Jim McAllister’s
LUNCHTIME LECTURES
Weekdays at noon
Half hour (plus) illustrated talks on Zoom
This week’s Access Code and general reservation & payment information at the bottom of the page
Monday, August 3 The Salem Lyceum: Notable Presenters & Presentations
For 60 years Daniel Webster, Ralph Waldo Emerson, educator Horace Mann, and other brilliant 19th century minds provided “mutual instruction and rational entertainment” through their lyceum lectures
Tuesday, August 4 John Beresford Hatch to the Rescue
Or how the efforts of a retired engineer to exonerate Salem Witch Trial victims in the 1950s disrupted the governments and judicial systems of two countries and attracted the attention of the international media
Wednesday, August 5 It’s All in a Name
Fascinating facts about how some of Salem’s streets and neighborhoods got their names, and, sometimes, had them changed to reflect new developments in the community
Thursday, August 6 Community Conflicts on Boston’s North Shore
The events and eventual resolution of Salem’s Liberty Hill Riot of 1844, the famous temperance-driven Women’s Raid in Rockport in 1856, and the Marblehead-Salem Smallpox Riot of 1774
Friday, August 7 More Hawthorne’s Forgotten Treasures
An examination of the plot lines and themes of two of the author’s more “difficult” works, one especially relevant to modern times, and a few he penned to delight or educate his younger readers
All talks by reservation (culturecorner@gmail.com). $5 per talk. Pay via PayPal to that email address or check (or make other arrangements)!
