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Salem 250: RevolutionaryĀ Residences So many towns around us have had house and walking tours featuring houses connected to prominent patriots for this big anniversary year, but not Salem.... https://streetsofsalem.com/2026/06/29/salem-250-revolutionary-residences/
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Monmouth Memorials I was down in New Jersey for a celebration of life event for a cherished member of my husband's family over the weekend, and as the region where he grew up, Monmouth County in the central part of the state, is a veritable crossroads of the American Revolution, I took advantage of a free and beautiful afternoon to see a recreation of the 1778 Battle of Monmouth on its preserved battlefield.... https://streetsofsalem.com/2026/06/23/monmouth-memorials/
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The Art ofĀ Privateering So my title is a bit lofty and deceptive. There are beautiful miniatures of privateersmen and of course maritime paintings of great sea battles, but most of my post is going to be focused on a pen-and-ink "picture book" of privateering written and illustrated by a western New England medical doctor.... https://streetsofsalem.com/2026/06/16/the-art-of-privateering/
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Three Irish Takeaways How to summarize a long trip all around Ireland? I've got lots of photos---and thoughts---but I always think it's better to focus when presenting anything, any way, so I've narrowed much of it down to three takeaways covering three topics that I feature on this blog consistently: architecture, gardens, and public history.... https://streetsofsalem.com/2026/06/08/three-irish-takeaways/
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Preservation by the People
I always like to have a preservation post for preservation month so here it is: a little populist spin on Salemās experience of urban renewal in the 1960s and 1970s. This is a long and rather complicated story that Iāve written about here before, several times, and inĀ Salemās Centuries, so Iām going to streamline it considerably, I promise. Iāve been wanting to do a post like this for a while,ā¦
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Philly Love
We were in Pennsylvania for the last leg of our spring road trip, principally, but not exclusively, in Philadelphia. Iāve been to Philadelphia many times for different reasons, but this was definitely my favorite visit. It certainly wasnāt the weatherāit was as unseasonably cold as it was elsewhere for most of the time we were there. Since we really slowed down and confined most of our touring,ā¦
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The Wilton House
Virginia was the second leg of our southern road trip: we visited family in Richmond, toured historic gardens, and saw several Lost Cause and revolutionary exhibitions. I am enjoying the regional America 250 interpretations. For example, the Virginia Museum of History and Culture has branded Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, Virginians all of course, as the āVoice, Pen, andā¦
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Greetings from Annapolis
Iām on the first leg of what has become my annual spring southern tour, stopping in at Annapolis for a few days. I love Annapolis, so I visit here every other year or so, but generally during my spring break in March when the historic houses I want to see are not open yet. But this spring Iām on sabbatical, so I shifted my visit later to see the William Paca and Hammond Harwood Housesāand moreā¦
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I'd Rather Read Poetry
Over the past few weeks Salem residents have learned that our city will become the site of yet another dark attraction, styled a museum of course, an establishment that seems even worse than the last arrival in terms of tackiness, kitschiness, darkness, and removal from anything to do with our past or present. Iām not going to name it as I donāt want to shower any publicity on the horrid thing,ā¦
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Naval History is so Competitive
On either side of Salem, Beverly and Marblehead have a longstanding rivalry as to which is the birthplace of the U.S. Navy: the Hannah, owned by John Glover of Marblehead and the first ship to be commissioned for warfare by General George Washington, set sail from Beverly in September of 1775 with a Marblehead crew and munitions. Other places sustain that claim as well, including Whitehall, Newā¦
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Personal Declarations
I would love to hear about Revolutionary exhibitions, programs and events sheduled for your area in this 250th anniversary year: 1776 is certainly alive and well in the Boston area! Since Iām on sabbatical, Iāve been able to attend quite a few happenings, and my favorite collaborative initiative is the Declarations Trail, on which four institutions, the Boston Athenaeum, the Massachusettsā¦
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Remembering the Ladies: Two Talks in Salem
A promotional post today: Iāve got to events coming up at the end of this week and the beginning of next on womenās history in Salem for the close of Womenās History Month. Both are free and all are welcome. The first is on Saturday at Old Town Hall, and very squarely focused on womenās organized philanthropy over the centuries, but particularly in the nineteenth. Because this year is the 400thā¦
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Camilla Days
Nineteenth-century monied New Englanders lovedĀ camillasĀ and living embodiments of their desire exist at the Lyman Estate greenhouses of Historic New England, which hosts āCamilla Daysā in February and March when these old trees are in bloom. Somehow I miss this event every year, but not this year. I drove to Waltham on Wednesday and had a quick view of the Lyman Estate mansion followed by someā¦
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Trolley Goals
I came across this book entitledĀ The Trolley and the Lady (1908) and thought, wow, great, this is going to be a great exploration of turn-of-the-century ātransportation liberationā from the perspective of a liberated woman! But I should have known, as it was written by a man (William J. Lampton), that this would not be the story. Indeed, itās a tale of a man chasing a woman on a trolley from Newā¦
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The Last Week in February
Well, itās been quite a winter here in eastern Massachusetts, and last week was quite a week, so I think Iām going to take a break from topical posting and just present the week that was. It started with a blizzard, and even though it is now March 1, as I am typing I see big fluffy snowflakes out there again. But not all was white: there was bright blue towards the end of the week as my husbandā¦
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A Major Revolutionary Engraver
So many untold revolutionary stories in Salemās history. SO MANY. I started thinking about Joseph Hiller, a soldier (Major, in fact), watchmaker, engraver, and Collector of the Port of Salem and Beverly, last week and put together a little visual sketch of his life, just to have everything in one place and illustrate how he both impacted and reflected his time. Hiller (1748-1814) was a Bostonā¦
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Was Andrew Jackson a Welcome Guest in Salem in 1833?
Here I am with another Presidentsā Day post which I shall begin with my usual rant about Presidentsā Day: if you merge them all (or Washington and Lincoln) into one day of remembrance youāre going to forget some singular details. Not a fan of generic Presidentsā Day, although I realize we canāt have myriad Mondays off. That said, today Iām posting about one of everyoneās least favoriteā¦
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