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Passages of The Past Audio Tour

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Experience a more personal history of Salem from the perspectives of the people who don’t make it into the history books. From enslaved people to indentured servants to immigrants fleeing war and looking for opportunity the Derby St. Neighborhood has been a backbone of Salem since its earliest days. Your purchase of the audio tour supports The House of the …

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Hawthorne’s Shadow Audio Tour

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Intended for the true Hawthorne fan and the just curious alike, tour through Salem, guided by Nathaniel Hawthorne, sharing his stories, his inspirations, and the many ghosts of Salem. Encounter the characters he created along the way that have endured in American culture for centuries, and perhaps discuss them with the muse of his psyche. Enter the mind of one …

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Hawthorne’s Shadow Audio Tour

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Intended for the true Hawthorne fan and the just curious alike, tour through Salem, guided by Nathaniel Hawthorne, sharing his stories, his inspirations, and the many ghosts of Salem. Encounter the characters he created along the way that have endured in American culture for centuries, and perhaps discuss them with the muse of his psyche. Enter the mind of one …

a picture of a house with the words passagess of the past.

Passages of The Past Audio Tour

tcole

Experience a more personal history of Salem from the perspectives of the people who don’t make it into the history books. From enslaved people to indentured servants to immigrants fleeing war and looking for opportunity the Derby St. Neighborhood has been a backbone of Salem since its earliest days. Your purchase of the audio tour supports The House of the …

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Recognizing Historic Black Excellence in Salem with “Women Justice Seekers,” This is Not a Bill

By Joey Phoenix  Everyone knows about Salem’s Witch History, but few realize the significance of its anti-slavery connection with its ties to The Underground Railroad – including a series of smuggling tunnels beneath the city of Salem itself, Frederick Douglass, and the Abolitionist movement of the early to mid 19th century.  Historical research and interpretation over the last few years …

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The city’s cultural institutions offer many special programs to commemorate Women’s History Day in Salem

From the House of the Seven Gables Salem’s mayor, Kimberley Driscoll, states in her Women’s History Day proclamation that the city has benefitted from women’s contributions for more than four centuries, beginning with the Native American women who lived in the village of Naumkeag. Over the centuries, women took action on hard issues like slavery, voting rights, education, immigration, children’s …

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Leslie’s Retreat – Attn:“reg’lars”, Revelers & Recruits!

Mark your Calendars!   Join the Ranks!  Get Ready to Assemble! The 5th Annual Leslie’s Retreat Celebrations Will Look A Little Different This COVID 19 Year. Please RSVP with this ZOOM link https://masshist.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hONSJBKdTbSPY2NgIInRcQ The Leslie’s Retreat Salem Resistance Steering Committee is pleased to announce that on the afternoon of Sunday, February 21, 2021, we will be presenting “Revolutionary Congeniality while …

“Looking Back, Marching Forward” – Salem Remembers the Stonewall Riots

Originally Published by The Hawthorne Hotel on June 18, 2019 June 28, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which have come to represent a turning point in the movement for LGBTQ and civil rights in the United States. Fed up with discrimination and repeated raids on their bar, patrons of the Stonewall Inn confronted police officers and took to the …