Upcoming Public Presentations:
“250th Anniversary of Evacuation Day,” presentation for the Lynnfield Historical Society. March 17, 2025. 7pm.
Salem Village Tours
In partnership with Salem Historical Tours and the Danvers Historical Society, I will be giving several guided outdoor walking tours of the historic sites in the former Salem Village. Tour dates include every Saturday during September and October. For more info, see this post.
Also, private tours and group tours can be arranged.
Past Presentations:
A Salem Witch virtual book talk at Pueblo Community College, Pueblo, CO, Wednesday, October 22, 2025. More details to come.
“Skeletons in the Closet – the Life and Legacy of Witch Trials Victim George Jacobs,” presentation at the North Andover Historical Society. October 7, 2025.
“Arnold’s Army in Danvers – 250 Years Ago,” at the Danvers Historical Society, Danvers, Mass. September 14, 2025. More info here.
A Salem Witch book talk at the Centerville Public Library, Barnstable, Mass. July 9th, 1pm.
A Salem Witch book talk at Edgewood, North Andover, Mass. July 7.
“Skeletons in the Closet – the Life and Legacy of Witch Trials Victim George Jacobs,” presentation at the Lynnfield Historical Society. March 18, 2025. 7pm, Centre Congregational Church, Lynnfield. More info here.
“Salem’s Trials,” invited lecture for the Tufts Historical Review, Tufts University, in coordination with their Spring 2025 journal issue Trials. March 4, 2025.
A Salem Witch book talk at the Reuben Hoar Library, Littleton, Mass. October 26th, 2024. 2pm. More details here.
A Salem Witch book talk at the Norwell Public Library in Norwell, Mass. October 19, 2024. 2:30pm. More details here.
A Salem Witch book talk at the Sandwich Public Library in Sandwich, Mass. October 19, 2024. More details here.
A Salem Witch book talk at the Haverhill Public Library, Haverhill, Mass. October 16, 2024. 7pm. More details here.
Book signing at the Peabody Essex Museum. October 13, 2024. 3-6pm. Event takes place at Marine Hall Mercantile, 177 Essex Street, Salem, Mass. More details here.
A Salem Witch book talk at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead. October 12, 2024. 2pm. More details here.
A Salem Witch book talk for the Kingston Public Library. Adams Center, Kingston, Mass. October 8, 2024. 6pm. More details here.
“Turn-of-the-Century Danvers” presentation at the Peabody Institute Library, Danvers, Mass. October 5, 2024. 2pm. Free registration here.
A Salem Witch book talk at the Reading Public Library, Reading, Mass. October 2, 2024. 7pm. More details here.
The Salem Witch Trials Podcast. Panel discussion recorded live from Tapley Hall in Danvers, Mass. September 30, 2024. 3pm. More details here.
“Skeletons in the Closet – the Life and Legacy of Witch Trials Victim George Jacobs,” presentation at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead Museum, Danvers, Mass. September 16, 2024. 6pm. More details here.
A Salem Witch book talk at the Whitman Council on Aging, Whitman, Mass. August 19, 2024. 10:30am.
A Salem Witch book talk at the Plainville Town Hall, Plainville, Mass. April 21, 2024. 1pm. More details here.
A Salem Witch book talk at the North Andover Historical Society, North Andover, Mass. April 9, 2024. 7pm. More details to come.
A Salem Witch book talk for North Reading Historical Society, at the O’Leary Senior Center in North Reading, Mass. November 9, 2023. 7pm.
A Salem Witch book talk at the Winchester Public Library, Winchester, Mass. October 30th, 2023. 7pm. More info and free registration here.
A Salem Witch virtual book talk with the Tewksbury Library, October 26th, 2023. 7pm. More info on watching the online program here.
A Salem Witch book talk at the Massachusetts State Library, State House (Room 341), Boston. October 25th, 2023. 12pm. Will be livestreamed. More info here.
A Salem Witch book talk at Medford Public Library in Medford, Mass. October 24, 2023. 7pm. More info here.
A Salem Witch book talk at Billerica Public Library in Billerica, Mass. October 19, 2033. 7pm. More info and free registration here.
A Salem Witch book talk at Everett Public Library in Everett, Mass. October 18, 2033. 7pm.
A Salem Witch book talk for the Topsfield Historical Society at the Gould Barn, Topsfield, Mass. October 12, 2023. 7:30pm. http://topsfieldhistory.org/.
A Salem Witch book talk at Revere Public Library in Revere, Mass. October 4, 2023. 5:30pm.
A Salem Witch book talk at Boxford Public Library in Boxford, Mass. September 30, 2023. 1pm.
Walking tour of Salem Village historic sites in Danvers, for HistoryCamp Boston. August 12, 2023. More details and tickets here. SOLD OUT.
A Salem Witch book talk at Stoneham Public Library, in Stoneham, Mass. March 23, 2023. 7pm.
Rockport Holiday Book and Author Fair, Brackett’s Restaurant, as part of the “Christmas in Rockport” events. December 3, 2022. 12pm-3pm.
Book talk (online) for the Tennessee Genealogical Society, October 27, 2022. 7pm Eastern/6pm Central. Tickets and more information here.
Book talk for the Lynnfield Historical Society in Lynnfield, Mass. October 25, 2022 at 7pm. Center Congregational Church.
Book talk and signing at the Peabody Essex Museum. October 23, 2022. 1-5pm. More details here.
Presentation for the Massachusetts Society of Colonial Wars, October, 2022. Private event.
Book talk for the Israel Putnam Chapter of the DAR, Danvers, Mass.. October, 2022. Private event.
Book talk at the Witch House, Salem, Mass. as part of Trails and Sails Week. September 18, 2022. 6pm. More details and registration here.
“Skeletons in the Closet: How the Actions of the Salem Witch Trials Victims’ Families in 1692 Affected Later Memorialization.” At HistoryCamp Boston, August 13, 2022. For tickets and more information, see the HistoryCamp website here.
“Putting the Townes on the Map.” Towne Family Association Annual Meeting – 400th Anniversary of William and Joanna Towne. Private event, July 2022)
Book signing at Salem Witch Museum, Salem, Mass. June 30, 2022. 1-5pm. More details here.
A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse, book discussion at the Sandy Bay Historical Society, Rockport, Mass. May 9, 2022. 7pm. More details here.
A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse, book discussion at the Beverly Public Library in Beverly, Mass. May 26, 2022. 7pm.
A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse, book discussion with The Online Salem History Show / Salem Historical Tours. March 7, 2022.
A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse, online book discussion at the Rockport Public Library, in Rockport, Mass. January 6, 2022. 7pm. Free event, but space is limited and registration required. Details here.
A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse, book discussion at the Danvers Historical Society. December 15, 2021 at Tapley Hall, Danvers, Mass.
A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse, author discussion with History Camp America. 8pm, November 18, 2021. Online: https://historycamp.org/history-camp-discussions/
Book signing with the Peabody Essex Museum. 5- 8pm, at the PEM Shop on Essex St., Salem Mass. October 22, 2021.
Book Launch: A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse. 3pm, October 23, 2021, at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead Museum. To reserve a free ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lecture-book-signing-with-historian-dan-gagnon-tickets-169763897387?aff=ebdssbdestsearch.
“Danvers and the Salem Village Witch-Hunt.” October 7, 2021., 7pm. Peabody Institute Library of Danvers, online program. For more info and to register: https://danverslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/author-dan-gagnon/
“Salem Village Witch-Hunt Sites in Danvers.” 7pm, March 17, 2021. Online presentation with Salem Historical Tours. More details coming soon. Tickets $12.
“Cold War Danvers.” 2pm, March 18, 2021. Online presentation from Tapley Hall, Danvers Historical Society. Presentation will be broadcast on the Danvers Historical Society Facebook page. Danvers Historical Society Events
“The Arrest of Rebecca Nurse on Charges of Witchcraft, March 24, 1692.” Streamed live on the Rebecca Nurse Homestead Facebook page. March 21, 2021. More details TBA.
“Rebecca Nurse’s 400th Birthday: Virtual Tour, and Ask the Historians Q and A Session.” Streamed live on the Rebecca Nurse Homestead Facebook page. 1pm, February 21, 2021.
“Walkable Witch-Hunt Sites in Danvers.”
-2pm, August 19, 2020. Online presentation from Tapley Hall, Danvers Historical Society. Will be broadcast on Facebook on the Danvers Historical Society Facebook page. Danvers Historical Society Events
“Skeletons in the Closet: How the Actions of the Salem Witch Trials Victims’ Families in 1692 Affected Later Memorialization.” RESCHEDULED DUE TO COVID-19.
-March 14, 2020 at HistoryCamp Boston. For details, see: https://historycamp.org/boston
Livestreamed tour of the Rebecca Nurse Homestead. I was one of 12 historians chosen to present from one of 12 significant sites in American history as part of the America’s Summer Roadtrip 2020 program. The recorded tour can be found here:
Rebecca Nurse Homestead – America’s Summer Roadtrip
“Skeletons in the Closet: How the Actions of the Salem Witch Trials Victims’ Families in 1692 Affected Later Memorialization.” (Around 200 attendees!)
–February 9, 2020. 2:00pm, $5. Peabody Historical Society, Peabody, Mass.
Peabody Historical Soc. Events
“Skeletons in the Closet: How the Actions of the Salem Witch Trials Victims’ Families in 1692 Affected Later Memorialization.”
–October 19, 2019. 3:00pm, $5. The Rebecca Nurse Homestead Museum, Danvers, Mass. October 19, 2019 at Rebecca Nurse Homestead
“Skeletons in the Closet: How the Actions of the Salem Witch Trials Victims’ Families in 1692 Affected Later Memorialization.”
–May 16, 2019. 7:30pm. Danvers Historical Society Lecture Series at Tapley Hall, Danvers, Mass.
Daniel A. Gagnon 