Events

The countryside is rising up. Patriotic citizens are doing their part by readying themselves for war. Alarmed by the rising of the “country people” General Gage begins gathering intelligence from local…

Join us for our annual summer fundraiser Gala Day! Enjoy a 1920s Picnic and Lawn Party: play classic games on the beautiful grounds and partake in vintage entertainment and fare.…

This presentation by author and board member of the Rebecca Nurse Homestead; Daniel A. Gagnon will explore why 1692 Witch-Hunt victim George Jacobs Sr.’s grave was left unmarked, while Rebecca Nurse’s…

Mary Estey’s story is often overshadowed by her sister, Rebecca Nurse, in the history of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. This presentation will encompass Mary’s life from her humble beginnings…

Professor Donald Hayes, will be presenting on his recent research and discovery of the role Danvers militias played in the Battle of Menotomy at the time of the Battle of…

Join the congregation as Reverend Parris will lead a Puritan plain style morning service and preach the sermon that he delivered on March 27, 1692, soon after the outbreak of…

Historian Daniel A. Gagnon will discuss his biography of Salem Witch Trials victim Rebecca Nurse, A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse. In this first full…

These are the only evening tours that we do of the Homestead, they will be offered only on select weekend nights this October. The feature portion of this special event…

These are the only evening tours that we do of the Homestead, they will be offered only on select weekend nights this October. The feature portion of this special event…