Celebrate the Salem Athenaeum’s 215th birthday with us today!
On March 6, 1810, the Massachusetts General Court and Governor Christopher Gore approved
“an act to incorporate certain persons by the name of ‘The Salem Athenaeum.’
…Edward Augustus Holyoke, William Oren, Moses Little, John D. Treadwell, John Pickering, jun., Benjamin L. Oliver, Leverett Saltonstall, Nathaniel Silsbee, and Samuel Putnam, together with all other persons who are or shall become members of the said Association, be, and they hereby are, incorporated by the name Proprietors of the Salem Athenaeum…
…for the promotion of literature, of the arts and sciences, and not otherwise.”
A perfect gift would be your financial support as we close our books for the fiscal year ending March 31st and prepare for our 215th year. We look forward to spending it with you—gathering to hear new voices, learning from one another, and understanding more about the world in which we live.