Hamilton Hall Suffrage Marker Unveiling Celebration

A new marker outside Hamilton Hall, 9 Chestnut Street Salem, will recognize the legacy of the city’s remarkable Remond family. With this installation, Hamilton Hall will become one of five new Massachusetts stops on the National Votes for Women Trail. Join the Salem Chamber, Mayor Kim Driscoll, Suffrage100MA, elected officials and representatives of Hamilton Hall as we unveil this special marker celebrating this significant recognition of one of Salem's most important families.
  
Built in 1805 by famed architect Samuel McIntire, Hamilton Hall has served as a Salem social hub for over 200 years. For much of the building’s early history, its dazzling feasts were prepared and managed by the Hall's expert resident caterers, a Black couple named John and Nancy Remond. The Remonds were well-respected throughout Salem for their hospitality, business acumen, and social activism. They fought passionately for abolition, women’s suffrage, and school desegregation.  Two of their children, Charles Lenox Remond and Sarah Parker Remond, grew to become prominent champions of these same causes. Drawing large crowds, they toured both together and separately on speaking tours throughout the US and Europe.
 
Hamilton Hall represents Salem's connection to an extraordinarily impactful family of activists. This marker will celebrate their work and encourage passers-by to learn more about the Remonds' legacy.