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How to Visit Salem’s Historic Cemeteries

8-30-24

Salem Cemetery Rules and Etiquette Before visiting any cemetery it is important to remember a cemetery is a unique place. While it is part of the everyday scene, it is not part of everyday life. That is to say, it is a place where tranquility and quiet are the desired norm, and activities of everyday life should be suspended. Below...

Open house event will highlight new exhibit about Black women of the suffrage movement

6-8-23

Salem Maritime National Historic Site will host an open house reception on June 8 from 5-7 p.m. to celebrate the installation of the exhibit, A Tower of Strength: Black Women of the Suffrage Movement at the Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center (located at 2 New Liberty Street, Salem). The exhibit will be on display June 1 – July 16, Wednesday – Sunday,...

Salem Ancestry Days Returns April 21 – 24

3-27-23

The third annual celebration of genealogy and ancestral connections to Salem, Massachusetts   SALEM, Mass.— Residents and visitors are invited to celebrate their ancestral and immigrant connections to Salem, Massachusetts during the third annual Salem Ancestry Days celebration, which will be held Friday, April 21 through Monday, April 24, 2023. The four-day event will feature lectures, tours, research opportunities, and...

Celebrate the Incredible Women that have shaped Salem, MA

3-7-23

Women have helped to shape the thread of Salem, MA over the centuries with abolitionists like Charlotte Forten, innovators like Mary Spencer, and community leaders and stewards like Caroline Emmerton leading the way. This year for Women’s History Month we are taking the time to shine the spotlight on some of these remarkable women. To learn more, read our blog...