REV250-MARBLEHEAD

‘Headers in the Revolution

September 19, 2025, 10am-4pm

Free. Drop-in. Rain or Shine.

Learn about Marbleheaders during the Revolutionary War and visit various historic sites in town during this weekend-long event. On September 19th, pick up a program book at the Jeremiah Lee Mansion and experience Revolutionary War-era Marblehead at various sites in the Historic District. Rain or Shine. CLICK HERE to see the program booklet or print at home. Schedule also below COMING IN AUGUST).

Meet the wife of war hero, James Mugford; explore Fort Sewall with Glover’s Regiment; meet diarist Ashley Bowen portrayed by Donald Friary and experience a colonial Anglican service at St. Michael’s church; participate in a recreated town meeting and decide whether or not to support the Patriot cause at the Old Town House; tour the Jeremiah Lee Mansion; and learn about the town’s loyalist population at the “King” Hooper Mansion; among other opportunities.

T THIS TEASER VIDEO FROM MHTV FEATURING DONALD FRIARY AS ASHLEY BOWEN!

Visit the Marblehead 250 page for more resources and events.

 

2024 RECORDED EVENTS

In case you missed it, here’s Town Historian Don Doliber reenacting a 1774 Town Meeting:

In case you missed it, here’s Meghan Boehmer portraying Sarah Mugford:

Land Acknowledgement We recognize that this land was home to the Naumkeag band of the Massachusett/Pawtucket Tribes. The Marblehead Museum is committed to incorporating the study and dissemination of this land’s Native History into its mission.

What is a Land Acknowledgement and Why is it Important? Click HERE. Read our complete Land Acknowledgment HERE.

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Photo credits: Rick Ashley, Jeff Dykes, Marcia Hunkins, Lisa Indelicato

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