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The Marblehead Museum's properties are located in Marblehead's historic district. More than 200 privately owned colonial period homes and buildings preserve the unique qualities of this New England fishing port and harbor.

The Museum's collections
preserve and interpret the local and national importance of Marblehead -- and its inhabitants -- through programs and artifacts that span five centuries.

The Museum's exhibits
focus on many aspects of Marblehead's history, drawing from the MMHS collections as well as outside lenders. Past exhibits include: Off the Wall: Wallpapers from the Lee Mansion and Show Me a Sign.
See Archive of Past Exhibits. Exhibits change two to three times a year.


Web Extras

 

View Archives of Past Exhibits,
Multimedia Tours & Photo Albums

Burgess

 

See excerpts
from the award-winning video

"Marblehead
& the Civil War"

GAR Drum

DVD available for purchase

 

If you missed the popular,
Show Me A Sign


catch a web tour of the exhibit.

 


Masonic Bowl

The Masons
in Colonial Marblehead

Elbridge Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was a member. So were General John Glover, Samuel Tucker, William Raymond Lee, and other notable Marbleheaders. These patriots, along with a few Tories, belonged to the Marblehead chapter of the Philanthropic Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons. Learn more.

Opens February 18

at the Museum Galleries
170 Washington St.
Admission free


Orne Papers

Documents from the Archives
Now on the Web!


 

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Special Web Video Presentation

Bette Hunt

Bette Hunt Remembers:
The Lee Mansion

Bette Hunt, Town Historian
recounts the history of the Historical Society's stewardship of the Lee Mansion.


Animated History of the Lee Mansion


Properties & Collections

Frost Folk Art

J.O.J. Frost Folk Art Collection

Lee Mansion

1768 Jeremiah Lee Mansion

Archives

The Archives of
Marblehead History


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