QR CODE – Scavenger Hunt!

At this year’s International Festival, we planned to roll out our new QR program. We are collaborating with the City of Peabody to place QR codes on local historic sites. We will be adding more historic locations in the coming months! Our pilot program includes...

The End of an Era

With Rousselot scheduled to close in December, we wanted to take a look back at this Peabody institution. Our story actually starts well before Eastman Gelatine comes to Peabody. In 1808, the Upton Glue Factory was formed. In 1894, they were bought by the American...

Back to School

With back to school around the corner, we are devoting this week’s First Lady Friday to a pioneer teacher, Katharin Hodges Daland. We will be doing other educators and education advocates in the future, such as Annie McCarthy and Maggie McBreen. Feel free to...

Saying I Do

We are delighted so many of you enjoyed “First Lady Friday”! We will be back with that series in our next Postcard. Today, we wanted to delve into our wedding collection. We were inspired after our Smith Barn being named one of the top orchard wedding...

First Lady Friday – Politicians

We are starting a new series called “First Lady Friday.” We will share the stories of women in Peabody’s history who were firsts or pioneers in their own way. This series will be interspersed with our other “postcard” topics throughout...