• One Minute a Free Woman: Elizabeth MumBet Freeman, Performed by Tammy Denease

    Wardell Community Room, Scoville Memorial Library

    2:00 PM for children & families; 4:00 PM for adults.
    Tammy Denease brings to life the extraordinary Elizabeth MumBet Freeman, a Sheffield resident and the first enslaved woman to file and win a freedom suit in Massachusetts (1781), setting a precedent that would contribute to the abolition of slavery in the state in 1783.

  • Steeped in History: Tea and Liberty with Mike Harney

    The Reading Room, Scoville Memorial Library

    Join Mike Harney of Harney & Sons Fine Teas to explore the intertwined histories of tea, global colonization, and resistance that sparked the American Revolution. We’ll also hear about Salisbury’s tea connections and what it's like to run a tea business today. Then we’ll commemorate the anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride with a special tasting