People gathered at the Peabody Leatherworkers Museum Saturday afternoon to honor the lives of the five men who died in the Gnecco & Grilk tannery fire on May 14, 1964. Those men were Paul A. Caron, Jose Carvalho, B. Robert Conway, Antonio Silva, and João Vieira. Museum Director Dick St. Pierre explained that this was the second year the city would be remembering the five … [Read more...] about 1964 tannery fire victims honored
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Peabody honors its past
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the opening battles of the American Revolution, Peabody closed a portion of Washington Street from Main Street to Pleasant Street on Monday, Patriots’ Day, for an event in collaboration with Danvers. Visitors were welcomed at the Peabody Historical Society Washington Street campus for free entry into the General Gideon Foster House, to … [Read more...] about Peabody honors its past