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2013 Photo Contest Results!
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Essex Heritage is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Essex National Heritage Area Photo Contest. From rocky coasts and harbors, to rural farms and historic downtowns, photographers vividly captured a variety of Essex County's historic, cultural and natural resources for their award-winning submissions to this year's contest. See the 2013 Photo Contest results!
Photo Contest Reception
Join us at a reception celebrating the 2013 Photo Contest winners on Thursday, January 23, 2014! Learn more.
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 Trails & Sails "People's
Choice Awards"
Essex Heritage is grateful to the dozens of organizations, event leaders and businesses that opened their doors and created experiences to thrill and delight more than 5,000 participants during the 12th annual Trails & Sails. Every year, we applaud their enthusiastic efforts by presenting the "People's Choice Awards" based on participant feedback. Read on to see which events were voted the top events of 2013!
Participant Challenge Prize Winner
Essex Heritage is also grateful to REI for generously donating an In-Camp 4-person tent to the Trails & Sails 2013 Participant Challenge. Congratulations to the winner: Joan F. of Methuen!
Trails & Sails 2013 was generously sponsored by:
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Along the Essex Coastal
Scenic Byway
Newburyport Newest Cultural District
Essex Heritage staff serves on the Newburyport steering committee whose application resulted in the state's recent designation of the region's and byway's sixth local cultural district. Newburyport officials and arts advocates join their counterparts in Lynn, Gloucester (two districts), Rockport and Essex in growing the region's cultural economy. Learn More.
Essex Walking Tour Praised
Word is spreading about walking in Essex -- along the route of the new Historic Essex Walking Tour. Check it out.
Marblehead Old Town Hall Renovated
Erected in 1727 and known for hosting pre-Revolutionary War meetings, Marblehead's old town hall is one of the oldest in continuous use. The community recently celebrated the venerable landmark's renovation. Read More.
New Cape Ann Chamber CEO Essex Heritage welcomes Ken Riehl, the new chief operating officer of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce. Read More.
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Partnership Grant Spotlight:
Nahant Preservation Trust
A source of regional pride, the town-owned Nahant Lifesaving Station was built in 1900 and is one of a few surviving buildings designed to house ocean rescue crews. The project entails the creation of an interpretive plan for exterior wayside signage and an interior exhibition that will help educate the thousands of beach goers and event attendees about the station and community's unique role in the region's maritime history.
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Heritage Education Updates
Essex Heritage and NPS presentation at Valley Forge National Historic Site
 Essex Heritage Education Coordinator Beth Beringer and National Park Service Education Specialist Maryann Zujewski gave a joint presentation at a recent training for National Park Service employees, community partners and teachers at Valley Forge National Historic Site in Pennsylvania. Their presentation, entitled Elusive Inclusivity, highlighted their work to support teachers in using a place-based service learning framework with a focus on inclusive approaches. Read on.
NPS and Essex Heritage Public History Presentation at UMass Lowell
Education Specialist Maryann Zujewski of Salem Maritime National Historic Site and Education Coordinator Beth Beringer of Essex Heritage met with Professor Chad Montrie's Historic Methods students at University of Massachusetts Lowell last month to explore the "promise and pitfalls" of public historic interpretation at Salem Maritime National Historic Site. Using the administrative history of Salem Maritime-- the first National Historic Site in America-- as an historical artifact itself, the presenters helped students examine how this history impacts the interpretation that visitors encounter at the site. Read on.
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Celebrate the Region with Heritage Gifts!
 Give the Gift of Membership!
Deck the Halls with Heritage
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Save the Date: North of Boston Tourism Summit
 Essex Heritage serves on the committee organizing the 2014 North of Boston Tourism Summit slated for Friday, January 31 at the Doubletree by Hilton in Danvers. Featuring the theme "Keep Calm and Market On," the daylong event typically attracts more than 150 people representing a wide spectrum of the region's tourism-oriented businesses, organizations and agencies. Learn more and register to attend. |
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Northeast Harvest News
Check it out! Northeast Harvest publishes news about farms and local produce in Essex and Middlesex Counties. Read their December e-newsletter featuring locally grown holiday trees and Wreaths Across America. The monthly e-newsletter was started several years ago as a joint venture between the Essex Agricultural Society and Essex Heritage to help residents find local farms and in-season produce.
Sign up for the Northeast Harvest newsletter.
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Essex Heritage Annual Appeal
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Youth Jobs Program 2013
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Essex Heritage is looking forward to continuing our success and increasing our impact in the coming year. Today, we are asking you to support our Annual Appeal so we can continue our work. Your contributions support our mission and enable us to bring additional money into this region. This is a critical time to demonstrate your commitment to the collaborative work of Essex Heritage. We look forward to an exciting year together; please donate online today.
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Special Thanks to Our Corporate Members
We are so thankful for the generosity of our Corporate Members -- businesses who believe in our mission.
This month, we offer thanks to Green Meadows Farm for renewing their commitment as a Sustainer Circle Member. We'd also like to thank Henry's Food Inc. and Merrimac Savings Bank for renewing as Corporate Benefactors. All of your continued support is greatly appreciated!
 
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Essex Heritage & Featured Partner Events
Greenbelt's Evergreen Scavenger Hunt
Celebrate the spirit of the season by getting outdoors with your family and friends and searching for decorated evergreen trees throughout the region. Learn more.
Thursday, January 23, 6 PM
2013 Photo Contest Reception
Join us to celebrate the 2013 Photo Contest winners and preview this year's exhibit! Free. Learn more.
Sunday, January 26, 1 PM
Greenbelt Guided Monthly Walk / Snowshoe
Wednesday, March 19, 6 PM The House of the Seven Gables Presents: History's Witches Local author and illustrator Lisa Graves offers insights into this fascinating subject. Essex Heritage and Gables Members $10; Non-Members $15. Reservations recommended. Learn more.
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Heritage Happenings
Monday, December 23
3 - 7 PM
Tuesday, December 31
3 - 7 PM
Danvers
December 1 - 15
Gloucester
Hamilton
Newburyport
Friday, December 13
6 - 9 PM
Holiday Invitation Nights
Saturday, December 14
10 AM - 4 PM
Newburyport Holiday House Tour
Thursdays, thru December 19
3 - 6 PM
Salem Winter Market
December 1 - January 1
Various Events, Locations
Salem Holiday Happenings
Saturday, January 11
10 - 11:30 AM
Gadgets and Gizmos
Saugus
Saturday, December 21
11 AM - 1 PM
Breakheart Reservation Advanced Hike (pdf)
Wednesday, January 1
12 PM
First Day Hike: Breakheart Reservation (pdf)
Topsfield
Tuesday, December 17
7 - 9 PM
Cold Moon Hike
December 27 - 29
Vacation Week Family Fun Day
Wednesday, January 1
12 PM
First Day Hike: Bradley Palmer State Park (pdf)
Wenham
Thru January 26
Snow Train to Bakersville Model Train Layout
Tuesday, December 31
10 AM - 2 PM
Family New Year's Eve Celebration
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