THE SALEM HISTORY SOCIETY
A nonprofit organization
A new-model historical society in a deep-rooted town
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
A nonprofit organization
A new-model historical society in a deep-rooted town
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
Category: In Salem
Salem Heritage Trail
Follow the red line through Salem's most historic neighborhoods when Salem was in its heyday as a thriving seaport. Enjoy streetscapes of impressive mansions, taverns, wharves, ships, public buildings, and museums that contain extraordinary collections. Brochures are available at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site Visitor Center, New Liberty Street (across from the Peabody Essex Museum), and the Orientation Center on Derby Street.
Best Map of Salem, Massachusetts
The walking map takes you past historic houses, cemeteries, public buildings, art galleries, and museums. Free copies are available at area shops, restaurants, and lodgings, or from the Salem Maritime National Historic Site Visitor Center.
Nathaniel Hawthorne's Salem: A Walking Tour of Literary Salem
Explore the world of Salem's best-known author in three separate walking tours, each lasting approximately one hour. See where he lived, worked, and walked in the only way to imagine Hawthorneıs life in Salem. Brochures are available at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site Visitor Center, New Liberty Street, at the Orientation Center on Derby Street
Bowditch's Salem: A Walking Tour of the Great Age of Sail
The history of Salem, the history of maritime science, the history of American education, the history of mathematics and finance, the history of modern capital development— none can be told completely without the story of Nathaniel Bowditch.
Visit the places throughout the city where he lived and worked, and learn more about this extraordinary son of Salem. Brochure available at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site Visitor Center.
African American Heritage Sites in Salem
Abolitionists, soldiers, teachers, business people —discover Salemıs African American community by visiting their homes, places of work, and burying sites. Brochures are available at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site Visitor Center, new Liberty Street, at the Orientation Center on Derby Street.
McIntire Historic District Walking Trail
The distinctive McIntire Historic District encompasses an area with more than 300 historic structures. This urban walking tour, which takes visitors past several of architect Samuel McIntire's significant houses, includes magnificent sea captains' homes as well as humble workers' cottages.
It covers a little over a mile and takes about 45 minutes. The route is marked on posts and sidewalk plaques by a sheaf of wheat, designed by McIntire to symbolize Salem's prosperity. The walking tour begins at the Witch House, on the corner of North and Essex Streets. Brochures are available at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site Visitor Center, New Liberty Street, at the Orientation Center on Derby Street.
Learn how women contributed to the development of Salem during four centuries of history as shopkeepers, educators, abolitionists, suffragists, writers, and artists. Guidebooks are available at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site Visitor Center, New Liberty Street, at the Orientation Center on Derby Street.
SALEM HISTORY COMMON ONLINE COMMUNITY
This is the major point of contact for all members, and registering there constitutes membership in SHS.
MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO FORM THEIR OWN INTEREST GROUPS AND MEET INDEPENDENTLY OF THE ALL-MEMBER MEETINGS!
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