Joshua Winslow: Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire…
Joshua Winslow: merchant, shipowner, and soldier, lived in the Isaac Winslow House from 1773 to 1780. As a Loyalist, he was one of the six East India Tea consignees responsible […]
Living History Interpretation: Tea in Early America
Join living history interpreter Audrey Stuck-Girard as she prepares a few cups of 18th-century tea with antique teaware and discusses the ways the beverage impacted cultural traditions, global trade, and […]
Women of ’76
Discover some of the women of 1776 including Baroness von Riedesel, the wife of a Hessian General and a chronicler of life in military camps; Prudence Wright, a minute woman […]
1775 – A Bad Year for Massachusetts
The Loyalist Counter-Insurgency, 1775: Rebel Nightmare, British Opportunity? During the winter months of 1774-75, two serious threats to “patriot” insurgency appeared in southeastern Massachusetts. In the rural towns of Marshfield […]
Marshfield 1775
Explore the political climate in Marshfield and Scituate leading up to the “Shot Heard Round the World” on April 19, 1775. Join local historian and author, Jim Glinski, for a […]
The Plight of Loyalists in Massachusetts
It’s been said that history is written by the victors, so it’s not surprising that the story of those loyal to the Crown in the American colonies is not as […]
The Loyalist Counter-Insurgency, 1775: Rebel Nightmare, British Opportunity?
During the winter months of 1774-75, two serious threats to “patriot” insurgency appeared in southeastern Massachusetts. In the rural towns of Marshfield and Freetown, the militant activities of Loyalists, coupled […]
Act Worthy of Yourselves: A Re-Imagining of Joseph Warren’s Funeral
April 1776. The British army has finally left Boston. Now, nearly a year after his death, friends and family can finally hold a funeral for Dr. Joseph Warren. Inside King’s […]
Manchester in 1775 — Manchester, The Revolution, and The War at Sea
For the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum is preparing to tell the story of “Manchester, The Revolution, and The War at Sea,” and the opening […]
The Patriot Houses Tour
Explore four of Marblehead’s finest privately-owned homes, once owned by Marblehead’s Revolutionary heroes. These homes were occupied by families who put their lives on the line to fight for independence […]
