Newburyport’s Waterfront: Industrialization, Decay, and, Rebirth: Presented by Skip and Marge Motes

Local historians Skip and Marge Motes have studied, written and lectured on Newburyport’s maritime heritage and emerging industrial waterfront.  Drawing upon primary sources and the rich photographic resources of the waterfront, their presentation features selections from more than forty photographs and maps, as they take us on a unique journey from 1870 to the present -- including, in signature Skip and Marge style, intriguing history-detective discoveries uncovered in their thorough research.
 
Jesse H. (Skip) Motes and his wife, Margaret P. (Marge) Motes have worked in partnership on historical research, writing, and lecturing for over thirty years. Skip has a degree from Princeton University and Marge from Radford University. Their first book, Laurens & Newberry Counties, S.C.: Saluda and Little River Settlement 1749-1775, won the National Genealogical Society’s 1995 Award for Excellence (Methods and Sources). They moved to Newburyport in 1995 and their historical work now concentrates on the maritime and industrial history of the city.