Date: September 17, 2015
As we near the end of summer, we mark the beginning of what is, in my opinion, the most exciting season of the year. The heat of late summer makes...
Date: September 17, 2015
One thing I love about our quarterly newsletters is they allow time to pause for a moment and look back on what the organization has accomplished over the past few...
Date: September 17, 2015
As the school year ended last June, Gables staff was busy preparing for the third phase of Caribbean Connections, a program that aims to help Salem students and their families...
Date: September 17, 2015
On Thursday, August 6th, The Gables hosted a city-wide Community Day that showcased the talents of high school students. The event was led and organized by staff from LEAP for...
Date: September 17, 2015
We are pleased to announce the completion of the trolley stop memorial brick walkway. Over the past several months, our dedicated Development team has reached out to members of The...
Date: September 17, 2015
Compiled from, “The Custom House” – introduction to The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850): “…one idle and rainy day, it was my fortune to make a discovery of some...
Date: September 17, 2015
The Retire Beckett House, moved to the site of The House of the Seven Gables in 1924, is once again in the spotlight. This year marks the 360th anniversary of...
Date: September 17, 2015
American poet Mark Van Doren once said, “The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” As an English professor at Columbia University for 39 years, he had extensive...
Date: September 15, 2015
Undocumented: A Dominican Boy’s Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League By Dan-el Padilla Peralta. Penguin Press, New York, 2015. 312 pages. $27.95. Dan-el Padilla Peralta’s journey from...
Date: June 29, 2015
One of the highlights of Salem’s many cultural offerings is The House of the Seven Gables’ ‘Seven Lectures for Seven Gables’ annual series. For many Salem and North Shore residents,...
