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By Elizabeth McKeigue & Dakota Russell   Since January, the new Presidential administration and its appointees have been dramatically reshaping longstanding immigration policy in the United States. The initial wave of Executive Orders pertaining to immigration have now taken root in policy and enforcement decisions—even as their legality continues to be challenged in the courts....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2024 The House of the Seven Gables Opens Immigration & Education Center   Salem, MA (November 18, 2024) – The House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association will hold a grand opening and ribbon-cutting for its new Immigration and Education Center on Tuesday, November 26 at 3:30 p.m. This new space,...

SPOOKY SEASON HAS ARRIVED! We can’t wait to welcome you to The House of the Seven Gables this fall. Tickets for October 2024 are on sale NOW! Here is everything you need to know before purchasing.   TICKET OPTIONS The Mansion Tour Package includes a 45-minute tour of the famed mansion and everything in the Gardens...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2024   The House of the Seven Gables Awarded $500,000 Cummings Grant Salem nonprofit receives 10 years of funding from Cummings Foundation   Salem, MA (June 14, 2024) – The House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association is one of 150 local nonprofits that will share in $30 million through Cummings...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2024   The House of the Seven Gables to Share Climate Adaptations Research   Salem, MA (June 11, 2024) – On Thursday, June 13, the public is invited to The House of the Seven Gables for a special presentation, “The Gables and Climate Change: What’s Next?” Director of Preservation and...

  This season marks the 100th anniversary of the Retire Beckett House’s move to our campus. The original location of the house was on a portion of Beckett Street that crossed Derby Street near the Salem harbor. The Becketts, a prominent Salem family of shipbuilders, occupied it for generations. The most well-known member was Retire...

Caroline Emmerton was born on Summer Street in Salem on April 21, 1866, in a house that is today The Salem Inn. Her wealthy family valued community service and Caroline carried on the tradition, founding and supporting several philanthropic organizations in town. One man who had grown up attending activities at the Settlement said that...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2024 The House of the Seven Gables Welcomes Five New Trustees   SALEM — The House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association is proud to welcome five new members to its esteemed Board of Trustees: Trenton Carls, Kate Criscitiello, Jose Nieto, Kurt Steinberg, and Regina Zaragoza Frey. Trenton Carls is...

After the extreme dry conditions of summer 2022, one would think that this past summer’s heavy rain would be most welcome. But with over 20 inches of rain in a three-month period, sometimes too much of a good thing isn’t so great. It was the Boston area’s second heaviest rainfall total since 1955. This type...

  How long have you been working at The House of the Seven Gables?  “This is my 14th year!”   What interested you in The Gables? “This was back in the days when they had ads in the newspaper. My friend saw the ad and called me, and I had been volunteering at a museum...