Online Chat with a Genealogist

Virtual Event

Our 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 States

Are 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 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.

Online Chat with a Genealogist

Virtual Event

Our 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 States

Registration 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 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.

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