Family Art Contest Winners
Date: May 1, 2020
We are excited to announce the winners from our Family Art Contest, held in partnership with the Salem Arts Association. Best Overall: Painting by Emily G. Age 11 Colored pencil...
Family Art Contest Winners
Events at The Gables
FEBRUARY SCHOOL VACATION: Families roll up their sleeves at The Gables to explore early construction
Date: February 13, 2020
For people in the building trades, The House of the Seven Gables probably looks more like a system of parts than a mansion. Roofs and gables, a central chimney, grand...
Diane Portnoy tells a compelling story of how and why she founded the Immigrant Learning Center
Date: January 29, 2020
PRESS RELEASE Learning English as a newcomer to the United States is hard, demanding work. Fortunately, some programs with excellent track records exist to help. On Tuesday, February 4, from...
Looking Ahead at 2020 – Enterprising Women
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...
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,...
Behind the Scenes: How we decorate ‘Four Centuries of Christmas’ at The Gables
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...
Vincent Price at The Gables
Date: August 26, 2019
Hawthorne in Hollywood! How many can say they’ve seen the movie, “The House of the Seven Gables,” at The House of the Seven Gables? If not, the time has come...
Go back in time to explore the unknown
Date: July 30, 2019
17thCentury Saturdays’ at The Gables this summer and fall You don’t have to be an astronaut to explore the mysterious and the unknown. Instead, imagine yourself in Salem in the...
Hawthorne in Hollywood Premieres on August 1
Date: July 29, 2019
We are rolling out the red carpet next Thursday, August 1. Join us for the premiere of the Hawthorne in Hollywood Film Series! Learn more about the Hawthorne in Hollywood...
Fun film series at The House of the Seven Gables
Date: July 11, 2019
Hawthorne in Hollywood! How many can say they’ve seen the movie, “The House of the Seven Gables,” at The House of the Seven Gables? If not, the time has come...