The Salem HIstory Society

Salem, Massachusetts

 
 
We are a World-Wide Society of History Lovers & Historians based in Salem, Massachusetts founded 2007 as a public service of The Institute for Music, History, and Cultural Traditions (a 501c3 Nonprofit Cultural, Educational, & Scholarly Organization, founded 2006)  *** MEMBERSHIP IN THE SALEM HISTORY SOCIETY IS FREE* AND IS OPEN TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE. OUR MAIN FOCUS IS on SALEM/ ESSEX COUNTY, Massachusetts History, but anyone with an interest in New england & United States HISTORY is also MOST welcome to join us.  http://imhct.org/imhct/index.htmlhttp://imhct.org/imhct/index.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1


Our main activities are ONLINE, and

accessible WORLDWIDE.


The Salem History Society operates a moderated online community, The Salem History Common, where members discuss historical topics, get help with questions,

and share research and resource information.

We also maintain an online "library."

Use the link above to go to our Resource Directory Page


You can JOIN THE SOCIETY BY REGISTERING FOR FREE MEMBERSHIP ON THE SALEM HISTORY COMMON!



Join Us! Free Membership... Just Click Here to Registerhttp://salemhistorycommon.ning.com/
Read our weekly "History Time" Column on The Boston Globe in the Your Town Salem Section (online) http://www.boston.com/yourtown/salem/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/salem/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/salem/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/salem/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/salem/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/salem/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/salem/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/salem/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/salem/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/salem/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/salem/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/salem/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/salem/shapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2shapeimage_4_link_3shapeimage_4_link_4shapeimage_4_link_5shapeimage_4_link_6shapeimage_4_link_7shapeimage_4_link_8shapeimage_4_link_9shapeimage_4_link_10shapeimage_4_link_11shapeimage_4_link_12


 

Button to left for online donations. If you wish to, mark your donation "In honor of The Salem History Society."


To make a donation by mail, mail your check made out to "IMHCT.ORG" to  Salem History Society, c/o IMHCT, 203 Washington St. #263, Salem, MA 01970.


PLEASE NOTE: you need to make the check out to the parent nonprofit, IMHCT.ORG, not to SHS.

*We do ask members for a small voluntary donation

each year to maintain the  server for the Salem History Common,

our online community.

A "New-Model" Historical Society in a Deep-Rooted Town


The Salem History Society was one of the first...perhaps the first...Massachusetts historical societies to be deliberately founded with a digital history/online social media component as its central membership  & participation mechanism.

~Maggi Smith-Dalton