Salem Archives Blog

Collection of Dog License Tags

2012-01-16T14:59:00.000-05:00

The latest items we have received for the collection is a collection of dog license tags from the city of Salem. this collection consists of one tag from each year from 1967 - 1980 except for 1975. They are all different numbers and each year was it's own shape. They are made of brass.

Salem Advertising Items

2012-01-07T20:21:00.000-05:00

We received some advertising pieces recently.

First is a six inch wooden ruler from the Holyoke Insurance Company, I think it is from the 1950's since there is an alphanumeric phone number on it.

Second is also a six inch ruler, this one is advertising Safe Tee FlexGas Range Connectors which you could buy from Silver's Supply Co. here in Salem also from the 1950's.

Last is the best of the bunch, it's a small tin case with a label for the Salem Lead Company. the front of the box has embossed on it National Lead Co. Boston, Manufacturers of Pure White Lead by the Old Dutch Process. the back features the dutch boy logo. The booklet gives you in information on mixing your own paint. there are also several paint chips and instruction on the reverse side of how to mix them.

Local Election Campaign Material

2011-09-14T15:53:00.002-04:00

As you may know Salem is within a week to the 2011 local election primary. In the past few days the collection has gotten a few pieces of campaign material to add to the collection.

We've received a postcard Matthew J Fraser's campaign for councilor at large, a palm card from Darek Barcikowski for councilor at large, a flyer from Steve Pinto for councilor at large (apparently he missed meeting us or that's what was written on it) and a magnet, letter and flyer from Francis Vigeant for school committee. I hope after the primary to get some more items from the other campaigns.

Just a reminder, that I am only listing what items I have received, I am not endorsing any of the candidates.

23rd Regiment Mass Vol Inf. Commemorative

2011-08-15T15:29:00.003-04:00

We've recently come to acquire this ribbon, which was made for the dedication of the memorial Boulder for the 23rd Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia commemorating their service in the Civil War. It produced by the famed Whitehead & Hoag of Newark, New Jersey who produced any number of commemorative badges, ribbons or buttons. As you might well know the memorial Boulder is located in the middle of Winter street just off Salem Common.

The ribbon was most likely given to surviving members of the regiment as well an persons selected for the committee that oversaw the construction. This example has a few rips and tears but is no doubt an important piece of American history as is helps to memorialize those brave men from the North Shore who risked their lives to defend our nation in the Civil War.

Another Tercentenary Committee Added to The Collection

2011-07-06T13:45:00.003-04:00

Just got this Tercentenary Badge today. This one is from the Banquet Committee, there were only 15 of these produced, one for each member of the committee (not including the city council members who were heads of the committee). Its the same medal as all the other badges only the ribbon is a special color and the name tag portion reads "Banquet".

The banquet was held Wednesday, July 7, 1926 at the State Armory on Essex St. notable guests in attendance were the Vice President of the US William Dawes, The Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the commonwealth, Alvin Fuller and Frank Allen respectively, US Senators William Butler and Frederick Gilbert, A Piatt Andrew US Congressman, Major General Preston Brown and Rear Admiral A L Willard. All of which received a guest badge, one of which the collection has in its possession.

Sunday Observance Committee Tercentenary Badge

2011-06-24T14:44:00.002-04:00

The latest addition to the collection is a badge from the 300th anniversary celebration for the City of Salem, Massachusetts. One was given to each the 25 members of the Sunday Observance Committee. The Sunday Observance ceremonies were held in the Salem Common on Sunday, July 4, 1926.

The event consisted of ringing of the various churches bells, dedication of the Bandstand which is still in the Salem Common, a speech by the mayor and concert by the Salem Cadet Band.

If you are interested in knowing who the members of the committee were, you can check the link provided to our website for the items page here

Latest Acquisitions For The Collection

2011-06-02T07:41:00.002-04:00

Recently we received some new items for the collection. One of my relatives houses had to be cleaned out and these items are what we found that fit in the context of the collection.

There is an envelope from the Dubiel Funeral Hone which was on Bridge StNext a diploma from St. John the Baptist School from 1936

An ID Card from the Salem Gas Light Co. on Bridge Street
Lastly a collection of WWI papers, photos and Salem Service Medal which can be seen on our website : http://salemarchives.org/militaria/williambilicky.htm

Updated information on 102nd Artillery Guidon

2011-04-20T06:36:00.003-04:00

With some help from military collecting experts, the consensus is that the flag I posted earlier this week is actually dates to between 1958 - 1963. The experts told me based on the type of lettering on the flag, most notably the 1 to the left of the crossed cannon in the center it that is the earliest it could be. The materials it is constructed from also narrows down it age to the early to mid 1960's.

102nd Field Artillery Flag

2011-04-18T13:27:00.002-04:00

The type of flag pictured above is a military flag called a guidon. It was the battery "colors" for 1st battalion 102nd regiment field artillery battery c.

The flag is double sided meaning the writing had been appliquéd to both sides so it can be read from either side. Due to its styling and construction it either dates to world war II or the 1950's time periods.

Being from battery C means it was the flag for the battery stationed at either the Lawrence or Lynn armories. I am not quite sure which, because there were company C's in both the 1st and 2nd battalion 102nd Field Artillery. Not knowing exact the age of the flag and changing designations of the regiments lead to the confusion.

There are also no tags in the sleeve pocket, as there should be which probably means it was an unofficial flag made for retirement of a commander.

1989 State Champions Baseball

2011-02-10T11:41:00.003-05:00

Recently, we received a baseball signed by 11 players of the 1989 Salem High Baseball State champions. The ball is in poor condition, only some of the autographs are legible. It is signed on a Little League baseball just like the one we previously got.

The legible signatures are: Coach Al Giardi, Danny Babcock, Danny Hall, Jeff Juden, Doug Canney, Andrew Viglas, Zach Zegarowski, and Jim Ready

More images of the baseball can be seen here: http://salemarchives.org/sport/juden.htm

Jeff Juden Signed Baseball!

2011-01-10T13:53:00.003-05:00

Just this morning on a trip to Witch City Consignments I found this very early Jeff Juden signed baseball. It is a Little League ball, I believe it was signed in the mid 1980's.

All of Juden's professional baseball autographs are signed Jeff, while this one is signed Jeffery.

It was also signed by another player. Both players played for Salem High on their State championship winning team. It is most likely signed while They played little league, since the other player didn't number it with his high school number.

Military Themed Items Added To The Collection

2010-12-29T06:51:00.003-05:00

The flag and card are from the funeral procession from Salem's fallen soldier Sgt. Ayube. They were passed out along the procession route. The star on the bag is a remembrance piece for Sgt. Ayube. the star comes from a worn US flag.

The Salem Coast Guard search and rescue patch is from the late 1950's or 60's.

The last piece if a V Mail letter from World War II. The sender was a Sgt stationed in New Guinea. It was mailed to a Salem address. The content is about daily life in the Army with some talk about his commanding officer.

Latest Addition: Puleo's Dairy Milk Bottle

2010-12-05T15:18:00.002-05:00

This quart size Puleo's Dairy glass bottle is the latest item in the collection. As you can see it contained some of their yummy egg nog. As we tweeted a while ago this year they offer their egg nog in vintage glass bottles.

For display purposes it is filled with Styrofoam beads so you can see the designs. The front has the Puleo's Dairy logo and the back has (in sort of the 1940's look) "Wise mothers choose Puleo's milk".

The egg nog in glass bottles can still be purchased. This was bought from their downtown Salem location on Washington st. It retails for $4.00.

JC Oil Company Thermometer

2010-10-05T13:30:00.004-04:00

I recently hit one of the few stores I regularly go to and saw this J.C. Company Oils thermometer on the shelf and couldn't leave it there. The only clue it is from Salem is the telephone number witch is listed as PIoneer 4-4277 which means it most likely dates to post WWII through the 1960's.

An interesting bit of trivia about Salem's early phone exchange being PIoneer is that we got it since Alexander Graham Bell lived in Salem when he invented the telephone. So, he was a pioneer in the telephone industry and Salem got the exchange.

Political season is upon us!

2010-09-09T16:10:00.003-04:00

With the Massachusetts state primary just days away, we've been adding several items in the past days. If you are interested in what we've got in our mailbox just check out the Political section at salemarchives.org. Either search the page for 2010 or scroll down till you reach the statewide offices!

Also if you get some political junk in your mailbox related to Massachusetts or Salem, you can always check out our contact us page to see how you can donate yours to us.

Always remember we "Preserve the past and present for the future!"

http://salemarchives.org/political.htm

Follow us on Twitter!

2010-07-30T11:54:00.003-04:00

We've decided to join the world of Twitter!

Now there is a new way for salemarchives.org to keep a running archive of up to the latest news views and interesting items about Salem.

Photographs from the Salem Harborwalk Opening

2010-07-15T20:36:00.003-04:00

Today was the grand opening ceremony for Salem's South River Harbor Walk. The Celebration featured music by Mamadu, speeches by Mayor Driscoll, Lt. Gov Murray, State Rep Keenan and Ward Councilor McCarthy. Followed by a dance performance.

View the photos from my Flickr Page here

Today is the 96th Anniversary of the Great Salem Fire!

2010-06-25T12:43:00.003-04:00

Today is 96th anniversary of the Great Salem Fire.

You can see post cards of the damage here: click here or see the collections copies of the definitive book on the fire The Salem Fire by Arthur B Jones: here

Memorial Day Parade in Salem

2010-06-01T21:16:00.002-04:00

If you couldn't be in Salem for the holiday or just missed the parade then your in luck. We have pictures up on the web. The photos are of almost every group in the parade. Also there is another set from the Catholic Mass the day before at St. John the Baptist church. Here is a link to Flickr for the photos. Either click the link below or cut and paste the link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13213131@N06/sets/72157624058025721/

Naumkeag Trust Company Money Box Bank

2010-05-01T20:00:00.003-04:00

After a few emails a generous person from Pennsylvania sent me this Bank. It was manufactured by Banthrico of Chicago, Illinois. It was a promotional piece from the Naumkeag Trust Co. in the 1960's or 1970's.

Thanks donor!

USS Salem Pennant Brought Back to Salem!

2010-04-16T11:44:00.004-04:00

I recently got this from eBay! It's obviously a pennant of the USS Salem. I'm not sure just which USS Salem it's from. There were three different USS Salem ships. The first is from early 1900's and was hull no. CL-3, second was from WWII number CM-11 and last was the CA-139 from the 1950's which is a ship museum in Quincy, Mass. If you can help date this pennant, post something in the comments section of this post.

New Commemorative Button

2010-04-05T16:21:00.003-04:00

This is a button from the 50th anniversary of Ste. Anne Catholic Church. It's interesting because it features a photograph of what the church used to look like. As some might not know the structure depicted on the button burned down in 1982. This button mas made in 1951 by a novelty company from Boston.

Second Corps of Cadets Cap Badge

2010-02-08T06:04:00.003-05:00

The latest addition to the collection is a 19th century cap badge from the Second Corps of Cadets of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. They served in the city of Salem from 1785 until 1892 after the armory fire. Upon quick look it is believed that the badge dates to the Spanish American War period. Any more information will be posted in a further post.

Lates addition to the collection

2009-12-28T13:41:00.004-05:00

The latest addition to the collection came on Christmas day, I got a collection of VFW Witch City Post 1524 items. The collection includes the four caps shown which are a regular Life member style, Post commander 1976-77, National Aide-de-camp, and all state team Post Commanders 1977. As you can see the caps are chocked full of pins. Also but not shown are two VFW medals one for past post commander and one for state color guard. As well as a window decal and two clip on ties with medals on them.

I've had some research done by checking at the VFW post and The cap for post commander belonged to Lou LeBlanc, If anyone know's any more information about these items drop me a line here.

Don't Forget to Vote Tomorrow, 11-3-09

2009-11-02T05:38:00.002-05:00

As you may know this site does not endorse any candidates, but I wanted for everyone to remember that the election is tomorrow.

Remember for many voters tomorrow is where you go to your new polling location here is where you can go if you don't remember:

Ward 1
1-1 Bentley School, Memorial Drive
1-2 Bentley School, Memorial Drive
Ward 2
2-1 St. John’s Church, St. Peter’s St.
2-2 St. John’s Church, St. Peter’s St.
Ward 3
3-1 Salem High School Auditorium, 77 Willson St.
3-2 Salem High School Auditorium, 77 Willson St.
Ward 4
4-1 Witchcraft Heights School Gymnasium, 1 Frederick St.
4-2 Witchcraft Heights School Gymnasium, 1 Frederick St.
Ward 5
5-1 Temple Shalom, (front entrance) 287 Lafayette St.
5-2 Community Room, Pioneer Terrace
Ward 6
6-1 Bates School, Liberty Hill Avenue
6-2 Park & Recreation Dept., Mack Park
Ward 7
7-1 Salem State Enterprise Center, 121 Loring Ave.
7-2 Salem State Enterprise Center, 121 Loring Ave.

Also, I want to remind everyone, If you have campaign items and want to get rid of them and don't want to just throw them out you can donate them to us. you can Click Here for information how to do so.

Another Trip to the Consignment Store Yields Treasure

2009-10-22T07:22:00.002-04:00

The other day, I went to my new favorite store in Salem, Witch City Consignment on Essex Street. I found this Salem, Mass Sea Scouts Uniform.

The inside was the real special part. The cuffs have what were known as Liberty Cuffs from World War II. Under the collar has dragons and Shanghai China 1945. Lastly the Sailors Name, J S Cappuccio. This is beliewved to be the WWII Uniform of John S Cappuccio.

What I was able to find out about John S Cappuccio is that he served on the USS Baldwin in Asia in WWII. After the war he was a Salem Policeman a teacher in various schools in Salem and owned several businesses including Cappuccio's Liquors.

More New Additions to the collection.

2009-10-19T17:10:00.003-04:00

This past weekend I was shopping in downtown Salem and stumbled upon some new buttons for the collection. What I got was a Holiday Happenings, Bob Gauthier for Councillor at large, Dr. Brendan Walsh for School Committee, Victoria's Station Button and a John Tierney for State Senate from 1974!

Also a pamphlet from the 1984 Haunted Happenings, boy how the celebration changed back then it was only a week long!

If you want to view the items just go to the Buttons page or Political item page and look under the candidates name.

Oh, and also under the Militaria section, a 101st Field Artillery Beret. It's not necessarily Salem related but it is local to New England, which I've amended to Military section to include.

Thanks for reading.

SHS Football Captian Bob "Pete" Jalbert Collection

2009-10-14T18:06:00.002-04:00

Just this afternoon I made the collections newest acquisition, a collection of trophies given to Salem High football captain Bob "Pete" Jalbert.

The collection consists of:

kicker trophy given on 1947 by the Elliot Club of Beverly
rusher trophy given in 1947 by the Canadian Klondike Club
a Loving Cup From the S.C.L. in 1946 for sportsman
a Chalk ware Figure of a football player personalized with Jalbert on the Leg and an S on the sweater.

Haunted Happenings Parade Parking Information.

2009-10-01T13:31:00.002-04:00

For those of you planning to attend tonights parade and need a place to park. I will be raising money for St. John the Baptist church on St. Peter Street in downtown Salem. The Donation is $5.00, It's the same price the city charges for the night in almost the same location.

We open the lot at about 4PM.

If you park here from reading this let us know.

Polish Picnic This Sunday!

2009-09-21T19:22:00.002-04:00

Looking for something to do this weekend? I know it's early in the week but no time like the better to let everyone know about my churches annual picnic.

Sunday, September 27, 2009 Noon to 5:oo PM at the St. John the Baptist Church Hall located in downtown Salem at 34 St. Peter street.

There will be:

Polish food (Pierogi, Golabki, Keilbassa, kapusta)
Full Bar with a variety of Polish and domestic beers as well as fine selection of liquor.
Deserts including Paczki and coffee
Bake Sale Table with homemade Chrusciki, cakes, babka and more
50-50 raffle every hour
Money Wheel

The Big Raffle with dozens of Cash Prizes from $500, Merchandise including an iPod Shuffle and gift certificates.

Dance to the Music of Buddy Walker and the Warszawiaki orchestra

Rain or Shine, All Are Welcome, Free Admission.

Want to Help Us Out This Election Season?

2009-09-02T16:12:00.003-04:00

Just like in the past in years of city wide elections, we are asking you our neighbors in Salem if you'd like to help with our collection of Political memorabilia.

It's easy for people living preferably any Ward but 2 (as I live there) to send us any political flyers, signs ect. You can find out hoe bny going to our contact us page here.

keep in mind this also pertains to the special elections coming up for the US senate as I've changed how the political collection works. It now would include any politician who directly represents the citizens of salem from ward councilor to US president.

thanks for reading

A Visit to Salem on Demand from the Travel Channel

2009-08-25T18:36:00.004-04:00

Travel Channel on demand has a four minute video about US destinations. In it they visit the Salem Witch Museum and take the feerry from Salem. You still have time to view it, it lasts on Demand until September 17th.

Congratulations To the Peabody Little League Team!

2009-08-15T17:28:00.000-04:00

Salem Archives would like to congratulate Peabody's Little League

on their impressive win in the New England regionals.

We also wish them the best luck in williamsport.

Salem Heritage Days Pizza Contest Results

2009-08-14T11:08:00.000-04:00

In case you haven't already heard or read in todays Salem Gazette here are the 2009 Best Pizza Results.

3. Upper Crust on Washington Street

2. Damata's on Bridge Street

1. Engine House on Derby Street

In this blogs opinion Engine House doesn't just have the best pizza in Salem but the best gimmick to lure you in for it. Their exhaust from the ovens flow out on to Derby street and when ever you walk by you not only smell the great pizza but see it hand tossed through the kitchen window.

But you can try them all and make up your own mind.

Salemite wins World Pinball Championship

2009-08-09T19:47:00.001-04:00

Salem Archives would like to congratulate Salem resident Bowen Kerins on his second consecutive Pinball World Title.

Collections Latest Acquisitions

2009-07-09T07:15:00.000-04:00

This past week we added two new items to the collection.

First in the Political section, a postcard or hand bill from Mayor George J Bates first run for congress in 1936. The card features a photo a copy of a written note and the back has a list of his accomplishments .

Secondly in the Militaria section, a grouping of a female Petty Officer 1st class. It consists of a Cap, ribbon bar and two petty officer rates. This collection is a named collection, however its not known if it is a local collection.

Salem Looking to Honor Its War Veterans

2009-07-06T07:13:00.000-04:00

I don't know if you noticed but, Salem Veterans Services along with the P.L.A.V. and V.F.W. are raising money to honor Salem's War Veterans with a medal from the city. This has not been done since World War I. They are going to restrike the World War I service medal:

New Look to our Militaria Section

2009-06-28T14:07:00.000-04:00

For the past few months we have had an entirely seperate Militaria website. In the past week it was linked to salemarchives.org as the new militaria page. If you want to check it out you can find it here. It includes more than just Salem, Massachusetts related military items, the items found here are New England based.

Salem Archives Blog Begins

2009-04-24T14:51:00.000-04:00

What you will see upcoming on this blog will be:

Opinions and such about Salem, Massachusetts.
Information about SalemArchives.org
It's collections
New items and research being done on the items.

Thanks!