Old meets new as the masterful Sheffield Chamber Players light up the c. 1781 Cabot House with quartets by Igor Stravinsky, Quinn Mason, and Claude Debussy. Each piece on this program is bursting with motion, and conjures up the most “fantastical of voyages.” Opening Ensemble: Gordon College String Ensemble Main performance: Sheffield Chamber Players 3 […]
Looking forward to seeing everyone in person this year, for our biennial gathering of descendants of Beverly's early settlers and everyone that loves colonial history. Final program and registration form Thursday, September 29 7:00 pm New Wayfinding Map of Abbott Street Cemetery Audrey Aristeo spent a year constructing an accurate, up-to-date inventory and new wayfinding […]
The Annual Meeting of Members will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at the Cabot House, 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA to act on minutes of the previous meeting, the treasurer’s report, electing trustees, and transacting any other business coming before the meeting. Special Guest Speaker Luke A. Nichter, author of The Last Brahmin: […]
Join us for one last look at the entries in "Strength, Perseverance and Resilience in Beverly" before the show closes on December 18. Find a unique gift of art for the holidays. Historic Beverly is lowering our commission for this event, so all art will be 20% off this evening only! Please note that masks […]
Captain John Cabot and his wife Hannah request the pleasure of your company for chamber music and a wine reception. At their residence Sunday, the 17th of October 5 o'clock pm The pleasure of your company is requested at the c. 1781 Cabot House to experience chamber music by Mozart and his contemporaries in the […]
Last year left the citizens of Beverly and those around the world reeling as we all joined together to stay safe and healthy from a global pandemic. For our 4th Community Art Show the theme is “Strength, Perseverance, and Hope in Beverly”. This exhibit will illustrate the numerous stories of how the community stayed together […]
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 lecture to connect street names with the Beverly citizen that it was named after. This lecture will cover a lot of history but will be […]
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 […]
This is now an online program! When you think of a witch, what kind of person do you imagine? Do you picture a wrinkled old woman with a wart on her crooked nose stirring a cauldron bubbling and boiling with trouble? This may be the image of a witch that Hollywood has conjured up, but […]
During this First Friday, we will be looking at telegraph communications that the United Shoe Boston Offices received during the World War II period, including messages from staff, and factory owners, and shareholders. These correspondence help paint a picture of the landscape of Europe as enemy forces made their way across the country and will […]
March is both Military Women’s month and Women’s History month, so in honor of this the focus of this month’s First Friday will be military women connected to Beverly. During this talk Lucy Keller will highlight the fascinating stories and lives of several women. During this presentation we’ll uncover who these women were, what their […]
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.