What happened if you got sick at sea during the eighteenth century? Come and learn about medicine chests that were kept aboard ships and how they were used. This 15 minute talk is free with admission.
New date TBA Join Associate Director for Collections, Abby Battis, for a gallery discussion of our newest exhibit “The Story of the Revolution”. You will hear about the behind the scenes work to prepare for the exhibit as well as the local and national context in which the exhibit takes place. $10/free for members
We are going LIVE on Facebook for a 30-minute guided tour of our current exhibit, "The Story of the Revolution" in Beverly. Join exhibit curator Abby Battis as she walks you through the exhibit space and discusses some of the highlights in the exhibit. Free on our Facebook page here.
Join us for this virtual presentation developed from our ever-popular spotlight tours! In this lecture, we’ll be focusing on three different objects in our collection associated with the American Revolution: The Moses Brown Orderly Book, continental currency, and the Russell Broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence. We’ll explore their national and local histories as […]
This Facebook live event is a guide tour of our current exhibit. Join curator Abby Battis for a walk through the exhibit space and a discussion of the artists who created the paintings for Henry Cabot Lodge's book on the Revolution. Free on our Facebook page.
Join us for this LIVE Facebook event for a guided tour of our current exhibit with curator Abby Battis. She will walk you through the exhibit space and discuss Beverly's role in and connections to the American Revolution. Free on our Facebook page
ONLINE In the fall of 1775, Gen. George Washington adopted a new strategy to drive the British army out of Boston—attacking its supply ships at sea. The semi-secluded cove of Beverly was the first base for those missions, and soldiers from Essex County sailed out on armed schooners to hunt British ships. This talk looks […]
Once in a lifetime opportunity! In 1898, Henry Cabot Lodge published his book, “The Story of the Revolution” in which he tells the history of the Revolution War. For this rich, scholarly two volume book, Lodge commissioned a handful of artists to create images that would reflect the visual content for specific passages in the […]
Join us live on Facebook for a guided tour of our current exhibit with curator Abby Battis. She will walk you through the exhibit space and discuss the artists behind the paintings that were produced for Henry Cabot Lodge's book, "The Story of the Revolution." Some of these paintings are on view for one week […]
This program will review everything that you need to know about The Story of the Revolution book, the artwork and the exhibition. This year long exhibit has been received with rave reviews and this final program in support of the exhibit will discuss all of the paintings and the history behind them. $10; tickets here […]
This Spotlight Talk explores some of the artwork and artists behind our exhibit “The Story of the Revolution” in Beverly. This is a great opportunity to experience the exhibit before it closes at the Cabot House on December 23. Spotlight Talks are intimate 15-minute discussions about specific objects in our collection. Free; join us here.
Why did the founding fathers think that July 2nd would be the day we celebrated American Independence? This Talk takes a look at our copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Russell Broadside. We will explore the history of the broadside while putting it into context of Beverly history. Free and open to all; join […]