• Leslie’s Retreat: Salem on the Brink of Revolution Exhibit Opening Reception & Lecture

    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States
    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Salem Regional Visitor Center  

    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA

    On the 250th Anniversary of Leslie’s Retreat, this National Park Service exhibit will explore why Crown soldiers under Lt. Col. Alexander Leslie came to Salem on February 26, 1775, who...

    free

    Hands-on History with Historic Beverly

    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States
    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Salem Regional Visitor Center  

    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA

    This Black History Month, join Krystina Yeager of Historic Beverly at the Salem Armory Visitor Center to hear stories about the lives of local Black residents in Essex County based...

    Free
  • Abenaki Woodland Stories with Anne Jennison

    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States
    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Salem Regional Visitor Center  

    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA

    Join Native American storyteller, historian, and educator, Anne Jennison, for a special in person performance of traditional Abenaki/Wabanaki stories. This engaging and interactive presentation features the “Animal People” and their adventures in the Northeastern Woodlands. Essex Heritage is pleased to host this FREE event which is open to all ages! Registration is strongly encouraged as...

    Free

    The Great Debate: Birthplace of the American Navy

    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States
    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Salem Regional Visitor Center  

    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA

    Are you Team Beverly or Team Marblehead? Where is the birthplace of the American Navy? Two local towns that have argued with each other for centuries over this question. Help us settle the Great Debate once and for all! Come out and support your town as historians David Goss (Beverly) and Charlie Newhall (Marblehead) battle...

    $15.00