Local History

I recently visited Abbott Hall to vote in the recent election and decided to check out the Selectman’s Room and look at some of the town's historic documents displayed on the walls of the room. One of the documents that caught my eye was a letter Paul Revere wrote to Jon Glover, Esq., the brother of General John Glover of Marblehead. Revere’s letter is dated Nov. 15, 1787. He reached out to Jon Glover about his interest in the town’s cannons. Though best known for his “Midnight Ride” and silversmithing, Paul Revere also established New England’s first foundry in Boston in the 1780s. Looking for surplus cannons left over from the American Revolution to purchase, Revere visited a number of towns including Marblehead. He made four trips to Marblehead and later wrote to Jon...

For the foreseeable future, the citizens of Marblehead will be using the Eveleth Elementary School as their town library.  Although I grew up in Marblehead and was familiar with the school, I didn’t know who Dr. Samuel Chester Eveleth was and why he had a school named for him. This is what I found out. Eveleth was born in Marblehead in 1883 and lived on Pleasant Street. He was a physician that practiced in Marblehead for many years until his death in 1938. He was married to Helen Grace Mills until her death in 1918. His father Dr. Philemon Eveleth (1845-1900) was also a physician and practiced in Marblehead until his death in 1900. Dr. Samuel Eveleth graduated from Marblehead High School and later attended Amherst College and later Harvard Medical School.  He se...