Nahs EVENTS CALENDAR
Members of the North Andover Historical Society enjoy free access to our programs as a benefit of membership. If you are not a member, please consider joining the Society. For the price of three programs, an individual membership will enable you to enjoy our programs for a full twelve months! A $10 registration fee will be charged for non-members for many of our programs which enables us to continue to enhance the quality of our events and expand our offerings.
As a nonprofit organization, we rely on the support of our members, which enables us to continue important mission-focused activities and help save and share North Andover and our region's history for future generations.
We participate in the Mass. Cultural Council's Card to Culture program and provide free access to most programs. Please contact NAHS for more information.
North Andover's Colonel James Frye, Revolutionary Hero with Alex Cain
Join local historian Alex Cain to learn about the life and times of French & Indian War Veteran and Revolutionary War Hero, Col. James Frye.
An Evening with Seth Moulton: Reflections on Veterans Day
This evening with Rep. Seth Moulton is brought to you by the Harvard Club of the Merrimack Valley and the North Andover Historical Society.
A World Apart: Growing Up Stockdale with Sid Stockdale
Join author Sidney Bailey Stockdale as he tells the story of growing up during the Vietnam War while his father, Medal of Honor recipient Admiral James Stockdale was a prisoner of war.
World War II Stories Across Generations with Keith Wentzel and Don Schaalman
Join local storytellers Keith Wentzel and Don Schaalman as they discuss memorialization and memory of World War II through the experiences of their fathers.
100 Years of Osgoods … and Abbotts, Stevens, Chandlers, and other family in Massachusetts Bay, 1595-1695
If you have ancestors in Massachusetts Bay Colony, you may very well have Osgoods, Stevens, Abbotts, Chandlers, and other founding families in your family tree, as Kathleen Osgood & Richard Pitra do. They will take you on a romp through a century of first settlers, mostly in Andover, but also elsewhere in early New England. We hope you’ll enjoy learning more about these kinship connections and early history of first families with us.
POSTPONED - The Story of Elizabeth Johnson Jr. with Carrie Lapierre and Richard Hite
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED UNTIL THE SPRING
The story of a North Andover citizen, Elizabeth Johnson Jr accused of witchcraft during the 1692 witch trials. With NAMS Civics Teacher, Carrie LaPierre and author of “In the Shadow of Salem”, Richard Hite.
The Massachusett Nation with Mr. Thomas Spirit Tree Green
Join Mr. Thomas Spirit Tree Green, Tribal Council Member, Historian and Cultural Educator of the Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag, for an afternoon of history regarding the Massachusett people before, during, and after European colonization.
North Andover Witchcraft History Walking Tour
Join Richard Hite and former Director of NAHS Carol Majahad on this walking tour through North Andover’s place in the 1692 Witch Trials.
Save The Frye House!
We need your help to save the Frye House! Come to our public meeting and find out how! Details in this event.
Dorothy Faulkner & The Merging of Two Families with mary louise bingham
Mary Louise Bingham tells the story of Dorothy Faulkner, from her birth in North Andover to her traumatic witchcraft accusation of 1692. Find out about her marriage to Samuel Nurse, Grandson of Rebecca Nurse and how they lived out their lives.
paranormal investigation of the parson barnard house
Join Tim Weisberg from Spooky Southcoast at the Parson Barnard House and enjoy a pizza dinner, followed by an overview of paranormal investigation and a discussion of the house and its connection, through original owner Rev. Thomas Barnard, to the Salem Witch Trials. Following this overview, the investigation will begin and will end at 1am. Tickets for the program are $75 and are limited to the first 35 registrants. The price also includes snacks and beverages, lectures, a historical tour of the First Burial Ground and several hours of guided investigation.
Monster House (PG)
Three friends investigate the mystery behind their local haunted house in this Zemeckis & Spielberg produced family Halloween film.
Felted Ghost Class
Join us at 5:30 before our 7:00pm showing of Monster House to make little wool ghosts!
SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET - The LIFE AND LEGACY of WITCH TRIALS VICTIM george jacobs with Dan Gagnon
Author Dan Gagnon presents the story of accused witch, George Jacobs.
North Andover Witchcraft History Walking Tour
Join Richard Hite and former Director of NAHS Carol Majahad on this walking tour through North Andover’s place in the 1692 Witch Trials.
ATWAS: Leave Them Laughing
Dr. Bob Kellan’s fantastic plays return to the Worden Theater with “Leave Them Laughing.”
Johnson Cottage Open House: Trails & Sails Event
Tour the 1789 Johnson Cottage during Trails & Sails! See what life was like for a humble carpenter’s family of five.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Shakespeare on The Common (6pm)
Acting Out Theater Company & The North Andover Historical Society Present William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Old Center Walking Tour - "Old Andover 101"
This 2 Hour walking tour is an on foot class in early Andover History 101.