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Caroline Emmerton: World Traveler

Date: March 31, 2020

Caroline Emmerton: World Traveler By David Moffat   In 1888, Caroline Emmerton’s trip to Europe was cut short with the unexpected news that her father had passed away at the...

What’s Happening This Week?

Date: March 30, 2020

Greetings Gables friends and fans! What a long, strange trip these past few weeks have been. We wanted to let you know a few things that are going on at...

Enterprising Women: Rose Hawthorne

Date: March 25, 2020

by: David Moffat, Visitor Services Specialist and Researcher Born May 20, 1851 while the family was living in Lenox, Massachusetts, the Hawthornes’ youngest child, Rose, was only a month younger...

What’s Happening This Week?

Date: March 17, 2020

It felt almost comical to write the title because there is certainly a lot going on this week. Between the news cycle around COVID, a lot of accidental homeschooling parents,...

Come Work With Us!

Date: March 16, 2020

We have two full-time positions open at The House of the Seven Gables. Check out the descriptions on our Careers and Volunteers page and send along that cover letter and...

COVID-19 (updated March 23, 2020)

Date: March 11, 2020

The House of the Seven Gables anticipates closing through at least April 7, 2020, based upon the suggested closures for Massachusetts schools and gathering places. We are doing this out...

Come Work With Us!

Date: March 10, 2020

We have two full-time positions open at The House of the Seven Gables. Check out the descriptions on our Careers and Volunteers page and send along that cover letter and...

What’s Happening This Week?

Date: March 9, 2020

Signs of spring are creeping up at The House of the Seven Gables! We’re excited to see the bulbs emerging from their winter slumber; welcoming back our interpretive staff; preparing...

Local Lynn Legend Lydia Pinkham

Date: March 8, 2020

News Release  Oh, for the days of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, made lovingly for women in monthly distress. Swooning could be so much fun. Lydia Pinkham made the pleasing...

What’s Happening This Week?

Date: March 2, 2020

Thanks to all of our friends from New Hampshire who came to Salem and The House of the Seven Gables last week. We’re so happy to welcome the families that...