Date: October 29, 2016
Gifts at The Gables Stop by the Museum Store this October and see some of the unique creations of The Gravestone Girls. We are pleased to add their atmospheric castings and magnets of old New England’s tombstones to our selections. Available for purchase at The House of the Seven Gables Museum Store. Can’t make...
Date: October 26, 2016
By guest contributor Kate Fox, Executive Director of Destination Salem Salem Haunted Happenings, the annual celebration of Halloween and fall in New England has grown into one of the largest celebrations of Halloween in the world. Visitors passionate about Salem and Halloween book travel months in advance, excited to be immersed in the unique history and fun...
Date: October 24, 2016
The House of the Seven Gables is helping to provide 250 Thanksgiving dinners to families on the North Shore. Please bring your donations to the Seamans’ Visitor Center at 115 Derby Street by November 19. Everyone who drops off a donation from November 1 – 19 will receive a 10% off coupon to use in our Museum Store during...
Date: October 21, 2016
Check out this blog post from Travel Shop Girl about a road trip to Salem. We’re delighted that the writers had such a great day and took such stunning pictures of our site! Two Chicks And A Road Trip Travel to Historic Salem, MA
Date: October 19, 2016
October Nights with contributions from Anne LucasOctober at The Gables is a very special time every year. The Legacy of the Hanging Judge and Spirits of The Gables, our annual theatrical productions, create an air of excitement, education, and fun. Fifteen years ago, Anne Lucas, a local writer, was asked to create theatrical performances to...
Date: October 7, 2016
Last night our fabulous casts for Spirits of the Gables and the Legacy of the Hanging Judge invited members of The House of the Seven Gables to be a part of dress rehearsals for our October Performances. 2015 was my first year working at the site and I did not get a chance to actually...
Date: September 27, 2016
from Dorothy Morday Nassif Dorothy Morday Nassif, a native of Salem, Massachusetts, was born on September 24th, 1916. She celebrated this one hundred year milestone achievement with a birthday party given by her family at The House of the Seven Gables. It is very fitting that Dorothy and her family selected The House of the...
Date: September 8, 2016
As the date for Taste of The Gables gets ever closer, we continue to highlight some of the fantastic items that are up for auction at Bidding For Good. On September 18, friends and supporters of The Gables will gather for our annual fundraiser to support our mission of education and preservation. If you haven’t bought your...
Date: September 1, 2016
Are you bidding for good? We hope that you’ll join us in this special way to support our annual fundraising event, Taste of the Gables. Even if you can’t attend this wonderful event to support our dual mission, you can bid early and bid often on some fabulous items! This week we are featuring the following...
Date: August 25, 2016
As the construction phase of our Secret Room Project comes to completion, our staff is actively starting to get into the depths of research for the uses of the dining room chamber over four centuries. For the first two centuries, we believe that the dining room chamber was used for its traditional purposes–as both a bedroom space...
