North Andover Historical Society's September Events

NORTH ANDOVER, MA — The North Andover Historical Society has announced details about upcoming events in the month of September.

The Historical Society has three properties —the Stevens Center, at 800 Massachusetts Ave., the Parson Barnard House, at 179 Osgood St, and the Johnson Cottage Complex, at 153 Academy Rd.

The Society's stated mission is to be a hub for culture, history, preservation, and community engagement. At its three properties, the Society hosts programs and collects, preserves, and shares material that reflects the region's identity.

Here are some of the Historical Society's September highlights:

• First Saturdays at the Parson Barnard House: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday. Residents are invited to drop by the iconic home during the three-hour time window. The event is free, though attendees are asked to consider a donation or to make a purchase in the traveling bookshop to help support the Society's programs.
• North Andover Witchcraft History Tour: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 10. The Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692 were named after the location of the court. But Andover actually had 45 people accused of witchcraft, which was more than any other community.

This event is arranged by Salem Historical Tours and will feature Richard Hite, a witchcraft trials expert, and Carol Majahad, who recently retired from the North Andover Historical Society, who will lead a tour of North Andover locations that were involved in the witchcraft trials.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the North Andover Historical Society.

• Harvard University's 2022 Ig Nobel Awards Simulcast: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 15. The event will be broadcast live at the Worden Theater, located in the North Andover Historical Society's Stevens Center.

Tickets cost $20 and are available online. Light refreshments will be served. The event is co-sponsored by the Historical Society and the Harvard Club of the Merrimack Valley.

• Trails & Sails, Walking Tours of Old Town Center: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sept. 20. This will be a guided walking tour of North Andover's Old Town Center, beginning at the Historical Society's Johnson Cottage. Attendees will learn about North Andover's transition from a colonial village to an industrialized town in the 1800s.

Send an email to education.nahistory@gmail.com to reserve your spot on the tour.