Broom & Blade - Marblehead

01/08/2026

Another plaque! Thank you, Marblehead and beyond!!!

01/08/2026

Festivities don't end January 1 -- check out this murder mystery dinner at Endicott Abbey at end of January...

January 31, 2026 | 6PM – 10PM YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to A Dignified Evening of Dining, Drama & Mystery     The Story Isn’t Over. It’s Just Beginning. Though the final chapter may have played out in theaters, we’re turning back the clock to where the story began – Endicott Abbey. Step ...

01/08/2026

Susan Leach does gorgeous murals in your home, tool...

Yankee Doodle!
Can you hear them playing the song? That was my goal! Seven days into America’s 250th birthday year and I am still busy trying to capture the spirit! This original one-of-a-kind painting measures 24” x 16” and is painted on a hand built board. It is available in my Etsy shop for $475. Click the link below or message me! SOLD

https://susanleachartworks.etsy.com/listing/4437178600

12/14/2025

Celebrate reading!

30 Years of Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature Experience a one-of-a-kind installation of dozens of stunning story trees crafted by talented local volunteers and organizations, each featuring elaborate hand-made decorations […]

12/14/2025

https://goodmorninggloucester.com/2025/12/04/cape-ann-museum-curator-martha-oaks-to-retire-in-2026-after-decades-of-shaping-exhibits-and-collections/?brid=5NrJgJLfS4w77SLb3uwNZQ

Martha Oaks, the Henrietta Gates & Heaton Robertson Chief Curator at the Cape Ann Museum.  Image Courtesy of the Cape Ann Museum.  GLOUCESTER, MASS. (December 4, 2025) – After de…

11/26/2025

Love walking through historic homes? Put Christmas in Salem tickets on your Christmas list today! This year’s historic house tour in Salem will be in the McIntire neighborhood on December 6th and 7th.

Homeowners invite thousands of visitors, new and returning, into their elaborately decorated historic houses to see Salem from a different angle.

11/26/2025

Fun holiday events!

Join us at Hamilton Hall on Sunday, December 7th for historic holiday lectures with historians Ken Turino and Jim McAllister! Admission is included with your Christmas in Salem ticket. 💌

Ken Turino, “Deck the Halls: the Making of an American Christmas”
12:00 pm and 1:00 pm 🎄
→ Join a festive journey into the history of Christmas in America, specially tailored for Salem’s "Boughs and Blooms". This illustrated presentation will trace the holiday’s evolution from its sparse, outlawed beginnings in 17th-century New England to the establishment of our most cherished traditions. With a special focus on the decorative use of greenery, we will explore how the Christmas tree—both real and artificial, along with holly, wreaths, and the poinsettia, became central to our celebrations. The lecture will also highlight the surprising role of local female abolitionists, whose Christmas fairs helped popularize these very customs of decking the halls, transforming Christmas into the season of beauty and generosity we know today.

Jim McAllister, "From Roast Meat Hill to Buffum’s Corner"
2:00 pm and 3:00 pm 🏛
→ Drawing heavily on information found in a little-known, privately-printed memoir (1906), Jim paints a picture of our tour neighborhood as it was in the mid-19th century. Former residents - some famous, some colorful - are brought back to life, as are no longer extant public and private schools, businesses (including a slaughterhouse) , and notable homes. Jim also revives long-forgotten neighborhood nicknames and street names, including Vinegar Hill, Circus Lane, Mullet Court and Piggy Neal, and recalls popular recreational pastimes of the era.

Hope to see you there! 🌟🕯️❤️

11/18/2025

Tonight on PBS - from the Marblehead Independent...

Glover’s Regiment emerges as a focal point in the series, illustrating how its seamanship enabled Washington’s forces to survive repeated 1776 crises.

11/16/2025

For house plaque seekers...

11/03/2025

Interested in a historic house plaque?! Here are a few recent plaques!

07/31/2025

I would wear these shoes today!!

10/07/2024

Hello, Marblehead and Beyond!

Do you know someone with an incredible story to share?

Our American Story is America250’s nationwide oral storytelling and history project to collect, share, and preserve stories from people in every corner of the country. Our American Story is launching a road tour across the United States, inviting Americans to record audio interviews about their lives and creating the largest-ever oral history collection and digital archive housed within an entity, such as the Library of Congress, to educate and inspire future generations.

Submit your nomination!
https://america250.org/nominate/