For Our Members
We will be voting on revised By Laws at our Annual Meeting on May 22nd, 2024. See link below for cover letter summarizing the changes as well as an updated copy of the ByLaws.
Updated Bylaws for Members 2024 with Cover Sheet
If you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected].
Weddings
The historic Smith Barn is situated on a picturesque hilltop surrounded by two hundred and fifty acres of orchards and conservation land. Located at the Felton-Smith Historic Site adjacent to Peabody’s Brooksby Farm, the Smith Barn is the perfect setting for your special day. Rich in beauty and significance, the site represents over three centuries of the region’s history and is home to several historic landmarks.
We are proud to share that the Smith Barn was chosen as Bons Best of 2020, Reader’s Choice for Wedding Venue!
“Until the Cows Come Home: Farming in Peabody”
Come learn about Peabody's agricultural past and present with our latest exhibit “Until the Cows Come Home: Farming in Peabody.” We tell the stories of individual family farms, explain Peabody's connection to the Topsfield Fair and show how grassroots...
History
Postcards from Peabody's Past
The Woman Behind the Peabody Historical Society
Today, we are bringing back our popular series First Lady Friday with Elizabeth Cheever Osborn. She was born on August 8, 1858 in East Boston. In 1891, she married Lyman P. Osborn, president of the Warren National Bank. They lived at 55 Central Street. Elizabeth was...
Home, Sweet Home
When Lavinia P. Osborne died in 1867, she left the South Danvers Ladies' Benevolent Society $2,000 for "the purpose of founding a permanent home for the Old Ladies in Peabody." Eliza Dustin Sutton, a leading member of the Benevolent Society, formed the Charitable...
On the Picket Line
With the Newton teacher's strike in the news, we thought we would throw it back to the 1988 Peabody Teacher's Strike. If you or anyone you know have images of this event, please consider sharing with the Historical Society! On September 7, 1988, 406 Peabody teachers...
Smith Barn
General Gideon Foster House
35 Washington Street, Peabody, MA 01960
Osborne-Salata House
Sutton-Peirson House
Nathaniel Felton Senior House
Nathaniel Felton Junior House
Peabody Historical Fire Museum
Photos courtesy of Solare Wedding Photography and GraVoc Associates