Salem's Centuries Book Talk: A Salem400+ Event
January 25, 2026 @ 4:00PM — 5:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
Hamilton Hall: 9 Chestnut Street Salem, MA 01970 Get Directions
Explore Salem's history with Drs. Donna Seger and Brad Austin
Free Salem 400+ event! Join Drs. Donna Seger and Brad Austin of Salem State University at Hamilton Hall for their first public talk on their new book, Salem’s Centuries: New perspectives on the history of an old American city. The authors will discuss multiple Salem stories from the book, including those related to Hamilton Hall and its famous activist caterers, the Remonds.
The book talk is free, and Wicked Good Books will be on site to sell the book to those interested.
Donna A. Seger is Professor of History at Salem State University. She is the author of The Practical Renaissance: Information Culture and the Quest for Knowledge in Early Modern England, and manages the Streets of Salem blog. Brad Austin is Professor of History at Salem State University. He is the author of Democratic Sports: Men's and Women's College Athletics during the Great Depression and the co-editor of Understanding and Teaching the Vietnam War and Teaching U.S. History through Sports.