Newburyport’s Road to Independence, Part I: The Long, Dark Winter of 1776
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport 166 High Street, Newburyport, MA, United StatesHistorian Alexander Cain returns to Newburyport to explore one of the most tense and transformative moments in American history in this engaging lecture on Massachusetts and Newburyport in early 1776. As the Siege of Boston drags through a bitter winter, he will discuss civilian suffering inside the town, the controversial use of smallpox in efforts...
Free – $10
