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
Public Programs & Exhibits
“Declarations of Independence” Exhibit about Marblehead’s Revolutionary War Experience, Marblehead Museum, 170 Washington Street, May 1 thru December 31.
Revolutionary Dwellings Walking Tour, Judy Anderson, Marblehead Architecture Heritage, May 1 & 3, July 3 & 5, September 4 & 6. Email MarbleheadArchitecture@gmail.com
“Resistance & Resilience: Slavery and Freedom in Marblehead” Exhibit, Marblehead Museum’s Brick Kitchen, 157 Washington Street, June 1 – ongoing.
Reading of the Declaration of Independence at Crocker Park and exhibits at St. Michael’s Church during Festival of the Arts, July 3 & 4.
Glover's Regiment Encampment, Fort Sewall, July 18. Click HERE.
Illustrated Talks
Wednesday Evenings at 7pm at Abbot Library. In-person and virtual.
To register visit ABBOT LIBRARY
April 1 - Judy Anderson, "Revolutionary Near Miss – How the First Shots were NEARLY fired in Marblehead"
April 8 - Don Doliber, "Captain Michael Corbett and the Pitt Packet Incident in 1769"
April 29 - Robert Allison, AT MARBLEHEAD MUSEUM, TO REGISTER VISIT MM "Elbridge Gerry, Marblehead signer of the Declaration of Independence"
May 13 - Judy Anderson, "Revolutionary Dwellings – Homes of Patriots in Marblehead"
May 27 - Donald Doliber, "Captain James Mugford, an early Revolutionary War Martyr in 1776"
June 17 - Donald Doliber, "Captain Samuel Russell Trevett, Artillery Commander at Bunker Hill"
August TBD - Larry Sands, "Captains in John Glover’s Marblehead Regiment in its Main Year (1776)"
October TBD - Pam Peterson, "Revolutionary Resting Places – in Marblehead Cemeteries & Elsewhere"
Nov. 4 - Nancy Schultz, "General John Glover’s Farm House in his Retirement from the Revolution"
Dec. 9 - Robert Booth, "Revolutionary Brothers – The Glovers and their Homes & Farms"
'Headers in the Revolution
Saturday, September 19th
10am-4pm
Free; NO registration required
Program books available at the Jeremiah Lee Mansion, 161 Washington Street, during the event.
SCHEDULE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SUMMER 2026
2025: Pick up a program book day-of at the Jeremiah Lee Mansion (161 Washington Street) 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 colonial Anglican service at St. Michael’s church; walk onboard the Hannah at the State Street Landing; 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.
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 a Monday 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.
