Join us on May 7 as we continue to explore "The Struggle for Liberty, Equality, and Property: Examining Resistance to Exclusionary Policies Against Black People in Essex County". The history of Black people’s experiences in Essex County, MA, including institutional integration, community activism, and hard-fought access to fundamental rights, offers a rich set of stories...
During this boat tour follow up to historian Donald Friary's virtual presentation of Reverend William Bentley's Salem Harbor, you'll explore the harbor with Reverend Bentley and learn more about the way he experienced it. According to his diary, Reverend William Bentley seemed to be everywhere. He saw Salem’s ship captains departing for and returning from...
Buzz into Pollinator Week (June 20-26, 2022) with a series of educational programs hosted by Essex Heritage. "Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly" Screening and Q&A with Director Kim Smith Join Essex Heritage for a screening and Q&A of this award-winning documentary from Kim Smith, local resident and filmmaker. Filmed in...
Buy tickets here: https://treasureislandsofsalemsound.eventbrite.com Join local naturalist and birding expert, Chris Leahy, on his special birding-focused harbor tour which - will delight nature lovers. Naturalist Chris Leahy will be leading this nautical exploration of the marine habits of Salem Sound and help you identify all the birds you’ll see along the way. Come enjoy the...
Purchase tickets here: https://kettleislandnature.eventbrite.com Enjoy an afternoon boat ride on Naumkeag to Kettle Island, Mass Audubon’s uninhabited rocky island located off the coast of Manchester-by-the Sea. Kettle Island hosts a large colony of nesting colonial waterbirds (snowy and great egrets, glossy ibis, little blue heron, and black-crowned night heron). During the boat ride out and...
