Events

If you are connected by family lines to our story at The House of the Seven Gables, we would love to meet you. Join during Salem Ancestry Days. We’ll ask...

Visit Historic New England’s Phillips House with 2-for-1 admission on Historic Chestnut Street and learn about the Phillips family and their domestic staff in the early 1900’s. Antique carriages &...

Salem Ancestry Days has been postponed to July 31-August 3, 2020. Visit Salem.org/Ancestry for updates. Residents and visitors are invited to celebrate their ancestral and immigrant connections to Salem, Massachusetts...

The Witchery is offering tarot readings by phone (339-203-1307) and broom kits to go for visitors and locals looking to craft while the store is closed. Call to order, pick...

Are you a Turner or Ingersoll? Hawthorne or Emmerton? Maybe even an Upton? If you are connected by family lines to our story at The House of the Seven Gables,...

Visit Historic New England’s Phillips House with 2-for-1 admission on Historic Chestnut Street and learn about the Phillips family and their domestic staff in the early 1900’s. Antique carriages &...

Learn how to use family stories to start your research into your family tree.Using examples drawn from researching Polish immigrants, Julie Szczepankiewicz will identify key websites and strategies that will...

Genealogist and writer Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz will demonstrate how to use family stories to start research into your Polish family tree. Using examples drawn from research into her family of...

Need help with your family history research? These free, 15-minute consultations connect you with a family historian with expertise in your area of interest. Come with a research question and...

The Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites hosts a Vendor Fair during Salem Ancestry Weekend. This will be the event headquarters for the weekend with exhibitors related to genealogy, the immigrant...

Need help with your family history research? These free, 15-minute consultations connect you with a family historian with expertise in your area of interest. Come with a research question and...

The Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites hosts a Vendor Fair during Salem Ancestry Weekend. This will be the event headquarters for the weekend with exhibitors related to genealogy, the immigrant...

Salem has a vast and varied history from its humble beginnings in 1626 to present day as a thriving 21st Century city. The 1692 witch trials made the city infamous,...

Salem has a vast and varied history from its humble beginnings in 1626 to present day as a thriving 21st Century city. The 1692 witch trials made the city infamous,...

During the first half of the twentieth century, Salem’s High, Endicott, and Gedney Streets supported a thriving community of Italian immigrants. Historic New England’s Gedney House, located in the heart...

During the first half of the twentieth century, Salem’s High, Endicott, and Gedney Streets supported a thriving community of Italian immigrants. Historic New England’s Gedney House, located in the heart...

Finding vital records in Poland is a critical step in exploring Polish ancestry, but can sometimes be confusing. After a brief overview of Polish partitions, geography, and history, Julie Szczepankiewicz...

Genealogist and writer Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz will provide a brief overview of Polish partitions to introduce the audience to the geography and history of Poland. Ms. Szczepankiewicz will then illustrate...

Heritage Films presents Saturday Ghost and Folklore films/discussion programs beginning March 7 and running weekly on Saturdays 11:30 am-2:30 pm at Salem TV,285 Derby Street, Salem. The films are factual...

Heritage Films presents Saturday Ghost and Folklore films/discussion programs beginning March 7 and running weekly on Saturdays 11:30 am-2:30 pm at Salem TV,285 Derby Street, Salem. The films are factual...

Genealogist and archivist Ariana Fiorello-Omotosho presents her research on issues of abolition and independence by examining the lives of four Afro-Americans – Amos Fortune, Belinda Sutton, Elizabeth “Mumbet Freeman, and...

Genealogist and archivist Ariana Fiorello-Omotosho presents her research on issues of abolition and independence by examining the lives of four Afro-Americans – Amos Fortune, Belinda Sutton, Elizabeth “Mumbet Freeman, and...

Explore Salem through the eyes of one of its earliest families. Starting and ending at the c1667 Daniels House, the approximately 1-mile loop will trace the rustic 17th century Salem...

Explore Salem through the eyes of one of its earliest families. Starting and ending at the c1667 Daniels House, the approximately 1-mile loop will trace the rustic 17th century Salem...

Join us for a fascinating lecture given by Peabody Historical Society curator Kelly Daniell. In 1692, John Proctor was 60 years old, was a successful business man, had sired seventeen...

PEM Associate Curator George Schwartz shares fresh insights from his new book “Collecting the Globe: The Salem East India Marine Society Museum,” the first in-depth exploration of PEM’s founding institution....

PEM Associate Curator George Schwartz shares fresh insights from his new book “Collecting the Globe: The Salem East India Marine Society Museum,” the first in-depth exploration of PEM’s founding institution....

Join us for a fascinating lecture given by Peabody Historical Society curator Kelly Daniell. In 1692, John Proctor was 60 years old, was a successful business man, had sired seventeen...

The Reverend William Bentley’s diary of his life in Federal-era Salem is a justly famous source, but it is just one of many diaries kept by Salem men and women...

The Reverend William Bentley’s diary of his life in Federal-era Salem is a justly famous source, but it is just one of many diaries kept by Salem men and women...