History Alive, Inc. Salem, MA

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History Alive, Inc. Salem, MA

History Alive creates original theatre and events about local history. Become a fan to learn more. History Alive, Inc.

is an independent non-profit organization in Salem, MA. We make theatre about local history, travel to schools, contract with film and television companies, and create historically based special events for other non-profits.

06/20/2026

Yesterday, Sarah Parker Remond had the pleasure of kicking off and delivering the Keynote at the Juneteenth Jam in Salem! Thank you all who came out to celebrate and reflect on the past, present, and future.

06/17/2026

As we are celebrating pride we are returning our thoughts to Fashioning for Freedom: Layers of Liberty where we highlighted Edmonia Lewis. A Black and indigenous sculptor, Lewis practiced her art in the United States before eventually moving to Italy. In Rome, she joined a group of expatriate female artists. This circle was largely made up of q***r women, a few of those being Charlotte Cushman, Harriet Hosmer, and Anne Whitney. This creative community elevated female artists, bringing them the recognition and admiration they deserved. In Rome, Lewis and her art thrived. She began sculpting from marble, working in the neoclassical style, and created some of her most well known pieces. While we do not know today how Edmonia would choose to represent herself, we do know that within this group of q***r women, Edmonia found community, comfort, and creativity. Happy Pride, Edmonia!

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Photo of Actor portraying Edmonia Lewis captured by Elijah Titong.

06/15/2026

Last weekend, History Alive was at Salem Arts Festival ! We got to meet so many kind folks! Thank you so much to everyone who said hello, blew 17th century bubbles with us, or learned to make a dove for the Salem 400+ Heritage Days Parade.

Thank you to Salem Main Streets Salem Main Streets and Creative Collective Creative Collective MA for producing! And thank you to Roost for your help setting up!

06/10/2026

On this day in 1692, Bridget Bishop was executed. She had been convicted of witchcraft by a jury just days earlier, after being arrested and held for trial in April.

Today, we see the flaws in Puritan logic, and we mourn the loss of Bridget and all those unjustly killed during the Salem Witch Trials. This is the Salem Witch Trials Memorial at Charter Street Cemetery. People continue to visit and leave gifts on the memorial stones in remembrance.

Bridget Bishop dressed as she liked, including in clothes “above her station.” She took no flak from anyone, even to the point of conviction for public arguing. She was thought of as cantankerous or overly flattering on occasion, but Bridget left her mark on Salem.

We are honored to carry her story forward in this century. We hope that as you watch, question, and vote, we can give you something new to keep thinking about, whether that’s about Bridget and her time, or how it intersects with ours.

06/03/2026

That’s a wrap on Love Your Salem! Thank you to everyone who came by to admire props and costumes, take our history-inspired personality quiz, make a dove for the parade, and chat.

Stay tuned for our upcoming projects this June!

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05/24/2026

We are working hard at costuming and prepping actors to portray 40 historical Salemites for the 400+ parade. Want to help us bring one to life? DM us to learn more about how you or your business can sponsor a historical figure!

05/22/2026

These are the historical figures we'll be portraying in the August 1st parade. Believe it or not, it was difficult to narrow down!

To sponsor any of these Salemites in the parade, please DM us here or email [email protected].

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05/20/2026

Happy Birthday Rose Hawthorne Lathrop! Rose was the daughter of Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne. As a child, she and her family lived abroad in several cities. She married George Parsons Lathrop in 1871. He published her serialized novel, Miss Dilletante, in the Boston Courier. Rose also published a book of poems, Along the Shore.
As their marriage suffered, due to the death of their son and family quarrels over Nathaniel Hathorne’s legacy, Rose found purpose in the Catholic faith and charity. She founded the Servants of Relief for Incurable Cancer, an order of nuns specifically devoted to caring for patients with cancer, which at the time were turned away by hospitals as they could not be treated. She received awards for this work from the National Institute for Social Sciences, Bowdoin College, and the Rotary Club of New York.

05/18/2026

Love your Salem! (Love, your Salem) had a wonderful opening weekend! Lots of you lovely folks stopped by to admire costumes and props, craft doves, find out who you'd be in another century, and chat about Salem's storied 400+ years!

We can't wait to do it all again this week! Stop by Thursday 4-7pm or Fri-Sun 12-4 for more history.

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05/12/2026

Starting this week, we are open! Our hours are Thursdays from 4pm-7pm, and Fridays-Sundays from 10am-4pm. Come nerd out with us!

Stop by any time to learn more about 40 key Salemites from history, learn how to make a City of Peace dove, and more!

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Address

32 Derby Square
Salem, MA
01970

Website

http://www.historyalivesalem.com/

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