The John Cabot House is a Georgian style mansion built in 1781 during the Revolutionary War; it was the first brick mansion built in Beverly. The wealth of the Cabot family is reflected in the architecture of the house, the beautifully carved paneling, and decorations such as the Dutch tiles surrounding the fireplace in the […]
The John Cabot House is a Georgian style mansion built in 1781 during the Revolutionary War; it was the first brick mansion built in Beverly. The wealth of the Cabot family is reflected in the architecture of the house, the beautifully carved paneling, and decorations such as the Dutch tiles surrounding the fireplace in the […]
Baker Avenue, Thorndike Street, Winslow Road; they may be familiar travel routes in and around Beverly but do you know where Beverly got its street names? Join us for this virtual lecture to connect street names with the Beverly citizen that it was named after. This lecture will cover a lot of history but will […]
October is Massachusetts Archaeology Month so we are focusing our Spotlight on the Balch house archaeology excavation of 1998. In this Spotlight Talk we will explore why the dig was performed, we will see some of the artifacts unearthed from the property and we will take a peek inside our newest online exhibit, “Balch Family […]
October is Massachusetts Archaeology Month so we are focusing our Spotlight on the Balch house archaeology excavation of 1998. In this Spotlight Talk we will explore why the dig was performed, we will see some of the artifacts unearthed from the property and we will take a peek inside our newest online exhibit, “Balch Family […]
October is Massachusetts Archaeology Month so we are focusing our Spotlight on the Balch house archaeology excavation of 1998. In this Spotlight Talk we will explore why the dig was performed, we will see some of the artifacts unearthed from the property and we will take a peek inside our newest online exhibit, “Balch Family […]
The Disestablishment of the First Parish Church with Charlie Wainwright The story of disestablishment in Massachusetts is often characterized as a struggle for the separation of church and state, waged between religious intellectuals, and punctuated by heroic legal battles in towns like Sandwich and Dedham. But the death of Beverly’s First Parish was not the […]
It has been 2 years now since launching our first online exhibit, “Set at Liberty: Stories of the Enslaved in a New England Town” and it is still receiving rave reviews. Tune into this Talk to learn about how the exhibit was created, the history found in the objects, and the stories that needed to […]
It has been 2 years now since launching our first online exhibit, “Set at Liberty: Stories of the Enslaved in a New England Town” and it is still receiving rave reviews. Tune into this Talk to learn about how the exhibit was created, the history found in the objects, and the stories that needed to […]
It has been 2 years now since launching our first online exhibit, “Set at Liberty: Stories of the Enslaved in a New England Town” and it is still receiving rave reviews. Tune into this Talk to learn about how the exhibit was created, the history found in the objects, and the stories that needed to […]
It has been 2 years now since launching our first online exhibit, “Set at Liberty: Stories of the Enslaved in a New England Town” and it is still receiving rave reviews. Tune into this Talk to learn about how the exhibit was created, the history found in the objects, and the stories that needed to […]
Explore the area that was known as the Bass River Side where the five “Old Planters” (Conant, Balch, Trask, Woodberry & Palfrey) received a “Thousand Acre Grant” in 1635. During this walk we will visit sites that have connections to these families and how they helped shape Beverly as we know it today. 1.6 miles […]
