Salem Ancestry Days Exhibitor Fair

First Church 316 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Start 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

Tour Historic St. Peter’s Church

St. Peter’s Church 24 St. Peter Street, Salem, MA, United States

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 Anglican Church, whose bell tower ... Read More

Tour Historic St. Peter’s Church

St. Peter’s Church 24 St. Peter Street, Salem, MA, United States

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 Anglican Church, whose bell tower ... Read More

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

Who’s in the Frame? Phillips Family Home Movies with Historic New England

Stephen Phillips captured family moments and travel with his home movies. Learn about the Phillips family and the privilege and technology that made these moments possible in a screening and talk presented by Historic New England and Harmony Grove Cemetery. Enjoy a stroll through the cemetery following the screening. Following the screening, take a leisurely stroll through the cemetery, and ... Read More

Researching Military Records

Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty St, Salem, MA, United States

Meet staff from the Massachusetts National Guard Historical Services at the Salem Armory Visitor Center and learn about what information can be found in military records, and where to find those records.

Narbonne House Open House

Narbonne House 73 Essex Street, Salem, United States

Explore the Narbonne House at Salem Maritime NHS and learn from the staff and how they are using oral history and genealogical information to tell the stories of 300 years of residence in this historical home.

Getting Started in Family History

First Church 316 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Learn how to get started with your family history research. Hear about first steps and go-to resources.

Ancestry Days: Visualizing 1692 Salem

The Daniels House 1 Daniels St, Salem, MA, United States

Explore 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 States

Explore 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.

Madam Turner’s World: The Life of Mary Kitchen Turner

The House of the Seven Gables 115 Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

Free, registration requested:7gables.org/events Probate documents illuminate the life of The House of the Seven Gables’ longest-lived resident, Mary Kitchen Turner (1684-1768). The daughter of a merchant family who married John Turner II at 18, Madam Turner survived her husband by 26 years without remarrying. This lecture will look at the material world that surrounded her as evidenced by a record ... Read More

Red Party III

Colonial Hall at Rockafellas 227 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Get Your Tickets NOW for Red Party III …it’s gonna be a drag! April 22, 2023 Colonial Hall at Rockafellas – 227 Essex Street, Salem, MA VIP Admission – 6:30pm / General Admission – 7:30pm NAGLY is bringing the heat again this year with the latest iteration of its now (in)famous signature fundraising event. Red Party III is ratcheting up the bar even ... Read More