Live the History!
Live the History!
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 5pm
Dinner served at 6pm
Salem Community Center
Cost: $30 per person, payable in advance by cash, check, or stop in during open hours to make a credit card payment.
Reservations Required by April 23 by
1. Calling 330-337-8514
2. US Mail with your contact information and a check
3. In person - stop in Mon, Wed, Thurs from 9-noon
3. Online registration and payment by clicking here
Citizens of Honor
Pick-a-Prize Auction
The next meeting will be on Tuesday April 9, 2024 at 7pm.
Cheryl Mattevi, Curator of Burchfield Homestead Society Museum, will present Burchfield's Footsteps - Historical Connection of Charles Burchfield to Salem, Ohio.
These Monthly Meetings are free and open to the public. You have the unique opportunity to hear from various speakers who love and share their knowledge of Salem's rich history.
More information is available on the Calendar Page.
Monthly Meetings are recorded and being saved in our museum. Contact us if you would like to access a past program.
A year in the making, this project is a collaboration between us and the Burchfield Homestead Society. Trolley guests will tour Salem to see the many sites and buildings that inspired Charles Burchfield's paintings. Along the way, tour guests will hear about the artist's childhood that helped develop his outlook of life which reflects in his artwork. The trolley will make a stop for the passengers to tour the interior of the Burchfield Homestead Society Museum.
Additional information will be presented at our Monthly Meeting on April 9 by Cheryl Mattevi, Curator of Burchfield Homestead Society.
There are two tours planned for "The Grand Opening " Day on April 13, 2024:
Each tour will last just under 1.5 hours.
The cost of this tour is $20/person to cover the cost of both the trolley tour and the admission to the Burchfield Homestead Society Museum. Children under 12 years of age will be charged $5.
As with our other tours, reservations are highly recommended by calling 330-337-8514. Walk-ins will be seated after reservations are honored.
Four times a year, our newsletter, The Bugle, is sent to our members via US Postal Mail. It is 10-12 pages of information to keep you up to date on what is happening here at our active and busy museum as well as sharing selective historical facts.
You can now request to receive The Bugle electronically in your preferred email rather than in your mailbox. If that is your choice, we ask that you complete the "Bugle Email Request Form" on our Membership Page. Click here for easy access.
If you would like to become a member and support our Salem Museum, we would love to add you to our roster. The cost has been maintained at $20 per year per person, or you can become a LIfetime member for a one-time fee of $1,000.
If you did not receive the last issue of The Bugle sent out in December, perhaps your membership has expired. If there are questions or a misunderstanding, we want to fix it. Please call us at 330-337-8514 to discuss your membership status.
You can become a member or renew and/or pay online on our Membership Page.
The Museum Gift Shop is located on the lower level of the Dale Shaffer Research Library at 239 South Lundy and is open during our regular hours or by appointment.
The gift shop offers Salem-related merchandise, some of which are exclusive.
The Dale Shaffer Research Library has books and file cabinets full of articles, original documents, photos, and other archival material for almost any subject and many people related to Salem and the surrounding areas.
Our staff is knowledgeable and willing to help. Visit us during business hours or call to make other arrangements.
Join us! Benefits of membership:
Click here for more information or to make a membership payment.
Each year, over 1,000 passengers including school children, out-of-town visitors, and residents take advantage of our various trolley tours:
with plans to add tours for Charles Burchfield.
The trolley participates in community events and is rented for weddings, birthdays, reunions, a
Each year, over 1,000 passengers including school children, out-of-town visitors, and residents take advantage of our various trolley tours:
with plans to add tours for Charles Burchfield.
The trolley participates in community events and is rented for weddings, birthdays, reunions, and other celebrations.
We have hundreds of special artifacts on display and over 12 rooms in our four buildings that offer theme contents. Sunday tours begin 208 South Broadway.
Museum Tours are given from
May through the end of October each Sunday from 1-4pm.
Both group and individual tours are also available by appointment.
Click here for more information and a Bird's Eye view of our campus.
Our meeting room in the Dale Shaffer Research Library and the Quakertown Trolley are available for rent at reasonable rates.
The meeting room can be arranged with chairs and/or tables. We have 6 and 8 foot tables and 8-chair round tables. There is a catering kitchen adjacent to the meeting room. You can use your own caterer, photographer, musicians.
Call us at 330-337-8514 to get rates.
The Salem Historical Society is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. While the museum gathers operating funds from museum tours and foundation grants, we largely rely on donations, both big and small from our membership and our community. These donations are always used wisely and are greatly appreciated.
If you would like to become a member, click here to complete a form and pay.
Current Members can Click here to make a Membership Payment
Salem Historical Society is qualified to accept grants from Vanguard Charitable Donor Advised Funds
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