Events

Red, White, and Blue Picnic To commemorate Salem’s stop on the Marquis de Lafayette’s farewell tour of the U.S. 200 years ago, please join us for a Red, White, and Blue Picnic in the Chestnut Street Park, 9 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA, across from Hamilton Hall on August 31 from 2:00- 4:00 pm. While we... Read more »

Fifty years after the American Revolution, the United States invited the Marquis de Lafayette to return and admire the success of their Great Experiment. On August 31, 1824, his tour brought him to Salem’s Hamilton Hall. On August 31, 2024, join the Commonwealth Vintage Dancers for a recreation of an 1824 ball to mark the... Read more »