An independent nonprofit 501c3 history center.
Funded by the generosity of people like you.
Andover joins towns around the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution through programs that highlight the diverse stories of Andover, Essex County, and Massachusetts.
Watch this page for announcements of programs, walking tours, and special events.
Scroll down for more Revolutionary Andover stories.
Andover joins towns around the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution through programs that highlight the diverse stories of Andover, Essex County, and Massachusetts.
Watch this page for announcements of programs, walking tours, and special events.
Scroll down for more Revolutionary Andover stories.
We've got merch!
Show your support for the Car Show and the History Center
Order your 2024 New England Summer Classic Car Show t-shirt, sweatshirt, or hoodie today!
We've got merch!
Show your support for the Car Show and the History Center
Order your 2024 New England Summer Classic Car Show t-shirt, sweatshirt, or hoodie today!
A limited number of t-shirts, in a single color, will be available for purchase at the car show as supplies last. You can order your t-shirt, sweatshirt, hoodie before or after the show.
A limited number of t-shirts, in a single color, will be available for purchase at the car show as supplies last. You can order your t-shirt, sweatshirt, hoodie before or after the show.
Choose your style and color
Choose your style and color
Revolution 250
Revolution 250
More Revolution 250 Programs coming soon!More to come throughout 2025 and 2026!
More Revolution 250 Programs coming soon!
More to come throughout 2025 and 2026!
Phillis Wheatley Peters: Poetry, Slavery and The American Revolution
A talk by Jeanne Pickering,
independent scholar of 18th c New England
Talk has been rescheduled.
Date to be announced.
The History Center at 97 Main Street
Phillis Wheatley Peters: Poetry, Slavery and The American Revolution
A talk by Jeanne Pickering,
independent scholar of 18th c New England
independent scholar of 18th c New England
Talk has been rescheduled.
Talk has been rescheduled.
Date to be announced.
The History Center at 97 Main Street
The History Center at 97 Main Street
Phillis Wheatley was a celebrated yet enslaved Revolutionary era poet and the first African-American woman published in America. Her poetry highlighted the causes of equality and freedom and was widely read in America and England by Patriot leaders such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. In 1778, she married and little had been known about her life afterwards. New scholarship has revealed that the Peters family moved to Middleton with unexpected consequences. Jeanne Pickering explains the meaning of Wheatley-Peters’ poetry within the social and political aspects of her time and the extraordinary events that followed her move to Middleton.
Jeanne Pickering is an independent scholar of eighteenth century New England slavery. She holds a MA in History from Salem State University and is the Vice-President of the Topsfield Historical Society.
Second lecture in the series, Freedom and Unfreedom in Essex County
Second lecture in the series, Freedom and Unfreedom in Essex County
The lecture is an in-person presentation. However, all registrants will receive an email the day before the event with a ZOOM option for participation. With this type of ZOOM presentation you will be able to ask questions or make comments in the chat room only. Your questions will be answered live on the ZOOM video after the lecturer has finished the presentation.
The lecture is an in-person presentation. However, all registrants will receive an email the day before the event with a ZOOM option for participation. With this type of ZOOM presentation you will be able to ask questions or make comments in the chat room only. Your questions will be answered live on the ZOOM video after the lecturer has finished the presentation.
Click on the image below to download a printable flyer
Click on the image below to download a printable flyer
Welcome to the Marquis de Lafayette
on the 200th anniversary on his 1825 Grand Tour of the United States
Welcome to the Marquis de Lafayette
on the 200th anniversary on his 1825 Grand Tour of the United States
on the 200th anniversary on his 1825 Grand Tour of the United States
Join us on the anniversary of General Lafayette's visit to Andover on June 21, 1825!
Presented in partnership with the
American Friends of Lafayette.
Saturday, June 21, 2025 ~ 10:00-11:15am
at the History Center, 97 Main Street
The morning's events include:
General Lafayette (portrayed by a reenactor)
Welcome speeches
American Legion Escort
Fife and drum music
Andover Choral Society performance
Special exhibits
Refreshments will be served
Your RSVP is appreciated.
Join us on the anniversary of General Lafayette's visit to Andover on June 21, 1825!
Presented in partnership with the
American Friends of Lafayette.
Presented in partnership with the
American Friends of Lafayette.
Saturday, June 21, 2025 ~ 10:00-11:15am
at the History Center, 97 Main Street
The morning's events include:
General Lafayette (portrayed by a reenactor)
Welcome speeches
American Legion Escort
Fife and drum music
Andover Choral Society performance
Special exhibits
Refreshments will be served
Your RSVP is appreciated.
Preserving the pastEducating for the future
Connecting with our community
Preserving the past
Educating for the future
Connecting with our community
Andover Center for History & Culture
97 Main Street
Andover, MA 01810
978-475-2236
Andover Center for History & Culture
97 Main Street
Andover, MA 01810
978-475-2236
The History Center is funded by individual, foundation, and corporate donations and receives no Town of Andover funding.
Show your commitment to Andover's history by donating today.
The History Center is funded by individual, foundation, and corporate donations and receives no Town of Andover funding.
Show your commitment to Andover's history by donating today.
Show your commitment to Andover's history by donating today.
