Does One Vote Matter?

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Does one vote really matter? History tell us… yes, it does! Negative Campaign Advertisement from the 1940 Campaign In the Peabody Mayoral Election of 1940, John E. Murphy ran against one-term incumbent Joseph B. O’Keefe. The results were razor thin. Mayor...

Let’s party like it’s 1897!

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As we make our way through a time of social isolation, let’s look back at Peabody’s Annual Firemen’s Ball. At the turn of the 20th Century, this event was held at the Peabody Opera House, now known as City Hall’s auditorium. The Boston...

How far back does Peabody’s leather history go?

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It is difficult to pinpoint exactly when Peabody’s leather working industry started. Indigenous people were the first to use Peabody’s waterways for tanning and dressing the skins of fur animals. The earliest written record of tanning for the English...

A Visit to Ship Rock

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In the 1890s, armed with their cameras and wearing their finest clothes, the visitors, in the below images, explored Peabody’s Ship Rock. For most of its modern history, Ship Rock was a tourist destination and local picnic spot.   Ship Rock is a massive...

New England Fall – Brooksby Farm

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October is here. The air is crisper and the bright foliage is back. Fall in New England is all about apples. Let’s explore Peabody’s favorite apple orchard. The Felton Family & Brooksby Farm If you travel down Felton Street today, you will pass the...

Peabody & the Topsfield Fair

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Did you know the Topsfield Fair was held in Peabody from 1895 to 1909? Fair in 1902, Peabody, Emerson Park Fair in 1903, Peabody, Emerson Park The Essex Agricultural Society Fair, now known as the Topsfield Fair, was looking for a permanent home in 1895. The Fair...