Records of the Past and Glimpses of the Present Salem Historical Committee. This book was originally published in 1896 by the Salem Historical Committee. Chapters include: The Scotch-lnsh Colony, Interesting Genealogies, Old Families, The Physicians, Bench and Bar, Old Homesteads, plus numerous others. A list of Salem soldiers in the Revolutonary War is included. Many early residents are mentioned as well as people living in the town at the time of publicaton (1896).