Needlework isn’t all about threading and mending. Come and explore what samplers are and how they were an integral part of schoolgirls’ educations. Spotlights are 15 minutes long and free with admission. Available remotely through Zoom; watch from anywhere here.
Have you ever been curious as to how a fire bucket was used? While now’s your chance! Come explore how they were used and how fire societies developed into their modern day descendants. Spotlights are 15 minutes long, free with admission. Available remotely through Zoom; watch from anywhere here.
Needlework isn’t all about threading and mending. Come and explore what samplers are and how they were an integral part of schoolgirls’ educations. Spotlights are 15 minutes long and free with admission. Available remotely through Zoom; watch from anywhere here.
Have you ever been curious as to how a fire bucket was used? While now’s your chance! Come explore how they were used and how fire societies developed into their modern day descendants. Spotlights are 15 minutes long, free with admission. Available remotely through Zoom; watch from anywhere here.
This tour of the Cummings Center and the history of the United Shoe Machinery Company picks up where our first Cummings Center tour left off. A general overview and review of the first tour will be offered as an introduction then various topics such as immigration, the life of a USMC worker and life after […]
Our monthly lunch talk will highlight our online exhibit Set at Liberty which examines the history of enslaved people in Beverly. The exhibit features several stories of enslaved individuals who lived in Beverly as well as the growth of abolitionism. A rare behind-the-scenes opportunity to see some of the documents that pertain to these individuals […]
Join us for a virtual stroll down Washington Street where we’ll learn a little about the early days of Beverly, and talk about the lives of several of the occupants of houses found on this street. We’ll also be discussing the various different styles of architecture found along the street. House construction on Washington Street […]
Live Spotlight Tours are offered twice weekly while the Cabot House is closed. Please see our Facebook page for details on topics. Previously recorded tours are available on our Youtube page. Spotlight Tours are free to all; join us here
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.
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 […]
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 […]
