Marblehead 250:
Celebrating the Spirit of '76
A committee open to all dedicated to sharing the history of Marblehead's role in the Revolutionary War and providing programming commemorating that history.
EVENTS
Marblehead's Mysterious Revolutionary
Thursday, April 10 at 7pm
170 Washington Street
In Person or Via Zoom
On May 10, 1775, the once formidable life of Colonel Jeremiah Lee of Marblehead came to an abrupt end, due to his covert acts on behalf of independence.
Judy Anderson leads this illustrated presentation to honor Lee’s life and contributions to the revolutionary cause, which have remained nearly unrecognized for two and a half
centuries.
A Colonel of Marblehead’s defensive militia since 1751, Lee also led the town’s large rebel militia from January 1775 until his untimely death. Judy Anderson will illuminate the story of one America's forgotten, but most crucial, revolutionaries.
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"How the First Shots of the Amer. Rev. War Could Have been Fired in Marblehead and/or Salem on February 26, 1775"
Walking Tour with Judy Anderson
Friday, April 25 5pm-6 pm
Saturday, April 26 9am-10am
Sunday, April 27 4pm-5pm
Meet at Fort Beach. No RSVP required. Tour will end on Washington Street.
Please note: there are no restrooms available during the tour. Children are welcome, as well as dogs on a leash.
“Col. J. Lee & His Covert Revolutionary Acts”
Walking Tour with Judy Anderson
Friday, May 9 5pm to 6:30pm
Saturday, May 10 10am to 11:30am
Saturday, May 10 4pm to 5:30pm
Meet in front of the Lee Mansion, 161 Washington Street.
$10 Marblehead Museum members; $15 General Public
Register online (Coming Soon).
'Headers in the Revolution
Coming September 2025
Free; NO registration required
Pick up a program book and experience Revolutionary War-era Marblehead at various sites in the Historic District. 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 loyalist 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; see the Spirit of ’76 painting; tour the Jeremiah Lee Mansion; and learn about the town’s Tory population at the “King” Hooper Mansion; among other opportunities.
HISTORY AND RESOURCES
A collection of artifacts, biographies, timelines, and other information about Marblehead and the Revolutionary War.
COMMITTEE & PUBLIC MEETINGS
The committee meets monthly, usually on the 4th Monday of the month at 2:30pm on Zoom. Please visit www.marblehead.org for agendas and log-in information. All are welcome.
Committee Members and Organizations:
Don Doliber, Co-Chair
Lauren McCormack, Co-Chair
Ed Nilsson, Co-Chair
Jack Attridge, Town Moderator
Kim Barry, Member, Marblehead Museum
Glover's Marblehead Regiment, Seamus Daly & Larry Sands
Marblehead Architecture Heritage & Tours, Judy Anderson
Marblehead Arts Association, Jim Murphy
Marblehead Chamber of Commerce, Katherine Koch
Marblehead Historical Commission, David Bitteman, Ed Nilsson, & Pam Peterson
Marblehead Museum & Historical Society, Inc., Lauren McCormack
Marblehead Public Schools, Julia Ferreira
Marblehead Town Historian, Don Doliber
Philanthropic Lodge F. & A.M., Lanning Levine & Don Doliber
Save the General Glover Farmhouse, Nancy Schultz
St. Michael's Church, Frances Nilsson & Ed Nilsson
SPONSORS
Thank you to our generous logo designer, Peter Schalck, Flat Rock Creative
Thank you to Essex National Heritage for a Partnership Grant to support 'Headers in the Revolution.
