Beneath quiet ground in North Andover lie Revolutionary War soldiers whose names most residents have never heard — until now. The town's public access station has released a new video spotlighting the First and Second burial grounds and the men buried there, giving neighbors a window into local history just as the country marks 250 years of independence.
North Andover CAM announced the episode Thursday, part of its ongoing "North Andover Remembers" series, encouraging viewers to learn about the burial grounds and the Revolutionary War heroes honored there. The project brought together the North Andover Historical Society, Veterans Services for North Andover and Boxford, and North Andover VFW Post 2104 — a fitting partnership, pairing the people who preserve local memory with those who continue serving their community today.
North Andover CAM, with about 4,350 YouTube subscribers, has partnered with the historical society before. Last November, the station recorded historian Alex Cain's talk on Colonel James Frye, a local Revolutionary War hero and French and Indian War veteran, part of the society's "Homefront Heroes" speaker series — the kind of quiet, ongoing effort to make sure names like Frye's don't simply fade from town memory.
This episode arrives during a season packed with historical programming across both Andovers. Just last week, North Andover CAM released its "Farm Legacy" documentary on the town's agricultural history, now available at Stevens Memorial Library — another piece of the same effort to keep local history alive and accessible.
The episode is free online, available through North Andover CAM's social media channels.
More ways to connect with local history:
- Aug. 1 — First Saturday tours at the Parson Barnard House, 179 Osgood St., 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Sept. 10 — 2026 Lifetime Preservation Award ceremony, honoring North Andover native Peter Boynton
- Sept. 27 — Old Andovers History Shuttle Tour, exploring sites that stood in 1775, departing at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
