e-Newsletter | September 11, 2026 | | |
Join us for the party of the century (or two) on Saturday, October 3.
| | Take a video tour of the special home where we're hosting this once-in-a-lifetime event. You won't have to imagine 18th century tavern life... on October 3rd, we'll relive it! | | |
The Bark Allioth: A New Acquisition in Expert Hands
by Monica Reuss, Rob Napier, and Bethany Groff Dorau
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At the Museum of Old Newbury’s Annual Meeting on September 9, American art specialist Monica Reuss and ship-model expert Rob Napier introduced a newly acquired 1852 portrait of the Newbury-built bark Allioth. Reuss, a member of the Museum’s Board and Collections Committee, has spent more than twenty-five years researching, cataloging, and appraising American paintings. Napier has made, studied, repaired, and conserved ship models professionally for decades. Between them, they looked at the new painting as both a work of art and a surprisingly precise piece of maritime evidence that, when added to artifacts already in the collection, gives us the opportunity to study the details of a vessel when no photographs exist.
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Fancy Goods, Fireworks, and Fun
by Ashley Adams Serveiss, Collections Manager & Archivist
| | This week’s archive adventure takes us to John Gorwaiz’s Cheap Store, opened in 1870 at 11 Pleasant Street in Newburyport. Gorwaiz specialized in “fancy goods,” which were not necessarily expensive, but were definitely not your everyday staples. | |
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Museum of Old Newbury Guided Tours
Summer - Fall season, 2026
Thursday - Sunday 11am - 5pm
(last tour at 4pm).
Take a tour through this 1808 house holding objects from the past 300 years and hear the story of Old Newbury and the growth of Newburyport.
September & October Tickets Here
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Ramble Through the Revolution: Old Hill Burying Ground
September 19, 2026 10am
Walking tour of the Old Hill Burying Ground focusing on Revolutionary War heroes as well as captains and merchants of Old Newbury.
Tickets Here
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Architectural Walking Tours: Newburyport’s Fashionable Old Houses
September 24, 2026 10am
Architectural styles, like clothing, come into fashion for functional, aesthetic, economic, and social reasons. Over time, homeowners renovate, enhance, and adapt to reflect changing times and fashions.
Tickets Here
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Oak Hill Cemetery: Artists, Painters, and Ancient Trees
October 1, 2026 10am
Meet civic leaders, reformers, preservationists, public servants, and ordinary residents whose work protected lives, strengthened local institutions, and helped save the city's historic character. Their stories reveal how Newburyport was built not only by prominent merchants, but by generations of people who served their neighbors and sustained the community.
Tickets Here
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Ablaze! A Fiery Walking History of Newburyport's Famous Conflagrations
October 3, 2026 10am
Join local historian and author Ghlee Woodworth for a downtown walking tour through the fires - famous and infamous - that shaped Newburyport and changed the community forever.
Tickets Here
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Our Annual Fundraising Event!
Generously sponsored by Barb Cullen, Realtor and Smith Sullivan.
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Cocktails in the Colonies: America's 250th Birthday at the Pearson Tavern
October 3, 2026
Raise a glass to America’s 250th at historic Pearson Tavern, with colonial cocktails, tavern tales, and an unforgettable night of history and cheer to benefit the Museum of Old Newbury.
Tickets Here
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Newburyport’s Revolution: From High Street to the Waterfront
October 10, 2026 10am
A walking tour into the heart of Newburyport. Hear how taverns,
merchant mansions, privateering fortunes, shipmasters, and public spaces helped shape the city
during the American Revolution.
Tickets Here
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Watch Past Events
Recorded Lectures Await!
Did you miss any of our MA250 series of events? Watch them at your leisure at newburyport250.org
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Grammy Ida’s Cucumber Salad
-Recipe from MOON Member and friend, Leana Gallagher. Photo by Amanda Ambrose, who makes everything (and everyone) look great!
This recipe was a staple in my Romanian grandmother’s summer larder. There was always a jar in the fridge awaiting freshly grilled sausages or other grilled meats. It’s simple and refreshing and has very few calories, and reminds me of childhood summers.
Ingredients
4 Persian Cucumbers
2 Scallions
1 Clove Crushed Garlic
1 Tsp. white vinegar
2 Tsp. Salt
1 Cup warm water
Optional – ½ tsp. minced hot pepper, 1 tbsp. fresh minced dill
Instructions
Slice cucumbers thinly, discarding the ends.
Slice scallions thinly, including most of the green.
In a bowl, mix the crushed garlic with the vinegar and salt and warm water (and hot pepper and/or dill) until the salt has dissolved.
Add the sliced cucumbers and scallion and mix well.
Store in a shakable container (like a jar) and refrigerate for at least a few hours, shaking from time to time.
Will keep, and get better, for at least a full week.
You can amp up the salt or vinegar to your liking, but start with this.
Enjoy!
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Click the image to do the puzzle
Detail of the romantic busk made by Captain John Simpson for his wife, Susan Swift Simpson, in 1842. In 1845, Allioth cleared the Hawaiian Islands for New York with a cargo valued at $400,000, including whalebone. Other documented voyages carried her between Charleston, Liverpool, Rotterdam, New York, Cork, New Orleans, San Francisco, and beyond.
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