Wedding Season, by Deb Costa, Special Events Manager
Date: September 18, 2015
The House of the Seven Gables has been the host for numerous weddings this season. Each event has been very unique and has highlighted the personality of the bride. I...
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Taste of The Gables, by Karen Barter, Director of Development
Date: September 17, 2015
The 2015 Co-Chairs, Ann Leaver & Paul Soucy, both longtime friends and supporters of The Gables, welcome you to attend our 3rd annual fundraising event, Taste of The Gables! Picture...
Letter from the Editor, by Ryan Conary, Marketing & Reservations Coordinator
Date: September 17, 2015
As we near the end of summer, we mark the beginning of what is, in my opinion, the most exciting season of the year. The heat of late summer makes...
Director’s Message, by Kara McLaughlin, Executive Director
Date: September 17, 2015
One thing I love about our quarterly newsletters is they allow time to pause for a moment and look back on what the organization has accomplished over the past few...
Caribbean Connections 2015, by Ana Nuncio, Manager of Settlement Partnerships
Date: September 17, 2015
As the school year ended last June, Gables staff was busy preparing for the third phase of Caribbean Connections, a program that aims to help Salem students and their families...
Community Day at The Gables, by Ana Nuncio, Manager of Settlement Partnerships
Date: September 17, 2015
On Thursday, August 6th, The Gables hosted a city-wide Community Day that showcased the talents of high school students. The event was led and organized by staff from LEAP for...
Brick by Brick
Date: September 17, 2015
We are pleased to announce the completion of the trolley stop memorial brick walkway. Over the past several months, our dedicated Development team has reached out to members of The...
Scarlet Letter Needlepoint, by Everett Philbrook, Store Manager
Date: September 17, 2015
Compiled from, “The Custom House” – introduction to The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850): “…one idle and rainy day, it was my fortune to make a discovery of some...
Salem’s Oldest House Celebrates Its 360th Year, By David Moffat, Lead/Senior Tour Guide
Date: September 17, 2015
The Retire Beckett House, moved to the site of The House of the Seven Gables in 1924, is once again in the spotlight. This year marks the 360th anniversary of...
Experimenting With History by Dan Marshall, Manager of Visitor Services
Date: September 17, 2015
American poet Mark Van Doren once said, “The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” As an English professor at Columbia University for 39 years, he had extensive...