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A Look at Salem Diarists with Professor Donna Seger
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...
Tour Historic St. Peter’s Church
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...
Salem’s Remond Family: The Next Generations’ Connections to Newport & Providence
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...
Salem Witch Trials Ancestors & Descendants Tour
Salem will be 400 years old in 2026. It is rich in history, including a critical role in the American Revolution and being the richest seaport per capita from 1790 to 1812. And then there is the 1692 Witch Trials. There were 156 official complaints and maybe 200 accused, along with 70 afflicted persons, nine...
Salem Ancestry Days: The Tradition of Weir-Fishing
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
Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch Trials: Separating Fact from Fiction
Boston's Reverend Cotton Mather has often been portrayed as an instigator of the Salem trials and a witch hunter. But what exactly was his role in 1692, and why has he been such a polarizing figure? Join us for a virtual roundtable discussion with Salem witch trials historian Marilynne Roach, Rachel Christ-Doane (Director of Education...
Salem Ancestry Days
Ponkapoag Blessing
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.
Salem Ancestry Days Exhibitor Fair
Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty St, Salem, MAPlease 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...
Salem Witch Trials: Ancestors & Descendants Tour
Downtown Salem Essex Street, Salem, MASalem will be 400 years old in 2026. It is rich in history, including a critical role in the American Revolution and being the richest seaport per capita from 1790 to 1812. And then there is the 1692 Witch Trials. There were 156 official complaints and maybe 200 accused, along with 70 afflicted persons, nine...
Family Search-Connecting Families Past and Present
Family search provides family history experiences designed just for you. Come learn how this FREE website connects families past and present in a whole new way. Fun activities, researching, recording our own story including your heritage stories can be uploaded to this large and living family tree! Presentation by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day...