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...
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...
Date: February 28, 2020
In Her Own Words. Perspective from an ESL student: My name is Carmen Nuñez. I arrived in the United States in 2002 from the Dominican Republic. At first, I concentrated...
Date: January 1, 2020
In 2020 we proudly debut the New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) documentary series. New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) is a collection of ten documentary films...
Date: January 1, 2020
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees and protects a woman’s right to vote. To honor the 100th anniversary of this historic milestone, The House of the Seven Gables will...
Date: July 31, 2019
Located in the historic Hooper-Hathaway House (1682), this intimate space contains over 600 books, and nearly as many periodicals and documents pertaining to the unique cross-section of literary and historical...
Date: May 31, 2019
This spring, The House of the Seven Gables developed a finding aid, cataloging a portion of its archives, with the help of graduate student Megan Donoghue. Ms. Donoghue, a Salem...
Date: April 15, 2019
It’s April School Vacation in Massachusetts! If you’re not going somewhere warm and sunny, come get cozy in our 1668 mansion. You can take advantage of a guided tour, enjoy...
Date: April 5, 2019
Kids get a feel for The Gables’ early Settlement House activities Caroline Emmerton’s 1916 Settlement April 13 to April 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. SALEM — In 1916,...
Date: March 29, 2019
Celebrate Caroline Emmerton’s Birthday Over April Vacation Week “Caroline Emmerton (1866 – 1942) was born into a life of wealth and privilege, but also inherited a legacy of service to...
