Unique Experiences
Private Tour of the Salem Marine Society - Salem, MA
- Item Number
- 123
- Estimated Value
- 200 USD
- Opening Bid
- 67 USD
Item Description
Visit the top floor of the Hawthorne Hotel and explore the Salem Marine Society. Tour can accommodate up to 8 guests.
The Marine Society atSalemwas founded in 1766 by sea captains to provide relief for disabled and aged members and their families; to promote knowledge of this coast; and to communicate observations for making navigation more safe.
Many of the most important citizens ofSalemduring the port's Golden Era of 1775-1807 were members of the Society, and their descendants still grace the rolls two hundred years later. Among the many distinguished members of the Society was Nathaniel Bowditch, one ofAmerica's first important contributors to the sciences. His manuals on navigation represented an enormous advance from earlier books. By the time he died in 1838, his works had circulated throughout the English-speaking world.
The Society has published two volumes: A History of the Marine Society at Salem, and Portraits of the Marine Society at Salem in New England, which will satisfy those interested in the society's history and genealogists looking for their own ancestors among its members. Copies are available in the Salem Room of the Salem Public Library and in the Phillips Library of thePeabody-EssexMuseum.
The Society continues to hold quarterly meetings in the Cabin, located atopSalem's historic Hawthorne Hotel. Membership includes descendants of the originalSalemsea captains as well as working mariners. The Society continues to fulfill its original purposes, and also provides scholarships for aspiring mariners as well as generous support for local maritime and historical programs.
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