The Salem News | Student-made artifacts explore Salem’s history of immigration
Posted on: August 21, 2025

By Michael McHugh | Staff Writer
SALEM — The Peabody Essex Museum will soon display original artifacts created by Salem Public Schools middle schoolers inspired by their learning of Salem’s immigrant history and visit to the Boots Cotton Mill at Lowell National Historical Park.
Salem students enrolled in the Expanding Horizons free summer and after-school program have spent the past five weeks participating in the Salem Woven Dreams Experience.