Member Open House and Holiday Shopping Event
Date: December 8, 2019
Members of The House of the Seven Gables are invited to join us on Tuesday, December 10 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. for a holiday open house. Activities and offerings...
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The way families celebrated Christmas at The Gables changed significantly in the span of four centuries
Date: December 5, 2019
The only Christmas giving in Massachusetts in 1668, the year The House of the Seven Gables was built, were 5 shilling fines payable to the colony’s coffers. Fears of debauchery,...
Giving Tuesday at The Gables
Date: December 3, 2019
We reaching out to our supporters with a spin on Giving Tuesday. You can shop for what our staff needs to keep our National Historic Landmark District in tiptop shape...
Mortiser Monday?
Date: December 2, 2019
We reaching out to our supporters with a spin on Giving Tuesday. You can shop for what our staff needs to keep our National Historic Landmark District in tiptop shape...
“A World of Holidays” and Celebrations
Date: December 1, 2019
What’s New in Settlement December offers us an opportunity to partake in a “world of holidays” and celebrations – from religious holidays, secular celebrations, causes, and cultural gatherings. This December,...
Interpretive Plan Update
Date: December 1, 2019
Planning for our future is a continuous process. We are currently identifying, planning, and executing within the guidelines of our Interpretive Plan. As of November, we have been diligently working...
Try some wassail at the 1665 Retire Beckett House on Small Business Saturday
Date: November 30, 2019
Once a year all are invited to enjoy a free cup of wassail while shopping in the 1665 Retire Beckett House — also known as the Museum Shop — on...
Bookcases for Black Friday
Date: November 29, 2019
We reaching out to our supporters with a spin on Giving Tuesday. You can shop for what our staff needs to keep our National Historic Landmark District in tiptop shape...
We’re thankful for YOU!
Date: November 28, 2019
Thanksgiving greetings to our members, friends, benefactors, donors, and staff. We are incredibly thankful for all of your contributions every day. YOU help to make us a welcoming, thriving historic...
Comic book or graphic novel?
Date: November 26, 2019
Expert on Classics Illustrated comic books compares two comic book versions of ‘The House of the Seven Gables’ It seems people just can’t get enough of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The House...