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Newburyport Customs House Maritime Museum:  

Mike Welch presents on the 

           'History of Colonial Taverns'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7_AE4kMxbo

American Independence Museum:   

Mike Welch reads Katie's Trunk for the young'ns !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X2uRCSDo4s

Did you know that a molded brick has a pound of water in it?  Or that a small brick house requires over 50,000 bricks? Announcing,

Bricks 'n Brews!

Come join local historian Michael Welch to learn what’s behind the brick and mortar we see around our town. 

January 23rd at 7 PM

RiverWalk Brewing Co.

40 Parker Street, Newburyport MA 01950

Bricks?! Really?! Bricks are an integral part of Newburyport’s cityscape with a misunderstood local history. Here’s your chance to better identify types and aging of bricks, understand how bricks are made both today and in the past, and hear about Newburyport’s own local history.

This event is sponsored by the Newburyport Preservation Trust. 

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                           Mike Welch Presentations

(Lots of Pictures!)

What's Coming Up in January ???

Music of Christmastide in Colonial America, Lafayette -Durfee House, Fall River, MA  1/4/20

"Bricks and Brews", "the Bricks Around Us" lecture, Newburyport Preservation Trust, at the Riverwalk Brewery, Newburyport,  1/23/20

What a busy Autumn and Christmas this has been!!!

Featured in Newburyport Magazine,  Winter Edition !  (published mid November)

Merrimack Valley Concert Band Christmas Concert, Brooksby Village  -tuba (December)

Christmas Brass Quartet for the Salvation Army, Seabrook, NH -tuba (December)

"A Colonial Christmas"  Lafayette-Durfee House, Fall River, MA  - harpsichord (December)

Merrimack Valley Concert Band Christmas Concert, Salem, MA  -tuba (December)

Newburyport Christmas Open House Tour -piano  (December)

American Independence Museum Christmas Open House, Exeter, NH -harpsichord (December)

Museum of Old Newbury Member's Christmas Open House Party -piano (December)

American Independence Museum Colonial Tea, Exeter, NH -piano  (December)

"The Colonial Carpenter", Lafayette-Durfee House, Fall River, MA (November)

"Revolutionary Storytime", American Independence Museum,  First Thursday every month.

"The Colonial Carpenter", Museum of Old Newbury,   August

"A Colonial Tavern"  (Salt and Tar),  Amesbury Public Library  September

Bartlet Mall Day,  (Salt and Tar), Newburyport,   October

Tales and Ales, Historic New England,  Swett Illsley House, Newbury  10/11, 10/12

"The Colonial Musician",  Museum of Old Newbury,  October

Beer For History, American Independence Museum   9/26, 10/10,  10/24,  11/7,  11/21

It's been a busy summer so far!

"Revolutionary Storytime", American Independence Museum, first Thursday every month

A heavy schedule of teaching for Historic New England, May and June

"The Colonial Shipwright" Museum of Old Newbury, April

West Newbury Memorial Day Parade, May

Revolutionary Storytime, Museum of Old Newbury, June

Newbury Encampment weekend, June

School visit in Arlington, June

School Visit and teaching for American Independence Museum, May and June

American Independence Museum's 4-Day History Camp, July

Marblehead encampment, July

4/29/2019  Mike Welch to present: 
" A Closer Look At The Brick Around Us,
Or,...It's All About The Clay"
The Museum of Old Newbury is pleased to announce the fourth in it's Spring lecture series on Monday April 29th with an illustrated presentation by historian Michael Welch. The program will be held at the museum's headquarters at 98 High St. Reception will be held at 6:30 pm followed by the lecture at 7 pm in the Francis Benjamin Lecture Hall.  (Newburyport Daily News 4/26/2019)