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As we edge closer to summer, we will look back to the fancy homes and cottages of Peabody’s summer residents. Print, Appleton Estate, Suntaug Lake, 1882 Photograph, Appleton Estate, Suntaug Lake, circa 1890 General Francis H. Appleton built his grand estate in...
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The Lexington Monument exists today because a group of citizens recognized the importance of a permanent memorial to the fallen men of April 19, 1775. In 1834, led by John Upton, a committee was formed make it happen. The local community responded with generous...
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Due to continued concerns over COVID-19, there will be no in-person commemoration of Patriot’s Day. However, we will devote April’s Postcards of Peabody’s Past to virtually recognize the sacrifices made that day. “Eagle Corner and...
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From the Collection of the Peabody Historical Society and Museum Mary Upton Ferrin was born on April 27, 1810 in South Danvers (now Peabody) to Jesse Upton and Eliza Wyman Wood Upton. Jesse Upton ran the Upton Tavern, from our last email, until 1825.Mary Upton married...
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Print to represent the Upton House in the 1660s.The History of Salem, Volume 3, by Sidney Perley, 1924, Page 351. The Upton House, Circa 1900 The Upton House, Circa 1915 The Upton House, 2021, Via Google Earth 735 Lowell Street in West Peabody has a long and storied...
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February is Black History Month. Carter G. Woodson, a distinguished Black author and journalist, advocated for a Black History Week in 1924. Woodson felt that the lives and accomplishments of Black Americans were not being properly recorded or celebrated. This idea...
