Local History

Members of the Marblehead Historical Commission hosted a holiday party at Abbot Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The commission works to preserve and protect Marblehead’s historical assets — its places, artifacts and stories — while making them accessible to the public.  Historical Commission Board members include, from left, David Krathwohl, Ed Nilsson, Peter Stacey-Collections Manager, Bill Conly, Pam Peterson, David Bittermann and Chris Butler. CURRENT PHOTOS / LEIGH BLANDER Historical Commission Chair Pam Peterson welcomes people to a holiday gathering on Dec. 11.

This story is republished from our colleagues at the nonprofit, independent Swampscott Tides. The Historical Commission is looking into pursuing the creation of a single-housing historic district to ensure the Glover Farmhouse is not demolished. General John Glover’s farmhouse may be the only still-intact, originally placed direct connection that Swampscott has to the American Revolution. The building is one of the town’s oldest surviving homes and among the few remaining 18th-century structures in the region. The Historical Commission is working to raise between $1.5 million…