Date: February 2, 2021
Did you know that The House of the Seven Gables maintains two Little Free Libraries in Salem? Little Free Libraries play an important role in building community, inspiring readers, and providing access to books 24/7. Our Little Free Libraries were inspired by the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, right down to their batten doors. One library is located...
Date: January 27, 2021
The Joshua Phippen House’s (c.1782-1785) chimney is quickly deteriorating. Bricks are missing from the top and have most likely fallen down the inside the chimney. The structure is weak and in need of repair. Without immediate repair, the chimney is in danger of detrimental deterioration that will result in a complete rebuild. We are awaiting...
Date: January 25, 2021
Thank you to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for supporting The House of the Seven Gables. We received notice that we were awarded a Cultural Organization Economic Recovery Grant of $100,000 to support payroll costs not covered by our 2020 Payroll Protection loan funds. We also received news in mid-January that The Gables will get the...
Date: January 19, 2021
The House of the Seven Gables News Release January 11, 2021 For additional information, please contact: Julie Arrison-Bishop 978-744-0991 jarrison@7gables.org Although The House of the Seven Gables has closed for the winter, behind-the-scenes projects as well as virtual programming continue. Once the safety of visitors and staff is again assured, The Gables will resume regular...
Date: January 1, 2021
Join our collections staff to learn about our 2020 archives project and see what treasures we unearthed. We plan to host this event in-person. If our state guidelines do not allow us to be open as a museum or if public health conditions are not improved, we will likely move this event online. Date: January...
Date: December 31, 2020
What’s New in Settlement? The Gables is conducting bilingual student surveys and putting final details in place for this year’s adult ESL and citizenship classes. It was a challenge to host classes in 2020 and we missed interacting with our students. If you know a potential student for our program, please feel free to forward...
Date: December 31, 2020
Stories are at the core of what we do at The House of the Seven Gables. They are not just a part of our past, but also our present and future. In 2021, we look forward to exploring the lore of our historic site and surrounding community. To stay compliant with COVID-19 guidelines, many of...
Date: December 31, 2020
A message from the Executive Director Happy New Year! Finally, the year 2020 is behind us and a new year has begun. And while we know 2021 will continue to hold many challenges for all of us, hope is in the air. As you may know, The House of the Seven Gables is currently closed...
Date: December 30, 2020
Help us reach our goal! This year has not gone as planned. In March we closed our historic campus to the public for the first time in many years. In June, we reopened our gardens and grounds. We were overjoyed to reengage with our community in person. But the return to the full operations needed...
Date: December 1, 2020
by Will Demick In 2020, The Gables was able to inventory, organize, digitize a large portion of our archives thanks to funding from the NEH CARES program. We all know the holidays are going to look different in 2020. With less time needed for travel, maybe you’ll be pulling out some photographs and documents from...
