The Marblehead Museum is fastidiously working to restore a historical building adjacent to the Jeremiah Lee Mansion that the museum purchased in April 2021. After much research, the building is believed to have been used as an additional kitchen space and slave quarters for the Lee household. Deeds dated from 1765 to 1767 say the property was intended as a coach house or … [Read more...] about Marblehead Museum works hard to restore history
History
Marquis de Lafayette returns to Marblehead
On Saturday, Aug. 31 from noon to 1:30 p.m., Marblehead Museum, in collaboration with the Lafayette 200 organization, will commemorate the 200th anniversary of Revolutionary War-hero Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Marblehead on Aug. 31, 1824 with an event in the Jeremiah Lee Mansion Gardens. 200 years to the day, a reenactor portraying Lafayette will arrive in a horse and … [Read more...] about Marquis de Lafayette returns to Marblehead
Historic Building of the Week: Rechabite Block
That brick building by the National Grand Bank. You know, sort of across from the Riptide. Yeah, it’s attached to the Warwick. That is how you might refer to 107 Pleasant St., which is at the corner of Pleasant and School streets. This building actually has a name, and that name is Rechabite Block. Rechabite Block was born out of the ashes of the 1888 fire, … [Read more...] about Historic Building of the Week: Rechabite Block
Oversight Committee is keeping Fort Sewall shipshape
The Fort Sewall Oversight Committee discussed landscaping work that needs to be considered at its meeting. Members of the committee said there are five trees that need to be replaced, and the best time to do so would be in the fall. Committee members also mentioned that a donor has expressed interest in paying for a larger tree. The fort’s two memorial trees are doing … [Read more...] about Oversight Committee is keeping Fort Sewall shipshape
Jarrett Zeman teaches about the history of women in Marblehead
Jarrett Zeman, the Marblehead Museum's associate director of programs and operations, has been with the museum for three years, but a museum professional for 10 years. Zeman has developed the museum's four walking tours — the Women’s History Walking Tour, Tour of Abbot Hall, Slavery to Freedom Tour, and Sports and Leisure History Tour. The museum plans to rotate the tours so … [Read more...] about Jarrett Zeman teaches about the history of women in Marblehead