Mission Statement:

The North Andover Historical Society is a non-profit educational institution which serves as a center for local community interest and is dedicated to preserving, documenting, exhibiting, and interpreting North Andover history; mainly through its collection. This collection consists of artifacts, historical house museums, properties for historic and/or preservation purposes, and an archival collection of documents and visual materials; objects made or used in the North Andover area from the 17th century onward.

History Of The Society :

The Society was founded in 1913 by Samuel Dale Stevens, Jr. to preserve the history and traditions of his community. An early collector of both local and New England objects, he was particularly interested in documenting everyday life from 1690 to 1830. Exhibits chronicle the early history of the town from its incorporation as Andover in 1646, separation as the North Parish in 1710 and re-incorporation as North Andover in 1855 to the present day. The Society maintains two sites that feature museum galleries: Museum Gallery: Permanent and changing exhibits featuring North Andover in the 17th through the 20th centuries.