Mission Statement

The Festival of Trees, an annual event, was begun to fund the restoration of the Tenney Gatehouse. It is a magical event held annually by the Festival of Trees, Inc., to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season. The Festival is dedicated to the richness and history of our community by developing partnerships with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the City of Methuen, the Methuen Historic District Commission, the Methuen Historical Society, and the people and organizations of Methuen. The proceeds from the Festival of Trees provide funding to preserve our heritage and the monuments that make Methuen and the other Merrimack Valley communities so unique.

Projects

Restoration of the Tenney Gatehouse
The Searles Building
The Salem, NH Depot Restoration
First Church Congregational organ and building restoration
Andover Historical Society’s Amos Blanchard House
Holy Family Hospital wall restoration
Meeting House Hill Cemetery
Tenney School walls restoration
Edward F. Searles Estate
Mary Frances Hopkins Searles Tomb – Village Burial Ground
Granite Turrets on East Street and Broadway
The Masonic Lodge
North Andover, MA Stevens Library
Miles of Searles and Tenney granite wall restoration
The Edward F. Searles Chime Tower
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church