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Each year, The Gables partners with local experts, musicians, writers, actors, educators, community artists, and literary, historic, and scientific institutions to create and present engaging and meaningful programming that is open to the public. We seek to explore themes related to our historic site that represent our mission and vision. We honor our past and reckon with our hard histories, acknowledge, welcome, and celebrate our community, and provide support for immigrants and their families in order to make positive change. There is something for everyone to choose from: lectures, performances, specialty tours, kids and family activities, cooking and dance classes, and participation in local festivals. Check out what’s coming up and come join The Gables as we explore history and culture together and create a brighter future!

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November 2018

Historic photograph of the author Nathaniel Hawthorne

Famous First Lines

11.3.2018

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

“Halfway down a by-street of one of our New England towns stands a rusty wooden house, with seven acutely peaked gables, facing towards various points of the compass, and a huge, clustered chimney in the midst.” Nathaniel Hawthorne had hoped to finish The House of the Seven Gables by November, but, like many writers even...

July 2019

Nathaniel Hawthorne Photo by Brady

Enduring Hawthorne: A Marathon Reading of “The House of the Seven Gables”

7.7.2019

7:00 am - 7:00 pm

Salem Maritime National Historic Site will be hosting a marathon read of The House of the Seven Gables! Starting at 7:00 am on Sunday, July 7, and running until probably 7:00 pm (That’s a lot of 7s!), we will read The House of the Seven Gables from beginning to end with the help of many,...

October 2019

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Legacy of the Hanging Judge

10.11.2019

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

See how Nathaniel Hawthorne felt about his family’s 1692 legacy in this theatrical experience in the home he was born in. Learn about the Salem Witch Trials through the eyes of the author. His own ancestor, Judge John Hathorne had a hand to play in the tragic events of 1692. Performances begin every ten minutes in...

December 2019

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The House of the Seven Gables: An Illustrated Classic

12.1.2019

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Jack Butterworth, the owner of one of the largest collections of comic art in New England, will share some insider stories behind the two comic book versions of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel “The House of Seven Gables” Sunday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m. at the House of Seven Gables. A Salem resident, Butterworth is a former...

January 2021

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Winter Online Book Club

1.14.2021

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

The House of the Seven Gables will host two online book clubs – encouraging you to cozy up this winter with a good read. January 14 6:30 p.m. The first book is 20 Days with Julian and Little Bunny by Papa. March 11 6:30 p.m. The second book will be selections from A Wonderbook for...

May 2021

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Online Book Club

5.13.2021

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

*Rescheduled Event Alert* The May Book Club selections are from A Wonderbook for Girls and Boys, which includes the tales The Gorgon’s Head, The Golden Touch, and Paradise of Children. This title is available from our Museum Store which is open during normal operating hours. >>Click here to register<<   We encourage you to become a member today.

June 2021

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Singular Characters: Hawthorne and Thoreau

6.30.2021

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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...

August 2021

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Hawthorne's Shadow Audio Tour

8.1.2021

All Day Event

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....

September 2021

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Hawthorne's Shadow Audio Tour

9.1.2021

All Day Event

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....

October 2021

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Hawthorne's Shadow Audio Tour

10.1.2021

All Day Event

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....

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