The Long History of Wallpaper at The Gables
April 1, 2018 8:16 am Leave your thoughtsEvery owner of The Gables left behind evidence that they adopted the decorative trend of wallpaper in the home—a trend... View Article
Categories for The House of the Seven Gables–General
These Walls Do Talk
April 1, 2018 8:15 am Leave your thoughtsVery often in museums the stories that we share focus on the people and events connected to a place. What... View Article
Open at noon today!
March 14, 2018 10:13 am Leave your thoughtsStuck with the kids on snow day? Staying in Salem and looking for something to do? We’d love to show... View Article
Collections Corner
February 28, 2018 10:24 am Leave your thoughtsby Zoë Quinn and Susan Baker-Leavitt, Collections Care Specialists For Salem Women’s History Day we have chosen to highlight a... View Article
Gifts at The Gables
February 28, 2018 10:14 am Leave your thoughtsby Everett Philbrook, Store Manager An old chair brought to the shores of New England in the early-seventeenth century and... View Article
Stories from the Settlement
February 28, 2018 9:49 am Leave your thoughtsBy Elsabel Rincón, Manager of Settlement Programs As the city celebrates Salem Women’s History Day, I am once again reminded... View Article
Henrietta Upton: An Inspired Life
February 28, 2018 9:43 am Leave your thoughtsby David Moffat, Senior Tour Guide and Lead Researcher There are numerous examples of strong women in the history of... View Article
The Charming Krause Kasa that Almost Survived
January 26, 2018 9:06 am Leave your thoughtsOriginal article: from the El Paso Herald Post; Author: Jon Eckberg – El Paso County Historical Society The “Krause Kasa” was a unique... View Article
Some Inspiration for the Ambitious Writer
November 1, 2017 9:00 am Leave your thoughtsby William Demick November is National Novel Writing Month, when writers everywhere attempt to produce a novel in only thirty... View Article
Happy Halloween from the staff at The Gables
October 31, 2017 6:40 am Leave your thoughtsWe just wanted to take a moment to thank our visitors who joined us during the month of October at... View Article
Thanks to Megan Couture-King
August 14, 2017 8:20 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen one door closes, another one opens… We’re sad to say good-bye to our Salem State University intern–Megan Couture-King. Megan... View Article
Final weekend of Salem’s Heritage Days
August 11, 2017 6:03 pm Leave your thoughtsYou’re invited! The Salem’s Heritage Days celebration is approaching its final weekend. From a classic car meet at the Phillips... View Article