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Pickering House

2013-01-16T14:29:27Z

Kche:

*Located at 18 Broad Street, this house has been owned and lived in by ten successive generations of Pickerings, making it the oldest house in the United States to have been continuously occupied by one family. The most famous family member to reside there was [[Pickering, Timothy|Col. Timothy Pickering]](1745-1829).

*The first part of the house was built in 1651 and the building was added on to many times over the years. Gables were added in 1722 and the roofline extended in the back. The front facade was rendered Gothic-like in 1841 by John Pickering (1777-1846) and the cut-out fence with finial-capped posts were added then also.

*The house contains many magnificent heirlooms. In the library are letters from George Washington and other prominent early statesmen. The house and property were deeded to a charitable foundation in 1951, called the '''Pickering Foundation'''.

*The Pickering House is opened to the public on a limited basis.
*Chronological Order of the Owners: 1) John and Elizabeth Pickering (1651-1657). Carpenter and farmer, he built the house in 1651. 2) John and Alice (Flint) Pickering (1657-1671). 3) John and Sarah (Burrill) Pickering. 4) Timothy and Mary (Wingate) Pickering (1722-1778). 5) John Pickering (1778-1811) 6) John and Sarah (White) Pickering (1811-1846) 7) John and Mehitable (Cox) Pickering 8) John and Anna Dane (Varney) Pickering (1888-1947) 9) John and Ruth (Benson) Pickering (1947-1965) 10)John and Sarah (Coughlan) Pickering (1965-1997) 11. Henry Pickering (1997) Caretakers Tag and Sherrie Goodhue took over as caretakers in 1998.

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==See Also==
Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Pickering, Timothy'''

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2264429?locg=63 Architecture in Salem] by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p.222

[http://pickeringhouse.org/index.html Pickering House] Pickering House website

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1696337?locg=63 Be-witched in Historic Salem] Salem Chamber of Commerce, p. 32

"Pickering: Historic Home marks 350th" ''Salem Evening News'', Dec. 28, 2001, p. A12

"Ten generations of Pickerings lived in Broad Street house" ''Salem Evening News'', June 6, 2001, p. A3

"For sale: pieces of history: Pickering family auction planned" ''Salem Evening News'', Aug. 6, 1994, p. 1

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Pickering, Timothy

2013-01-16T14:27:19Z

Kche:

Timothy Pickering (1745-1829) was a renowned soldier, prominent in the Revolutionary days of Salem. He was a colonel of the militia and present with part of his command at North Bridge during the incident known as [[Leslie's retreat]]. He marched to assist at Concord and Lexington, but arrived too late to take a hand in the affair.

He was clerk in the registry of deeds, and later a judge of the court of common pleas, and probate court judge for Suffolk, Middlesex and Essex counties.

He participated in numerous battles of the Revolution and was adjutant general of the staff of General Washington for a time. He was a member of the continental war board of 1777 and quartermaster general of the army in 1780.

After the war he settled in Philadelphia, and was appointed the first postmaster general by President Washington in 1791 and secretary of state in 1795. He resigned and returned to Salem but served in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the organizer and first president of the Essex Agricultural Society, which holds annual fairs in Topsfield.

He is perhaps the most famous resident of his family ancestral home on Broad Street, the [[Pickering House]], owned by his family for 11 generations, passed down from father to son many times.

He married Rebecca White on April 8, 1776. They had 10 children: Tim, Edward, Henry, Charles, William, John, Octavius, George, Mary, and Elizabeth (twin girls).

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[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1300786?locg=63 Timothy Pickering as the leader of New England Federalism, 1800-1915] by Hervey P. Prentiss

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2382888?locg=63 Essex Institute Historical Collection] Vol. 111, p. 65-77

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2052469?locg=63 Highlights in the History of Salem] Salem Evening News, p. 11

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1657961?locg=63 Historical Sketch of Salem; 1626-1879] by Osgood, p. 240-1

"Glover and Pickering were counted among Washington closest friends in the area" Salem News, Feb. 15, 2010, p. 5

"Timothy Pickering, a military genius" Salem Evening News, May 5, 1976, p.?

Pickman-Derby mansion

2013-01-16T14:24:47Z

Kche:

The Pickman-Derby mansion was built in 1764 on the corner of Washington and Lynde Streets. Originally built for Benjamin Pickman Jr. After Elias Hasket Derby bought the house in 1786 he hired Samuel McIntire to renovate it. McIntire added a cupola and the ceiling was painted with a fresco by Salem artist [[Corne, Michele Felice|Michele Corne]] depicting Derby's ships.

Another Salem artist, [[Rogers, John|John Rogers]] who later became nationally known for his statuary, was born in the house in 1829.

The mansion was torn down in 1915 and replaced by the Masonic Temple. The McIntire cupola with its carved eagle was removed and placed in the garden at the Essex Institute where it remained until the 1970's. At that time the cupola was found to be infested with beetles and it had to be destroyed. The mural painting by Corne was salvaged and installed in the museum entrance to the garden cafe.

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*[http://www.salemweb.com/tales/preserving.shtml The Ups and Downs of Saving Buildings] Salem Tales, Salem Web site

*"The Ups and Downs of Saving Buildings" ''Salem Evening News'', Mar. 29, 2000, p. A2

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1210825?locg=63 Visitor's Guide to Salem] 1953 ed., p. 47, 168-69

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2009145?locg=63 Colonial Architecture of Salem] F. Cousins and P. Riley, p. 61,179 (''photo p. 58'')

Pioneer Village

2013-01-16T00:59:10Z

Kche:

Located at [[Forest River Park]], near the south part of Salem, '''Pioneer Village''' ,the oldest living history museum in America, was constructed by the city as an accurate reconstruction of a primitive community in the New England wilderness, as the puritans would have found the land in 1626. Helping to design the site was George Francis Dow, the noted antiquarian-architect. He made sure 17th century methods and materials were used in construction. It was finished in 1930 to commemorate the 300th anniversary (the Tercentenary) of Governor Winthrop's arrival in Salem on the ship the [[Arbella]] This three-acre attraction even boasted a replica of Winthrop's ship, the [[Arbella]].

Pioneer Village includes various types of colonial dwellings such as thatched-roof cottages, bark-covered wigwams, sod-roofed dugouts. One of the buildings was a recreation of Gov. John Endecott's house, built after his arrival in 1628. There was also a pillory and stocks to punish people found to have committed crimes. The Village opened in 1930 and was a popular tourist destination through the 1950's. Over the years, the site gradually deteriorated in condition and the City of Salem Park Commission considered razing the village in 1985.

The site was saved by a partnership between the Salem Maritime National Historic Site led by Peter LaChapelle and Davis Goss of the House of the Seven Gables called Pioneer Village Management Associates. They vowed to restore and manage the once-popular site. In the next few years, museum workers and volunteers worked many hours to restore the property. The village opened on a full time basis by the 1988 season. Goats were brought in from Plimouth Plantation to lend authenticity to the site. A grand reopening of the site was held in June, 1990. The two-day 17th century "Salem Town Faire" had militia reenactments, demonstrations of 17th century cooking, wool carding, weaving and more. A Puritan church service was held and a final grand muster. Goss and LaChappelle were honored for their work by the Society of American Travel Writers as 1991 Phoenix Award winners.

Salem Preservation Inc., under the leadership of John Goff, restored and ran Pioneer Village from 2003- 2008. SPI partnered with Salem and Peabody Boy Scouts, Salem Harbor Alliance for Reliable Energy, City of Salem, Mass. Ponkapoag Tribal Council and others. Projects included thatched-roof repair, bridges and fence repair, and fish rack and dugout house reconstructions.

In 2008, Gordon College's Institute for Public History, a non-profit, signed a five-year lease to use both Old Town Hall and Pioneer Village to host their interactive theater program. History Alive runs the shows: "Cry Innocent", "Folkways; a day in the life of Early Colonists", "Spiritways" and "Pirate Day."

In 2009, Pioneer Village was the location for filming a documentary for the "American Experience" television series. WGBH Boston produced the show called "We Shall Remain", which focuses on five pivotal moments in Native American History. The Salem portion includes the "First" Thanksgiving and then again 50 years later when the relations between the Native Americans and the colonists had deteriorated. The Director on location was Chris Eyre.

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*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Pioneer Village'''

*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/2380800049/ Pioneer Village] Kitchen:Governor's House - Photo courtesy of Boston Public Library

*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/2381632490/ Pioneer Village] Thatched Houses: Pillories and Stocks - Photo courtesy of Boston Public Library

*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search~S24?/Xmassachusetts+bay+tercentenary&searchscope=24&m=&SORT=D/Xmassachusetts+bay+tercentenary&searchscope=24&m=&SORT=D&search=massachusetts+bay+tercentenary&SUBKEY=massachusetts%20bay%20tercentenary/1%2C6%2C6%2CB/frameset&FF=Xmassachusetts+bay+tercentenary&searchscope=24&m=&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C Massachusetts Bay Tercentenary Guide to Salem, 1630, Forest River Park] Board of Park Commissioners, 1930

*[http://www.salemweb.com/tales/pioneervillage.shtml Pioneer Village] Salem Website

*[http://www.pioneervillagesalem.com/ Salem Pioneer Village, 1630] Official Website

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1112844?locg=63 A Stroll Through Historic Salem] by Samuel Chamberlain, p. 21-24

*"Pioneer Village to open 60th season on Saturday" ''Salem Evening News'', Mar. 25, 1990, p. 11

*"Good first year for group running historic attractions" ''Salem News'', Dec. 9, 2009, p. 1

*"Pioneer Village again buzzes with activity" ''Salem News'', July 1, 2009, p. 1

*"We Shall Remain; PBS films part of TV series at Pioneer Village" ''Salem News'', July 18, 2008, p. 1

*"Neither nobles or savages; five-part series We Shall Remain" ''Boston Sunday Globe'', Mar. 29, 2009, p. N1

*"Pioneer Village buildings torched" ''Salem Evening News'', April 1, 1976, p.1

Pickering, Timothy

2013-01-16T00:58:21Z

Kche:

Timothy Pickering (1745-1829) was a renowned soldier, prominent in the Revolutionary days of Salem. He was a colonel of the militia and present with part of his command at North Bridge during the incident known as [[Leslie's retreat]]. He marched to assist at Concord and Lexington, but arrived too late to take a hand in the affair.

He was clerk in the registry of deeds, and later a judge of the court of common pleas, and probate court judge for Suffolk, Middlesex and Essex counties.

He participated in numerous battles of the Revolution and was adjutant general of the staff of General Washington for a time. He was a member of the continental war board of 1777 and quartermaster general of the army in 1780.

After the war he settled in Philadelphia, and was appointed the first postmaster general by President Washington in 1791 and secretary of state in 1795. He resigned and returned to Salem but served in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the organizer and first president of the Essex Agricultural Society, which holds annual fairs in Topsfield.

He is perhaps the most famous resident of his family ancestral home on Broad Street, the [[Pickering House]], owned by his family for 11 generations, passed down from father to son many times.

He married Rebecca White on April 8, 1776. They had 10 children: Tim, Edward, Henry, Charles, William, John, Octavius, George, Mary, and Elizabeth (twin girls).

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==See Also==
[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/dpickering%2C+timothy/dpickering+timothy/1%2C2%2C4%2CB/frameset&FF=dpickering+timothy+1745+1829&3%2C%2C3 Timothy Pickering as the leader of New England Federalism, 1800-1915] by Hervey P. Prentiss

[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/tessex+institute+historical+collection/tessex+institute+historical+collection/1%2C1%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tessex+institute+historical+collections&2%2C%2C2 Essex Institute Historical Collection] Vol. 111, p. 65-77

[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search/X?search=highlights+of+the+history+of+salem&searchscope=24&m=&SORT=D Highlights in the History of Salem] Salem Evening News, p. 11

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1657961?locg=63 Historical Sketch of Salem; 1626-1879] by Osgood, p. 240-1

"Glover and Pickering were counted among Washington closest friends in the area" Salem News, Feb. 15, 2010, p. 5

"Timothy Pickering, a military genius" Salem Evening News, May 5, 1976, p.?

Nurse, Rebecca

2013-01-16T00:40:33Z

Kche:

The daughter of William and Joanna Towne (née Blessing), Nurse was born in Great Yarmouth, England in 1621. Her family settled in Salem Village, which is now known as Danvers, Massachusetts, in 1640. She had one older sister, Susan (baptized 26 Oct 1625 – died 29 Jul 1630) and two younger sisters, Mary Easty (baptized 24 Aug 1634) and Sarah Cloyce ), Edmund (baptized Jun 1628), Jacob (baptized 11 Mar 1631/32) and Joseph (born abt 1639).

Rebecca was hung on July 19th as a witch in the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692.

What made her accusation and hanging most unusual is that Rebecca had "acquired a reputation for exemplary piety that was virtually unchallenged in the community," making her one of the "unlikely" persons to be accused of witchcraft.

There was a public outcry over the accusations made against her, as she was considered to be of very pious character. Thirty-nine of the most prominent members of the community signed a petition on Nurse's behalf. At age 71, she was one of the oldest accused. Her ordeal is often credited as the impetus for a shift in the town's opinion about the purpose of the witch trials.

Rebecca Nurse is a central character in Arthur Miller's play ''The Crucible'' as well as many other dramatic treatments of the Salem Witch Trials. The PBS film Three Sovereigns For Sarah features Vanessa Redgrave as one of Rebecca Nurse's sisters, Sarah Cloyce, who, although accused, escaped execution. (However, another of Nurse's sisters, Mary Eastey, was also executed.) The film depicts Nurse and her family members as main characters.

In July 1885, her descendants erected a tall granite memorial over her grave in what is now called the Rebecca Nurse Homestead cemetery in Danvers (formerly Salem Village), Massachusetts. The inscription on the monument reads:

Rebecca Nurse, Yarmouth, England 1621. Salem, Mass., 1692

"''Oh, Christian martyr, who for truth could die, when all about thee owned the hideous lie, the world redeemed by superstition's sway is breathing freer for thy sake today''." John Greenleaf Whittier

The Rebecca Nurse Homestead at 149 Pine Street, Danvers is open to the public from June 15th to Labor Day. See link below for details.

She was portrayed by actress Shirley MacLaine in the 2002 CBS miniseries "Salem Witch Trials". In the 1957 and 1996 film adaptations of Miller's play, she was depicted by Marguerite Coutan-Lambert and Elizabeth Lawrence, respectively.

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[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1734246?locg=63 Chronicles of Danvers (Old Salem Village) Massachusetts 1632-1932] Harriet Tapley, p. 27-8

[http://www.rebecca-nurse.org/ Rebecca Nurse Homestead] Open to the public June through Labor Day

Prynne, Hester

2013-01-16T00:39:22Z

Kche:

One of [[Hawthorne, Nathaniel|Nathaniel Hawthorne]]'s memorable literary characters.

Hester Prynne was a character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's famous book, "The Scarlet Letter." According to Phillip Bergen of the Bostonian Society, no one person was the model for the character. Hawthorne may have modeled Prynne after two Massachusetts women. One, Elizabeth Paine, was tried in 1683 for murder of her child. There is a capital A, which meant adulteress in colonial times, on her grave in the burial ground at Boston's King's Chapel, which Hawthorne was known to visit. The other, Hester Craford, was convicted of adultery in Salem in 1668 by Judge William Hathorne, an ancestor of the author.

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"Index card" in snag file at Ref. desk for quote by Phillip Bergen

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2152386?locg=63 Nathaniel Hawthorne; a Biography] by A. Turner, p.202-06

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1048961?locg=63 Readings on the Scarlet Letter] ed. E. Morey

Quaker Meeting House

2013-01-16T00:37:56Z

Kche:

Quaker Meeting House sits in the Federal Garden area in the Phillips Library Neighborhood. Some of the other buildings in the Federal Garden area
are the Lye-Tapley Shoe Shop and the John Ward House.

The first Quaker Meeting House was built around 1688. The current building, erected in 1865 to resemble a Post-Medieval or First Period structure, is a
reconstruction of the Quaker Meeting House and may contain some of the original timber framing. It is a very early example of an architectural re-creation.

In 1865, the museum reconstructed the Quaker Meeting House from beams thought to be original to the First Church.

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[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2382888?locg=63 Essex Institute Historical Collection] Vol. 39, p.267-293

Quakers

2013-01-16T00:37:01Z

Kche:

According to Perley in his Salem history, the earliest gathering place for the Quakers in Salem was erected in 1688 on Essex St. on land just east of Grace Church. It was build by Thomas Maule and deeded to the local Quakers who used it for 25 years.

In 1864, this building, the [[Quaker Meeting House]], was moved to the grounds of the Essex Institute by a group of citizens that mistakenly believed to be the first meeting house of the Congregational Church.

The '''Quaker Burial Ground''' or Friends Cemetery is located at 396 1/2 Essex St. This small cemetery occupies land adjoining the site of the Quaker Meeting House. Here, for 100 years, from 1718 to 1818, stood the 2nd meeting House. The names of the buried are filed and kept by the City Cemetery Manager in Greenlawn Cemetery office.

Quaker missionaries who moved to Salem in the earliest times were unwelcome, as they posed a threat to the Puritan power structure. Laws were passed against espousing Quaker beliefs and/or inhabitants from harboring Quakers in their homes.

The [[Southwick family]] was especially persecuted, eventually fleeing to an island in Long Island Sound, where they later died.

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*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2251373?locg=63 The Quakers of Seventeen Century Salem] by Jason Morley, 1999.
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1657961?locg=63 Historical Sketch of Salem] by Chas. S. Osgood, p. 18-20.
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2172069?locg=63 Salem in the Seventeenth Century] James D. Phillips, p. 195-200, 245-250
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1668655?locg=63Salem in the Eighteenth Century] by James. D. Phillips, p. 19-20, 157-162, 167, 356, 382
*"First Quakers had a tortured existence here" ''Salem Evening News'', May 29, 2002, p. A3
*Movers and Quakers; lecture to revisit Salem's historic Quaker connection" ''Salem Gazette'', Jan. 20, 2006, p. 3
*Fighting to preserve the past; neighbors, historic group to save old Quaker home in Salem(69 Boston St.)" ''Salem News'', May 3, 2006, p. A1
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2382888?locg=63 Essex Institute Historical Collection] (History of the Quaker Meeting-House) Vol. 39, p.267-293
*[http://www.salemfocus.com/Quakers%20in%20Salem.htm Quakers] Salem Focus Website

Railroad tunnel

2013-01-16T00:33:44Z

Kche:

The railroad tunnel was built in 1839, serving the Eastern Railroad, which in 1838 was servicing nineteen passenger trains to Boston daily. Other branches north to Lawrence and Gloucester added to the prosperity of businesses in Salem.

Downtown traffic began to increase and a plan to make a new tunnel and eliminate the grade crossings was started. In July 1949, bids went out for the first stage of what would be a 3 stage and 10 year project. First was the elimination of the Bridge Street grade crossing at the north end of the tunnel. The tunnel would be extended and Bridge St. would run over it. Later, Norman and Mill St. would cross above the tunnel. Razing the old [[Salem Depot]] in 1954 was another project.
Construction of a dike at the south shore of the North River to protect the new tunnel from flooding was one of the last projects, as was construction of a new low-level station. By the summer of 1958, most of the work was done and the first train went out on July 31, 1958.

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*Postcard Image courtesy of '''CardCow.com'''

*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Salem Tunnel'''

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1657961?locg=63 Historical Sketch of Salem] by Chas. Osgood, p.233.

*"The Great Salem Tunnel Relocation Project" ''B & M Bulletin'', Fall 1975, p. 5-12.

*Salem's face lifting project moves on" ''Salem Evening News'', Jan. 23, 1951, p.1

Railroads

2013-01-16T00:30:35Z

Kche:

The first railroads to come to Salem were in 1838. Eastern Railroad was the first company and continued until 1883, when the property
passed into the control of the Boston & Maine system.

The train depot stood at the junction of Norman and Washington Streets. This imposing depot was built in the 1847 from designs imported from England. Trains
entered under a stone arch connecting the two towers. A long train shed extended south for passengers and baggage handling.

It was demolished in the fall of 1954 and spring of 1955, when the Railroad tunnel was being extended and downtown rail crossings eliminated. In 1958 the site was paved over to become [[Riley Plaza]].

For other entries on this topic see wiki entries [[Salem Depot]] and [[Railroad tunnel]].

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*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1696468?locg=63 Illustrated History of Salem and Environs] Salem Evening News, p. 49-54

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2382888?locg=63 Essex Institute Historical Collections] Vol.'''11''': 60 ''History of'': Vol. '''52''': 241, 289 Vol. '''53''': 1, 169
Vol. '''54''': 193, 321 Vol. '''57''': 273 Vol. '''61''': 408

Remond, Charles Lenox

2013-01-16T00:25:30Z

Kche:

Charles Lenox Remond,(1810-1873) a black abolitionist, was born in Salem, son of John and Nancy Remond. He was a gifted orator, making frequent speeches at anti-slavery meetings. Appointed agent of Mass. Anti-slavery society in 1838, and delegate to represent Am. Anti-Slavery Soc. in England, 1840.
Recruiting officer for the 54th Mass. Infantry, with the first regiment of colored troops to be sent into action from the Northern states in the Civil War.

Remond helped encourage women like his sister, Sarah Parker Remond and Charlotte Forten in their work as activists. He remained close to William Lloyd Garrison throughout his career and favored the participation of women in the abolitionist movement.
Toward the end of his life, he served as a clerk in the Boston Custom House.

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*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Black History'''

*[http://www.nps.gov/sama/historyculture/ugrr.htm African American History in Salem and Essex County] National Park Service pamphlet

*"Who's who in American History: Historical Volume 1607-1896", Marquis Pub., 1967, p. 509.
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2185711?locg=63 National Cyclopedia of American Biography] Vol.2, p.303
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/3017553?locg=63 Hidden History of Salem] by S. Saville, p. 67-8

Remond, John

2013-01-16T00:24:02Z

Kche:

John Remond (1785-1874) ran a successful catering business on the ground floor of the [[Hamilton Hall]] in Salem. An immigrant from Curacao,in the Caribbean, he was politically active in the anti-slavery cause and school desegregation.

He began his career as a hairdresser. Later, with his wife's help, he became a caterer. He handled some of the most important fuctions in town, including the 200th anniversary dinner for Salem and a dinner for Pres. Andrew Jackson in 1833.

His daughter [[Sarah Parker Remond]] went on to become an internationally renowned antislavery lecturer.

His son [[Remond, Charles Lenox|Charles Lenox Remond]] was a gifted orator and was active in anti-slavery meetings. He started the Salem Anti-Slavery
Society with his son Charles in 1834. A few months later, John's daughter Sarah helped organize the Salem Female Anti-Slavery Society.

John Remond, his wife Nancy and several of his children are buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery.

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*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Black History'''

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1958881?locg=63 Salem Women's Heritage Trail] by Bonnie Hurd Smith, p. 41-2

*[http://www.nps.gov/sama/historyculture/ugrr.htm African American History in Salem and Essex County] National Park Service Pamphlet (downloadable)

*"Progressions of the African-American community" ''Salem Evening News'', Feb. 16, 2000, p.A3

*"Remembering MLK: Members of Salem family were early champions of civil rights movement" ''Salem News'', Jan. 15, 2007, p. C7

Remond, Sarah Parker

2013-01-16T00:22:56Z

Kche:

Sarah Parker Remond (1826-94),born in Salem and daughter of caterer [[John Remond]], was deeply involved with the antislavery cause.

"The ninth child of two free born and economically secure black parents, her life was unusual among African Americans. Before her death Sarah carried her family’s legacy well beyond the shores of her native land. With financial security rooted primarily in food catering and hair salons, the men and women of the Remond clan actively supported antislavery and equal rights for all.
In January 1859 Sarah Parker Remond delivered her first lecture in Liverpool, England, gradually incorporating Ireland and Scotland into her itinerary" according to the website Blackpast.org

Remond was one of the founders of the Salem Female Anti-Slavery Society in 1834. She later became an internationally renowned antislavery lecturer and toured the New England states. In 1858, she appeared at the National Women's Rights Convention in New York City.

Remond married Lazarro Pinto and settled in Italy, practicing medicine for twenty years until her death in 1894.

Her brother [[Remond, Charles Lenox|Charles Lenox Remond]] was a gifted orator and was active in anti-slavery meetings.

In 1999, Sarah Parker Remond was included among six women honored in the first public art memorial to historic contributions of women to public life in Massachusetts.
This art piece features bronze busts of these six women: Dorothea Lynde Dix, Lucy Stone, Sarah Parker Remond, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Mary Kennedy O'Sullivan,
and Florence Hope Luscomb. This art memorial to women called "Hear Us" hangs prominently outside Doric Hall where tours of the State House begin.

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*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Black History'''

*[http://salemwomenshistory.com/Sarah_Parker_Remond.html Sarah Parker Remond] Salem Women's History website

*[http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/remond-sarah-parker-1824-1894 Blackpast.org] Sarah Parker Remond

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1958881?locg=63 Salem Women's Heritage Trail] by Bonnie Hurd Smith, p. 41-42.

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2406826?locg=63 Salem; Place, Myth and Memory] ed. by D. A. Morrison, p. 146

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2174077?locg=63 Notable American Women:the modern period] ed. by Barbara Sicherman, et. al

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2382888?locg=63 Sarah Parker Remond: Black Abolitionist from Salem] Essex Institute Historical Collection, Vol. 110 (April 1974), p.120-150

*"Heroics of six women saluted: State House wall lauds their legacy" ''Boston Sunday Globe'', North Weekly ,Oct. 17, 1999, p. N1

Riley Plaza

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Kche:

*Riley Plaza, in the center of town near Washington and Margin Streets in Salem, was named after John Phillip Riley, the only Salem resident to be presented with the Congressional Medal of Honor.
*He received this honor for his role as a Navy man. On May 11, 1898,as one of the crew of the gunboat, Nashville, John Riley severed a cable linking Cuba and Spain, "distinguishing himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty."
*A large boulder engraved with his name, dates and quote is surrounded by flagpoles define the perimeter of Riley's monument. The dedication took place on June 7th, 1959.
*A re-dedication was made of a newly renovated John. P. Riley memorial on Oct. 24th, 1993 after the roads were reconfigured in this area to deal with heavier traffic.
*John P. Riley was born on Jan. 22, 1877 in Allentown, Pa. and died on Nov. 16, 1950 in Salem, Ma.
*Riley lived at 3 Warner St. and spent his working days as a city employee until his retirement in 1944.
*At Riley's funeral, a solemn high mass was read at the Church of the Immaculate Conception with internment in Greenlawn cemetery.

==See Also==
"City pays final tribute to medal of honor man Riley."'' Salem Evening News'', Nov. 18,1950. p.1

Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Riley, John'''

Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Riley Plaza'''

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1686393?locg=63 Chronicles of Old Salem] by F. D. Robotti, p. 88

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Ropes Mansion

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Kche:

*Ropes Mansion on 318 Essex Street was built in 1727 and extensively remodeled in 1894. Purchased by Nathaniel Ropes for his family, the last owners of the family mansion were Eliza Orne Ropes and her sister Mary Pickman Ropes, who left the house to be opened to the public.
*The mansion is in the McIntire Historic District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
*The formal garden behind the house is a Colonial Revival-style garden carefully tended every year and visited by many for its beauty.The garden was designed in 1912 by Salem botanist and horticulturist John Robinson and the pond was added in 1930. Andy Bye was the main gardener at the Ropes Garden and worked there since 1931, after graduating from Essex Agricultural School. He also cultivated varieties of flowers in the adjacent greenhouse. Mr. Bye passed away on March 27th, 1994 at the age of 79. At the time of his retirement he had served as landscape gardener for 50 years.

*The house has been open to the public since 1912 as an independent house museum and then under the stewardship of the Essex Institute since 1978, who officially bought it in 1989.

*In August 2009, a painter's heat gun started a fire at the house, causing damage to the 3rd floor and attic area. Due to quick response time from fire fighters, the damage was minimal.

[[Image:RopesGarden.jpg]]
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==See Also==
Postcard Image courtesy of CardCow.com

Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Ropes Mansion'''

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2261436?locg=63 Ropes Mansion at Salem, Mass.] by Nellie S. Messer

"Essex Institute plans Ropes garden party" ''Salem Evening News'', Sept. 4, 1990, p.?

"Andrew T. Bye (gardener) Obituary" ''Salem Evening News'', Mar. 28, 1994, p.8

"Garden Ropes in visitors" ''Salem News'', Aug. 20, 2008, p. 10

"Ropes Mansion:a treasure saved" ''Salem News'', Aug.18, 2009, p.1

"Painters' heat gun sparked Ropes blaze" ''Salem News'', Aug. 17, 2009, p.1

Ropes Point

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Kche:

A headland where North River and Danvers River meet.
A home of the Ropes family for generations. An early Ropes
had a large fine farm on his headland.

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*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2057293?locg=63 Nicknames and neighborhoods] by F. Gannon, p. 13

Salem - Name

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Kche:

Two early names for Salem were [[Naumkeag]] and [[Shalom]], (which later became Salem.)

According to p. 4 in Bewitched in Historic Salem, "while reading the Bible, Rev. Higginson observed the Jewish word Shalom, which means peace, and inspired by the peaceful relations between the Puritans and the Indians, decided that the new name for Naumkeag should be Shalom. The pronunciation of the word sounded like Salom and then "Salem", therefore becoming the current name of the city.

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==See Also==

*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Salem - Name'''

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2052469?locg=63 Highlights in the History of Salem] Salem Evening News, p. 4

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2172069?locg=63 Salem in the Seventeenth Century] James D. Phillips, p.47

Salem Armory

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Kche:

*The Salem Armory was located on the block of Essex and Brown Streets, directly across from the Peabody Essex Museum.
*The Salem Armory was constructed for the Second Corps of Cadets, a unit of the Mass. National Guard between 1890 and 1908. In 1890, the Second Corps purchased the home and property of Colonel Francis Peabody. The home was adapted to serve as Cadet headquarters. The drill shed, now occupied by the Salem Visitor Center, was erected at that time. In 1908, the former residence was torn down and replaced with a new head house designed by John C. Spofford. This massive brick and stone castle-like structure had many typical features of Gothic revival armory architecture.
*The armory was also an important social gathering place for the citizens of Salem. Because the halls in the armories were often the largest halls built in urban areas, they hosted large gatherings. Salem Armory frequently served as a civic function hall, hosting dinner, dances, fairs and other gatherings. The [[Salem Cadet Band]] under the director [[Missud, Jean M.|Jean Missud]] often played there.
*In 1982, the head house of the Salem Armory was destroyed by fire. The drill shed survived, and in 1994 it was converted into the Salem Visitor Center, which is operated by the National Park Service. In 2002, the Peabody Essex Museum created Armory Park on the site of the head house.
*Salem was designated birthplace of the National Guard in 2010 by Gov. Deval Patrick, as Salem had an active militia since at least 1629. The country's first muster took place on the Salem Common in 1637. Maj. Gen. Joseph Carter, the adjutant general of the Mass. National Guard was there with Gov. Patrick to sign the bill into law on Aug. 19th, 2010.

[[Image:CadetArmory.jpg]]

Cadet Armory, Salem

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==See Also==
*Postcard photograph courtesy of CardCow.com

*Vertical File in Salem Collection- '''Salem Armory'''

*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Armory Park'''

*[http://www.nps.gov/sama/historyculture/armory.htm Salem Armory] National Park Service website
*[http://www.salemweb.com/history/armory/story.shtml Salem Armory Story] Salem Web - (''with photo'')
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1356094?locg=63 Architecture in Salem] by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 73.
*"New tourist center to be a window on Essex County" ''Boston Sunday Globe'', Jun 19, 1994, p. N16
*"Veterans want to save the armory" ''Salem Evening News'', Apr. 2, 1999, p. A1
*"Museum won't save the armory" ''Salem Evening News'', Apr. 15, 2000, p.A1
*"The battle behind the wall; Armory facade a legal maze of conflicting interests" ''Salem Evening News'', Apr. 27, 2000, p. 1
*"Battle rages over armory in Salem" ''Boston Sunday Globe'', Apr.30, 2000, p. N 1
*"The Armory wall is history; judge denies bid to halt demolition in Salem, ''Salem Evening News'', May 4, 2000, p. 1
*"Cultural and economic benefits seen flowing from museum project" ''Boston Sunday Globe'', Dec. 3, 1995, p. N 1
*Park honors those who served (Armory Park Dedication)" Salem Evening News, May 3, 2002, p.1
*"Gov. designates Salem as birthplace of National Guard during visit" ''Salem Gazette'', Aug. 27, 2010, p. 7

Salem Athenaeum

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Kche:

*This private library founded in 1810(the second oldest in the country), began by the merging of two local libraries, the Social Library, founded in 1760, and the Philosophical Library, founded in 1781. For the first four decades, the Athenaeum had no permanent home and occupied quarters at four different locations in Salem. In the 1850's a bequest by [[Plummer, Caroline|Caroline Plummer]] enabled the group to build at 134 Essex St, which was its home until the early 1900's (now the home of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum.)
*The Athenaeum sold the building to the Essex Institute in 1905 and built the current building at 337 Essex Street in 1906. Dedicated in 1907, this red brick structure is modeled after "Homewood" the house in Maryland that Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, built for his son.

*AS the first library in Salem, the Athenaeum pooled the resources of the educated book-owners of Salem. Both Nathaniel Bowditch and Nathaniel Hawthorne used this unique library. Some of the older books in the collection came from the spoils of ships captured during the privateering of British ships in the late 1700's. These are called the [[Kirwan Collection]].

*Librarian Cynthia Wiggin worked there for over thirty years, starting in 1960 and retiring in 1994.

*Presently, the library has approximately 50,000 books, many of them rare, but the library does purchase newly published books for its many members. The Athenaeum offers many educational events throughout the year including author talks. Some of these are open to the public. The Athenaeum celebrated the 100 year anniversary of their building in March of 2007.

*In 2006, the Athenaeum contemplated selling a rare copy of the 1628 Massachusetts Bay Charter to help with a deficit, but changed their minds.
*The Athenaeum celebrated its 200th anniversary as an organization in 2010 with a period ball at the Hamilton Hall on Chestnut St.

==See Also==
Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Salem Athenaeum'''

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1958881?locg=63 Salem Women's Heritage Trail] by Bonnie Hurd Smith, p. 31-32.

[http://www.salemweb.com/tales/athenm.shtml Salem Athenaeum] Salem Tales Website

[http://www.salemfocus.com/Athenaeum.htm Salem Athenaeum] Salem Focus Website

[http://www.salemathenaeum.net/index.html Salem Athenaeum] Library website

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1829123?locg=63The Salem Athenaeum; 1810-1910] by J.N. Ashton, 1917.

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2053174?locg=63 The Salem Athenaeum, a short history] by Cynthia B. Wiggin, 1971

"Salem institutions going strong at 81 and 232" ''Boston Sunday Globe'', Jan. 12, 1992, p. N1

"Salem Athenaeum puts on the ritz" ''Salem Evening News'', Sept. 30, 1998.

"Salem Athenaeum celebrates 100 years" ''Salem News'', Mar. 17, 2008, p.2

"Partying like it's 1810" ''Salem Gazette'', Mar. 12, 2010, p.13

"Salem Athenaeum celebrates its 200th birthday" ''Salem News'', Mar. 4, 2010, p.1

"Four pages of history: for sale?" ''Boston Sunday Globe'', Apr. 2, 2006, p. N 1

"Charter sale on Athenaeum's front burner" ''Salem News'', Apr. 6, 2006, p. A1

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Salem Athenaeum

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Kche:

*This private library founded in 1810(the second oldest in the country), began by the merging of two local libraries, the Social Library, founded in 1760, and the Philosophical Library, founded in 1781. For the first four decades, the Athenaeum had no permanent home and occupied quarters at four different locations in Salem. In the 1850's a bequest by [[Plummer, Caroline|Caroline Plummer]] enabled the group to build at 134 Essex St, which was its home until the early 1900's (now the home of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum.)
*The Athenaeum sold the building to the Essex Institute in 1905 and built the current building at 337 Essex Street in 1906. Dedicated in 1907, this red brick structure is modeled after "Homewood" the house in Maryland that Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, built for his son.

*AS the first library in Salem, the Athenaeum pooled the resources of the educated book-owners of Salem. Both Nathaniel Bowditch and Nathaniel Hawthorne used this unique library. Some of the older books in the collection came from the spoils of ships captured during the privateering of British ships in the late 1700's. These are called the [[Kirwan Collection]].

*Librarian Cynthia Wiggin worked there for over thirty years, starting in 1960 and retiring in 1994.

*Presently, the library has approximately 50,000 books, many of them rare, but the library does purchase newly published books for its many members. The Athenaeum offers many educational events throughout the year including author talks. Some of these are open to the public. The Athenaeum celebrated the 100 year anniversary of their building in March of 2007.

*In 2006, the Athenaeum contemplated selling a rare copy of the 1628 Massachusetts Bay Charter to help with a deficit, but changed their minds.
*The Athenaeum celebrated its 200th anniversary as an organization in 2010 with a period ball at the Hamilton Hall on Chestnut St.

==See Also==
Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Salem Athenaeum'''

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1958881?locg=63 Salem Women's Heritage Trail] by Bonnie Hurd Smith, p. 31-32.

[http://www.salemweb.com/tales/athenm.shtml Salem Athenaeum] Salem Tales Website

[http://www.salemfocus.com/Athenaeum.htm Salem Athenaeum] Salem Focus Website

[http://www.salemathenaeum.net/index.html Salem Athenaeum] Library website

[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/tsalem+athenaeum/tsalem+athenaeum/1%2C3%2C3%2CB/frameset&FF=tsalem+athenaeum+1810+1910&1%2C1%2C The Salem Athenaeum; 1810-1910] by J.N. Ashton, 1917.

[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/tsalem+athenaeum/tsalem+athenaeum/1%2C3%2C3%2CB/frameset&FF=tsalem+athenaeum+a+short+history&1%2C1%2C The Salem Athenaeum, a short history] by Cynthia B. Wiggin, 1971

"Salem institutions going strong at 81 and 232" ''Boston Sunday Globe'', Jan. 12, 1992, p. N1

"Salem Athenaeum puts on the ritz" ''Salem Evening News'', Sept. 30, 1998.

"Salem Athenaeum celebrates 100 years" ''Salem News'', Mar. 17, 2008, p.2

"Partying like it's 1810" ''Salem Gazette'', Mar. 12, 2010, p.13

"Salem Athenaeum celebrates its 200th birthday" ''Salem News'', Mar. 4, 2010, p.1

"Four pages of history: for sale?" ''Boston Sunday Globe'', Apr. 2, 2006, p. N 1

"Charter sale on Athenaeum's front burner" ''Salem News'', Apr. 6, 2006, p. A1

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Salem Cadet Band

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Kche:

This outstanding band was created by Salem's own [[Missud, Jean M.|Jean Missud]] in 1878 and continued under his leadership for the next 63 years. The band featured woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. "During its long history, no important Salem event was complete without an appearance by the Salem Cadet Band. In 1925, the group led the civic parade on the day the Hawthorne Hotel opened for business. The following year it was chosen to play at a Grand Ball held in the Second Corps Cadets Armory on Essex Street in commemoration of Salem's tercentenary." according to Jim McAllister in a news article. The band also furnished the music for 50 consecutive commencements at Tufts College.
Locally they played regularly at the Salem Common, Salem Willows and Hamilton Hall.

[[Image:SalemCadetBand_fr.jpg]]

==See Also==

*Postcard Image courtesy of '''CardCow.com'''

*"Remembering Salem's most beloved band leader" ''Salem Evening News'', Mar.20, 2002. p. A3

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1696468?locg=63 Illustrated History of Salem and Environs]by Charles B. Gillespie, p. 155-156
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Salem City Charter

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Kche:

Salem was the second city incorporated in the Commonwealth, the Act granting a city charter being dated March 23, 1836. It provided for a city government, to consist of a mayor, six alderman, and twenty-four common councilmen.

The city charter was accepted April 4, 1836 and the selectman issued their warrants for an election of mayor and city councilmen. Hon. Leverett Saltonstall was elected the first mayor and the organization of the new city government began on May 9th, 1836.

The city hall building was built the following year. The city council held its meetings at the court house until the present city hall was ready.
See the [[City Hall]] entry for more details.

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==See Also==
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1657961?locg=63 Sketch of Salem] by C.S. Osgood, p. 55-63

Salem Common

2013-01-15T23:32:11Z

Kche:

*Salem Common is a 9 acre green space near the center of Salem with three monuments and some 30 buildings surrounding it. Once a low hilly area with marshy ponds, in 1802 this was improved to make a flat training field for local militias. The common was also once used to grazing livestock and rope making. The cast iron fence was added in 1850 and plantings of elm and maple trees replaced the poplar trees.
*In the weeks following the Salem Fire in 1914, the common was temporary home to many who had lost their homes in the fire.
*It was also used as the playground for nearby Phillips School (now replaced with residential housing.)
*In 1976, the Salem Bicentennial Commission made some renovations to Salem Common and dedicated a new "Washington Arch" at the main gateway. The new arch, which stands at 28 feet high, is based on drawings made the woodcarver Samuel McIntire. The original arch had been removed previously.
*The bandstand at the Salem Common was constructed in 1926 in commemoration of the city's Tercentennial. Philip Horton Smith designed this finely proportioned bandstand in Colonial Revival style, domed and temple-like. In 1976, the bandstand was dedicated to longtime Salem Band director, Jean Missud of the [[Salem Cadet Band]] fame.
*In 1995, chainsaw artist Ken Dudley carved a likeness of famous woodcarver Samuel McIntire into a dead oak stump on the common and donated it to the city of Salem.
*The Salem Common Neighborhood Association approves any changes or improvements to the Common.
*According to the Park and Recreation Department, once around the common is 1/2 mile.
==See Also==
*"Salem's grand common once a pasture for livestock" ''Salem News'', May 1, 2006. p.B5

*"An un-common likeness"(chainsaw carving of Samuel McIntire) ''Salem Evening News'', May 3, 1995. p.1
*[http://www.salemweb.com/guide/common/ Salem Common] Image on SalemWeb page
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1657961?locg=63 Historical sketch of Salem, 1626-1879] by Charles S. Osgood, p. 249
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1112844?locg=63 A Stroll through Historic Salem] by Samuel Chamberlain, p. 43
*Vertical File in Salem Collection- '''Salem Common'''
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Salem Depot

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Kche:

*The Salem Depot was built in 1847 by the Eastern Railroad (later absorbed by the Boston and Maine) soon after it reached Salem in 1839.The old station sat at the corner of Washington and Norman streets where Riley Plaza is now. The old depot with its granite facade resembled a medieval castle. It was designed by prominent Boston architect Gridley Bryant(1816-1899) and built in 1847.
*It was demolished in the fall of 1954 and spring of 1955, when the [[Railroad tunnel]] was being extended and downtown rail crossings eliminated. In 1958 the site was paved over to become Riley Plaza.
*A model of the Salem Depot was completed by Leon Masse and displayed for years at the Chamber of Commerce in the Old Town Hall, but has since been moved to Historic Salem's Bowditch House.
*For more details on trains in Salem, see wiki entry [[Railroads]].

[[Image:SalemDepot_fr.jpg]]
[[Image:SalemDepot.jpg]]

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==See Also==
*Postcard photographs courtesy of '''CardCow.com'''
*"When taking the train was the only way to travel" ''Salem News'', Dec. 8, 2003, p. B5
*"Start razing Salem Depot Sept. 1" ''Salem Evening News'', July 3, 1954, p. 1
*"Throngs watch as massive tower stone is lowered" ''Salem Evening News'', Oct. 26, 1954, p.1
*"Depot model goes to Bowditch House" ''Salem Evening News'', Dec. 12, 2001, p.A2
*"A look back at the history of Salem's train stations" ''Salem Evening News'', Dec. 19, 2001, p.A3
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1830493?locg=63 The Eastern Railroad] by F. Bradlee, p. 15, 35, 49
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1696468?locg=63 Illustrated History of Salem and environs] p.49-51 (photographs)
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1356094?locg=63 Architecture in Salem] by Bryant F. Tolles, p. 69
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1744216?locg=63 Salem Massachusetts] by Kenneth C. Turino and Stephen J. Schier, p. 15

Salem Diners

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Kche:

Salem, a manufacturing city, had up to 17 diners in the heyday of diners, the 1940's and 50's. A Salem man played a small role in diner history. Benjamin Barker, around the turn of the century operated a lunch cart at the corner of Washington and Essex Street, and was the "forerunner of the modern diner." according to Gary Thomas of the American Diner Museum in Providence, R.I.

'''Present diners''':

The Salem Diner: (326 Canal St.) A rare Sterling Streamliner with 50 seats. Made by the J.B. Judkins Co. of Merrimac in 1941. Placed on the list of '' National Register of Historic Places'' in 1999. (with 2 other nearby diners, the Agawam Diner in Rowley and the Capitol Diner in Lynn.) The diner was opened in 1941 by Ted Doherty who sold it to brothers James and William Kallas in 1946. In 1982, John Kallas brought in part-owner Ted Tsoutsouras. In 1989, Kallas sold his part to Ted, who then ran it with his son Peter until Ted's retirement. In 2008, George and Zoe Elefteriadis of Belmont took over the diner.

Pilgrim Diner (formerly Boyle's Elm Tree Diner)(Boston St.) A Worcester diner built in 1938, a 14 stool restaurant.

'''Past diners''':
Caron's Diner on 34 Bridge St.,
The Deluxe Diner (corner of North and Bridge),
North Shore Diner on New Derby St.,
Sam's Diner on 82 Lafayette St.,
Mother's Lunch on Derby St.,
DeVoe's Diner at 63 Congress St.,
North Shore Diner on Front St.,
Terry's Diner on Highland Ave.,
French's Diner at 17 New Derby St.,
Hawthorne Diner on 9 Congress St.,
Pequot Diner on Congress St.,
Holt's Diner on Washington St. (moved to Bridgewater in 1956 when they installed the railroad tunnel in Riley Plaza.)

==See Also==
*Vertical File in Salem Collection -''' Diners, Salem'''

*"All their eggs in one basket; for 40 years, Salem Diner has had one specialty" ''Salem Evening News'', Aug. 12, 1991. p.7
*"Retrospective features city diners" ''Salem Evening News'', Nov. 12, 1997
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1781558?fi%3Aitem_type=;query=0960105638;qtype=keyword;locg=1 New England Roadside delights] by Will Anderson.
*"Serving up Americana; 3 area diners are named national historic places." ''Boston Globe, North Weekly'', Nov. 7, 1999. p. N1
*"Owner selling diner wants restaurant to stay in city" ''Salem Evening News'', Feb. 14, 2000. p. A3
*"Sox icon Pesky steps up to plate for local diner" ''Salem News'', Jan. 10, 2008. p.A1
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2068820?locg=63 Diners of the North Shore] by Gary Thomas. p. 35,54,57.
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/3159530?locg=63 Classic Diners of Massachusetts] by Larry Cultrera, p. 30,53,148
*[http://www.udine4less.com/thesalemdiner/ Salem Diner] U Dine for Less Website

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Salem Evening News

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Kche:

*The Salem Evening News was launched in 1880 with Robin Damon as treasurer and general manager.
*The first location was in the Browne Block, Essex Street. The policy of the News, was stated to be "the truthful and plain-spoken advocacy of the interest of the citizens of Salem, and to furnish a reliable record of all the fresh news in the vicinity," according to the Illustrated History. Frank C. Damon was the regular city editor and was connected with the paper from the beginning.

*Its longtime headquarters was at 159-189 Washington St., (the Arrington block) They moved the whole enterprise to Beverly in the 1990's.

*The News was sold to the Ottaway company in May of 1994. The News is merged with two smaller rivals, the Beverly Times and the Peabody Times.

*The Witch Logo was first used on the Salem Evening News on April 2, 1969.

*They changed their name to Salem News (dropping the 'evening') on Aug. 19, 2002. The Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co., a family-owned newspaper company in North Andover buys Essex County Newspapers.
*In 2005, Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. bought Eagle-Tribune Publishing.

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==See Also==
*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Salem Evening News'''

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1696468?locg=63 Illustrated History of Salem and environs] p. 56-62

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1356094?locg=63 Architecture in Salem] by Bryant F. Tolles, p. 92
*[http://www.salemweb.com/tales/snewsbldg.shtml Salem News Building has a Colorful History] Salem Tales
*"16.5 million price accepted for Salem News" ''Salem Evening News'', Nov. 3, 1994, p. 1

*"Sale of Salem Evening News ends a family tradition" ''Boston Sunday Globe'', May 8, 1994, p. N8
*"Developers plan $13 million project for Salem's downtown" ''Salem Evening News'', Sept.3, 1998, p. A1
*"Salem News Building has a colorful history" ''Salem Evening News'', Apr. 11, 2001, p. A3
*"125th Anniversary of the News, Making headlines since 1880" ''Salem News'', Oct. 14, 2005, p. B1-4

Salem Female Charitable Society

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Kche:

The Salem Female Charitable Society was organized in 1801. It was formed by a number of ladies, who were representatives of many of the prominent families in Salem. It assisted destitute widows and children. The society incorporated in 1804 and continued their work for 40 years.
Later, they changed their mission to "aiding any poor deserving female and to help any worthy women who finds themselves in need of assistance" according to the 19th Annual Report of Associated Charities (1910)

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==See Also==
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2060027?locg=63 19th Annual Report of Associated Charities] 1910 ed., p. 35

Salem Fire

2013-01-15T23:19:01Z

Kche:

*The famous Salem Fire of 1914 was one of the largest fires in the history of Massachusetts. Burning about 253 acres or two square miles, the Salem blaze began in the early afternoon of June 25, 1914, at Korn Leather Co. factory at 55 Boston St. in the city's Blubber Hollow section of town. It spread to 20 factories, most used for leather-working. The wind pushed the fire toward south Salem, spreading to wooden residences and crossing the railroad tracks into South Salem.
*Thirteen hours later, after the fire had run its course, the damage was assessed: 20,000 homeless, 50 people injured, 1,000 buildings burned and total loss estimated at $12,000,000. Fifty-one streets were totally wiped out and 48 partially burned.
*The 200 children from the Orphanage on Lafayette Street were removed safely to Salem Willows, as were some of the patients from the hospitals, though some were taken to Danvers Hospital.
*Forest River Park and Bertram Field were both used for relief camps. Bertram Field had 152 tents with 470 occupants while Forest River Camp accommodated 1,500 people in 400 tents. The Salem Militia and the Red Cross set up and ran these and other food relief efforts.
*One of the worst losses was [[St. Joseph's Church]], a twin-towered structure on Lafayette street erected only a few years before the fire. The church was rebuilt in 1949.
[[Image:SalemFire.jpg]]

[[Image:RuinsofSt.JosephChurch.jpg]]

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==See Also==
Postcards courtesy of '''CardCow.com'''

Boxes marked '''Salem Fire''' in Salem Collection

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2672864?locg=63 The Great Salem Fire of 1914: Images from the Phillips Library Collection] Barbara Pero Kampas

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1219692?locg=63The Salem Fire] by Arthur B. Jones, 1914.

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1666437?locg=63 The Salem Fire Relief] Montanye Perry, 1915

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2093086?locg=63 Fire Report: Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co.] 1914

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1648380?locg=63 Report on the City Of Salem, Mass.] National Board of Fire Underwriters, 1914.

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1138395?locg=63 Locational Response to Catastrophe: the Shoe and Leather Industry of Salem, Mass. after the conflagration of June 25, 1914] Robert P. Donnell, 1976.

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2093102?locg=63 Salem Rebuilding Commission] Report of ..., 1917

"Mind-boggling devastation; walk traces path of the 1914 Salem Fire" ''Salem News'', Sept. 10, 2008, p. 1

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1686393?locg=63 Chronicles of Old Salem] Frances D. Robotti, p. 97

Salem Fire

2013-01-15T23:16:17Z

Kche:

*The famous Salem Fire of 1914 was one of the largest fires in the history of Massachusetts. Burning about 253 acres or two square miles, the Salem blaze began in the early afternoon of June 25, 1914, at Korn Leather Co. factory at 55 Boston St. in the city's Blubber Hollow section of town. It spread to 20 factories, most used for leather-working. The wind pushed the fire toward south Salem, spreading to wooden residences and crossing the railroad tracks into South Salem.
*Thirteen hours later, after the fire had run its course, the damage was assessed: 20,000 homeless, 50 people injured, 1,000 buildings burned and total loss estimated at $12,000,000. Fifty-one streets were totally wiped out and 48 partially burned.
*The 200 children from the Orphanage on Lafayette Street were removed safely to Salem Willows, as were some of the patients from the hospitals, though some were taken to Danvers Hospital.
*Forest River Park and Bertram Field were both used for relief camps. Bertram Field had 152 tents with 470 occupants while Forest River Camp accommodated 1,500 people in 400 tents. The Salem Militia and the Red Cross set up and ran these and other food relief efforts.
*One of the worst losses was [[St. Joseph's Church]], a twin-towered structure on Lafayette street erected only a few years before the fire. The church was rebuilt in 1949.
[[Image:SalemFire.jpg]]

[[Image:RuinsofSt.JosephChurch.jpg]]

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==See Also==
Postcards courtesy of '''CardCow.com'''

Boxes marked '''Salem Fire''' in Salem Collection

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2672864?locg=63 The Great Salem Fire of 1914: Images from the Phillips Library Collection] Barbara Pero Kampas

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1219692?locg=63The Salem Fire] by Arthur B. Jones, 1914.

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1666437?locg=63 The Salem Fire Relief] Montanye Perry, 1915

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2093086?locg=63 Fire Report: Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co.] 1914

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1648380?locg=63 Report on the City Of Salem, Mass.] National Board of Fire Underwriters, 1914.

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1138395?locg=63 Locational Response to Catastrophe: the Shoe and Leather Industry of Salem, Mass. after the conflagration of June 25, 1914] Robert P. Donnell, 1976.

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2093102?locg=63 Salem Rebuilding Commission] Report of ..., 1917

"Mind-boggling devastation; walk traces path of the 1914 Salem Fire" ''Salem News'', Sept. 10, 2008, p. 1

[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/tchronicles+of+old+Salem/tchronicles+of+old+salem/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tchronicles+of+old+salem+a+history+in+miniature&1%2C1%2C Chronicles of Old Salem] Frances D. Robotti, p. 97

Salem Fire Department

2013-01-15T22:56:49Z

Kche:

Salem Fire Department has operated in this city since days long ago when horses and pump wagons were used to fight fires. Today they are part of the IAFF , the International Association of Fire Fighter, Local branch 172.

Engine 4, Ladder 2 and the Mass Decon Unit run from Station 4 out of 415 Essex St.

Engine 5 and Engine 3 (reserve) operate out of Station 5 at 64 Loring Avenue.

Located at 142 North Street, Station 2 was built in 1881 and was NOT affected by The Great Salem Fire of 1914. Although the horses and hay lofts are long gone, Engine 2 still responds to emergencies from this station today !! It is said to be the third oldest, continuously operating station still open in the United States.

Station 6 is located at 29 Fort Ave. It is directly across from the Salem Power Plant, which is owed and operated by Dominion. Although apparatus no longer responds to emergencies from there, it is home to the Fire Prevention Bureau and the Maintenance Division.

Salem Firefighters who have died in the line of duty:

Frank M. Godfrey Died Feb. 20, 1902

Timothy Bagley Died May 27, 1922

Henry C. Wilson Died March 31, 1934

Teddy S. Rybicki Died Jan. 30, 1937

Anthony J. Kehoe Died Jan. 15, 1948

Peter J. Norton Died Aug. 5, 1963

Dominic S. Ozereko Died Feb. 7, 1973

James J. Koen, Jr. Died Feb. 23, 1981

Raymond V. McSwiggin Fied Feb. 20, 1982.

In 1902, Frank M. Godfrey of Engine One was killed by a falling wall while fighting a fire on Front Street in the Goodell Building. Besides the fire, there were two explosions, one which blew out the side of the City Fish market building,just across the alley, and killing Frank M. Godfrey.

Station 4 was named in memory of James Koen, who collapsed of a heart attack and died while battled a house fire in North Salem, on Feb. 23, 1981.

The first woman to be sworn in as lieutenant in the fire department was Erin Griffin in 2001. The first woman firefighter was Patty (Koen) Marfongelli in 1986.

New imaging cameras that can detect victims in a fire are being purchased for the Salem Fire Dept. The first one was purchased with the help of Salem Hospital.

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==See Also==
[http://www.salemfire.net/ Professional Firefighters of Salem] Official Webpage

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1743567?locg=63 A History of the Salem Fire Department] Edward R. Tufts

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1787690?locg=63 Passing Thoughts of a Fire Fighter] Francis J. Bates

"In the Line of Duty (funeral of R. McSwiggin)- a tragic and coincidental anniversary" ''Salem Evening News'', Feb. 20,1 2002, p.1

"Firefighters honor one of the fallen(Station dedicated to fallen firefighter Koen)" ''Salem Evening News'', June 13, 2005, p. A1

"Fire Inspector LaPointe retires after 33 years" ''Salem Evening News'', Apr. 1, 1997, p. C3

"Salem FD swears in first woman officer (Erin Griffin)" ''Salem Evening News'', Oct. 10, 2001, p. 1

"Fireman killed by falling wall (Frank M. Godfrey)"'' Salem Evening News'', Feb. 20, 1902, p.1

"Died on Duty: Tragic death of Frank M. Godfrey on Front Street this morning" ''Salem Gazette'', Feb. 20, 1902, p.1

"Salem to buy camera that can "see" in fire" ''Salem Evening News'', Jan. 26, 2000, p. A1

Salem Garden Club

2013-01-15T22:51:39Z

Kche:

*Salem Garden Club was organized in January, 1928 and joined the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts the following year. It's been a very active club from the beginning.
*One of its first projects in the 1930's was the rebuilding of the garden at the Brookhouse Home on Derby Street. The present-day Garden Club again maintains this historic garden and recently renovated the garden to make better access for the residents.
*The club also sponsored garden contests for children who participated in the summer playground program.
*Beginning in 1929, the Salem Garden Club began participating in the Flower Show in Boston. In 1938, the group also held its own horticultural show at Hamilton Hall and sponsored garden tours in Salem over the years as well.
*In 1946, the Club published a delightful history of gardens in Salem, called '''Old Salem Gardens''', a 71 page booklet written by Mable C.H. Pollack. It grew out of a number of papers given by club members and included brief articles about historic gardens as well as personal reminiscences.
*In the 1970's and 80's some of the planting and beautification projects done by the club were at Lappin Park in Townhouse Square, Winter Island, The Salem Common and the Shaughnessey Hospital as well as traffic islands in the city's downtown area.
*Around 1980, the Club began a tradition of participating in the annual "Christmas in Salem" house tour and they also decorated a rooms in the House of Seven Gables for the Christmas season.

==See Also==
*'''Vertical File''' in Salem Collection - '''Salem Garden Club'''

*[http://www.salemweb.com/tales/gardenclub.shtml Salem Garden Club] Salem Tales, SalemWeb.com

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2019830?locg=63 Old Salem Gardens] by the Salem Garden Club, reprinted 2001, c1946.
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Salem Hospital

2013-01-15T22:48:47Z

Kche:

The Salem Hospital was founded in 1873, by [[Bertram, John|Capt. John Bertram]]. One of the first Salem hospitals was a large brick building, 31 Charter Street, formerly a private residence,
the birthplace of the late Hon. Stephen H. Phillips, attorney-general of Massachusetts and of
Hawaii.

Damaged in the fire of 1914, the building was torn down during Salem's period of urban renewal in the 1970's.

The present hospital on Highland Ave. was erected in 1916-17, largely as a
replacement for the Charter Street building burned in the Salem fire of 1914.

[[Image:CityHospital.jpg]]

Early Salem Hospital 1873 at 31 Charter Street

Today, the Salem Hospital runs under the umbrella of North Shore Medical Center - Salem

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==See Also==
*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Hospital'''

*Postcard courtesy of CardCow.com

*[http://www.salemweb.com/tales/charter.shtml Charter Street history] Salem Tales website

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2009757?locg=63 Visitor's Guide to Salem] 1953 ed., p. 152

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1744216?locg=63 Salem Massachusetts] ed. by K. Turino, p. 60

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1958881?locg=63 Salem Women's Heritage Trail] by B.H. Smith, p. 18-19

Salem Inn

2013-01-15T22:46:35Z

Kche:

The Salem Inn operates out of three historic homes. The largest is the Captain West House at 7 Summer Street, which has 23 rooms.

The Curwen House, an Italianate Revival home, built in 1854 at 331 Essex Street, has 11 rooms. The third is the Peabody House, a Dutch Colonial style

at 15 Summer Street. Dick and Diane Pabich have run the Inn for the past 28 years.

The Capt. West House was built as an investment for Capt. Nathanial West, a privateer commander during the Revolution. According to tax records,
it was built c. 1833/34. It is a three-story pitched-roof brick house row. The front facade has doorways with porches supported by fluted Ionic columns.
The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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==See Also==
[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1356094?locg=63 Architecture in Salem] by Tolles, p. 102

[http://www.saleminnma.com/index.html The Salem Inn] Official Website

Salem Jail

2013-01-15T22:45:33Z

Kche:

Salem Jail (the older portion) was built with county money in 1813 on the corner of St. Peter and Bridge Streets, for $80,000, with a house for the keeper. It was thoroughly remodeled and enlarged in 1885.

A state mandated rehabilitation of the main building was completed over a 12 to 18 month period in 1980, after inmates sued over needed improvements primarily concerning fire safety.

The three story brick residence adjacent was used by the Sheriff who was also the keeper of the jail. It was known as the "jailer's house" or the "sheriff's house." The building had some interesting details. It featured a hipped roof and the work of Samuel McIntire, reknown woodworker. After being used by the sheriff for years, it was being used more recently as offices.

The "jailer's house" suffered damage from a four-alarm fire in 1999, thought to be the work of vandals. The city received a state grant to fix up and stabilize the jailer's house in 2000.

In late 1990, after the new Middleton Jail was completed this older building was shuttered.

In 2009, the Salem Jail was converted to condominiums.
A prison-themed restaurant opened in the old jail on Sept. 2010, called ''Great Escape Restaurant''.

For information on the [[Old Witch Jail]], follow this link.

[[Image:SalemJail_fr.jpg]]

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==See Also==
Postcard image courtesy of '''CardCow.com'''

Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Salem Jail'''

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1696468?locg=63 Illustrated history of Salem and environs] p. 177-78

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2264429?locg=63 Architecture in Salem] by Bryant Tolles, p. 114-115

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1152287?locg=63 Annals of Salem] by Felt, vol. II, p. 468-69

"Jail turned restaurant opens" ''Salem News'', Sept. 21, 2010, p.?

"The dungeon left behind; Officials cut ribbon in an historic event" ''Salem Evening News'', Dec. 15, 1990, p. 1

"$900,000 jail rehabilitation begins" ''Salem Evening News'', May 21, 1980, p. ?

"Prisoners transferred to new jail" ''Salem Evening News'', Feb. 18, 1991, p. 1

"Cause still unknown in jail building fire" ''Salem Evening News'', July 12, 1999, p. 1

"Locked into history: Salem Jail makes ten most endangered historic resources list"
''Salem Evening News'', Sept. 26, 2000, p. A1

"Old jail on former Prison Lane has new look and new purpose" (letters to the editor) ''Salem News'', Nov. 26, 2010, p. 8

Salem Marine Society

2013-01-15T22:42:42Z

Kche:

*On the rooftop of the Hawthorne Hotel stands an exact replica of a cabin from the ''Taria Topan'', one of the last vessels to ply the lucrative East India Trade. This unique structure is the headquarters of the Salem Marine Society which has met on this site, almost uninterrupted, since 1830. The cabin is not open to the public.
*The Salem Marine Society was organized by captains and shipowners in 1766 to share navigation information and to provide benefits for needy members and their families. It is the oldest charitable organization in Salem.
*In 1791, the Salem Marine Society members erected a lighthouse on Baker's Island, to help sailor's navigating the rocky shores of Salem.
*The society came into possession of the Franklin Building in 1833, from the estate of Capt. Thomas Perkins, a large brick block on corner of Essex St. and Washington Square. The Society agreed to raze the Franklin Building and sell the land in order to build the Hawthorne Hotel. In exchange, the hotel built a room for the society to use on the top floor.
*This society also ran the Seaman's Bethel at the foot of Turner St.

[[[[Image:SalemMarineSociety_fr.jpg]]

==See Also==

*Postcard Photograph courtesy of CardCow.com

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2009757?locg=63 Salem Visitor's Guide] 1897 ed., p.105-06

*"An upside-down hero: 147 years later, traitor will find a measure of dignity in Salem" ''Salem News'', Mar. 24, 2008 p. 1

*"Vessel cabin replica hidden at top of hotel" ''Salem Evening News'', June 20, 2001, p. A 3

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1657961?locg=63 Historical Sketch of Salem; 1626-1879] by Osgood, p. 119

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Salem Maritime National Historic Site

2013-01-15T22:40:41Z

Kche:

The Salem Maritime National Historic Site is in the [[Derby Wharf]] area of Salem and is run by the United States National Park Service.
Designated by the Secretary of the Interior on March 17, 1938, the Salem Maritime National Historic Site became the first national historic site in the National Park System. It consists of 9 acres of land, 12 historic buildings, and a visitor center along the Salem waterfront.

Some of the historic sites it maintains are:

Derby and Central Wharves, the Derby House, the [[Custom House]](built 1818), Hawkes House, Narbonne House, the West India Dry Goods Store, the [[Friendship]], a recreated three-masted ship, and [[St. Joseph Society]] Hall (the Polish Club).
Many of the features of the sites reflect Salem's association with maritime history.

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==See Also==
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1424785?locg=63 Salem Maritime National Historic Site] Historical Research 1626-1990
*[http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/maritime/sal.htm Salem Maritime National Historic Site] National Park Service Website

*[http://www.nps.gov/sama/historyculture/stjoes.htm St. Joseph's Hall] with photograph

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2060868?locg=63 West India Goods Store] Salem Maritime National Historic Site
*Vertical File in Salem Collection- '''Custom House'''
*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Narbonne House'''

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2009145?locg=63 Colonial Architecture of Salem](''Narbonne House'') F. Cousins and P. Riley, p. 24-7, 134

*"Narbonne House: a treasure chest of historical objects" ''Salem Evening News'', Dec. 31, 1990, p. 9

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2060865?locg=63 Archeological Investigations at the Narbonne House] Salem Maritime National Historic Site

*"Trash pits and natural rights in the Revolutionary Era: Excavations at the Narbonne House in Salem, Mass." Archaeology Magazine, Summer 1976

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

2013-01-15T22:39:41Z

Kche:

The Salem Maritime National Historic Site is in the [[Derby Wharf]] area of Salem and is run by the United States National Park Service.
Designated by the Secretary of the Interior on March 17, 1938, the Salem Maritime National Historic Site became the first national historic site in the National Park System. It consists of 9 acres of land, 12 historic buildings, and a visitor center along the Salem waterfront.

Some of the historic sites it maintains are:

Derby and Central Wharves, the Derby House, the [[Custom House]](built 1818), Hawkes House, Narbonne House, the West India Dry Goods Store, the [[Friendship]], a recreated three-masted ship, and [[St. Joseph Society]] Hall (the Polish Club).
Many of the features of the sites reflect Salem's association with maritime history.

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[[Category:Places]]

==See Also==
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1424785?locg=63 Salem Maritime National Historic Site] Historical Research 1626-1990
*[http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/maritime/sal.htm Salem Maritime National Historic Site] National Park Service Website

*[http://www.nps.gov/sama/historyculture/stjoes.htm St. Joseph's Hall] with photograph

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2060868?locg=63 West India Goods Store] Salem Maritime National Historic Site
*Vertical File in Salem Collection- '''Custom House'''
*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Narbonne House'''

*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/record=b2009145~S24 Colonial Architecture of Salem](''Narbonne House'') F. Cousins and P. Riley, p. 24-7, 134

*"Narbonne House: a treasure chest of historical objects" ''Salem Evening News'', Dec. 31, 1990, p. 9

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2060865?locg=63 Archeological Investigations at the Narbonne House] Salem Maritime National Historic Site

*"Trash pits and natural rights in the Revolutionary Era: Excavations at the Narbonne House in Salem, Mass." Archaeology Magazine, Summer 1976

Salem Oil and Grease Company

2013-01-15T22:35:12Z

Kche:

Two men started the business of Salem Oil and Grease in 1909 with one product, stuffing grease.

Arthur Rowbotham and Harold T. Smith started the company together. Arthur started learning the belting business from the ground up. He went to work in the tannery cellar to learn the currying process, where he learned about "stuffing compounds" for leather.

They moved to their new factory at 60 Grove Street in 1912.Harold W. Pierce joined the company in 1912 and John J. Dooley in 1926.

Dominic Meo joined the company in 1929. He later became V.P. of Production and developed the factories in South and Central America.

After an illness of several months, Harold T. N. Smith died in 1947. He was president of the company from 1913-1947.

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==See Also==
[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2582495?locg=63 50 Years in Blubber Hollow with Salem Oil & Grease Co.] by Francis J. Lynch, 1960.

Salem Philharmonic

2013-01-15T22:29:12Z

Kche:

*Founded in 1904, the Salem Philharmonic is a 50 piece professional orchestra that performs a series of free concerts every winter. The orchestra performs "pops" style concerts featuring classical music and show tunes.
*In the 1940's the Salem Philharmonic's conductor was Claude Phillips, music director at several local schools. On his passing, Richard Boisvert took over as director and then was succeeded by the present able conductor, Alan Hawryluk.
*Under Claude Phillips, the series was funded by the Reed Fund and concerts were held at the YMCA building on Essex St. even being broadcast on local WESX radio. When the YMCA converted its auditorium to a gym, the orchestra moved to local churches, including the First Universalist Church on Bridge Street. In 1976, when the new Salem High School was built, the orchestra found a permanent home.
*Alan Hawryluk has been director of the Philharmonic since 1971 and encourages Salem High School musicians to sit in with the regular members and also invites them back later as professionals. Since the 1980's, with curtailed grant money, the orchestra is performing less concerts than before. All the concerts are free and are enjoyed greatly by Salem residents.

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==See Also==
*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Salem Philharmonic'''

*"Getting their Phil...fans eagerly await season opener" ''Salem Evening News'', Jan.7, 1995. p.1

*"Opening of Salem Philharmonic brings back memories" ''Salem Evening News,'' Dec. 12, 1995. p. B5
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2228136?locg=63 The Jewish Community of the North Shore] by Alan S. Pierce and Avrom J. Herbster, p.123 (photograph from 1940's)

Salem Public Library

2013-01-15T22:25:38Z

Kche:

'''HISTORY'''

The '''Salem Public Library''' was originally built as a home for Captain [[Bertram, John|John Bertram]] and his family. In 1855, the Bertram family moved from their smaller house at 24 Winter Street and took up residence in their new High Style Italianate brick and brownstone mansion at 370 Essex Street. The household consisted of Captain Bertram; his third wife, Mary Ann Ropes, 44; Joseph, 20 an adopted son of his second wife; three daughters (by his first and second wives) Jenny, 18 (later to become the mother of Caroline O. Emmerton, founder of the House of Seven Gables); Clara, 16; Annie, 10 and an adopted daughter, Grace, 7. Another daughter, Ellen Augusta, had died in 1848, aged 8.

Honored and beloved by the whole community, Bertram died on March 22, 1882, aged 86 years, at his home. He was buried in his mausoleum at Harmony Grove Cemetery. His widow purchased and moved into the Assembly House on Federal Street. In a letter dated December 1, 1887, his widow and daughters offered the mansion on Essex Street to the City of Salem for use as a Public Library. The offer was accepted and the Salem Public Library opened its doors on July 8, 1889.

The mansion was immediately refurbished to include a main hall, public reading room, trustees' room, reference room and book-stacks.

There is a handsome Victorian fountain on the lawn, one of the few that survived the scrap drives of World War II.

In 1911, Boston architect Clarence H. Blackall appended a four-story fireproof book stack ell, a one-story reference room wing, and a corresponding office.

'''RENOVATION'''

In the early 1980's, director Patrick Cloherty pushed for much needed repairs to the library's structure and basic upgrades to the 1850's era building. The problems included lack of handicapped accessibility, leaks in the roof, antiquated inefficient heating system, and fire code violations in the stack area. The last renovation had been in 1912.
The renovation was undertaken in two phases. The first phase began in 1986 which established the children's room in the basement and added an elevator and ramp for handicapped accessibility. This phase was complete in June 1987. The second phase renovated the main floor and stack area, and moved the reference room to the third floor. The card catalog was computerized at this time as well. Behind the scenes, a new heating and piping systems, sprinkler systems and concrete separators between floor for fire safety. Cloherty and the Library Board of Trustees made sure the renovations helped restore the historic aspects of the building when possible. Tiled ceilings were removed and paint stripped to restore its 1912 look.
The second phase was completed by June 1990.

The water fountain in the side yard is a fine example of a Victorian Garden ornament. Cast by Robert Wood & Co. of Philadelphia in the 1850's it was one of the few Victorian fountains to survive the scrap drives of World War II. The Greek god Poseidon (known to the Romans as Neptune) stands in the middle holding a trident with a dolphin underfoot. This is a nod to Bertram's seafaring past. Some repairs were made to the fountain following the building's renovation in 1987. The approximate date of casting is between 1850-1857.

'''LIBRARY DIRECTORS'''

Frank P. Hill was appointed the first librarian in January 1888. After he resigned to work in Newark, N.J., Garner P. Jones was appointed head librarian. The library opened in its present site, the Bertram Estate, in 1889 under his direction. He continued as librarian for the next 42 years, being succeeded by Ralph P. Emerson in 1931.

Charles H.P. Copeland was head librarian from 1956 until his death in 1963. Ernest A. DiMattia, Jr. took over in September 1965. In the two year interim, Miss Lilly Abbot was acting head librarian.

Patrick J. Cloherty, a long time director, took over in 1971 and stayed until his retirement in 2003. Lorraine Jackson followed him as director after many years as head of the Children's Room and Assistant Director. Jackson retired at the end of Dec. 2010, after 39 years at the Public Library. The present director is Nancy Tracy, who has also served as assistant director and head of circulation at Salem Public Library.

'''LIBRARY STAFF'''

Miss Lilly S. Abbott, assistant director, worked at Salem Public for 47 years. She joined the library in 1925 as an assistant, and held positions of children's librarian, reference librarian, acting director and assistant director.

James Manning began his career at Salem Public as a high school "page" and worked for the library for 56 years. Manning left only for military service during World War II, and Korean War.
Over the years he served as library assistant, then circulation librarian. For many years he taught swimming and life saving classes at the YMCA in Salem.

Dorothy Connolly worked as a reference librarian and as assistant director from 1964 until her retirement in 1989. Connolly's son left a generous donation in his mother's name when he passed away in 2009.

'''BRANCH LIBRARIES'''

For a description of the three '''branch libraries''' (The East, the South and the North) that operated in Salem, go to [[Branch Libraries]].

'''BERTRAM ELM'''

The Bertram Elm in the yard of the Salem Public Library was said to be close to 100 years old in 1912. The tree's circumference measured at 18 feet and 6 inches in 1912 and reaching to 70 feet high, with gracefully spreading branches. In 1909 the tree was treated for 'interior tree cancer.' Cement was used to fill its cavity after hollowing out the cancerous spots. Iron rods were also used to hold the great limbs in place. The elm is documented up to the year 1919, but no one is sure when the great tree came down.

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==See Also==
*Postcard courtesy of '''CardCow.com'''

*[http://www.noblenet.org/salem/library/history.html Salem Public Library] Salem Public Library (History of the library building)

*[http://www.salemweb.com/tales/bertram.shtml John Bertram] Salem Website

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2061748?locg=63 Proceedings relating to the donation of the estates of the late Capt. John Bertram] Salem Observer, 1888

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2061895?locg=63 Address of the Hon. John M. Raymond at the opening of the Salem Public Library] Salem Press, 1899.

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2604251?locg=63 The legacies of Capt. John Bertram] Video recording by Erik Smith with SATV, 2007

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1356094?locg=63 Architecture in Salem] by Bryant F. Tolles, p.161-2

*"The Public Library" (opening announcement) ''Salem Gazette'', June 25, 1889

*"Bertram residence on Essex St., presented to city, has been home to Salem Public Library for 50 years" ''Salem Evening News'', Nov. 3, 1938, p. 3

*"Copeland, Librarian here, author, lecturer, dies" ''Salem Evening News'', June 17, 1963, p.?

*"Library Assistant retires (Lilly Abbott)" ''Salem Evening News'', June 10, 1972, p.?

*"Library needs major repairs" ''Salem Evening News'', Sept. 27, 1982, p.3

*"The patriarch of library; James Manning has worked up the ranks" ''Salem Evening News'', May 22, 1987, p. 3A

*"First chapter of library work completed" ''Salem Evening News'', May 27, 1987, p. 9

*"Libraries in every chapter of director's life; Patrick Cloherty got first library card at age 5" Salem Evening News, May 22, 1987, p. 4A

*"From the dust, a new library takes shape; $2.2 million renovation project well under way" ''Salem Evening News'', Nov. 1, 1989, p. 17

*"The famous old Bertram Elm, one of the finest in existence is about one years old" ''Salem Evening News'', July 24, 1912, p. 10

*"The famous Bertram Elm Tree in the public library yard found to have interior cancer" ''Salem Evening News'', May 24, 1909, p.?

*"A grand booking: Salem Public Library celebrated reopening"'' Salem Evening News'', June 26, 1990, p. ?

*"Salem Public Library 100th Anniversary"'' Salem Evening News'', May 22, 1987, (special insert)

*"Mayday for Neptune (fountain in yard needs work) ''Salem Evening News'', Oct. 19, 1987, p.1

*"Salem library stunned to receive check for $50,000 left in man's will (Dorothy Connolly's son)"'' Salem News'', Jan. 9, 2009, p. 1

*"An era ends at Salem library: Lorraine Jackson retires after 39 years, seven as Director" ''Salem News'', Jan. 8, 2011, p.1

Salem Redevelopment Authority

2013-01-15T22:21:36Z

Kche:

In the early 1960's Salem's downtown shops and businesses were facing eroding sales, partly from the opening of the new North Shore Shopping Center in nearby Peabody. A comprehensive plan for the renewal of downtown Salem was necessary. In 1962, Mayor Francis X. Collins created a special department to handle urban renewal in Salem. The Salem Redevelopment Authority was created. It began researching, devising and implementing a total plan in order to secure Federal grants from HUD. The plan was to demolish 39 acres of the city's downtown commercial district called Heritage Plaza East. At the time, rehabilitation was considered economically unfeasible.

Beginning in 1968, demolition began and some 25 buildings were leveled. The one building that brought demolition to a standstill was the home of Bessie Munroe on Ash Street. She refused to leave. Because she was old and frail, they let her stay.

Things changed in 1970 when Samuel E. Zoll became mayor and appointed Tim Noonan and Bill Tinti to the SRA. These members brought a new approach. They tried to retain the buildings by recognizing the value of them rather than tearing them down. Under the new SRA, imaginative techniques were devised to save old buildings. Salem became the first community in the country to use urban renewal funds for historic renovation rather than demolition.

Nearly 50 buildings were rehabilitated and more than a dozen new buildings were built. One technique they used to refresh the buildings was "facade easements" of 33 historic buildings. Today, many of the originally doomed buildings still stand, including the Bowker Block, bought by L.H. Rogers and the brick buildings around Old Town Hall.

Today, the Authority is part of the Planning and Community Development Department at the Salem city level, meeting monthly.

The Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) coordinates the city's efforts with state agencies and regional planning commissions and it oversees the operation of the Planning Board, Conservation Commission, Historical Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Harbor Plan Implementation Committee, Artist’s Row, and the Salem Redevelopment Authority. The Department also administers the City's $1.5 million federal Community Development Block Grant and HOME Programs.

According to the city site, the Salem Redevelopment Authority (SRA) and its Design Review Board (DRB) have played an active role in the redevelopment of downtown Salem since it was created in 1962. Over the past four decades, the SRA has made significant contributions to the revitalization of the Central Business District in downtown Salem. Critical to this success is its commitment to preserving the social fabric and architectural heritage of the City.

The SRA requires that all improvements to the exterior of a structure and any changes to signage to properties located within the Urban Renewal Areas undergo design review. The SRA utilizes their Urban Renewal Plans in that design review. The Commercial Design Guidelines are intended to supplement the design frameworks established by the Urban Renewal Plans and the SRA staff are available to help you as you put together your application.

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==See Also==
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2382888?locg=63 Essex Institute Historical Collections] Dec. 1983, p. 238-252 "Heritage Plaza East: Salem's Experiment in Urban Renewal" by David K. Goss

*"Salem; Urban renewal area" ''Architectural Record'', Dec. 1977, p. 97-99

*"City agency touts loan to business" ''Salem Evening News'', May 26, 1994, p. 1

*"Revived SRA would carry noble new agenda" ''Salem Evening News'', Jan. 6, 2000, p.A3

Salem Rotary Club

2013-01-15T22:19:12Z

Kche:

*Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. In more than 168 countries worldwide, approximately 1,209,790 Rotarians belong to more than 32,462 Rotary clubs.
*Salem's Rotary Club began with 23 members in 1918 and has grown exponentially in its 90 years as a club.
*The Salem Rotary is known for its generosity toward Salem High School graduates, with its annual scholarships to deserving seniors.
*Rotary Club meets once a week for lunch at the Hawthorne Hotel in downtown Salem.

==See Also==
*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Rotary Club'''

*[http://www.salemrotary.com Salem Rotary Club] Club website

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2057466?locg=63 A short history of the Salem Rotary Club of Salem, Mass., 1918-1968] Salem Rotary Club,1968.

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Salem State College

2013-01-15T22:09:29Z

Kche:

Salem State College began its life as Salem Normal School, dedicated on Sept. 14, 1854 and located on the corner of Broad and Summer Streets with seventy-two students.The school was for women only. The regular course of study took two years and tuition was free for those who "complied with the condition of teaching in the public schools of Massachusetts", according to Osgood in his book. The first building was enlarged in 1870 to accommodate increasing enrollment.

For details on past schools, Salem Normal School and pictures see [[Salem schools of the past]].

A new facility on the corner of Loring Avenue and Lafayette Streets was built and dedicated Jan. 26,1897 (its present location).
Horace Mann Lab School, which student teachers use for training, was built nearby on Loring Avenue in 1912.
Started as a school primarily to educate future teachers, the college, now [[Salem State University]] has multiple majors, and is well-known for such majors as business and nursing.

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==See Also==
*Wiki entry [[Salem State University]]

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1657961?locg=63 Historical sketch of Salem] by Charles S. Osgood, p.108-9.
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1696468?locg=63 Illustrated History of Salem and environs] p. 82-85 (photos)

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2172058?locg=63 The Story of Essex County] vol. 2, pp. 583-589.
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1696468?locg=63 Illustrated history of Salem] by Charles B. Gillespie, p. 82-83.
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Salem Visiting Nurse Association

2013-01-15T22:04:42Z

Kche:

*"The Salem Visiting Nurse Association, an offshoot of the [[Woman's Friend Society]], was established in 1897 as the District Nurse Committee to prove home nursing services to the people of Salem regardless of their ability to pay." according to Bonnie Hurd Smith in her book.
*By 1900, the District Nurse program was making two thousand visits a year. Later renamed the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Salem, Inc., the organization operated out of 12 Hawthorne Boulevard until 1959.

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*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1958881?locg=63 Salem Women's Heritage Trail] by Bonnie Hurd Smith, p.22.

Salem Willows

2013-01-15T22:03:31Z

Kche:

*The Salem Willows Park is a 35 acre waterfront site was designated a city park in 1858 and is named for the original white willow trees that were planted there around 1800.
*In 1877, the Naumkeag Street Railway Company began "running horse-drawn trolleys to Salem Willows. It also started acquiring land for a planned amusement park", according to Jim McAllister in the News.
*The park opened for business in 1880 and was immediate popular. The major attractions were the Willows Pavilion, originally home to a skating rink and restaurant. Popular bands like Salem Cadet Band played outside at the Willows Park Theatre. The water chute at the intersection of Fort and Columbus Avenue was popular. People were carried up to the top of a tall slide in small "boats" and then sped down a long track into a pool of water below.
*Charleshurst Ballroom which opened in the 1920's, was owned by Charles Schribman. This nightspot attracted big bands from around the country and was one of the social centers of the North Shore.
*One of the most popular eateries was Chase's Willow House which opened in 1874. Other restaurants were Ebsen's and Downing's and [[Swenbeck's]].
*A fixture at the Willows is [[E.W. Hobbs|Hobbs']] popcorn and ice cream stand. Everett Hobbs and Wilbur Eaton began selling popcorn in the mid 1880's at a concession in the pavilion. They are still in operation, as the fourth generation of Hobbs' continue to sell salt-water taffy, homemade ice cream and popcorn.
*In 1870, one of the most popular rides was Brown's Flying Horses carousel. Joseph Brown, a native of Bavaria, was an expert woodcarver who carved all the animals by hand. The carousel was first manually turned, then replaced later by a real live horse, then by a steam driven engine for its five minute trip. This was a fixture for seventy years until Brown's son-in-law passed away and the horses were sold in 1945 to Macy's Department Store for their Christmas display.
*Thrill seekers gravitated toward the water chute at the intersection of Fort and Columbus avenues. Patrons were hauled up to the top of a tall slide in small "boats" and then sped down a long track into a pool of water below. The atlas in the Reference room from 1897 indicates where that ride was located.
*A new carousel was installed in 1993, with repainted cast aluminum carousel animals to replace the ones that were sold.
*One of the most famous restaurants at the Willows, the Chase House burned down on July 15, 1952. The 78 year old building was gone in a 20 minute spectacular blaze which started at midnight.
*A popular sandwich at the Willows is the chop suey sandwich, sold at Lowe's and the Willow House, where this American specialty with immigrant roots has been a mainstay in many coastal towns with amusement parks since the 1940's.
*Parking meters were added by the city to the parking spots in 2006 to offset the upkeep of the park.
*A popular Horribles Parade is staged every July 4th by the Willows' residents ever since the late 1940's. It is a mix of patriotism and parody. Members of the Wilson family march in Wilson's Band every year.
*[[Juniper Point]], a tight-knit neighborhood next to the Willows, is on a portion of the Salem Neck on the Salem harbor side. Probably named for its juniper trees. Built up with mostly summer homes, the houses are now occupied year round.
*The Salem Willows Yacht Club was formed in late 1932, using the boat house and landing float formerly the property of William Remon. They are still an active club today.

[[Image:SalemWillows_fr.jpg]]

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==See Also==
Postcard Image courtesy of CardCow.com

Vertical File in the Salem Collection - '''Salem Willows'''

[http://www.salemweb.com/tales/willows.shtml Salem Willows] Salem Tales, SalemWeb.com by J. McAllister

"The trip to the Willows: History of Salem" ''Salem Evening News'', April 28, 1999. C1

"Flying Horses vital part of Willows Park" ''Salem Evening News'', Sept. 19, 1941, p.?

"Dismantle famed Willows Flying Horses" ''Salem News'', July 20, 1945.

"Taking a spin on Salem's Old Carousels" ''Salem Gazette'', May 11, 2007, p.4

"Flames destroy old Chase House" ''Salem Evening News'', July 15, 1952, p.1

"Restored carousel coming to Willows" ''Boston Sunday Globe,'' Nov. 7, 1993, p.N14

"Meters going in at the Willows" ''Salem News'', Sept. 8, 2006, p.A2

"Owners of popular Chinese restaurant in Salem Willows for 25 years" ''Salem Evening News'', July 21, 1998, p. C1

"Salem, Beverly revel in horrible fourth fun" ''Salem News'', July 5, 2006, p A1

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1164797?locg=63 The North Shore] by Joseph E. Garland, p.358-371.

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2069141?locg=63 Salem and the Willows] Collection of Photographs

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2718640?locg=63 Salem Willows Yacht Club 75th Anniversary] Salem Willows Yacht Club, 2008.

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1396722?locg=63 Atlas of the City of Salem] 1897, plate #11

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2057293?locg=63 Nicknames and Neighborhoods] by F. Gannon, p. 20

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1744216?locg=63 Salem Massachusetts] Turino and Schier, pgs.116-124

Salem Witch Museum

2013-01-15T21:59:44Z

Kche:

*'''Salem Witch Museum''' is located at 19 1/2 Washington Square, Salem.
The Museum transports you back into time to the summer of 1692, during
the witchcraft hysteria. The museum uses stage sets to illuminate the
Salem Witch trials of 1692 and other horrific events.

*The museum is dedicated to bringing the larger issue of persecution and 'scapegoating'
of all innocents to light through its exhibits.

*The Salem Witch Museum was started in 1972 by Holly and Tom Mulvihill. Local businessman Biff Michaud
assumed the management of the museum in 1980.

*The museum undertook a renovation project in 2010, preserving the exterior of this gothic revival structure made of brownstone and brick.

*The building at 19 1/2 Washington Sq. North at Brown Street, a Gothic Revival structure, was built between 1844-1846 for the East Church (organized 1718), the oldest branch of the First Church of Salem. Serious fires damaged the building in 1902 and in 1969 (It housed the Salem Auto Museum from 1959-69), but since 1972, with its interior entirely rebuilt, it has been home to the Salem Witch Museum.

==See Also==
*[http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/ Salem Witch Museum] Museum website

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1356094?locg=63 Architecture in Salem] by Tolles, p. 13-4

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Salem Woods

2013-01-15T21:57:49Z

Kche:

'''Salem Woods''' also known as Highland Park.
*For centuries, this part of Salem was home to Native American Indians. In colonial times, this area was known as Great Pastures and was held as common lands for the pasturage of livestock.
*Salem Woods (also known as Highland Park) today comprises 160 acres of diverse uplands, freshwater marshes, open fields, and running water. In combination with the Forest River Conservation Area and the 70-acres Thompson's Meadow marsh, this complex ecosystem is host and home to more than 150 species of birds, dozens of mammals, reptiles and amphibians. There are many varieties of flowers, trees and plants here as well. The Forest and South rivers flow out of this woods and wetlands into the Salem Sound.
*In 1906, the city of Salem purchased this land from the Great Pasture Company to use as a park. It was given the name "Highland Park." There was more acreage to the park at the time, and several portions of the land were later transferred for other use. One large transfer was in 1932 to make the [[Municipal Golf Course]].
*The Friends of Salem Woods is a non-profit organization that helps keep the woods clean, leads guided tours and has created a Trail Guide to the woods.
*For almost 20 years and into 2000, there was an initiative by some to make the golf course from the nine-hole Olde Salem Greens into an 18 hole course. The vote in 2003 put this to rest as city councilors passed a new zoning ordinance for the area, to prohibit development of Salem Woods.

==See Also==

Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Salem Woods'''

Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Thompson's Meadow'''

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2120394?locg=63 Flora of the Salem Woods] by Jeanne Stella, 2003

[http://www.salemwoods.org/ Salem Woods] Friends of the Salem Woods website (With maps that can be printed)

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2307347?locg=63 Plants of Salem Woods Inventory] by Jeanne Stella, 2003

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2307347?locg=63 Salem Woods in pictures] by Jeanne Stella, 2005

[http://www.salemweb.com/salemwoods/ Salem Woods] Salem Web site

"Golf course plan casts shadow over Salem Woods" ''Boston Globe'', June 13, 2002. p.N6

"Trees win out over expanded golf course" ''Salem News'', Dec. 18, 2003. p. A1

[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2228826?locg=63 The Case Against Golf Course Expansion and For Preservation of Salem Woods] by Burke, Luecke, Young, 2003

"Salem marsh faces uncertain future after centuries of exploitation" ''Salem News'', June 12, 2007, p. B5

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Salem schools of the past

2013-01-15T21:53:42Z

Kche:

The following are dates of dedication for Salem's schools of the past:

*Oliver School, Broad St. --- 1818
(Named after Gen. Henry K. Oliver)
*Bentley School, Essex St. --- 1861

*Cogswell School, School St. --1862 (now condominiums)

*Bowditch School, 35 Flint St. -- 1870

*Pickman School, School St. ---1872 (now condominiums)

*[[Juniper School]], ---1923

*[[Hacker School]], Dean St. (now Flint St.) --1785 (renamed Hacker School in 1850)

*[[Phillips School]], 86 Essex St. --1883
(Named after Stephen C. Phillips, former mayor who donated his salary to a school building fund. Building razed in 1983.)

*Pickering School, 181 North St. --1894 (now condominiums)

*Prescott Primary School, Howard St. ---1872

*Classical and High School, Highland Ave. ---1909 (now Collins Middle School)

*Saltonstall School, Lafayette St. --- 1916

*St. Joseph School, Lafayette St. --1925 (Razed in 1982)

*Endicott School, Boston St. -- 1930

*Sheridan School, corner Upham & Orne St. (10 Orne St.) -- 1930 (now condominiums)
(Named after Lt. Philip B. Sheridan)

*Vocational High School, 5 Broad St. -- 1938-1953

*Vocational High School, Highland Ave. --1953

*Mack Industrial School, 17 Pickman St. --1906 to the late 1920's

*Prior High Schools: Latin Grammar School -- 1637
English High School, 1827
Girl's High School - 1845 : Consolidated into Salem High School 1856

[[Image:HighSchoolBroadSt.jpg]]

[[Image:Oldhighschool_fr.jpg]]

Salem Normal School and Salem High School, Broad Street

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==See Also==
*Vertical File in the Salem Collection - '''Salem Schools''' (schools of the past folder)

*Postcard image courtesy '''CardCow.com''' (State Normal School on corner, High School next bldg.)

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1910147?locg=63 Salem Vintage Postcards] ed. by C. R. Mathias, p. 49-51

*Vertical File - '''Sheridan, Philip B.'''

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2061864?locg=63 Salem Vocational High School, 5 Broad St.] 50th Anniversary Pamphlet

*"Lt. Philip B. Sheridan School Dedicated in Impressive Service"''Salem Evening News'', Oct. 6 1930, p. 1

*"School days gone by: Phillips School students,faculty hold memory fest" ''Salem Evening News'', June 12, 1998, p. A1

*"Prescott Primary School was named for blind writer" Salem Evening News, Feb. 14, 1929, p.?

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1657961?locg=63 Historical Sketch of Salem] by Osgood, p.104-5

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1372109?locg=63 Old Naumkeag] by Webber, p.110-1

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1152287?locg=63 Annals of Salem] by J. Felt, p.452-463

*"By the book: City's first school began in 1637" ''Salem Evening News'', Sept. 1, 1999, p. A3

South Church

2013-01-15T21:45:32Z

Kche:

South Church, formerly at Chestnut and Cambridge Streets, was built in 1803/1804. Samuel McIntire was the designer. It was 66 by 80 feet, and had a spire 166 feet high. The first spire was blown over by a violent gale in September 1804, but was replaced with another one. The church was dedicated Jan. 1, 1805, and was remodeled in 1860.
It was destroyed by fire on Dec. 19, 1903.

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*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1372109?locg=63 Old Naumkeag] by C.H. Webber,p.76 (Drawing above)

*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1356094?locg=63 Architecture in Salem] by Bryant F. Tolles Jr., p. 183 (photograph)
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1696468?locg=63 Illustrated history of Salem and environs] 1897, p. 36 (photo)
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2056057?locg=63 The Pastor's Jubilee: a discourse delivered in the South Church, Salem, Mass. April 24, 1855, by Brown Emerson D.D. on the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination] Boston: 1855.
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1657961?locg=63 Historical Sketch of Salem] by Charles S. Osgood, p. 93-4.