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Date: July 8, 2022
Hawthorne’s Humor Through Quotes: #1 By: Rae Padilla Francoeur Who psychoanalyzes a bunny rabbit? Nathaniel Hawthorne did, in July, 1851, while living in Lenox, Mass., with his family and Bunny,...
Date: November 23, 2021
By Rae Padilla Francoeur Until recently, the only time I read anything by Nathaniel Hawthorne was when I had to. My class read “The Scarlet Letter” in 7th grade in...
Date: October 21, 2021
News Release (10/8/2021) SALEM — What’s Haunted Happenings without a scary movie? For those looking for a special thrill that does not involve waiting in long lines, consider the award-winning...
Date: July 23, 2021
As the 2020/2021 Summer Olympic Games open in Tokyo tonight, we are looking back at sport here at The House of the Seven Gables. This photo of Helen and Lillian...
Date: July 1, 2020
by Rob Velella “How do you justify portraying Nathaniel Hawthorne in front of people?” The question came from a well-respected scholar after hearing that I “become” Hawthorne in first-person living...
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,...
Date: October 31, 2019
Planning is underway to “deck the halls” of our historic site for our Four Centuries of Christmas Tour that runs the month of December. What does it take to prepare a...
Date: October 31, 2019
The House of the Seven Gables: An Illustrated Classic will be the final lecture in our POP! Goes The Gables series. Jack Butterworth is the owner of one of the...
Date: October 31, 2019
Join us on Saturday, November 23 at 10 a.m. for a members-exclusive special tour at The Peabody Essex Museum. Salem’s native son Nathaniel Hawthorne has inspired artists for nearly 200...
Date: May 31, 2019
Becoming American and Creating America “Diffusion of ideas, a pattern of behavior, or an exchange of material objects is always a two-way street between societies.” Ralph Linton- Anthropologist In May,...
