Field Trips
School Groups
Educational Programs
Teacher Workshops
Settlement Programming
Date: October 10, 2022
Inside the Counting House, we are creating some brand-new activities for kids! Illustrations of 12-year-old Ebenezer Ingersoll, a onetime resident of The House of the Seven Gables, will guide visitors...
Date: March 17, 2022
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Date: February 17, 2022
The House of the Seven Gables is dedicated to engaging people of all ages and backgrounds in our inclusive American story. We are excited to once again offer virtual and...
Date: March 5, 2021
Press Release March 5, 2021 Membership comes with its perks, but this behind-the-scenes offering is a bit special even for the most innovative museums. And it promises to be lots...
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 4, 2019
‘17thCentury Saturdays’ at The Gables this fall Before the Twinkie, when foodstuffs were prone to decay and fodder for bacterial free-for-alls, colonists miraculously survived dinnertimes. Or maybe miracles had...
Date: July 31, 2019
The Gables offers a five-week summer enrichment program that aims to help Salem students and their families discover untold stories and hidden connections between Salem and the Caribbean. Caribbean Connections...
Date: June 30, 2019
Summer is here! For Settlement Programs at The Gables that means field trips and adventures! Our English Language Learners from area elementary schools are gearing up for this summer’s Caribbean...
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,...
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,...
