News Releases

Enjoy live music at Saugus Iron Works during his year's community concert series. Hosted by Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site and the Saugus Library, this series of free concerts will take place on Wednesdays at 6 pm starting July 12.

Learn how new research conducted by an international team of archaeologists and historians is unearthing the fascinating story of some of the workers of the Saugus Iron Works.

Explore the natural world during the annual City Nature Challenge! Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site and the Saugus River Watershed Council will host a special event on Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Saugus Iron Works.

National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Gay Vietzke has named Jennifer Hardin as the new superintendent of both Salem Maritime National Historic Site and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site.

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site and the Saugus River Watershed Council invite you to a City Nature Challenge event on Sunday, May 1, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Saugus Iron Works.

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site is starting preservation and restoration work this week and going through mid-summer. A contractor hired by the National Park Service will be replacing much of the charging bridge and casting shed roof of the blast furnace. This maintenance project will replace aging wooden beams, decking, and other elements to maintain and improve safety and condition of these structures.

SAUGUS, MA — Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site partnered with students from Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) and Visiting Lecturer in Sculpture Marjee-Anne Levine to create a new virtual gallery, I Cast Iron Because… This multimedia presentation features unique metal sculptures, artist statements, and self-made video profiles of each artist.

SALEM and SAUGUS, MA — The Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites will be participating the 2021 Boston Area City Nature Challenge (CNC) and invites the public to join in the effort. On May 1, we will have staff collecting data at the park units submitting to the wider data collection effort. This year’s CNC will run from April 30 - May 9, with April 30 - May 3 being the observation phase and May 4 - May 9, 2021 being our time to help improve identification in the CNC. They will once again be documenting biodiversity within the I-495 corridor, out to Stellwagen Bank, and include Cape Cod and islands. Anyone can participate from your own backyard or your favorite nearby public open space.

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site is pleased to announce a summer lecture series titled,"Saugus in Context." Lectures will be held in the museum auditorium at Saugus Iron Works (244 Central Street) at 7:30pm on Tuesdays beginning June 23.

11,181 visitors explored Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site in 2014 and spent $627,000 in communities near the park. This spending supported 10 jobs and produced a $882,700 cumulative benefit to the local economy.