All about Beverly
In its heyday this factory employed more than 7,000 workers.
The United Shoe Machinery Corporation (USMC)
True or False: St Mary's School went up to the 12th grade.
True
This sweet concoction was manufactured in Lynn, MA
What is Fluff?
This creative CL player can write upside down and backwards.
Elizabeth aka Liz!
I performed at the Barrington Stage Company for summer stock, in the Berkshires, right after high school.
Miss Jolene! (Can neither confirm nor deny)
Beverly has been called the "birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution" why?
It was the site of the first cotton mill in America in 1787. (Not Rhode Island, 1790).
October 16, 1871, St. Mary Star of the Sea became an independent parish. Who was the first appointed pastor?
Reverend Thomas H. Shahan
What does Necco stands for...
New England Confection Company
White Castle is my guilty pleasure!
10 x marathon runner Vange.
This daredevil took a ride in the Goodyear Blimp!
Deb LaPorte (True)
This was the first ship commissioned by General George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
The Privateer Hannah, a 60 ft. schooner.
This pastor created the first parish council.
Reverend Richard Johnson
Dunkin Donuts was first opened in 1950 in this MA town.
Quincy
My first job was working as a tour guide at the House of Seven Gables.
Carol A.
Our favorite family activity is jumping off the Jaws Bridge in Martha's Vineyard.
Kim (True)
In 1839, this came through Beverly, which helped bring in more people and created new industries.
The railroad
August 15, 1896, the Church was destroyed by fire. By December 1900 these were installed for the first time. (Hint: not sprinklers)
3 church bells, which rung in the new year on December 31, 1900.
Legend has it, that fried clams were invented by this man from a small Massachusetts town.
"Chubby Woodman" from Essex
I love to steal (I mean collect) pens, it is an obsession of mine to find all different kinds.
Pam aka Rebel Rouser!
I worked for the Brinks Security Company, riding shot gun in the armored truck, in my early twenties.
Sharon aka Miss Pleasant View (False)
This president was know for bringing the "White House" to Beverly in the summers.
President William Howard Taft
Prior to 1870, Beverly’s Catholics were part of the this parish.
The Immaculate Church in Salem.
These 2 candies were made in the early 1800's and were the first commercially sold candies in America. (hint: they are still made today)
Gilbralters and Black Jacks from the "Ye Ol Pepper Co" in Salem
My married name is the same as my mother’s maiden name. Who am I?
Kathy Ward
Scandal! I received communion at Church, at Mass, before I made my First Holy Communion!!
Fearless rebel leader Ellen! (True!!)