Live the History!
Visit: 239 South Lundy Mail: 208 South Broadway Ave Salem Ohio 44460
Events & News
Adopt-A-Space
Do you have a passion for the outdoors, gardening, landscape design, or want to make a visible difference in Salem?
Become part of our Museum Grounds Adoption Program - Adopt-A-Space. You will work and learn from our master gardener, Gordon Dunn, and you will be a part of a team who takes pride in keeping our landscape vibrant and environmentally sustainable.
What's involved?
1. Adopt a Space: choose a specific area of any size to care for.
2. Tasks: Commit to maintaining your space with tasks like weeding, planting, pruning, and watering.
3. Time: Once established, you can schedule your involvement at your own convenience.
Simply call us at 330-337-8514 and let us know your interest.
Recipes Needed
We continue to gather recipes for a cookbook that we intend to publish in 2026.
All Society members, friends, and volunteers or anyone who has a connection to Salem are encouraged to send us a recipe via
- email (thesalemhistoricalsociety@gmail.com)
- postal mail (208 South Broadway, Salem, Ohio 44460), or
- in person (Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday - 9am till noon).
Recipes of all types (non-alcoholic) are welcome. Please include the recipe with instructions, your name as you want it to appear, a short note on the background of the recipe, and your phone number if we need to contact you. Your phone number will not be published.
The recipe book will be available for sale in our gift shop and on our website as a fund-raiser.
We will try to use all recipes that are submitted, but if we get too many, we may have to publish a second edition!
Monthly Meetings
The next Monthly Meeting will be on
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 7pm
More information pending.
Monthly Meetings are free and open to the public where you have the unique opportunity to hear from various speakers who love and share their knowledge of historical places and events.
Sunday Museum Tours Start
The museum is open for walk-in tours every 1st and 3rd Sundays from May through the end of October from 1pm - 4pm. The last tour begins at 3:30pm.
Members have free admission. Non-member fees are:
Adult (18 yrs and older) $6
Child (ages 5-17) $3
Children under 5 Free
Groups of 10 or more receive $1 /person discount.
Groups can call ahead to customize their tours based on their interests.
See more information on our calendar.
We invite you to come to see and share Salem's history.
Call for Volunteers
If you have a few hours - or a lot of hours - to contribute to our museum, please give us a call.
We have specific jobs that need to be filled that run the gamut of skills and time requirements. Talk to us. We can tell you exactly what is needed and you can ask questions before you make a commitment.
Our museum is one of the many highlights of our community and we would love to have you part of our team.
"Give freely of yourself always to your family, your friends, your community, and your country. The world will pay you back many times over."
- Sandra Day O'Connor
Hands On History - ages 9-12
Experience how your grandparents and great-grandparents lived!
When: Thursday, Aug 14, 2025
9 am to 2 pm
Where: 239 South Lundy, Lower Level, Dale Shafer Research Library
Cost: $5 per child
Registrations are requested by Aug 7
Click here to get all the information, register online, or download a registration form.
Services
Museum Gift Shop
Museum Gift Shop
Museum Gift Shop
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.
Research
Museum Gift Shop
Museum Gift Shop
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.
Membership
Museum Gift Shop
Trolley Tours
Join us! Benefits of membership:
- Subscription to the "BUGLE" quarterly newsletter
- Free access to our museum tours
- Opportunity to vote and serve as an elected official or trustee
Click here for more information or to make a membership payment.
Trolley Tours
Rent Us For Your Special Events
Trolley Tours
Each year, over 1,000 passengers including school children, out-of-town visitors, and residents take advantage of our various trolley tours:
- The Underground Railroad
- Ghost Tours
- Christmas Lights Tours
- Charles Burchfield.
The trolley participates in community events and is rented for weddings, birthdays, reunions, and other celebrations.
Museum Tours
Rent Us For Your Special Events
Rent Us For Your Special Events
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 on the 1st and 3rd Sundays 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.
Rent Us For Your Special Events
Rent Us For Your Special Events
Rent Us For Your Special Events
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.
Our Partners and Supporters
Salem Historical Society is qualified to accept grants from Vanguard Charitable Donor Advised Funds