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SUMMARY:Captain Michael Corbett and the Pitt Packet Incident in 1769
DESCRIPTION:Early revolutionary resistance!  \nHear the dramatic tale of Michael Corbett and his Marblehead shipmates who resisted British tyranny at sea on King Hooper’s merchant ship\, the Pitt Packet – named after a British prime minister who was sympathetic to Americans’ grievances – a full year before the 1770 Boston “Massacre” and six years before the Revolutionary War’s first battle in 1775. After the mariners killed a British officer who was trying to impress them into British Navy service\, they were brought to trial in Boston but were successfully acquitted by a young unknown lawyer named John Adams. That case launched Adams into professional and political prominence\, which grew after Adams successfully defended some British officers a year later\, after the so-called “Boston Massacre” on March 5 in 1770. In 1775\, Corbett and most of the others would become ship’s masters on privateer vessels –– a role that caused most of the deaths of Marblehead’s men in the Revolution\, including Corbett’s. \nDonald Doliber was appointed as Marblehead’s Town Historian after 24 years as an award-winning history teacher\, who was selected as the “Outstanding American History Teacher in the United States” by the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.)\, followed by 17 years as an assistant high school principal. His ancestors arrived in Marblehead in the 1630s\, and were fishermen\, selectmen\, and merchants in the early community and later\, and a few served in the Revolutionary War. \nThis event is presented in collaboration with the Marblehead 250 Committee and Abbot Public Library.  \nThis program is funded in part by a grant from the Marblehead Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, a state agency.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/captain-michael-corbett-and-the-pitt-packet-incident-in-1769/
LOCATION:Abbot Public Library\, 235 Pleasant Street\, Marblehead\, 01945\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Speakers
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SUMMARY:Marblehead 250: Revolutionary Near Miss
DESCRIPTION:In this first of eleven free illustrated talks offered by the Marblehead 250 Committee and Marblehead’s Abbot Public Library in 2026\, the United States’ 250th year\, see and hear the fascinating story of how the first shots of the American Revolution were almost fired in Marblehead or Salem on a cold Sunday in February 1775\, when nearly 250 British soldiers “marched through the town” and on to Salem’s North Bridge\, instead of in Lexington and at Concord’s North Bridge less than two months later\, on April 19. That infamous ”first battle” could easily have happened here or in Salem\, with loss of Marblehead lives and more instead. And that near-miss episode could have made Marblehead and Salem instead of Lexington and Concord “Ground Zero” for the seven long years of war that followed. \nJudy Anderson is an independent social\, cultural and architectural historian who worked at the Marblehead Museum for 16 years\, as the organization’s first administrative director in 1994 and the only specified curator of the Jeremiah Lee Mansion from 2001-2010. \nThis event is presented in collaboration with the Marblehead 250 Committee and Abbot Public Library.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/marblehead-250-revolutionary-near-miss/
LOCATION:Abbot Public Library\, 235 Pleasant Street\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, Pleasant Street 235\, Marblehead\, Massachusetts\, 01945\, United States
CATEGORIES:Commemoration,Event,Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T120000
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SUMMARY:Sail on the "Hannah"
DESCRIPTION:Marblehead 250 offers a special way to celebrate our Nation’s history in Marblehead!\nSeptember 21 and 22\, 2025 \nThe Hannah\, the first ship in Washington’s fleet\, was launched in September 1775. To commemorate that important part of Marblehead’s history\, the Fame – very similar in size and appearance to the Hannah – will be docked at Marblehead’s State Street Landing\, 75 Front Street\, from 9 to 10:15 a.m. on Saturday\, September 20\, and Sunday\, September 21. Visitors may board the ship at no charge and experience an 18th century schooner. Crew and members of Marblehead’s Glover’s Regiment will be on hand to tell the story of Hannah and answer questions. \nBOTH mornings we will offer a 90-minute sail from 10:15-11:45 a.m. All tickets are $50\, with proceeds to benefit the Marblehead 250 events for 2025 and 2026. \n• This is a SAIL\, so the route is subject to wind and weather. We sail as far and as fast as we can based on conditions\, and our goal is always to shut off the engine and give our guests an authentic schooner experience. Every trip is different.\n• Guests have the opportunity to raise sails\, take the tiller\, learn knots\, and engage with our knowledgeable crew about Hannah’s and Fame’s interesting histories\, and learn about the many islands\, lighthouses\, forts\, and other sights of Salem Sound. If you’re interested in history\, ask questions! If you’d just as soon relax and enjoy the ride\, you can do that\, too.\n• Book your tickets by calling the Fame at 978-729-7600.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/sail-on-the-hannah/2025-09-21/
LOCATION:State Street Landing\, 75 Front Street\, Marblehead\, MA 01945\, Front Street 75\, Marblehead\, Massachusetts\, 01945\, United States
CATEGORIES:Commemoration
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SUMMARY:Sail on the "Hannah"
DESCRIPTION:Marblehead 250 offers a special way to celebrate our Nation’s history in Marblehead!\nSeptember 21 and 22\, 2025 \nThe Hannah\, the first ship in Washington’s fleet\, was launched in September 1775. To commemorate that important part of Marblehead’s history\, the Fame – very similar in size and appearance to the Hannah – will be docked at Marblehead’s State Street Landing\, 75 Front Street\, from 9 to 10:15 a.m. on Saturday\, September 20\, and Sunday\, September 21. Visitors may board the ship at no charge and experience an 18th century schooner. Crew and members of Marblehead’s Glover’s Regiment will be on hand to tell the story of Hannah and answer questions. \nBOTH mornings we will offer a 90-minute sail from 10:15-11:45 a.m. All tickets are $50\, with proceeds to benefit the Marblehead 250 events for 2025 and 2026. \n• This is a SAIL\, so the route is subject to wind and weather. We sail as far and as fast as we can based on conditions\, and our goal is always to shut off the engine and give our guests an authentic schooner experience. Every trip is different.\n• Guests have the opportunity to raise sails\, take the tiller\, learn knots\, and engage with our knowledgeable crew about Hannah’s and Fame’s interesting histories\, and learn about the many islands\, lighthouses\, forts\, and other sights of Salem Sound. If you’re interested in history\, ask questions! If you’d just as soon relax and enjoy the ride\, you can do that\, too.\n• Book your tickets by calling the Fame at 978-729-7600.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/sail-on-the-hannah/2025-09-20/
LOCATION:State Street Landing\, 75 Front Street\, Marblehead\, MA 01945\, Front Street 75\, Marblehead\, Massachusetts\, 01945\, United States
CATEGORIES:Commemoration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T190000
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SUMMARY:John Glover's Schooner Hannah
DESCRIPTION:Six years ago\, vessel biographer Randy Biddle decided to investigate the origin story and likely appearance of a small\, schooner named Hannah\, owned in Marblehead by John Glover. On October 10\, 1775. she became famous for her harrowing engagement with\, and narrow escape from the much larger British naval vessel\, Nautilus\, near the entrance to Beverly Harbor. This illustrated presentation will challenge the conventional wisdom about Hannah. Zoom only.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/john-glovers-schooner-hannah/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Commemoration,Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Marblehead Museum":MAILTO:info@marbleheadmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T190000
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SUMMARY:When Redcoats Marched in Marblehead: Leslie's Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Historian J.L. Bell will tell the thrilling story of Leslie’s Retreat\, the first armed resistance to the British crown\, and its connections to Marblehead. \nOn Sunday\, February 26\, 1775\, about 250 British soldiers marched through Marblehead\, sent by the royal governor to search for weapons. When that column of redcoats stalled at a\ndrawbridge in Salem\, their commander ordered locals to let them pass. Militia companies assembled to stop them. \nThis talk digs below myths of Leslie’s Retreat to highlight eyewitness accounts of a day the Revolutionary War might have begun\, but didn’t. \nJ. L. Bell is the author of The Road to Concord: How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War. Bell’s website\, Boston 1775\, offers daily updates of “history\, analysis\, and unabashed gossip about the start of the American Revolution.”
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/when-redcoats-marched-in-marblehead-leslies-retreat/
LOCATION:Marblehead Museum\, 170 Washington Street\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Commemoration,Speakers
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