This year’s Salem Ancestry Days runs in person and virtually April 30-May 3, 2021. This new annual event celebrates ancestral and immigrant connections to Salem with lectures, walking tours, panels with genealogy experts and more.
Whether you are looking to get a jump start on researching your family history ahead of your visit, or looking for ways to get started at home, we’ve put together a list of resources that can be accessed all year long:
Getting Started with Ancestry Research
- Ancestry.com
- Congressional Library & Archives
- DNA & Genealogy Subject Guide by NEHGS
- FamilySearch.org
- “First Steps in Family Research,” archived webinar by NEHGS
- Genealogy for the Next Generation: Getting Kids Involved by NEHGS
- Getting Started with Family History Subject Guide by NEHGS
- National Archives
- National Genealogical Society
Salem Ancestry Resources
- American Ancestors & New England Historic Genealogical Society
- City of Salem Digital Archive
- Essex Society of Genealogists
- Phillips Library Collection
- Salem Public Library Digital Heritage Collection
- Salem State Archives & Special Collections
Salem Witch Trials
- Famous Descendants of the Infamous 1692 Salem Witch Trials by Danvers Historical Society
- Salem Witch Museum’s Witch Trials Site Tour
- Salem Witch Trials Victims Descendant Packets by the Salem Witch Museum
African American History
- History of Slavery at Salem Maritime
- Massachusetts Historical Society & the End of Slavery in MA
- Salem Historical Society African American History Resource List
- Salem State University – Life of Charlotte Forten
- Salem’s Black Heritage Audio Tour
- Untold African American Stories told by biographer Adelaide Solomon-Jordan by Hamilton Hall
Indigenous Resources
- Institute for New England Native American Studies
- Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness (MCNAA)
- Massachusett Tribe
- North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB)
- Salem Historical Society Indigenous Resource List
Architectural History
Regional Resources
- Danvers Archival Center
- Historic Beverly
- Historic New England’s Collection
- Lynn Museum & Historical Society
- Marblehead Museum Archives
- Massachusetts Historical Society
To learn more about Salem Ancestry Days, visit salemancestry.org.
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