In Search of Salem

"In Search of Salem" was a series run in the Salem Evening News for the month of July, 2001 by the journalist Alan Burke.

He visited many other Salem's throughout the country, reporting back how the towns were like or different than Salem, Mass. Some states included: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Utah, Oregon, S. Dakota.

See Also

Vertical File in Salem Collection - Salem USA

" Riding down the interstate; Salem, Ohio" Salem Evening News, July ? 2001

"600 souls and a lot of corn; No. Salem, Indiana" Salem Evening News, July 13, 2001, p. 1

"A monument to simpler times; New Salem, Illinois" Salem Evening News, July 17, 2001, p. A10

"Puritan spirit lives on in Wisconsin" Salem Evening News, July 19, 2001, p. 1

"Heat, cold, storms and neighbors you can count on; Salem, South Dakota" Salem Evening News, July 23, 2001, p. 1

"Visions of gold, and a Salem pioneer; Salem, Utah" Salem Evening News, July 26, 2001, p. 1

"A bustling downtown,but sorry, no witch museum; Salem, Oregon" Salem Evening News, July 31, 2001, p.1

"There's no place like home; reporter returns after cross-country trek" Salem Evening News, Aug. 3, 2001, p. 1