Judy Anderson will lead a new walking tour of Marblehead in partnership with the Marblehead Museum. Jeremiah Lee’s Secret Revolution will explore Col. Lee’s risky, covert, and ultimately fatal activities during a tumultuous year from June 1774 until his death in May 1775. Rebel American colonists, including Col. Lee, began taking daring and dangerous actions toward their … [Read more...] about A look at Jeremiah Lee’s Secret Revolution
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Marblehead Museum’s 5th annual Treasure Sale
The Marblehead Museum hosted its fifth annual Great Treasure Sale in the Lee Mansion Gardens. “It is one of the biggest fundraisers every year,” said Lauren McCormack, executive director of the museum. Featured was a curated collection that included vintage, antique and collectible items, such as books and Marblehead ephemera. Small 18th century furniture, artwork, maps … [Read more...] about Marblehead Museum’s 5th annual Treasure Sale
Marblehead Museum works hard to restore history
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
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
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