National History Day
Date: April 23, 2020
National History Day engages over half a million middle- and high-school students around the world annually in conducting original research on historical topics of interest. Students are able to submit...
Blog
Happy Birthday, Miss Emmerton!
Date: April 21, 2020
Today is Miss Caroline Emmerton’s 154th birthday. Some fun facts about the birthday girl: Emmerton’s family valued community service. Her grandfather, Captain John Bertram, gave $25,000 in 1873 to build...
What’s Happening at The Gables?
Date: April 14, 2020
The world is a quieter place these days, but we’re finding many ways to stay busy at The House of the Seven Gables. Our staff is working hard at bringing...
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...