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SUMMARY:The Hawthorne Inheritance: A Talk With Author Kate Blair
DESCRIPTION:Nathaniel Hawthorne’s cousin Kate Blair will offer an entertaining and informative presentation describing and illustrating how she discovered her Hawthorne ancestry\, her subsequent research in libraries and historical houses\, her historical fiction writing process\, the challenging publishing world\, and suggestions for aspiring writers. Through this presentation\, the audience will learn more about the lesser-known family members of Hawthorne’s\, including his sister and her tragic death. After the presentation\, she would be happy to sign books. \n  \nTickets are $25 for the general public and $20 for Gables members. \n  \n\n> Click here to register <\n\n\nAbout the Author \n \nKate Dike Blair is a cousin by marriage of Nathaniel Hawthorne\, and a direct descendant of several of the principal characters in her historical novel\, The Hawthorne Inheritance. She was born and raised in Middlebury Vermont\, where her father founded The Vermont Book Shop. She earned her Diploma in Theater Arts from the Wykeham Rise School\, and her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Boston University. After clerking in bookstores in Cambridge and Boston\, she received her Certificate of Medical Assisting from the Bryman School of Boston\, and with two women partners\, created the medical data collection firm Health Research Associates. After qualifying for her Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists union cards\, Kate worked in over thirty films and television series in the New England area. She now divides her time between writing her next book\, a non-fiction account of her experiences as a film extra\, and acting on stage and screen. She resides with her husband in Wayland\, Massachusetts.
URL:https://7gables.org/event/the-hawthorne-inheritance/
LOCATION:The House of the Seven Gables\, 115 Derby Street\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Salem Event
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SUMMARY:My Dear Sister: Nathaniel Hawthorne And His Sisters
DESCRIPTION: A lecture by author Kris Hansen\n  \nThis lecture includes a comparison of the opposing personalities of Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne and her 6-year-younger sister\, Maria Louisa\, with excerpts from personal letters to illustrate their individual qualities. Extracts from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s writings provide examples where he possibly modelled specific traits of fictional characters from his sisters\, such as Hepzibah and Phoebe in The House of the Seven Gables. \nExtracts from letters\, journal entries\, and reminiscences from family and friends reveal Hawthorne’s relationship with his sisters. Their interactions changed over the years as they each matured\, particularly after the blossoming courtship between Hawthorne and Sophia Peabody. Regardless of the personal challenges\, the brother and two sisters learned to navigate their interactions by accommodating their differences in expectations. \nThe emergence of Hawthorne’s success as a writer was clouded by the harrowing circumstances surrounding the untimely and tragic death of one of his sisters. The lecture mentions the fates of Hawthorne\, his wife\, children\, and his surviving sister. He dutifully supported this sister for almost 19 years beyond his death\, thus fulfilling his mother’s deathbed directive for him to take care of his sisters. \n  \nTickets are $25 for the general public and $20 for Gables members. The book will be available for purchase in the Museum Store. \n  \n\n> Click here to register <\n\n\nAbout the Presenter  \n \nKris A. Hansen grew up in the Hudson Valley of New York State. Her business career centered on domestic and international corporate finance\, business journalism\, including writing a biweekly business column\, and university instruction in finance\, economics\, and financial accounting. \nA lifelong interest in the humanities\, especially literature\, classical music\, and American history\, led Hansen to write historical\, factually based books. Her non-fiction book Death Passage on the Hudson: The Wreck of the Henry Clay focused on a significant but little-known disaster in New York State\, which resulted in congressional maritime legislation. The research for this true narrative sparked her interest in the sisters of Nathaniel Hawthorne and writing the biography My Dear Sister: Nathaniel Hawthorne and His Sisters. \nHansen’s lifetime enjoyment of outdoor activities includes swimming\, bicycling and kayaking. She and her husband are avid hikers\, especially in United States and Canadian national parks.
URL:https://7gables.org/event/my-dear-sister-lecture/
LOCATION:The House of the Seven Gables\, 115 Derby Street\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Salem Event
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SUMMARY:Haunted Houses: The House of the Seven Gables & Uncle Tom’s Cabin
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Nathaniel Hawthorne Society’s annual lecture at The House of the Seven Gables. This year’s speaker will be Dr. Robert Levine\, Distinguished University Professor of English at the University of Maryland\, College Park and editor of the Norton Critical Edition of The House of the Seven Gables. \n  \n> Click here to register <
URL:https://7gables.org/event/hawthorne-society-2025/
LOCATION:The House of the Seven Gables\, 115 Derby Street\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Salem Event
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SUMMARY:Water Has Memory: Resiliency and Historical Preservation
DESCRIPTION:Join The Gables as we welcome Rodney Rowland\, Director of Facilities and Environmental Sustainability at Strawbery Banke Museum\, for a discussion of some of the greatest threats to Strawbery Banke and how they are being addressed. Strawbery Banke\, much like The Gables\, is a waterfront campus of historic properties\, placing it in a high-risk area for impacts of sea level rise. The museum has been working with the city of Portsmouth\, NH\, University of New Hampshire\, and other colleagues and experts in the climate change and historical preservation fields to assess risk and design adaptation to mitigate potential damage. There is a great deal The Gables – and the city of Salem – can learn from our colleagues in Portsmouth. \n  \nThis event is free\, but registration is required. \n  \n> Click here to register <\n  \nAbout the Presenter \n  \n \nRodney Rowland first joined Strawbery Banke Museum\, the living history museum in downtown Portsmouth NH\, as a volunteer in 1976 and joined the staff in 1990. His involvement has always focused on the preservation and long-term sustainability of this important historic site. He is currently responsible for the 37 buildings on the 9-acre site\, overseeing the Facilities\, Restoration and Landscape Departments and is the project manager for various projects. Strawbery Banke is engaged in many projects that may physically extend beyond the museum’s property\, but that impact the future of the museum and engage every one of the visitors to the site.
URL:https://7gables.org/event/water-has-memory-lecture/
LOCATION:The House of the Seven Gables\, 115 Derby Street\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Change,General Event,Lecture
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SUMMARY:The Life of Frances Perkins Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Join us August 20th at 2PM for an engaging lecture by Frances Perkins Center exhibition volunteer\, Cathy Freedberg on the life and influence of Frances Perkins. \n  \nFrances Perkins (1880-1965)\, the first woman to serve in a U.S. presidential cabinet\, was Secretary of Labor (1933-1945) for the entire tenure of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Perkins was the driving force behind many of the groundbreaking New Deal programs that are still the foundation of the American social safety net — Social Security\, unemployment insurance\, the 40-hour work week\, and the minimum wage. \n  \nTickets are $10 for the public and free for Gables members. \n  \n> Click here to reserve your ticket<\n  \nThe House of the Seven Gables will be hosting the traveling exhibit The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins from August 18-September 18\, 2023. To learn more\, click here.
URL:https://7gables.org/event/the-life-of-frances-perkins-lecture/
LOCATION:The House of the Seven Gables\, 115 Derby Street\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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