F A E R I E T I M E at ChagallPac
ChagallPAC 24 New Derby St, Salem, MA, United StatesF A E R I E T I M E flowers • glitter • shiny things • frogs • birds • rainbows Saturday, April 8th @ChagallPAC on Artists’ Row Salem, MA – The inaugural F A E R I E T I M E Spring Faerie Festival will happen at ChagallPAC on Artists’ Row on Saturday, April 8th. The event ... Read More
Online Chat with a Genealogist
Virtual EventOur expert family historians are here to answer your questions about genealogy and local history! When chat is open, find and click the chat icon in the lower right-hand corner of this page, then enter your message in the chat box and one of our genealogists will respond.
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 judges, dozens of jurors and ... Read More
Tour Historic St. Peter’s Church
St. Peter’s Church 24 St. Peter Street, Salem, MA, United StatesAre you a descendant of Philip English, accused of witchcraft in 1692, whose family tree includes Hawthornes and Ingersolls? 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 Anglican Church, whose bell tower ... Read More
Ancestry Days: Visualizing 1692 Salem
The Daniels House 1 Daniels St, Salem, MA, United StatesExplore 1692 Salem with an Architectural Historian for Salem Ancestry Days. We’ll take a tour of The Daniels House, an original 1667 mansion, to understand their architecture before walking around Salem’s oldest neighborhood to see how echoes of the frontier environment survive today.
Ancestry Days: Visualizing 1692 Salem
The Daniels House 1 Daniels St, Salem, MA, United StatesExplore 1692 Salem with an Architectural Historian for Salem Ancestry Days. We’ll take a tour of The Daniels House, an original 1667 mansion, to understand their architecture before walking around Salem’s oldest neighborhood to see how echoes of the frontier environment survive today.
Learning From Our Mistakes: Researching the Salem Witch Trials
Virtual EventHistory is like a game of telephone: an incorrect fact can be passed from person to person and become conventional wisdom. Through diligent research, historians strive to untangle these errors. Join the Salem Witch Museum for an hour long, free virtual lecture given by the Department of Education. In this talk, they will discuss some misconceptions about the Salem witch ... Read More
Learning From Our Mistakes: Researching the Salem Witch Trials
Virtual EventHistory is like a game of telephone: an incorrect fact can be passed from person to person and become conventional wisdom. Through diligent research, historians strive to untangle these errors. Join the Salem Witch Museum for an hour long, free virtual lecture given by the Department of Education. In this talk, they will discuss some misconceptions about the Salem witch ... Read More
Online Chat with a Genealogist
Virtual EventOur expert family historians are here to answer your questions about genealogy and local history! When chat is open, find and click the chat icon in the lower right-hand corner of this page, then enter your message in the chat box and one of our genealogists will respond.
Abolitionists & Anti-Slavery Activists: A themed Walking Tour with Jim McAllister
Harmony Grove Cemetery 30 Grove Street, Salem, United StatesRegistration is encouraged please email harmonygrovesalem@gmail.com to reserve a spot. Registration is free, with donations to Harmony Grove graciously accepted. Highlighted stops on the walking tour will include visits to the grave sites of John & Nancy (Lenox) Remond, their son Charles Lenox Remond, and other members of their family. The Remond family was one of the most influential free ... Read More
Ancestry Days: Visualizing 1692 Salem
The Daniels House 1 Daniels St, Salem, MA, United StatesExplore 1692 Salem with an Architectural Historian for Salem Ancestry Days. We’ll take a tour of The Daniels House, an original 1667 mansion, to understand their architecture before walking around Salem’s oldest neighborhood to see how echoes of the frontier environment survive today.
Salem Ancestry Days Exhibitor Fair
First Church 316 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United StatesStart your genealogical start on Salem Ancestry Days weekend at First Church. Lectures, maps, tours all in one place. Our Exhibitors Include: Friends of Broad St. Cemetery DAR Timothy Pickering Chapter New England Historic Genealogical Society Massachusetts Society of Genealogy St. Peter’s Church Peabody Essex Museum – Phillips Library Essex Registry of Deeds