HEY, OUR MOMMAS RAISED US RIGHT: A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR GUEST SPEAKERS!

A special thank you from the SHS board and membership goes out
to the leaders of "A Conversation About Women's History" at our November meeting,
led by Irene Axelrod, Head Research Librarian, Phillips Library, Peabody-Essex Museum;
Emily Murphy, of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service);
and Abaigeal Duda, Ph.D. candidate at Boston University, Museum Educator-SALEM in History, art historian.

Our next meeting will be held in February, 2009.
We will continue to vary the meeting night throughout 2009, as discussed at previous SHS meetings.

MEMBERSHIP CARDS NOW AVAILABLE

Registered SHS members can now obtain a free membership card.
Members should email the SHS office at salemhistory@salemhistorysociety.org
with their name and address to obtain a card.
Please put the words "SHS Membership Card," in the subject line of your email.

Please MAKE SURE you supply the email address you used to register on the Salem History Common
when you joined, so your registration can be checked.
(NB:Cards are only available via email.)

Info on obtaining cards will remain published on the Salem History Society website,
or please log onto the Salem History Common for details.

PHOTO ALBUM IS AVAILABLE

Members also have a new resource for assistance in research:
an online photo album to help members who seek to identify historical photos,
locations, objects and artifacts. The photo album is hosted on Flickr.

Go to: http://www.flickr.com/groups/salemhistorysociety or search for Salem History Society (Salem MA) Photo Album.

MEMBERSHIP MEMORIES AND STORIES SOUGHT

Do you have stories to tell about historic events--big, small, or in-between? which took place in Salem or Essex County?

What was your neighborhood like when you grew up here? When you moved here?

Did you visit Salem or Essex County 30, 40, 50 years ago? What were your memories of the town then?

How did you learn about Salem in the first place? In school? Family visit? How did Salem impress you as a child? What about famous people from here, how did you hear about them? Who were they?

If you lived here, were you involved in politics,
cultural events, in community activities, church communities, or school "stuff"? Describe them.

Have you got a cool story about people we've forgotten
or should remember better or differently?
What about buildings and businesses that used to be here?

Who always gets "left out"?
Who are you tired of hearing about?

The Salem History Society will provide a gathering place
for your stories and remembrances and we'll keep it open to discussion on the Common.

We can share some of these stories in future programs
and in a special project which is being discussed for the SHS -- especially if we get enough variety.
We'll keep this thread going on an open-ended basis.
We'll discuss some ideas at the September meeting.

DIRECTORY
The Salem Historical Resources Directory is live and online! Go to the SHS website for information and applications.

MEMBERSHIP IS FREE
Registering in the Salem History Common online community constitutes membership in the Society.
By doing this, you can also elect to receive automatic mailings
on upcoming events, announcements, and other news.

All updates are published in this column, on the website, and posted on the Salem History Common.

Membership in the Salem History Society is free and is open to anyone, anywhere,
with an interest in Salem and Essex County, Massachusetts, history.

Our eventual goal is a worldwide society of Salem and Essex County history-lovers!

The Salem History Society column will be published regularly in the Salem Gazette.

Of Continuing Interest.... The Salem History Society was incorporated in June 2007 Who is the Salem History Society? What do we do? Download this article to find out... Adapted from: "Call to action: A special Salem History Society column" ... http://www.wickedlocal.com/salem/news/lifestyle/columnists Read the entire article here We don't collect membership fees we do not raise money to maintain a historic house or archives, and we do not serve as a tourism organization of any kind. We are an informational society, dedicated to study of, research in, learning about, and the professional dissemination of the history of Salem and Essex County. SALEM HISTORICAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY A BUSINESS DIRECTORY FOR ORGANIZATIONS OR BUSINESSES INVOLVED IN PROMOTING SALEM HISTORY THE DIRECTORY IS LIVE AND ONLINE! (but still under construction) New entries added continuously...check it out! Applications are accepted for this Directory on an on-going basis. MEMBERSHIP IN THE SALEM HISTORY SOCIETY IS FREE AND IS OPEN TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE, WITH AN INTEREST IN SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS AND ESSEX COUNTY HISTORY. SALEM HISTORY COMMON ONLINE COMMUNITY This is the major point of contact for all members, and registering there constitutes membership in SHS. http://groups.google.com/group/salem-history-common MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO FORM THEIR OWN INTEREST GROUPS AND MEET INDEPENDENTLY OF THE ALL-MEMBER MEETINGS! You can also find it through "Google Groups" -- just search for "Salem History Common" IF YOU NEED MORE INFO ABOUT THE SOCIETY, EMAIL YOUR QUESTION TO Salem History Society Advisory Board

WWW salemhistorysociety.org

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