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
'Headers in the Revolution
September 21 & 22, 11am-3pm
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.
Click HERE for more information and for the full schedule of events.
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 Architectural 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.
