Enjoy Salem Ancestry Days with this free in-person presentation! Join genealogist Stephen Hartwell on a voyage of discovery as he unearths fascinating records about the seafaring men of Essex County in the 19th century. He will use his own Hartwell seamen as examples, one who became a sea captain and one who committed mutiny! You...
Reservations are encouraged. Please email ElizabethTheLastWitch@gmail.com to save a spot. Registration is free, with donations to The Last Witch film project graciously accepted. THE LAST WITCH is a documentary following efforts to exonerate Elizabeth Johnson Jr., the last person convicted of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. As a schoolteacher, her students, and a state senator...
Consult with experts about how best to preserve and store your family photographs, books, and documents–for free! Visitors are invited to bring items (or photographs of them) for review. Hosted by the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, in collaboration with American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society. Walk-ins are welcome.
Start your genealogical start on Salem Ancestry Days weekend at First Church. Lectures, maps, tours all in one place. Our Exhibitors Include: Our Exhibitors Include: Friends of Broad St. Cemetery DAR Timothy Pickering Chapter New England Historic Genealogical Society Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc. St. Peter's Church Peabody Essex Museum – Phillips Library Essex Registry...
In celebration of Salem Ancestry Days, Salem Arts Association features artists artworks that celebrate our artists' culture and heritage. From portraits of our ancestors to a celebration of traditional visual culture, our artists tapped deep into their roots for inspiration.
Learn how to get started with your family history research. Hear about first steps and go-to resources.
From the seventeenth century through the twentieth, soldiers and statesmen, artists and authors, and otherwise average men and women chronicled their daily lives and responded to the epic events that impacted their worlds, including wars, economic crises, and pandemics. Dr.Donna Seger of Salem State University will present an overview of Salem diaries and diarists over...
Are you a descendant of Philip English, accused of witchcraft in 1692, whose family tree includes Hawthorne's and Ingersoll's? Perhaps your Massachusetts ancestors remained loyal to the English crown during the Revolution, or you descend from a Salem ship captain, enslaved person, or from the great American mathematician and navigator, Nathaniel Bowditch. How was an...
Join Hamilton Hall and Harmony Grove Cemetery for a joint Salem Ancestry Days event on Sunday, April 23 at 4:00PM. This lecture explores the genealogy and legacy of prominent 19th- and 20th-century African-American New England families. Our speakers are Theresa Guzman Stokes and Keith Stokes of the 1696 Heritage Group. The Stokes will together draw connections...
Thomas Green, representative of the Massachusetts's Tribe, shares the ancient practice of weir-fishing and fish smoking. Space is limited, reservations may be made HERE
Thomas (Spirit Tree) Green, an enrolled member of the Massachusetts Tribe at Ponkapoag will be performing a spiritual cleansing and cultural blessing in honor of the Pawtucket Bloodline Sachemship of Nanepashemet at the seat of his son Wenepoiken on August 9th 2024.
Please join us in learning how to get started with your gemology journey with our robust selection of exhibitors. Chat with genealogists about Salem's specific genealogical history and how you connect. Our Exhibitors Include: American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society Col. Timothy Pickering Chapter, NSDAR The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...
