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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...
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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...
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With July 4th just around the corner, let’s talk parades! The Museum is lucky to have some great images of Peabody parades going back to the late 1800s. From June 14th to 16th, 1919, the City of Peabody formally welcomed home its servicemen following the end of...
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Graduation season is upon us, so let’s take a look at the many lives of Peabody High School. Opened in 1850, the first Peabody High School was a small one-story building, once used as a chapel in the rear of the Unitarian Church on Park Street. It held 43...
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Before we delve into our veterans’ stories, I wanted to share an exciting project with you all. Cheryl Millard has photographed many of Peabody’s Veterans Memorials, and she has shared her photographs with us. We have put them up on our website....
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In the week leading up to Memorial Day, we are doing a two-part series highlighting a Peabody veteran from each war. American Revolution (1775-1783) Captain Dennison Wallis was born in Ipswich in 1756 and raised in Peabody. At the age of 19, Wallis joined the local...
