A Gloucester Sea Captain’s House Holds Clues to Researching Your Own Home’s History
A sail maker’s house. A mayor’s inheritance. A sea captain’s family. One Gloucester home has seen it all.
The house was built by sail maker Robert Fears for his son Otis. It later passed to another of Robert’s sons – who became Gloucester’s first mayor – after he outlived all his siblings. After his death it went to a French Canadian mariner family with ties to a Gloucester sea captain.
Join Marian Pierre-Louis, a genealogist with over 25 years of experience researching house histories throughout New England, as she walks through the full story of this Gloucester home – and shows you the ten steps you can use to research the history of your own house.
Event Details
- Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
- Time: 11:00am
- Location: Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930
- Cost: Free
- More info / registration: sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com
Use the free House History Research Guide for Gloucester, Massachusetts as your go-to resource for guiding your Gloucester research.
