Spinning Wheels and Textile Tools 1750 to 1820
Wednesday, May 15th we welcome Florence Feldman-Wood exploring Spinning Wheels and Textile Tools. Using descriptions from the period we will look at the tools and processes involved in creating garments and household textiles from wool and flax. The tools needed to prepare the fibers and then the types of spinning…
Porch Swing Open Mic
Friday, April 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 is…
Gardening Expertise
Wednesday, March 20, 7pm Our Speaker Series welcomes Matthew Martin, MCA. Mr. Martin is the Buildings & Grounds Restoration Manager at the Danvers Historical Society. His focus is to interpret the Society’s many gardens within their respective historical contexts. This evening, Mr. Martin will discuss . . . TBA ….
Porch Swing Open Mic
Friday, March 15, 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 is…
Mrs. Day’s Ideal Baby Shoe Company
Wednesday, February 21st we will learn more about this groundbreaking business woman. In 1906, Adra Day probably had no idea that the baby shoes she made would become so popular. Her entrepreneurship, leadership and understanding of women as valuable customers created a very successful business that lasted over 60 years….
Porch Swing Open Mic
Friday,February 16, 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 is too…
Porch Swing Open Mic
Friday, January 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 is…
Captain Samuel Page’s Company: At the Front Lines of the American Revolution
Wednesday, Jan. 17th, 7pm In Massachusetts we often think of the Revolution through the lens of the 18th of April, Bunker Hill and the Siege of Boston. Historian Beth Bower will discuss Captain Samuel Page’s Company, a diverse group of soldiers from Danvers and Beverly, who fought at Ticonderoga, Hubbardston, Bennington…
Lunch Time History Films
January 8, 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. 2024 Film Topics To Be Announced Soon. Please support the Series and Tapley Hall by becoming a member here. 2nd Monday every month,…
Investigating Architecture Through Thin Section Analysis
Tuesday, December 12th, 7pm. Investigating the Multiple Uses and Meanings of Tabby Plantation Architecture Through Thin Section Analysis MAS Lecture Series welcomes: Jacob Hamill Tabby is a concrete-like building material made from lime, sand, oyster shells, and water that was used to construct plantation houses, quarters, and outbuildings in the…
15th Annual Parade of Trees – has a NEW Look!
Wednesday, December 6th through Sunday, December 10th Donate for your chance to win one of 52 beautiful displays by visiting in-person or on-line here. Rally-Up begins December 2nd and will close at 1pm, Sunday December 10th, to ensure all online purchases are accounted for so make your purchases early! The…
15th Annual Parade of Trees – has a NEW Look!
Wednesday, December 6th through Sunday, December 10th Donate for your chance to win one of 52 beautiful displays by visiting in-person or on-line here. Rally-Up begins December 2nd and will close at 1pm, Sunday December 10th, to ensure all online purchases are accounted for so make your purchases early! The…
15th Annual Parade of Trees – has a NEW Look!
Wednesday, December 6th through Sunday, December 10th Donate for your chance to win one of 52 beautiful displays by visiting in-person or on-line here. Rally-Up begins December 2nd and will close at 1pm, Sunday December 10th, to ensure all online purchases are accounted for so make your purchases early! The…
Polar Express reading
Enjoy the reading of the Polar Express with Miss Lisa and Conductor Dave. The link will be published Friday, December 8th YouTube . Enjoy this from the comfort of your home! 2023 trees and wreaths are viewable in Tapley Memorial Hall or on-line here. Details on each display soon. $5 admission, children…
15th Annual Parade of Trees – has a NEW Look!
Wednesday, December 6th through Sunday, December 10th Donate for your chance to win one of 52 beautiful displays by visiting in-person or on-line here. Rally-Up begins December 2nd and will close at 1pm, Sunday December 10th, to ensure all online purchases are accounted for so make your purchases early! The…
15th Annual Parade of Trees – has a NEW Look!
Wednesday, December 6th through Sunday, December 10th Donate for your chance to win one of 52 beautiful displays by visiting in-person or on-line here. Rally-Up begins December 2nd and will close at 1pm, Sunday December 10th, to ensure all online purchases are accounted for so make your purchases early! The…
2023 Ornament
Each year, The Danvers Historical Society illustrates a local story with a blown glass ornament. The Danvers Street Railway. Beginning as a public service in 1880, the “Danvers Street Railway,” more commonly known as the trolley, was a valued part of our town. For only 5 cents, one could get…