Please join us to meet the great candidates running at-large for Beverly City Council! And while you’re here, enjoy the first look at ‘Tis the Season: Beverly Politics and Campaign Marketing*, opening that evening in the parlor chamber. Candidates for all offices are welcome to attend; this event is free and open to all. Image: political button from our collection for the campaign of Mayor Perry Collier, Beverly’s 4th mayor in office in 1898.

*With the local political season in full swing this small exhibition displays ephemera from local political campaigns including pins, postcards, bumper stickers and brochures that illustrate the marketing and branding acumen of political campaigns in Beverly. These provocative objects illustrate the many forms of political persuasion that have been used in Beverly over the past century, providing a window into ways in which the means of mass communication was used to reach voters and how is has changed over time.