2024 Speaker Series
All programs event will be in the
First Parish Community Hall, 1 Chapel Lane, MBTS
(behind Santander Bank)
Doors open at 6:30 PM for socializing and refreshments.
Free to members, $15 non-members
America’s First Millionaires: The China Traders of Essex County
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Ipswich writer Doug Stewart will discuss Manchester-by-the-Sea’s fascinating connections to the China Trade, highlighting local shipmasters, a spectacular shipwreck, and retired opium traders who built mansions here.
Date: Thursday, April 25
Time: 7 PM
Summers by the Sea: Masconomo Hotel and the Resort Era
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Kory Curcuru, from 1623 Studios, will be our speaker to kick
off our summer exhibit — Summers by the Sea: Masconomo
Hotel and the Resort Era in Manchester. He plans to discuss
the resort-era movement and summer life in MBTS, and show his documentaries on the Booths, Masconomo Hotel, and Lexington Avenue.
Date: Thursday, May 30
Time: 7 PM
Sharksmouth: A Brief History of the Longfellow, Dana, and Curtis Families in Nineteenth-Century Manchester
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Arthur Shurcliff, a direct descendant of the original Curtis family, will provide an intimate account of a fascinating Manchester family.
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Date: Wednesday, June 26
Time: 6 PM
Location: Sharksmouth Estate, 305 Summer St., MBTS
☆ Special Event ☆
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Past Talks
Graverobbing, Harvard's Medical School, and Chebacco Parish (3/28/24)
