PHS and the Community, Programs & Exhibits, Special Events, Tours & Walks
Join us for a walking tour of the Nathaniel Felton Senior and Junior houses on Felton St., Peabody, Massachusetts. Eleanor Felton crossed over the Atlantic from England to Salem in 1635, alone, with her three children. With every generation of Felton, and later Smith,...
Blog, PHS and the Community
July 1, 2025 | Sophia Richter | 15 minute read In the weeks after Juneteenth, and days before Independence Day, we look at what the abolition movement looked like in Peabody leading up to the Emancipation Proclamation Act of 1865. Abolition most commonly...
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April 30, 2025 | By Sophia Richter | a ten minute read A week after Patriot’s Day, we explore how the history of the Lexington Monument in Peabody. Join us as we dig into the original sources that suggest what it meant to the people who created it! There’s...
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March 21, 2025 | By Sophia Richter | a 10 minute read Peabody’s role in the American Revolution is an important aspect of how Peabody frames its identity. As you may have seen from our “Mapping Peabody’s Revolutionary History” online...
Blog, Online Exhibits, PHS and the Community
Explore the Interactive Map Tour: Revolutionary Peabody! Take an online tour of Peabody’s Revolutionary History through an interactive map exhibit. Peabody’s history of the American Revolution is all around you, if you only know where to look! Click on the...
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February 7, 2025 | Sophia Richter | 10 minute read. 2025 and 2026 mark the 250th anniversary since the American Revolution. All over the country, you can access programming to reflect on and explore the legacies of this period in our history. For the...
