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Katherine Tingley. Photo published in the Boston Traveler on July 11, 1929

Katherine Tingley: The Purple Mother

Katherine Augusta Westcott Tingley was a social worker who later became the leader of an esoteric occult group called the Theosophical Society. Tingley was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, to James… Read more »

Industrial Era   
Timothy Dexter House, Newburyport, MA. Photo by Mary Jane Stirgwolt, 1980, courtesy Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

The Purple Mother’s Plan: How an Occult Group Bought a Newburyport Landmark in 1909

On March 18, 1909, the Timothy Dexter House in Newburyport, Massachusetts, was sold to an esoteric occult group who planned to turn it into a school. The group was called… Read more »

Industrial Era   
John Hale House, Beverly, Mass. Photo by Alex Ushakoff, 1973, courtesy Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

John Hale House in Beverly, Massachusetts

The John Hale House is a historic Colonial-style house built for Reverend John Hale in Beverly, Massachusetts. Built in 1694, it is a two-and-a-half-story, clapboard house with a ridge roof…. Read more »

Colonial Era   
The sea wall at Dead Horse Beach, Salem, Ma. Photo by Jill Miller and Virginia H. Adams, 2023, courtesy Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

History of Dead Horse Beach in Salem, Massachusetts

Dead Horse Beach is a small sandy and rocky beach in Salem, Massachusetts. It is located near the mouth of the Danvers River in the Salem Willows Historic District. It… Read more »

Industrial Era   
Stephen Phillips House, Salem, Ma, in 2017. Photo courtesy of the Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

Stephen Phillips House in Salem, Massachusetts

The Stephen Phillips House, also known as the Nathaniel West House, is a historic Federal-style house on Chestnut Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Built in 1821, it is a three-story clapboarded… Read more »

Industrial Era   

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