• Salem Ancestry Days (POSTPONED)

    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 during the first annual Salem Ancestry Days celebration, which will be held May 1-4, 2020. The weekend will feature lectures, tours, research opportunities, and information...

  • Salem Ancestry Days: Family Reunion at The Gables (POSTPONED)

    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, we would love to meet you. Join us during Salem Ancestry Days. We’ll ask you to fill out a short form and bring along any...

  • Witch City Kitty

    Witch City Kitty, the one-day pop up fair in Salem, MA dedicated to cats and the people that love them, returns for it’s 2nd annual event May 3rd, 2020! This year the cats will be taking over the Grand Ballroom of the Hawthorne Hotel for an unforgettable Sunday Kitty Funday that you don’t want to...

  • Witch City Kitty (CANCELLED)

    Witch City Kitty, the one-day pop up fair in Salem, MA dedicated to cats and the people that love them, returns for it’s 2nd annual event May 3rd, 2020! This year the cats will be taking over the Grand Ballroom of the Hawthorne Hotel for an unforgettable Sunday Kitty Funday that you don’t want to...

  • Walk for HAWC

    Step Up for Survivors! We invite you to come out to support HAWC and raise critical funds for our services and survivors of domestic violence at our Annual Walk for HAWC. Be part of the solution to end domestic violence! Your participation in this uplifting event is a concrete way to support survivors in our community....

  • Salem Ancestry Days Walking Tour

    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, but Salem played a critical role in the American Revolution that led to it becoming one of the richest seaports in the nation. We will...

  • Salem Ancestry Days Walking Tour (POSTPONED)

    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, but Salem played a critical role in the American Revolution that led to it becoming one of the richest seaports in the nation. We will...

  • Preservation Roadshow at the Peabody Essex Museum

    Is your closet full of boxes of old family photographs? Is your basement bursting with letters, diaries, and other documents from your family history? If the old adage about Yankees not throwing anything away is true, chances are you have a stack of family papers, albums, and other keepsakes tucked away that you don’t know...

  • Salem Ancestry Days Vendor Fair

    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 experience, and Salem’s history. Check back on this page as we are closer to the event for a list of participating vendors.

  • Salem Ancestry Days Vendor Fair (POSTPONED)

    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 experience, and Salem’s history. Check back on this page as we are closer to the event for a list of participating vendors.

  • Preservation Roadshow at the Peabody Essex Museum (POSTPONED)

    Is your closet full of boxes of old family photographs? Is your basement bursting with letters, diaries, and other documents from your family history? If the old adage about Yankees not throwing anything away is true, chances are you have a stack of family papers, albums, and other keepsakes tucked away that you don’t know...

  • Salem with the Silsbee Family (18th Century)

    Explore Salem’s heyday through the eyes of one of its prominent families.  Starting and ending at the c1667 Daniels House, the approximately 1-mile loop will trace the booming 18th century Salem at the height of its maritime and trading might. Tickets ($15) available online.

  • Salem with the Silsbee Family (18th Century) (POSTPONED)

    Explore Salem’s heyday through the eyes of one of its prominent families.  Starting and ending at the c1667 Daniels House, the approximately 1-mile loop will trace the booming 18th century Salem at the height of its maritime and trading might. Tickets ($15) available online.

  • The Worldly Remond Family of Salem, Massachusetts

    Dr. Donna Seger of the Salem State History Department will give an illustrated presentation on the Remond family of Salem, including John and Nancy Remond and their 8 children. The Remonds were the resident caterers of Hamilton Hall in the middle of the 19th century. They were not only entrepreneurs, but also advocates for school...

  • The Worldly Remond Family of Salem, Massachusetts (POSTPONED)

    Dr. Donna Seger of the Salem State History Department will give an illustrated presentation on the Remond family of Salem, including John and Nancy Remond and their 8 children. The Remonds were the resident caterers of Hamilton Hall in the middle of the 19th century. They were not only entrepreneurs, but also advocates for school...

  • Arcade Era Karaoke

    Karaoke at Bit Bar is a magical thing! Nick D’Amico is the best DJ around and the lights and sounds won’t let you down. Bit Bar is 21+ after 8:00 pm.

  • Arcade Era Karaoke (POSTPONED)

    Karaoke at Bit Bar is a magical thing! Nick D’Amico is the best DJ around and the lights and sounds won’t let you down. Bit Bar is 21+ after 8:00 pm.

  • Salem Ancestry Days

    Residents and visitors are invited to celebrate their ancestral and immigrant connections to Salem, Massachusetts during the first annual Salem Ancestry Days celebration, which will be held May 1-4, 2020. The weekend will feature lectures, tours, research opportunities, and information on the people who connect us all to Salem. Learn more here.

  • Salem Ancestry Days: Family Reunion at The Gables

    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 you to fill out a short form and bring along any special pictures or stories you’d like to share. You and a guest are then...

  • Salem Ancestry Days (POSTPONED)

    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 during the first annual Salem Ancestry Days celebration, which will be held May 1-4, 2020. The weekend will feature lectures, tours, research opportunities, and information...

  • Salem Ancestry Days: Family Reunion at The Gables (POSTPONED)

    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, we would love to meet you. Join us during Salem Ancestry Days. We’ll ask you to fill out a short form and bring along any...

  • The Deeds Tell the Story

    Curious about what the Registry of Deeds does? Visit the Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds Friday May 1st and Monday May 4th between the hours of 9 AM and 3 PM for a tour of our facilities.  The Registry of Deeds houses the oldest, continuous land records in the nation.   If your ancestors lived...

  • The Deeds Tell the Story (POSTPONED)

    Curious about what the Registry of Deeds does? Visit the Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds Friday May 1st and Monday May 4th between the hours of 9 AM and 3 PM for a tour of our facilities.  The Registry of Deeds houses the oldest, continuous land records in the nation.   If your ancestors lived...

  • Flying Saucer Nerd Trivia

    Every Monday at 8 PM at the Flying Saucer teams will face off in a battle of wills and knowledge! Topics will include comics, fantasy, horror and of course sci-fi! Prizes will be given, beer shalt be guzzled, and pizzas consumed! It’ll be FUN! MC’d by the infamous Captain Wolf of ShantyTown!

  • Flying Saucer Nerd Trivia (CANCELLED)

    Every Monday at 8 PM at the Flying Saucer teams will face off in a battle of wills and knowledge! Topics will include comics, fantasy, horror and of course sci-fi! Prizes will be given, beer shalt be guzzled, and pizzas consumed! It’ll be FUN! MC’d by the infamous Captain Wolf of ShantyTown!

  • Lunchtime Lectures with Jim McAllister (VIRTUAL EVENT)

    Jim McAllister’s  LUNCHTIME LECTURES Every weekday at noon Half hour (plus) illustrated talks on Zoom Only five bucks! (see bottom of page for details and for information about a new evening event!) Week Two Schedule Monday, May 4   “North Street Before the Overpass: A Photographic Survey” The “olden days” come to life thanks to this collection of real estate...

  • Free Game Token Tuesday

    Buy anything and receive $5 in free game tokens every Tuesday. Eat your heart out Scrooge McDuck! Open 4 pm to Midnight. Bit Bar is 21+ after 8 pm, kitchen closes at 10 pm on Tuesday.