Moments of reflection, Old Settlers' Days is a trip back into time that comemorates the life-style and the people who were the earliest residents and first builders of Salem. 

Held in late September every year, thousands of visitors come to Salem to see blacksmiths at work, quilting, wood-carving and all kinds of crafts, pony soldiers and their encampments, fiddlers, and an assortment of reenactments reminiscent of how life in Salem's early days was. 
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Dozens of booths line the streets of downtown Salem all the way out to The Stevens Museum, part of the John Hay Center, the historical hub of, and the home for the Washington County Historical Society. There are plenty of amusements for the youngsters too and when everyone has seen enough, no one goes away hungry.  Endless contemporary and old style cooking choices add a nice and quiet ending to the festive occasion.