Date: September 17, 2015
The 2015 Co-Chairs, Ann Leaver & Paul Soucy, both longtime friends and supporters of The Gables, welcome you to attend our 3rd annual fundraising event, Taste of The Gables! Picture this: a big white tent on our oceanfront lawn surrounded by spectacular gardens, historic houses, and inside the tent over 20 local chefs and beverage...
Date: September 17, 2015
As we near the end of summer, we mark the beginning of what is, in my opinion, the most exciting season of the year. The heat of late summer makes way for autumn’s chill. Leaves begin to turn, sending a wash of fresh color over the landscape. Fall is a transition between New England’s climatic...
Date: September 17, 2015
One thing I love about our quarterly newsletters is they allow time to pause for a moment and look back on what the organization has accomplished over the past few months and to look forward to what we have planned. I often note how much is going on here at The Gables. This time, however,...
Date: September 17, 2015
As the school year ended last June, Gables staff was busy preparing for the third phase of Caribbean Connections, a program that aims to help Salem students and their families discover the untold stories and the hidden connections between Salem and the Caribbean. There was so much ground to cover during the five weeks of...
Date: September 17, 2015
On Thursday, August 6th, The Gables hosted a city-wide Community Day that showcased the talents of high school students. The event was led and organized by staff from LEAP for Education, Salem Public High School educators, and instructors from Salem State University. This innovative partnership found a way to bring the Salem at SEA (Summer...
Date: September 17, 2015
We are pleased to announce the completion of the trolley stop memorial brick walkway. Over the past several months, our dedicated Development team has reached out to members of The Gables family to accomplish this worthwhile improvement to our campus. We are humbled by the support that was received. Many friends from The Gables past...
Date: September 17, 2015
Compiled from, “The Custom House” – introduction to The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850): “…one idle and rainy day, it was my fortune to make a discovery of some little interest…I chanced to lay my hand on a small package, carefully done up in a piece of ancient yellow parchment…the object that most drew...
Date: September 17, 2015
The Retire Beckett House, moved to the site of The House of the Seven Gables in 1924, is once again in the spotlight. This year marks the 360th anniversary of its construction and the occasion is being marked with an exhibit on the house’s history put together by Store Manager Everett Philbrook, Rachel Sherman, an...
Date: September 17, 2015
American poet Mark Van Doren once said, “The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” As an English professor at Columbia University for 39 years, he had extensive experience in that field. When you really think about it, Dr. Van Doren’s statement is a great approach to teaching history. By providing people with...
Date: September 15, 2015
Undocumented: A Dominican Boy’s Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League By Dan-el Padilla Peralta. Penguin Press, New York, 2015. 312 pages. $27.95. Dan-el Padilla Peralta’s journey from the Dominican Republic to the United States when he was 4 years old was intended to be one leg of a round-trip. But his mother’s...
