Date: August 17, 2019
We want to keep our friends and fans abreast of our interpretive planning project which is in full swing this summer! If you are not familiar with the term, interpretation at historic sites is the communication process that helps visitors to best understand stories, collections, and events. It helps to bring meaning to our site...
Date: August 15, 2019
[Drum roll, please!] We’d like to announce our tasty lineup for this year’s Taste of The Gables! Our thanks in advance to these wonderful businesses who will be...
Date: August 13, 2019
There was a time, early in the 19th century, when baseball was a gentlemanly game played by the upper class. Things changed when second-generation Irish immigrants took an interest. “The Irish had a huge influence on the development of early American baseball,” says Brian Sheehy, history teacher and sports scholar. “Without the Irish, baseball may not...
Date: August 12, 2019
Tickets are still available for The Emerald Diamond tomorrow night at The Gables. Sports historian Brian Sheehy will discuss the immigrant influence on baseball from the Irish immigrants of the nineteenth century to the women of the World War II era to the array of international talent today. The players on the baseball diamond have...
Date: August 8, 2019
Madeline Duppenthaler is the new Development Associate at The House of the Seven Gables. She joins a busy and growing Development Department. The team’s work supports the National Historic Landmark site’s six historic structures including the 1668 mansion as well as Nathaniel Hawthorne’s birthplace, along with the Settlement programming for the area’s immigrant residents....
Date: July 31, 2019
The Gables offers a five-week summer enrichment program that aims to help Salem students and their families discover untold stories and hidden connections between Salem and the Caribbean. Caribbean Connections was created in 2012 in collaboration with the Essex National Heritage Commission, who partnered with The Gables after winning an America’s Best Idea grant from...
Date: July 31, 2019
Located in the historic Hooper-Hathaway House (1682), this intimate space contains over 600 books, and nearly as many periodicals and documents pertaining to the unique cross-section of literary and historical context that makes our historic campus so special. Our collection covers a variety of topics, from Salem’s maritime history to Dutch delftware. It also includes...
Date: July 31, 2019
What’s New in Settlement This past June, 33 people including community members, English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) and Caribbean Connections students, came together for an unforgettable one-day trip to New York City. During the trip, they visited The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the 9/11 Memorial. This trip was the culmination of Becoming American: A Documentary...
Date: July 30, 2019
17thCentury Saturdays’ at The Gables this summer and fall You don’t have to be an astronaut to explore the mysterious and the unknown. Instead, imagine yourself in Salem in the 1600s, when navigating the high seas was as dangerous and challenging as going to the moon. All are invited to The House of the Seven...
Date: July 29, 2019
We are rolling out the red carpet next Thursday, August 1. Join us for the premiere of the Hawthorne in Hollywood Film Series! Learn more about the Hawthorne in Hollywood Film Series >> The House of the Seven Gables (2018) Thursday, August 1 at 6:30 p.m. Meet filmmaker Ben Wickey and learn about his award-winning...
