• Leslie’s Retreat 248th Anniversary

    The Leslie's Retreat and Salem Resistance Committee is proud to announce a series of live and in person events in commemoration of the 248th Anniversary of Leslie's Retreat! Save the date for several opportunities for special tours on Saturday, February 25. On Sunday, February 26, First Church in Salem will be hosting a concert of...

  • Essex County in the Early Days of Revolution

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

    Many historians who study the early years of the American Revolution tend to focus only on the actions of the residents of Boston and Middlesex County. However, on the eve of the Revolution, Essex County communities to the north established and organized resistance movements to Crown policies that often far exceeded the efforts of their...