Why don’t we know about King Philip’s War? The answer, says the Congregational Library’s Tricia Peone, is found in the archives. Historians from John Eliot and Increase Mather wrote their accounts of what happened - and this point of view …
For centuries, mainstream understanding of King Philip’s War was based on accounts such as Mary Rowlandson’s story of her captivity and ransom. But then William Apess, Pequot minister, author and activist, came along. His Eulogy on King Philip, published in …
Book Club: Whose Story? Two Views of King Philip’s War Read More »
Step back into the 17th century and experience the sights, smells, and flavors of early New England at Historic Beverly’s First Friday program at the Balch House. Join us for a live hearth cooking demonstration in the c. 1680 kitchen …
The monument to Captain William Turner proclaims a great colonial victory, 350 years ago on May 19, 1676: this panel discussion tells you the truth, based on a 13-year, National Park Service-funded investigation. David Brule, president of the Nolumbeka Project, …
What Really Happened at Turners Falls? The Story of a Massacre Read More »
Join us for our first-ever 17th-century living history event at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead! Step back in time and experience the sights, sounds, and stories of 17th-century New England, with living history reenactors dressed in period-accurate clothing styles from across …
In this day of remembrance for the Great Falls massacre, Nolumbeka invites you to honor this day with speakers, music, dancers and art. The Nolumbeka Project invites you to attend a Day of Remembrance for the 300 women, children and …
Remembering and Reconnecting: 350 Years after the Great Falls Massacre Read More »
Join us for our first-ever 17th-century living history event at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead! Step back in time and experience the sights, sounds, and stories of 17th-century New England, with living history reenactors dressed in period-accurate clothing styles from across …
Forced displacement, enslavement, land seizures and dispossession, a global diaspora and suppression of languages - the war that bore the name of Metacom, or Philip, left a long and devastating trail of destruction. Join this important panel discussion, live at …
The Long Legacy: The Cost and Continuance of Indigenous Resistance Read More »
“You can tell a lot about a community by the way they treat their dead.” On the morning of June 10th, 1692, one woman met the hangman’s noose. It was the point of no return in the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria. …
Bridget Bishop Anniversary Lecture at the Witch House. The Salem witchcraft trials are the subject of much popular interest, but its history is a victim of many myths, misconceptions, and total fiction. Historian Margo Burns will tease them apart, from …
Myths and Misconceptions about the Salem Witchcraft Trials Read More »
The Last Witch is a documentary following efforts to exonerate Elizabeth Johnson Jr., the last person convicted of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. As a schoolteacher, her students, and a state senator work to clear Elizabeth’s name, what …
Celebrate Salem’s 400th anniversary with a hands-on journey into the region’s earliest food traditions! Join Indigenous artist and historian Thomas Green and community herbalist Sheilagh Cruickshank for an engaging exploration of the foods and herbs that Native peoples in and …
Roots of Salem: A Demonstration of Indigenous Foodways at the Mack Park Farm Read More »