Author Archives: Rebecca Beatrice Brooks

About Rebecca Beatrice Brooks

Rebecca Beatrice Brooks is the author and publisher of the History of Massachusetts Blog. Rebecca is a journalist and history writer who got her start in journalism working for small-town newspapers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire after she graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a B.A. in journalism. She is a member of the American Historical Association, Historic Salem Inc, the Danvers Historical Society, the Salisbury Historical Society and she volunteers for the National Archives and the Massachusetts Historical Society transcribing historical documents. Visit this site's About page to find out more about Rebecca.

High Rock Tower, Lynn, Mass, postcard circa 1930

High Rock Tower in Lynn, Massachusetts

High Rock Tower is a historic tower located on High Rock Tower Reservation in Lynn, Massachusetts. The structure is an 85-foot-tall tower built on top of an outcrop of porphyry… Read more »

Entrance to Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Mass

Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Massachusetts

Established in 1850, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Lynn, Massachusetts. The cemetery is approximately 250 acres in size and has over 80,000 headstones, monuments, mausoleums and… Read more »

Monuments Soldiers Monument, Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem, Mass, photo by Frank Cousins

Greenlawn Cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts

Established in 1807, the Greenlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts. The cemetery is about 100 acres in size, making it the largest cemetery in Salem, and has… Read more »

Broad Street Cemetery on a map of Salem in 1700

Broad Street Cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts

Established in 1655, Broad Street Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in Salem, Mass. The cemetery is 2.69 acres in size with approximately 684 headstones. The oldest headstone is from… Read more »

Abner C. Goodell House, Witch Jail, Salem, Mass, photographed by Frank-Cousins

Salem Witch Jail in Salem, Massachusetts

The Salem Witch Jail, also known as the Essex County Jail, was a county jail where some of the accused witches were kept during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692…. Read more »