EVENTS
All events will be held at The John Cabot House at 117
Cabot Street unless otherwise indicated. For more information, please contact the
Beverly Historical Society and Museum at (978) 922-1186, or info (at) beverlyhistory.org.
Preserving the Union: A Walking Tour of Beverly’s Role in the Civil War
Thursday, October 22 5:30 pm Cabot House
Darren Brown, BHS Curator of Collections, will connect the events and places of the War
with 19th century Beverly life. $5/free
for BHS members; includes admission to the Cabot House Museum, and our exhibit on the
Civil War, before the event.
Special Family Programs for Halloween
Week
Hale Farm, 39 Hale Street in Beverly
Free for children 12 and under; $5 adults
Thursday, October
29, 3 - 5 pm.
Witch Trial Poster Contest
Children will tour the 1694 Hale House and then create a poster about the Reverend John
Hale and his role in the Salem witchcraft trials. Prizes will be awarded for the most
creativeposters. Art supplies will be provided.
Friday, October
30, 3 - 5 pm.
John Hale, A Man Beset by
Witches: Learn the Real Story
Meet Elizabeth Hale Ives (portrayed by Pat Bridgman), who will give a dramatic retelling
of John Hales’ role in the Salem witchcraft hysteria from the perspective of one of
his descendants. Prize for the child in the best colonial costume.
Lafayette
and the Farewell Tour: an American Idol
Wednesday, November 4, 7:00
pm Cabot House
General Lafayette, born the Marquis de Lafayette in Auvergne, France,
was truly an American Idol in the 19th century.
The proof is that over 80 counties, cities
and towns were named after him, as well as streets and roads everywhere – including Fayette
Street in Beverly. Alan Hoffman, the
translator of Lafayette in America in 1824 and 1825, a first-hand account of
Lafayette’s Farewell Tour of America, will describe the full extent of his reputation
and explore its origins. Lafayette’s
extraordinary reputation was based on his military record in the Revolution, his
friendship with Washington, his continued support of American interests, his story-book
life and, perhaps most importantly, his Farewell Tour of America when he visited all 24
states and Washington City as the last surviving major general of the Continental Army. His visit to Massachusetts in 1824 included a stop
at the Cabot House, where he was welcomed by prominent Beverly resident
Robert Rantoul. Rantoul’s handwritten remarks from that day will be on view.
Alan R. Hoffman obtained his BA in history from Yale College,
where he studied under Professor Edmund Morgan, before earning a JD from Harvard Law School;
and he has practiced law in Boston for over 35 years.
An avid reader of early American history, he “discovered” Lafayette
in 2002 and spent two years translating Auguste Levasseur’s Lafayette in America
in 1824 and 1825, the first-hand account of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour of America
written by his private secretary. This translation was published in 2007 and is in its
second printing. Hoffman has lectured widely
on Lafayette and the Farewell Tour since 2006 – over 40 talks in 11 states. A member of the American Friends of Lafayette and
President of the Massachusetts Lafayette Society, he intends to speak in all 24 of the
states that Lafayette visited on the Farewell Tour.
$5/Free for BHS members. Reservations recommended
CURRENT EXHIBIT
Preserving the Union:
One Town's Story
Location: Memorial Hall, The
John Cabot House
The
John Cabot House is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. and
Wednesday from 1 pm - 9 pm. Please e-mail info@beverlyhistory.org
or call 978-922-1186 for more information.
PAST EVENTS
A Celebration of Transportation
Saturday, August 15, 2009 at Hale Farm
Additional images
Beverly Historical Society
& Museum Receives
2007 H. Albert Webb Memorial Railroad Preservation Award
The Beverly Historical
Society & Museum was the winner of the 2007 H. Albert Webb Memorial Railroad
Preservation Award, given by Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts (Mass Bay RRE) member
Leigh A. Webb. The $10,000 grant associated with the Award supported the scanning and
cataloging of more than 5,000 railroad images of historic locomotives and railroad rolling
stock that once traveled the rails in New England. The Walker Transportation
Collection is moving from the thousands of b/w prints, slides, and negatives in its files
into the digital age of the 21st century, by capturing both historic and
contemporary images for future generations of railroad enthusiasts to enjoy.
Leigh A. Webb created the H. Albert Webb Award in 2000 to recognize
his father's love for New England railroading. The award aids non-profit, tax-exempt
organizations that preserve historically-significant railroad equipment, structures, or
information about New England railroads. |
