Not ready to visit The Gables in person? Join us online! We're offering a virtual tour package. You can tour the house from the coziness of home and without the crowds. The package includes a video guided tour of the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion and a self-guided 3D tour! This tour allows you to explore one of the oldest homes in North America at your own pace. The $10 package supports our mission to be a welcoming, thriving historic site. Gables members…
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Wild Sea Wellness will be offering monthly yoga classes at The House of the Seven Gables throughout 2021. Be sure to check their website and calendar for details, dates, and links to register. The next partnership is scheduled for June 24, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. All classes are compliant with state and local COVID-19 guidelines. These guidelines are subject to change and will be communicated to you by Wild Sea Wellness.
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In this 50-minute online program, living history performers Richard Smith and Rob Velella will explore the relationship of Henry David Thoreau and Nathaniel Hawthorne using their original words to convey their thoughts on their 19th-century world, their contemporaries like Alcott and Emerson, and one another. This living history program, which premiered at the Thoreau Society Annual Gathering in 2014, gleans directly from letters, journals, speeches, and other writing to bring listeners back to New England of the mid-1800s. A question…
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Join us as we premiere our newly developed Historic Grounds Tour – one of a series of specialized tours currently in the works at The House of the Seven Gables. Our Community Engagement Director, Julie Arrison-Bishop, will take you on a stroll through the lesser-known history of our gardens and grounds. Learn about the original layout of the site through archival images and maps, then delve into Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel through his depictions of the fictional Pyncheon gardens. The tour…
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Experience a more personal history of Salem from the perspectives of the people who don’t make it into the history books. From enslaved people to indentured servants to immigrants fleeing war and looking for opportunity the Derby St. Neighborhood has been a backbone of Salem since its earliest days. Your purchase of the audio tour supports The House of the Seven Gables and Intramersive - a local creative and theatrical organization. Thank you to the Salem Cultural Council for supporting…
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Intended for the true Hawthorne fan and the just curious alike, tour through Salem, guided by Nathaniel Hawthorne, sharing his stories, his inspirations, and the many ghosts of Salem. Encounter the characters he created along the way that have endured in American culture for centuries, and perhaps discuss them with the muse of his psyche. Enter the mind of one of America’s most prolific gothic writers for a thought experiment that will explore the history, haunting, and magic of Salem.…
Find out more »Not ready to visit The Gables in person? Join us online! We're offering a virtual tour package. You can tour the house from the coziness of home and without the crowds. The package includes a video guided tour of the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion and a self-guided 3D tour! This tour allows you to explore one of the oldest homes in North America at your own pace. The $10 package supports our mission to be a welcoming, thriving historic site. Gables members…
Find out more »Wild Sea Wellness will be offering monthly yoga classes at The House of the Seven Gables throughout 2021. Be sure to check their website and calendar for details, dates, and links to register. The next partnership is scheduled for July 22, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. All classes are compliant with state and local COVID-19 guidelines. These guidelines are subject to change and will be communicated to you by Wild Sea Wellness.
Find out more »Experience a more personal history of Salem from the perspectives of the people who don’t make it into the history books. From enslaved people to indentured servants to immigrants fleeing war and looking for opportunity the Derby St. Neighborhood has been a backbone of Salem since its earliest days. Your purchase of the audio tour supports The House of the Seven Gables and Intramersive - a local creative and theatrical organization. Thank you to the Salem Cultural Council for supporting…
Find out more »Intended for the true Hawthorne fan and the just curious alike, tour through Salem, guided by Nathaniel Hawthorne, sharing his stories, his inspirations, and the many ghosts of Salem. Encounter the characters he created along the way that have endured in American culture for centuries, and perhaps discuss them with the muse of his psyche. Enter the mind of one of America’s most prolific gothic writers for a thought experiment that will explore the history, haunting, and magic of Salem.…
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