Introduction to Salem’s Indigenous History
Massachusett Tribal Council member Thomas Green presents an introduction to Salem's Indigenous history. The pre-recorded video can be viewed here.
Massachusett Tribal Council member Thomas Green presents an introduction to Salem's Indigenous history. The pre-recorded video can be viewed here.
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The Lynn GAR has open house hours Friday, April 29, 9 am-7 pm, and Saturday, April 30, 9 am-5 pm. There is a free lecture and film screening April 30 at 2 pm. Looking for Civil War Veterans in your family tree? This wonderful building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, for...
Special Apr 29-May 2, 2022 - SALEM 1692 - Set aside your pointy hat, and become a part of history! Put on your best bonnet, and prepare to be accused because: SHE IS A WITCH! This spell-binding experience includes a puritan-inspired costumed photoshoot, a digital gallery featuring all of your pictures, and a custom matted and...
Massachusett Tribal Council member Thomas Green presents an introduction to Salem's Indigenous history. The pre-recorded video can be viewed here.
Complimentary guided cemetery tours of Broad Street on the hour from the Town Hall with public guide, Kenneth Glover Saturday & Sunday. Torrey’s New England Marriages prior to 1700 for reference. View the latest Preservation Plan for the cemetery and map of the cemetery. Sarah’s gravestone pictures. Epoch Preservation, Rachel Meyer’s scavenger hunt game. Design/color your own gravestone...
The Lynn GAR has open house hours Friday, April 29, 9 am-7 pm, and Saturday, April 30, 9 am-5 pm. There is a free lecture and film screening April 30 at 2 pm. Looking for Civil War Veterans in your family tree? This wonderful building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, for...
Take an intimate one hour tour with Daniel Fury, author of the first book about America's oldest Colonial Cemetery, through the newly renovated site. Beginning with a discussion on the events of the Witchcraft Hysteria, then moving into the Burying Point itself to learn about the unique individuals that made up the tapestry of Salem...
A Genealogy 101 Talk Presented by American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society Want to learn more about your ancestry? Join American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society for this talk which will outline the essential steps in family history research, discuss basic organizational tools, introduce you to common records and resources, and more.
Massachusett Tribal Council member Thomas Green presents an introduction to Salem's Indigenous history. The pre-recorded video can be viewed here.
Complimentary guided cemetery tours of Broad Street on the hour from the Town Hall with public guide, Kenneth Glover Saturday & Sunday. Torrey’s New England Marriages prior to 1700 for reference. View the latest Preservation Plan for the cemetery and map of the cemetery. Sarah’s gravestone pictures. Epoch Preservation, Rachel Meyer’s scavenger hunt game. Design/color your own gravestone...
Kids of all ages and families are welcome for this drop-in activity! Learn how to be a family history detective by finding clues, uncovering stories, and making connections in photographs, objects, and written records from Salem’s past.
Join us for the first ever Salem Ancestry Days Exhibitor Fair! This two-day event will feature items relating to genealogy, the immigrant experience, and Salem history. Scheduled exhibitors include: American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society The Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds Timothy Pickering Chapter of...
In the 19th-century, Salem residents celebrated the city’s early public school system for welcoming and educating all children. Despite the system’s success, the Salem school committee decided in 1834 to establish separate schools for Black children. This sudden decision and its implementation angered Black residents who launched a near-decade long struggle for the educational rights...
Massachusett Tribal Council member Thomas Green presents an introduction to Salem's Indigenous history. The pre-recorded video can be viewed here.
Special exhibit of artifacts offering clues to tracing family connections. The Page family, Putnam family, and other Danvers(Salem Village) persons are seen through samplers, coffin plates, portraits, family trees, and other treasures from the Danvers Historical Society’s collections. Visit Tapley Memorial Hall Museum to view this temporary exhibit. Donations appreciated Tapley Memorial Hall, 13 Page Street, Danvers Square
Special Apr 29-May 2, 2022 - SALEM 1692 - Set aside your pointy hat, and become a part of history! Put on your best bonnet, and prepare to be accused because: SHE IS A WITCH! This spell-binding experience includes a puritan-inspired costumed photoshoot, a digital gallery featuring all of your pictures, and a custom matted and...
Join us for Salem Ancestry Days as we welcome Dan Eshet and Regina Kazyulina to talk about one of the many immigrant communities on the North Shore. Since the end of the 1980s, more than 10,000 Jewish refugees from the former Soviet Union have settled in the Greater Boston area. Their arrival represented the culmination...