Uptown Girls to Downton Abbey
On Monday, March 14, at 7 p.m., The Friends of the Peabody Institute Library, Danvers, are sponsoring a Zoom program exploring how American Gilded Age heiresses invaded the British aristocracy. The cash-strapped lords, viscounts, and dukes of Great Britain shifted their focus from hunting foxes and pheasants to more lucrative targets: cash-flush Gilded Age American socialites like Brooklyn born Jenny Jerome, who as Lady Randolph Churchill would become the mother of Winston Churchill, By trading their family’s money for a title, they may have received a chilly reception from the aristocracy, but they also became influential. Registration is required for Zoom link at: www.danverslibrary.org and click on Events Calendar/March 14.
Kindergarten Orientation Night, March 15
The Marblehead Public Schools will host its annual “Kindergarten Orientation Night” for parents on Tuesday, March 15, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at both the Brown and Glover Schools. The Lucretia and Joseph Brown School is located at 40 Baldwin Road; Glover Elementary School is at 9 Maple St. Questions? Email: dimier.lisa@marbleheadschools.org
At Peabody Institute Library
The Peabody Institute Library, 15 Sylvan St., Danvers, will host a Zoom program on March 10 at 7 p.m. exploring the humble roots of The First…
