your lunch. Rain or shine. We’ll move next door, into air conditioned Tapley Memorial Hall, if it…
Unmarked Institutional Cemeteries and the Legacy of Danvers State Hospital
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…
Yoga with Ellen
Tuesdays 6:30 to 7:30 pm September 9th through November 11, 2025 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, Danvers
Yoga with Ellen
Tuesdays 6:30 to 7:30 pm September 9th through November 11, 2025 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, Danvers
Members’ Annual Business Meeting
Please call the office for details 978-777-1666. Join as a member and be a part of Danvers history!
Dynamic Dames of Danvers
Tuesday Sept. 23rd 10am to 11:30am. Discover four women of Danvers who accomplished amazing things in their lives. A poet/abolitionist, an author/historian, an educator/ suffragist, and an entrepreneur businesswoman. 1-1/2 mile walking tour to explore the lives of these 4 dynamic women in Danvers history, 1760s through 1960s. Trustee Joyce…
Yoga with Ellen
Tuesdays 6:30 to 7:30 pm September 9th through November 11, 2025 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, Danvers
Trolleys and Rails in Essex County
Monday, Sept 22nd Noon NOTE: this is the 4th Monday 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. 2025 Film Topics(subject to change): Sept 22 Trolleys and Rails in Essex County Oct 20 Dr….
Reaper and the Milkmaid
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…
Atlatl Day
Saturday, Sept. 20th 9am – 3pm at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead, 149 Pine Street, Danvers RAIN date is Sunday Sept.21st 9am – 3pm Try your hand at ancient hunting practices! The technique of using an atlatl or spear throwing stick is an ancient global technology. Join the Eugene Winter Chapter…
Porch Swing Open Mic
Friday, 9/19, 10/17, 12/19 , 11:30am Friday Music in the Square presents The Porch Swing Live acoustic open mic on the Page House Porch. Bring your lunch and enjoy your friends making music. Bring your lunch. Rain or shine. We’ll move next door, into air conditioned Tapley Memorial Hall, if…
Dynamic Dames of Danvers
Thursday Sept. 18th and Tuesday Sept. 23rd 10am to 11:30am. Discover four women of Danvers who accomplished amazing things in their lives. A poet/abolitionist, an author/historian, an educator/ suffragist, and an entrepreneur businesswoman. 1-1/2 mile walking tour to explore the lives of these 4 dynamic women in Danvers history, 1760s…
Revolutionary Tea on a Gambrel Roof
Wednesday, September 17th, 7pm. A dramatization of ‘A Gambrel Roof’, a poem by Lucy Larcom. Back by popular demand! A creative theatrical presentation of a circa 1875 local poem about the historic Danvers Jeremiah Page House. Period music, and an art installation add to the illustration of the story: In…
Tapley Memorial Hall Open House
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…
Benedict Arnold in Danvers
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…