The Spanish Basque city of Bilbao is today best known as the site of Paul Gehry’s landmark Guggenheim Museum, but it was once practically Marblehead’s “sister city” thanks to its role as Europe’s biggest importer of New England salt cod. Uncovering such surprising historical connections will be front and center at the upcoming Salem State University-Marblehead Museum … [Read more...] about Explore Marblehead’s Lost History of Iberian Ties
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Museum plans commemoration for Diego de Gardoqui
The Marblehead Museum invites residents to gather outside Lee Mansion on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 11 a.m. for the unveiling of a new plaque commemorating the contributions of Spanish Government figure Diego de Gardoqui to the Revolutionary Cause through Jeremiah Lee. The two surviving letters of Lee pertain to his relationships with the Spanish government. As a wealthy colonial … [Read more...] about Museum plans commemoration for Diego de Gardoqui