The 3rd Annual Ambassador Michael B. Smith Lecture
USS Constitution's Enduring History with Marblehead
Margherita M. Desy, Naval History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston, historian for USS Constitution
Monday, December 16th, 7pm, FREE
In-person at 170 Washington St. and virtual
Free, please register
Drawing upon "Old Ironsides'" history from 1814 to the present day, Margherita M. Desy will reflect on moments in the famous warship's history as it intersects with Marblehead and town residents across the past two hundred years.
Margherita M. Desy is a curator and historian of New England maritime and early U.S. Navy histories and is employed by the Naval History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston as historian for USS Constitution. Margherita has previously worked for Historic New England, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Hartford, and, for 20 years, at Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut. Margherita taught for fourteen years in the Museum Studies Program in Tufts University’s Graduate and Professional Studies Department.
Ms. Desy has a BA in History & Art History from the College of the Holy Cross, an MA in American Civilization from The George Washington University, and has studied at Sotheby’s Institute in London. She has been published in scholarly and popular journals and has been script advisor and on-camera historian for several PBS television shows and documentaries broadcast in the U.S. and Europe.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR IN-PERSON AND ZOOM OPTIONS
Wonderland of Wreaths
November 12th through December 5th at midnight
The Museum's Wonderland of Wreaths auction returns! Local businesses have designed wreaths perfect for the holidays or for any time of year.
The auction begins Tuesday, November 12 at 5pm, and will conclude on Thursday, December 5 at midnight.
Winning bidders can pick up their items at the Marblehead Museum, Tuesday through Saturday, 10am-4pm, from December 6-23. To make other arrangements, including shipping, please call 781-631-1768 or email info@marbleheadmuseum.org.
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Marblehead Paintings Auction
November 12 - December 5 at Midnight
Marblehead artist Elaine Purdy has created a collection of paintings exclusive to the Marblehead Museum. Each hand-signed painting features one of the museum's three historic sites: the Jeremiah Lee Mansion, the Jeremiah Lee Brick Kitchen, and the Civil War Museum.
These limited edition paintings will not be made or sold anywhere else, and are only available through this auction.
Gingerbread Festival
Saturday, December 7 | 10am-4pm
Sunday, December 8 | 11am-3pm
The Lee Mansion's Gingerbread Festival returns, presented in partnership with the Marblehead Family Fund.
Registering a Gingerbread House is free. Individual submissions should be no larger than 18" x 24", and group/school submissions should be no larger than 24" x 36".
If you need a board for your house, pick one up from the museum Tuesdays-Saturdays from 10am-4pm while supplies last. All houses should be dropped off to the Lee Mansion on December 6th.
Admission to the festival is $5 per person or $20 per family. Members of the public can vote for their favorites.
REGISTER YOUR GINGERBREAD HOUSE
POSTPONED TO MARCH
Spirit Night
Thursday, November 7, 6-8pm
Get your plaid on and join us for our 2nd annual Spirit Night fundraiser, hosted at the Masonic Lodge at 62 Pleasant Street!
Guests will enjoy a guided tasting of some of the wonderful scotch and whiskeys paired with heavy appetizers.
Tastings will include:
Tickets are $85 for museum members and $95 for the public. All guests must be over the age of 21. All proceeds help to fund the operations of the Marblehead Museum.
This program is generously sponsored by Rockland Trust Bank and Shubie's Marketplace.
Marblehead Museum's Lecture Series is generously sponsored by
Special Thanks to the Marblehead Memories Project's Signature Sponsor
