Picture shows framed testimonial of William Francis Leahy. The testimonial is signed by Jesse F. Stevens, the Adjutant General, and Calvin Coolidge, the Governor of Massachusetts and future President of the United States.
This article details Frank Lawson's injuries and successes at the onset of the War, and highlights some of his first-hand accounts via correspondence. See Collection Description for more information on Frank Lawson.
Alice Kieran collected clippings from the Salem Evening News from 1917-1919. These clippings mention her son, James Kieran, and his friends from Salem.
The Kieran Family lived at 21 Briggs St. in Salem.This building was originally part of the Elias Hasket Derby estate, located on Derby St. in Salem, built by Samuel McIntire from 1795-1799. The original mansion was divided, and this part of the building was relocated to Briggs St. On July 1, 1909, the building was sold to Peter Kieran, who passed the house on to Peter J. and Alice Kieran, James' parents. The property stayed in the family until August 15, 1936. All information was derived from Historic Salem Inc.'s House History for the property.
A photo of the U.S.S. Manchuria, the vessel that returned James H. Kieran home from the War. SS Manchuria was a passenger and cargo liner launched 1903 for the San Francisco-trans Pacific service of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. During World War I the ship was commissioned 25 April 1918—11 September 1919 for United States Navy service as USS Manchuria (ID-1633).
"A Prayer for Soldiers. O God, I beseech Thee, watch over the souls of those who are exposed to the horrors of war, and to the spiritual dangers peculiar to a Soldier's life. Give them such strong faith that no human respect may ever lead them to deny it, or fear to practice it, and do Thou by Thy grace fortify them against the contagion of bad example, that being preserved from vice and serving Thee faithfully, they may be ready to meet death whenever it may arrive. Through Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Amen. "Mother of God, be with them on the battlefield during life and at the hour of death, and obtain for them that they may die in the grace of Thy Son. Amen. "May their Guardian Angel bless and protect them. Amen."
An envelope and matching stationary with a poem written on it.
Poem reads: "Here's to the boy who passed the bar/I hope his glory spreads wide and far/And as a lawyer he will be good/And prosecute the law as he should."
Photo shows James H. Kieran in uniform, in a special frame designed to replicate the Service Flag. Alice Kieran (mother of James H. Kieran) hung her blue star Service Flag from the front of her home in Salem, MA. From Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: "The Service flag is an official banner authorized by the Department of Defense for display by families who have members serving in the Armed Forces during any period of war or hostilities the United States may be engaged in for the duration of such hostilities. "The Service flag, also called the Blue Star Flag, was designed and patented by WWI Army Captain Robert L. Queisser of the 5th Ohio Infantry who had two sons serving on the front line. The flag quickly became the unofficial symbol of a child in service. President Wilson became part of this history when in 1918 he approved a suggestion made by the Women's Committee of the Council of National Defenses that mothers who had lost a child serving in the war wear a gold gilt star on the traditional black mourning arm band. This led to the tradition of covering the blue star with a gold star on the Service flag to indicate that the service member has died."
The "Score Club" was the informal name for James H. Kieran's group of friends. The group was made up of young men who met at the Salem YMCA.
The text on the back reads:
"Front Row, left to right - Fred Full, Charlie Mahoney, Pruggy Cahill
2nd Row, L to R - Carit Makeaert, stone, Fred St. Armand, Bill Marchaud, Harvard Lee
Top row L to R - Jim Paige, Jim Kieran, Bill Michaels, Mo Alpers, Don McClaskey, Gene Stover
can't figure others
Arthur Martinson next to H Lee I think"
La Maison d'Adam (XVIth s.) est une dex plus curieuses constructions en bois qui restent en France. Situie place Ste-Croix, d l'angle da la Rue Montault.
Message on back: This is some rainy place. I can't say I am very fond [of] it. Every thing is going good and hope to get out of here before long. Will write you later.
Back of postcard reads: "La tour de ce tres bel edifice des XI[nd] et XIII[rd] siecles presente cette singularite architecturale de reposer sur un arc-doubleau. A l'interieur, on remarque de tres beaux vitraux des XII[th] et XIII[rd] siecles, la Maitre Autel l'Orgue et de splendides tapisseries du XIV[th] secle, entir autres l'Apocalypse, d'une valeur inestimable, le tombeau de l'eveque Freppel, par Falguiere, etc.
Back of postcard reads: "Ce pont, aujourd'hui en pierre, est tristement celebre par la catastrophe du 16 avril 1850, ou 222 hommes du 2[nd] leger ont peri.
Le 16 avril, au matin, le 3[rd] bataillon qui venait de faire halte dans le bois d'Arville, ou les hommes avaient pris leur repas, se randait a Angers. Il devait arriver a midi Place de l'Academie pour passer la revue et etait commande par le lieutenant-colonel Simonet. Vers 11 heures de matin, il faisait une tempete epouvantable, le 3[rd] bataillon se presenta pour passer le pont. Les soldats marchaient tete baissee sous la rajale, el deja une partie de bataillon avait atteint la rive gauche ,lorsqu'un craquement formidable se fit entendre. Le pont etait rompu, les hommes, baionnette au canon, tomberent les uns sur les autres, embroches comme une grappe. La Maine devint rouge et vit se debatire dans les affres de la mort 485 soldats. Quand le sauvetage prit fin, il y avait 222 soldats et 2 employes d'octroi qui accompagnaient le bataillon."
For a page-by-page view of the diary, please go to the Internet Archive. This diary traveled with James Kieran from the United States to France, when he was deployed in WWI. Pages that do not feature any text have been excluded from the digital copy.Transcription:
January 5, 1918: "Rejected for enlistment in Naval Aviation at Navy Yard."
May 22, 1918 : "Rejected for service in Marines, and Tank boys"
May 25, 1918 : "Enlisted in C.A.C. at Boston"
May 28, 1918 : "Left home for Ft. Revere"
May 30, 1918 : "Sworn into service at Ft. Revere"
June 9, 1918 : "Home on 24 hr. pass"
June 13, 1918 : "Transferred to Ft. Andrews. Battery E. 71st Regiment."
July 7, 1918 : "Home on 24 hr. pass"
July 30, 1918 : "Left Ft. Andrews. Arrived on transport at night. S.S. ANSLEM."July 31, 1918 : "Pulled out of Boston harbor about 6 A.M. for Halifax."
August 2, 1918 : "Arrived in Halifax Harbor Nova Scotia about 7 A.M."
August 4, 1918 : "Left Halifax for overseas about 1 oclock P.M."
August 11, 1918 : "In hospital on transport with a smash or head."
August 15, 1918 : "Arrived in Liverpool, England, stayed overnight at Knotty Ash camp."
August 16, 1918 : "Left camps at 1 P.M. and arrived at Ramsey at 10 P.M."
August 20, 1918 : "Left Camp [Wooley?] Arrived about 5 P.M. After 3 hr. hike."
August 29, 1918 : "Left [Hursley?] about 8 A.M. Arrived on transport for France about 7 P.M."
August 30, 1918 : "Arrived in Havre France about 6 A.M.
August 31, 1918 : "Left Havre about 9 A.M. On box-car all day."
September 1, 1918 : "Arrived at training camp, somewhere in France about 4 P.M."
September 4, 1918 : "Left [?] Feb. 6, 1919 for St. Nazaire" [Actual date of entry: 2/6/1919]
September 5, 1918 : "Arrived at St. St. Nazaire Feb. 7." [Actual date of entry: 2/7/1919]September 6, 1918 : "Left for U.S. Feb. 12, 1919"[Actual date of entry: 2/12/1919]
On verso: "Field Meeting. The Topsfield Historical Society will hold a Field Meeting at Salem, on Thursday, July 20, 1905 ..." Signed by George Francis Dow, Secretary.Digital copy available at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.
Map of Salem and surrounding places in 1906, prepared and published for the Naumkeag Directory. Includes street detail for Salem, Beverly, Danvers and Marblehead. Digital copy available at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.
Map of Salem Village and surrounding areas in 1692. Physical copy available at the Salem Public Library.Digital copy located at the Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive & Transcription Project.
Within the province of Anjou lies the city of Angers, which was the center of the heavy artillery training district known as Operations and Training Center No.4. At Angers the 71st Artillery found the Headquarters of the 34th Artillery Brigade (C. A. C.). The other two regiments in the brigade were the 64th and 70th (C. A. C.), which were already in the vicinity of Angers and had started their training some little time before [the 71st].Information adapted from 71st Artillery, C.A.C.
The Witch House is currently situated on the corner of Summer and Essex Streets, and is also known as the Corwin House. There is much debate about when the structure was erected, but it is believed to be between 1630-1674 and is one of the oldest dwellings in the United States. Jonathan Corwin, a magistrate during the witchcraft hysteria of 1692, held many pre-trial examinations here of the accused witches. Corwin bought the house in 1675 from Capt. Nathaniel Davenport. The building underwent more changes when George P. Farrington owned in in the mid 1800's. The apothecary shop was added to the east side front in 1856. In 1944, when threatened with destruction, The Witch House became the catalyst that launched a wave of restoration in Salem. Historic Salem Inc. raised the $42,500 needed to move and restore the building. The new museum officially opened to the public in 1948 as a furnished historic site. It is owned by the city today and operates seasonally as a museum with guided tour. The building was moved in the winter of 1945 to allow widening of North Street. Also as part of that project, the Bowditch House was relocated on North Street next to the Witch House. The Corwin House was moved back 35 feet and a new pitched roof (a recreation of the original) was put on at this time. In 2008, grant money was received for repairs and to make the house wheelchair accessible. For a fascinating read and excelllent compilation of photos, check out the Streets of Salem blog. Additionally, John Goff's book Salem's Witch House : a touchstone to antiquity and Frank Cousins' book The Colonial Architecture of Salem, offer a great wealth of detail about this structure.
A postcard depicting a picture puzzle reproduced from an old woodcut. The viewer is urged to find the two heads in the picture - "an original Salem witch and one of her pretty victims."
"This Parish List of Deaths, recorded by Rev. William Bentley during his ministry in Salem, has been prepared and edited by Mr. Ira J. Patch, of Salem, the well-known genealogist. Mr. Bentley was an eminent scholar, a zealous antiquarian, a revered and honored minister, and indefatigably industrious in collecting and recording anjiihing relating to his studies, his pursuits, his parish and his life. He was born in Boston, June 22, 1759 ; a graduate of Harvard in the class of 1777, and from which he received the honorary degree of D.D., in 1819, ordained over the East church and society in Salem, 1783. Died Dec. 29, 1819." From the Introduction.
This fully-digitized book by Mary H. Northend provides information on particular historic homes of Salem. Physical copy available at the Salem Public Library.
These courts were held at Salem 1636-1641, and at Salem and Ipswich 1641-1692. Name index is included in the back of each volume. Voumes 1-8 are available online at HathiTrust. Volumes 1-9 are available in print in the Salem Collection Room at the Salem Pulic Library.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries several towns and agencies compiled the vital records of over 200 Massachusetts towns and cities. Using the town records, church records, private records, gravestone inscriptions and newspaper articles, one of the finest collections of published vital records was produced. These came to be known collectively as the "Tan Book" series. These records generally comprise all of the known records from the earliest times to about 1850. (Description from the Massachusetts Vital Records Project.)Physical copies located in the Salem Collection Room at the Salem Public Library. Digitized records are available from the Massachusetts Vital Records Project.
1836-1999 (some gaps), Yearly listing of Salem residents by address and last name. Physical copies located in the Salem Collection Room at the Salem Public Library. Digital copies available on the Salem Public Library Reference website.
Perley chronicled Salem’s early history from 1626-1716. Included in these volumes are comprehensive genealogies of many early Salem settlers and residents. Physical copies of vols. 1-3 are available at the Salem Public Library. Digital copies of vols. 1-2 are available through HathiTrust: Volume 1 Volume 2
Published in 1829, this work contains an alphabetical list of the Governors, Deputy Governors, Assistants or Counselors, and Ministers of the Gospel, in several colonies, from 1620 to 1692; Representatives of the General Court of Massachusetts, from 1634 to 1692; Graduates of Harvard College, to 1662; Members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, to 1662; Freemen admitted to the Massachusetts Colony, from 1630 to 1662; with many other of the early inhabitants of New England and Long Island, N. Y., from 1620 to 1675. Physical copy located in the Salem Collection Room at the Salem Public Library.
Four volume set showing three generations of those who came before 1692. Information derived from the Farmer’s Register. Digital copies are available from the Internet Archive.
Volumes 1-59 available, with Indices. Volumes include journals, family genealogies, histories, and other miscellanous records. The Essex Institute Historical Collections were created by the Essex Institute of Salem, Mass. Formed in 1848, the Essex Institute was created when two other Salem organizations were merged. Essex Historical Society, founded in 1821, and the Essex County Natural History Society, founded in 1833. This consolidation brought together extensive and far-ranging collections, including natural specimens, ethnological objects, books and historical memorabilia, all focusing on the area in and around Essex County.Physical copies located in the Salem Collection Room at the Salem Public Library. Digital copies available from the Internet Archive.
Judge Lynde's tomb in the Charter St. Cemetery in Salem, Mass.
Judge Benjamin Lynde served as chief justice of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1729 until his death in 1745, and Lynde St. in Salem, MA is named after him.
Photograph of the rear of Ropes Mansion, view of the garden.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. In May of 2015, the Ropes Mansion was again open to the public for tours, with a focus on the family that lived there.
Grace Church, formed in 1858, is located on 385 Essex Street. At a meeting at St. Peter's Church (Episcopal) in 1848, the possibility of a second Episcopal church was discussed. By 1858 it had become a reality and the cornerstone was laid that October. The first rector was the Rev. George Leeds. In 1924, as the need of a new building arose (replacing the wooden structure) the decision was made to erect a new church building in the Gothic style. Architects Philip Horton Smith and Edgar Walker of Salem designed it. It contains four stained-glass windows from the original structure, including two by Tiffany. The Parish house is next door. The Rev. Deborah Phillips was installed Nov. 20, 1997. She succeeds the Rev. Steven Crowson, who had left in 1995, after 16 years with Grace Church.
The First National Bank Building at 11 Central St. in Salem, Mass. The building was built by Charles Bulfinch in 1811, and was originally the Essex Bank Building. It was the first bank building in Essex County, and remained a bank until it became the headquarters of the Salem Fraternity for Boys (the forerunner of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem) in 1869. Frank Cousins’ photograph above sugests that it had reverted back to a bank by around 1891. The building now houses an antiquarian bookstore.
Old Witch House in its previous location on the corner of Essex and North Streets. The Witch House is currently situated on the corner of Summer and Essex Streets, and is also known as the Corwin House. There is much debate about when the structure was erected, but it is believed to be between 1630-1674 and is one of the oldest dwellings in the United States. Jonathan Corwin, a magistrate during the witchcraft hysteria of 1692, held many pre-trial examinations here of the accused witches. Corwin bought the house in 1675 from Capt. Nathaniel Davenport. The building underwent more changes when George P. Farrington owned in in the mid 1800's. The apothecary shop was added to the east side front in 1856. In 1944, when threatened with destruction, The Witch House became the catalyst that launched a wave of restoration in Salem. Historic Salem Inc. raised the $42,500 needed to move and restore the building. The new museum officially opened to the public in 1948 as a furnished historic site. It is owned by the city today and operates seasonally as a museum with guided tour. The building was moved in the winter of 1945 to allow widening of North Street. Also as part of that project, the Bowditch House was relocated on North Street next to the Witch House. The Corwin House was moved back 35 feet and a new pitched roof (a recreation of the original) was put on at this time. In 2008, grant money was received for repairs and to make the house wheelchair accessible.For a fascinating read and excelllent compilation of photos, check out the Streets of Salem blog.Additionally, John Goff's book Salem's Witch House : a touchstone to antiquity and Frank Cousins' book The Colonial Architecture of Salem, offer a great wealth of detail about this structure.
The Salem News Office in the Peabody Building on Washington St. Erected 1891-1892. See Frank Cousins' Colonial Architecture of Salem, pp. 252-253 for a detailed description of the building. (728/COUSINS/SAL.COLL.)
Black and white landscape street-view photograph of East Church (Unitarian) erected in 1845 at Washington Square between Brown and Williams Streets at the foot of the Salem Common.
Photograph of the South Church taken from Chestnut Street, Dedicated in 1805, the South Church was designed by Salem's premier architect Samuel McIntire and razed by fire in 1903.
Colorized print postcard of entrance to Salem Public Library. Verso description: "Situated at 570 Essex Street. The building was donated to the City by the heirs of Capt. John Bertram and it was opened as a free library July 8, 1889."
Colorized print postcard of entrance to Birthplace of Nathaniel Hawthorne with portrait of author. Description on back: "Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in the Northwest Chamber in the Second Story of this old Gambrel roofed house, now numbered 27 Union Street. The house was built prior to the time of witchcraft delusion by one of the Salem citizens."
Postcard, color photo of Ship Mount Vernon, oil painting by M.F. Cornè in Peabody Museum (Peabody Essex Museum) of Ship Mount Vernon, 355 tons, built in Salem 1798 for Elias H. Derby, an armed shipped during the Quasi-War with France. Photo courtesy Peabody Essex Museum.
Photo of Salem Cadet Armory at 136 Essex St., Salem, erected 1819-1821. Originally built by Capt. Joseph Peabody for his son Augustus, and eventually became the residence of his son Col. Francis Peabody. This is the site of Gov. Bradstreet's house, built by Emanuel Downing in 1640 and demolished about 1750. The armory was eventually razed.
Photo shows the Universalist Church on Rust St. in Salem, erected in 1808-1809. In 1805, the first meetings of the Universalist Society were held and by 1807, the membership had grown to 300. Land was purchased in 1807 on Rust St. to build a church. "The first Universalist Meetinghouse is one of the most outstanding Federal-era ecclesiastical structures surviving in Essex County. The front projecting gable pavilion, above which rises a square balustraded bell tower, is particularly noteworthy", according to Bryant F. Tolles in his book, Architecture in Salem. Modifications were made in the building in 1826 and 1839 (basement enlarged and renovated). In 1877/78, under the architect William D. Dennis (1847-1913), the sanctuary was done over. In front of the parish house is the Thomas Perkins House(c.1811), a two-story brick Federal dwelling, the only one of its type left in Salem. The building was saved from demolition in 1968, when its owner, Bessie Munroe, refused to vacate the premises.The church is a member of the Unitarian-Universalist Association, a liberal Protestant denomination.The church was forced to close its sanctuary for renovation in 1988 when a sagging support beam made it unsafe for habitation. A year and a half later, they opened the newly restored sanctuary. The First Universalist Church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Due to a decline in membership numbers, the First Universalist Church in Salem has stopped having church services as of May 2015. The building will still be up-kept as a non-profit.
The Salem Public Library was originally built as a home for Captain 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. After his death, in a letter dated December 1, 1887, Bertram’s 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. 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 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. Tiled ceilings were removed and paint stripped to restore its 1912 look. The second phase was completed by June 1990. In 2016, CPA grant money was used to repair the elegant stone brownstone facade of the library.VICTORIAN WATER FOUNTAIN and LIBRARY GROUNDS 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.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.
Photograph of the home of Benjamin Goodhue. Benjamin Goodhue was a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts, born in Salem, Mass. on September 20, 1748. He graduated from Harvard College in 1766 and later became a merchant. He served as a member of the State House of Representatives from 1780-1782. He was a member of the State Senate in 1783 and from 1786-1788. Goodhue was also a member of the State Constitutional Convention in 1779 and 1780. He was later elected to the First and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1789, until his resignation in June 1796. He was Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures (Fourth Congress) and elected in 1796 as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George Cabot. He was reelected and served from June 11, 1796, to November 8, 1800, when he resigned. Goodhue died in Salem, Mass., on July 28, 1814 and is interred in Broad Street Cemetery.
The Crowninshield-Bentley House is a Colonial house in the Georgian style, located at 126 Essex Street. It is currently owned by the Peabody Essex Museum.
The house was originally built for sea captain John Crowninshield at a site on 106 Essex Street. It is a symmetrical five-bay structure, clapboarded, two stories tall, with three small dormers through the roof, and a central entry door. The building was moved to its present location some time after 1959, at which time it was restored.
Four generations of Crowninshields lived in the house until 1832. Its main historical interest centers upon Reverend William Bentley, a boarder from 1791 to 1819.
For more information, please see Jerome Curley's article in the Salem Patch: http://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/a-history-of-salems-horror-house
Wide shot black and white photo of the exterior of the pillory, a wigwam, and the stocks with live model at Salem Pioneer Village, postcard printed in Sweden
Scanned from Mr. Samuel McIntire, carver, the architect of Salem, fig. 16. Created from surveys made in 1796 & 1805. From Salem State University Archives: “This map, prepared in 1820 but based on surveys from 1796 and 1804, offers a point of comparison for studying both “change over time,” and also a different perspective from the contemporary Bowditch Chart, above, Note the detail of wharves on Derby St. and Stage Point.”Physical copy of map located at Salem Public Library, Maps vertical file. Digital copy available at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.
From the Salem State University Archives: “This provides an “aerial” view of the harbors, waterways and hazards ships had to navigate (within close range of home) at the height of China/ East Indies trade. Offers a sense of the complexity/difficulty of the act of navigation.”Digital copy available at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.
From Salem State University Archives: “This provides an “aerial” view of the harbors, waterways and hazards ships had to navigate (within close range of home) at the height of China/ East Indies trade. Offers a sense of the complexity/difficulty of the act of navigation.”Digital copy available at Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
"Plan of Salem Common made about the year 1800 for the use of the committee who had the [???] in levelling the common and filling up the dirty pond-holes. Gen Derby was chairman of this committee and we collected by [???] about $2000 to pay the expense.” Digital copy available at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.
“A plan of the town and harbor of Boston and the country adjacent with the road from Boston to Concord showing the place of the late engagement between the King’s Troops & the provincials, together with the several encampments of both armies in & about Boston. Taken from an actual survey.
Often mistaken for a male witch, this statue in front of the Salem Witch Museum is of the city founder Roger Conant.
This 9 foot tall bronze statue sits next to the Salem Common at the intersection of Brown St. and Washington Square and was erected in 1913. It was fashioned by sculptor Henry Kitson on behalf of the Conant Family Association. The 60 ton boulder he stands on was shipped from Page Farm near Floating Bridge in Lynn. As no image of Roger Conant has survived, Kitson fashioned a Puritan male figure, with broad-rimmed hat and a flowing cape who is grasping the trunk of an oak tree. Conant left a strong legacy in Salem and was known as the "Old Planter."
On the sculpture, the left side of bronze base: Copyrighted Henry H. Kitson 1911. On plaque, front of base: Roger Conant. Born 1592-died 1679.
The statue was restored in 2005 after a successful local campaign to raise money to clean the bronze statue of its stains from acid rain and pollution. The $30,000 restoration was done by Rika Smith McNally. The group involved with fund-raising was the Salem Common Neighborhood Association.
Arbella was the flagship of the Winthrop Fleet on which Governor John Winthrop, other members of the Company, and Puritan emigrants transported themselves and the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company from England to Salem between April 8 and June 12, 1630.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.
The Salem (MA) Public Library in the aftermath of multiple blizzards during the winter of 2014-2015. According to the National Weather Service, the winter of 2014-2015 was the “all time snowiest season” in Boston's history (Official records date back to 1872.) The official snowfall total was a whopping 108.6 inches. Many other cities and towns throughout Massachusetts also set records, as multiple snow storms hit the region in January and February 2015. The storms wreaked havoc, effectively shutting the MBTA for several days, forcing schools to close, making driving difficult and parking nearly impossible.