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Dr. John Hays Hammond, Jr

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Monday, Oct 20th Noon  NOTE: this is the 3rd Monday Lunchtime History Films, bring your lunch! A casual discussion and 20-30 minute film. Presented by Heritage Films, Dan Tremblay, volunteer and member of DHS. 2025 Film Topics(subject to change): Oct 20 Dr. John Hays Hammond, Jr, (Hammond Castle Builder) Please…

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Lord & Burnham Greenhouse

Come Grow the Greenhouse!

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Sunday, October 19th, 2-5pm.  Rain or Shine. Advance tickets only. Purchase by Thursday 16th. A benefit to restore the Lord & Burnham Greenhouse at Glen Magna Farms. The Society will be restoring the 1930’s Lord and Burnham greenhouse to include classroom/meeting space, hands-on work space and a retail space to…

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Trolleys and Rails in Essex County

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Monday, Sept 22nd Noon  NOTE: this is the 4th Monday Lunchtime History Films, bring your lunch! A casual discussion and 20-30 minute film. Presented by Heritage Films, Dan Tremblay, volunteer and member of DHS. 2025 Film Topics(subject to change): Sept 22 Trolleys and Rails in Essex County Oct 20 Dr….

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Speaker Series – TBA

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Wednesday, September 17th, 7pm Topic TBA We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program. Speaker Series typically every 3rd Wednesday, 7pm. Including a temporary exhibit of related artifacts from the Society’s collections. Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers MA. Danvers Historical Society: 978-777-1666 or E-mail…

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Painting of Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold in Danvers

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Sunday, September 14th, afternoon Time TBA Did you know that when Benedict Arnold was still on the Patriots’ side of the Revolution, he and his troops camped in Danvers? One of the most strategic and daring exploits of the patriot cause during the revolution. Part of the troops encamped in…

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Richard Ellery mural

First Shot of the American Revolution?

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Wednesday, August 20th, 7pm Did you know there was a shot fired in Danvers, MA during August of 1774?   In-depth presentation about locals firing at the Hooper-Collins house that once stood on Sylvan Street.   We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program. Speaker Series…

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Local Maritime History

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Monday, August 11th Noon Lunchtime History Films, bring your lunch! A casual discussion and 20-30 minute film. Presented by Heritage Films, Dan Tremblay, volunteer and member of DHS. 2025 Film Topics(subject to change): Aug 11 Local Maritime History (Shipping and Customs House) Sept 22 Trolleys and Rails in Essex County…

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Speaker Series – TBA

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Wednesday, July 16th, 7pm Topic TBA We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program. Speaker Series typically every 3rd Wednesday, 7pm. Including a temporary exhibit of related artifacts from the Society’s collections. Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers MA. Danvers Historical Society: 978-777-1666 or E-mail…

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UFOs in Massachusetts

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Monday, July 14th Noon Lunchtime History Films, bring your lunch! A casual discussion and 20-30 minute film. Presented by Heritage Films, Dan Tremblay, volunteer and member of DHS. 2025 Film Topics(subject to change): Jul 14 UFOs in Massachusetts Aug 11 Local Maritime History (Shipping and Customs House) Sept 22 Trolleys…

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Speaker Series – TBA

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Wednesday, June 18th, 7pm Topic TBA We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program. Speaker Series typically every 3rd Wednesday, 7pm. Including a temporary exhibit of related artifacts from the Society’s collections. Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers MA. Danvers Historical Society: 978-777-1666 or E-mail…

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Great Salem Fire of 1914

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Monday, June 9th Noon Lunchtime History Films, bring your lunch! A casual discussion and 20-30 minute film. Presented by Heritage Films, Dan Tremblay, volunteer and member of DHS. 2025 Film Topics(subject to change): Jun 9 The Great Salem Fire, 1914 Jul 14 UFO’s in Massachusetts Aug 11 Local Maritime History…

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Revolutionary Tea on a Gambrel Roof

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Wednesday, May 21st, 7pm. A dramatization of ‘A Gambrel Roof’, a poem by Lucy Larcom. A creative multi-disciplinary theatrical presentation of a circa 1875 local poem about the historic Danvers Jeremiah Page House. Period music, and an art installation add to the illustration of the story: In about 1770, when…

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