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OversightDec.2012Issue...Wedidn’tmentiontheimportantroleSalemStateUniversitystudentsfromDr.Duclos‐Orsello’sAmericanStudiesclassplayedinTheCaribbeanConnection’sprogramsandultimatelyitssuccess.
Postcards(continuedfromPg.2)beforeHooperHathawayHousewasmovedtooursite.Anothercardthatwastakenc1905.ThedonorwasquitesurethatitwasnotTheGables,basicallybecauseitdidn’thaveallofthegables.WeinvestigatedandfoundthatitwasindeedTheGables.Thedonorwasdelightedtolearnthathispostcardwaspre‐renovationwhenthestylewastohavea latterfaçade.Luckily,Ms.EmmertonhadthewisdomtorestorethehouseasithadbeeninbackinHawthorne’sday.WewelcomedonationsofanykindthatpertaintoTheHouseoftheSevenGables.Noticetheyellowhousetothebackintherightminusitsthird looraddi‐tionasseeninthepreviouspostcard.Manythankstoourdonorsfortheirthoughtfulness.
Board of Trustees
InterimExecutiveDirectorAnnouncedTheBoardofTrusteeshaschosenKaraMcLaughlinastheInterimExecutiveDirectorofTheGables.BoardPres.AndyMeyersex‐pressedhisenthusiasmwhenaskedabouttheappointment,“TheBoardwasverypleasedthatKarawasavailabletojoinTheGa‐blesasourInterimExecutiveDirector.HerstrongtiestobothTheGablesandtheSalemcommunitycoupledwithherunder‐standingofourdualmissiontorunthemuseumtobene itunder‐servedchildrenofimmigrantfamilies,willhelpensureasmoothtransition.WeallwelcomeherandherfamilytoTheGables’family.”
KaraMcLaughlincomestoTheGableswithexperiencefromthefor‐pro itbusinessworldaswellaspubliceducation.Shespentalmosttwentyyearsinthe ieldofhu‐manresources,servingseveralyearsasthePresidentandCEOofTheSurveyGroup,aregionalcompensationconsulting irm.Shespentthelastfouryearsteach‐ingmathintheSalemandDanverspublicschools.
BornandraisedinSalem,KarareceivedherB.A.fromWellesleyCollege,MBAfromNortheasternUniversity,andMaster’sinEducationfromLesleyUniversity.ShecurrentlylivesinSalemwithherhusbandandtwochildren.“IamthrilledtohavethechancetobecomeapartoftheteamattheGables.IaminspiredbyCarolineEmmerton’slegacyandexcitedtohelpTheGablescarryoutitsmissiontocreatevaluededucationalopportunitiesforourcommunities.”
TheBoardofTrusteeswillnowcommenceasearchforthepermanentpositionofExecutiveDirector.
The Gables is more than you think. For over a Century we have provided programs for local, underserved children and immigrant families.
FEBRUARY 2013
Board of Trustees Andrew Meyers, President Henry Newman, II, Treasurer George Irving, Esq, Secretary Kenmore Commoss K. Brewer Doran, Ph.D. Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello, Ph.D. Marion Freedman-Gurspan Eric Hayes Carol Lavoie Schuster Ann Leaver Jude Nixon Ph.D. John Randall III James Rose Carla Saccone Paul Viccica Laura Wrightson
SAVE the DATE 3-20 Michel McPhee 4-23 Strong Women’s
Tea 4-17 Jim McAllister 4-18—-4-25 En Plein
Air 4-26 Artists’ Recep-
tion 5-19 Garden Party
EXYO
“SevenLecturesatSevenGables”TheGablesisexcitedtoannounceastarstuddedcastofauthorsandexpertsforthisyear’sspeakerseries.BeginningonMarch20that7:00P.M.inourVisitor’sCenter,wearepleasedtopresentMicheleMcPhee.Thisbestsellingauthor,Emmy‐nominatedinvestigativejournalist,award‐winningcolumnist,televisionproducerandveterancrimereporterwilldiscusshernovel“WhenEvilRules”.ThisisthetruestoryofaCapeCodtrashcollectorwhomurderedalocalwomanandal‐mostescapeddetection.Michelewillpresentacomparativelookatthepo‐liticalforcesthataffectedtheinvestigation,arrestandconvictionoftheCapeCodmurderer.Shewillalsomakeacomparisonhowthepoliticalcli‐mateoftodayaffectedthiscaseandherthoughtsonsimilaritiestoHaw‐thorne’swritingsandhowthepoliticsofthedaymayhaveaffectedhisworks.(SeePg.5forcompletescheduleandcurrentsponsors)
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PostcardNostalgia…
WereceivedacallthiswinterfromanewfriendinConnecticutwhopromptlyfoundacoupleofoldpostcardsofTheHouseofSevenGables.Acoupleweekslater,asimi‐larcallcameinfromRhodeIsland.Eachcallcamefromacaringindividualwhowasdonat‐inga“ ind”astheytookcareofcleaningoutatticsandoldrecords.Weweredelightedtoindafewversionsofthehousewehadn’t
seenbefore.Thisviewofthehousedated1910‐15isfromTurnerSt.beforethecentshopwasadded.NoticetheinsertofNathanielHawthornesportingaratherlargemustache.Ontherightthereappearsathreestoryyellowhouseinwhatisnowourparkinglot.Alsonoticethatthiswas(Cont’d.Pg.8)
“Wewouldnotallowourselves
tobedepressed
bythesnowdrifttrailingpastthewindow,anymorethanifithad
beenthesighofasummerwindamongrustling
boughs.”NathanielHawthornefromTheBlithedale
Romance
StrongWomenandTheGablesAspecialtourandteawillbeheldonApril23,from5:30‐7:30p.m.,foryoungwomenfromExpressYourselfandLifeBridgewhowillexploretheroleswomenatTheGables.PreparedbyaSalemStateUstudentfromtheAmericanstudiesprogram,thestrongwomenthemewilldiscussthewomenwholivedhere,bothrichandpoor,andhowtheycontributedtolifeduringtheirtime.Thetour,re‐searchedandwrittenbyJenniferReilly,willalsoincludetheNaumkeagwomen.Tocelebratethethemeofstrongwomen,thegirlsfromEXYOwillmaketheirown“fascinators”,akahats,andproclaimtheirownstrengthandindividuality.Teawillbeservedafterthetour.Privatetoursareavailableuponrequestandareagreatwaytoexplorehistory,celebrateaneventorspecialoccasion.(PhotoofKateMiddleton,DuchessofCambridge,donningafascinator)
InMemoryof….Mrs.DeborahJ.Smith
WeweresadtohearthatTheGableslostalongtimefriendonFeb.5.DeborahJ.SmithlivedinMarbleheadandNaples,Floridawithherbe‐lovedhusbandof56years,Dr.E.HartleySmith.
DebbieworkedatTheGablesraisingfundsforthenurseryschoolwithherbookcartwhen
EdithHarmonwastheDirector.Herhusbandandson,David,sharedthatwork‐ingherewasoneofherlife’sjoys.WeweresosorrytohearofherpassingandwishtothankherfamilyforhonoringDebbie’smemorybyencouragingfriendstosenddonationstoTheGablesinhername.Friendsareaskedtobesuretosaythatthedonationisinherhonor.Wewishtosendherfamilysincerecondolenc‐esandmanythanks.
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ExtrasattheGables……TheSalemlightshinesitsauruleontonefromthewest‐ernsunsetinhopesofwarmerdaysofSpring,ifonlytheymighthasten.Piersarebarrenandthemooringsareallthat loatintheicybluewatersthatskatequicklyasiftheyknowit’stoocoldtolinger.There’sanoccasionalcormorantdivingforish,herringwethink.Thecurrentisswift,perfectforherringruns.Thesnowhastuckedusinandgivesanuptialglowtoeverynookinthegarden.Dusty,ourresidentMaineCooncat,continuestoloungeonthetissuepaperintheMuseumStoreandhasanoccasionalspatwithPete,themarmaladefelineoflesserrank.Peteisalwaysreadytovocalizehisopinionsandacceptapat.Thetwinklelightscrownthedormantwisteriaarborandsnowlacesthebrickwalkways.Themossonthewoodenshakesoutsidetheof icecontinuetoen‐chantme.Theygreetmeonthewalkafterwindorrainandtheysenduplittlesproutseveninthebonechillingspells.Theyareasmagicalasthisplace.,TheHouseoftheSevenGables.Takearideandmakeawintervisit.
HoldYourNextEventatTheGablesOurwaterfrontlawnaffordstheperfectopportunitytogatherwithyourfamilyoryourcompany.HoldyournexteventhereatTheGables.Wewelcomecorporategatherings,conventionmeetings,birthdays,lifecele‐brations,anniversaries,andweddings.Wehavetheperfectvenuetomakeyourspecialpartyreallymemorable.Parkingisfreeandample.Wealsohaveinsidevenuesavailable.Ourstate‐of‐the‐artVisitor’sCenterhasabeautifulAVroomwhichcanac‐commodateyourgatheringorworkasaconferencemeetingspace.Inthedin‐ingroomoftheHooper‐HathawayHouse,c.1682,wecanprovidethecharmandambianceforaspecialdin‐nerinanantiquetreasure.Pleasevisitourwebsiteformorede‐tails.www.7gables.org/events
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OurMarchLecturerMicheleMcPheeMicheleMcPheeisabestsellingauthor;Emmy‐nominatedinvestigativejournalist,award‐winningcolumnist,televisionproducerandveterancrimereporterAveterancrimejour‐nalist,sheistheauthorof ivetruecrimetitles:“AProfessor’sRage;”“ADateWithDeath;”“Heartless–TheTrueStoryofNeilEntwistleandtheBrutalMurderofHisWifeandBaby;”“WhenEvilRules;”and“AMobStory.”
McPhee’sinvestigationintotheHarvard‐PhDwhoisaccusedofamurderousrampageattheUniversityofAlabama,“AProfessor’sRage,”isslatedtobecomeatelevisionmovie.Herbook“ADateWithDeath”wasadaptedbySonyPicturesfortheLifetimeTVmoviethe//craigslist.killerthatairedinJanuary2011http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the‐craigslist‐killer/interview/date‐with‐death‐author‐michele‐mcpheeMcPheewasalsoastoryconsultantforSonyPicturesLifetimeTVmoviebasedontheconnivingfraudwhoposedasanheirtothefamousfamilyentitled“WhoisClarkRockefeller?”http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/who‐is‐clark‐rockefellerHerbook,“AMobStory,”isindevelopmentasafeature ilmtitled“UnMadeMan”http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/448886/Unmade‐Man/overview
McPheewasthePoliceBureauChieffortheNewYorkDailyNews,thepaperwhereshecoveredmurder,mayhemandtheMa iafornearlytenyears.ShewasatGroundZeroonSeptember11,2001–thedaythatmarkedthemurdersofnearly3,000peopleincludingwhen23NYPDof icers,37PortAuthoritypoliceof icers,and343FDNYmemberswereslain.Shewastherecipientofthe2002NewYorkSocietyoftheSilurian’sFeatureNewsAwardforabodyof9‐11workentitled:“TheDaysAfter.”
AlongtimecolumnistandcrimereporterfortheBostonHerald;shehascoveredhigh‐pro ilecrimecasesacrossthecountryandhasbeenacommentatoronbreakingnewsfornationalprogramsonCNN;MSNBC;andtheFoxNewsNetwork.SheisalsoacommentatorforBostonTVaf iliates.McPheehasco‐producedandhostedtwoTru‐TV“Mugshot”spe‐cials–onechroniclingChrisPaciello,theSouthBeach,Miaminightclubkingturnedmobratwhowasthesubjectofherbook,“AMobStory.”
ThesecondTru‐TVdocumentarycenteredonthelifeofSammy“TheBull”Gravano,theGambinocrimefamilyturncoatwhosetestimonysentthelateJohnGottitoprisonforlife.SheisalsothecreatoroftheA&ETVspecial,“CrimeInk,”whichfeaturedherreportingalongsideothercrimescribesinNewYorkCity.ShereturnedtohernativeBostonin2004,whereMcPheeshewasawarded irstplacefor“SeriousColumn”bytheNewEng‐landPressAssociationin2007.In2012herinvestigativereportingforABCNewsaffiliate WCVB in Boston earned her an Emmy nomination for outstanding investigative journalism. She lives in Boston.
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From “Hawthorne’s Works...Notes of Travel II” York, England 1857
“I saw on the wall an old printed
advertisement, announcing that a stage-coach would
leave the Black Swan in London and arrive at the Black Swan in York, with
God’s permission, in four days. The date
was 1706.” Nathaniel Hawthorne
PreservationBuildings&MaintenanceRestorationsareunderweighatHooperHathaway’sdiningroom.Theloorsarebeingscraped,allthepanelingandwoodworkisbeingsandedandprimedinpreparationforafreshcoatofpaintaswestartournewcontractwithTheHawthorneHotel.Thehotel’scateringdepartmentwillbetakingcareofourmajoreventsnowandtheywillbeutilizingthisroomfordinners.Theywillalsobebookingweddingsonthelawn.Thiswillallowthemtoof‐feranoutsidewaterfrontvenueforevents.Theirexperiencedstaffhasbeencatering ineeventsfordecadesandwillbringtheirprofessionalexpertisetooursite.Pleaseseeourwebformoredetailsorcometourthesiteandre‐ceiveacomplimentarybrochure.HoldyournexteventatTheGables.Wedoweddings,anniversaries,partiesandcorporateaffairs,too.
SettlementPartnershipsAnnouncedEachyear,TheGablesawardsgrantstootherorganizationswhoshareourcoremissionofprovidingprogramsandservicesforunderservedyouthofimmigrantfamilies.The2013recipientsareExpressYourself(EXYO),acreativeartsinitiative,andSalemPublicHighSchool.EXYOwillofferworkshopsto40under‐servedlocalyouthinthespringandfall.Theywillperformattwoeventsheldhere:“StrongWomenoftheGables”,aTour&TeaonApril23,from5:30‐7:30p.m.and“GablesGardenParty”withadancegroupandmusiciansonthelawnonMay19from1:00‐4:00pm.TherewillalsobeaBostonevententitledViva!attheWangCenteronMay15.
OursecondpartnershipiswithSalemPublicHighSchool’safter‐schoolenrichmentprogramsatTheGables.Thisprogramwillbeheldintwoses‐sions,springandfallatTheGables.Twentystudentswillparticipateineachsessionbringingthetotalofchildrenservedto80overtwoyears.Thespringprogram,called“SalemThroughHawthorne’sEyes”istobeheldMondayafternoonsfrom3:00‐6:00p.m.fromJanuary28—April8.AFallprogramwillbeannouncedlater.
WehavealsolaunchedcommunitypartnershipswhichinvolveSalemStateUniversitystudentsfromProfessorElizabethDuclos‐Orsello’sAmericanStudiesprogram.StudentJenniferReillywillwriteandpresentspecializedtourstoLifeBridgeandEXYOstudentswhichfocusontheroleofwomenatTheGables.TraceyBaker,LibraryScienceMajor,will inishcatalogingbooksinourcollectionandcreateanelectroniccardcatalogforinventorythatwillhelpdevelopalendingsystemforourcollection.Dr.Duclos‐OrselloisalsoaTrusteeonTheGables’BoardofDirectors.
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“Love, whether newly born
or aroused from a deathlike slumber,
must always create sunshine, filling the heart
so full of radiance, that it overflows
upon the outward world.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Museum Store
ComeshopinourMuseumStoreandenjoyauniquecollectionofgiftitemspresentedtoyouwithwarmfriendlyservice.
Freeparking
DelightfulAssortedGifts
Books
Collectables
GablesHistory
GablesMembershipDriveTheDevelopmentDepartmenthasmailedoutour2013membershipbro‐churestolocalsupporters,donorsandinterestedparties.Wehopeyouwillstartyouryearrightandjoinus.Ifyouhavenotreceivedone,pleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.7gables.orgtoapplyorcallourof iceat978‐744‐0991x126andwewillbehappytosendyoutheinformation.
Amembershipallowsunlimitedfreeadmission,10%discountsatourmuse‐umstore,specialmembersales,specialmemberratesonlecturesandper‐formances,andTheGablesNewsletter.Membershipsalsomakeagreatgiftforthosepeopleonyourlistwhohaveeverything.
EnPleinAirWeekatTheGablesTheSalemArtsAssociationwillbepaintingatTheGables'campusduringtheweekofApril18‐25inthestylemadepopularbytheImpressionistscalledEnPleinAire,oroutsideinfreshair.TheweekwillbeanexcitingtimetovisitTheGablesaspainters,sketchersandphotographerscatchthecaptivatingsightsofourhistorichousesandmanicuredgrounds.AnArtist'sReceptionwillbeheldonApril26th,from5:00‐8:00pmtoshowandofferalltheworksofartforsaletothepublic.TheReceptionwillofferarareopportunitytomeettheartistsandviewtheirworks.TheproceedsofanyworkssoldwillbesplitbetweentheartistandTheGablestobene itunderservedchildren.Tourswillcontinueasusualduringthisentireweek.
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Seven Gables is Presented by OUR GENEROUS
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SevenLecturesatSevenGables(continuedfromPg.1)
WHERE?Gables’AVRoom,115DerbySt.TIME:7PM,exceptSept.
March20thMicheleMcPheeEmmy‐nominatedjournalist,televisionpro‐ducer,bestsellingauthordiscusses“WhenEvilRules”,atruestoryofaCapeCodmurderwithHawthornecomparisonsinpoliticalclimate.
April17thJimMcAllisterwilltakesusback100yearsdiscoveringSalem’srichhistoryofArchitectureandPreservationc1900‐2000.
May15thfeaturesParanormalSalemwithKimberlyBiz‐takexploringlocalhauntedbuildingsandhowthe“ghostbusters’worktomeasureandrecordtheactivityfrombe‐yond.
June19GilesLaRocheSalemchildren’sauthor/illustratorwillpresent“IfYouLivedHere‐HousesoftheWorld”.Gileswillalsodemohisartform.
August21stHankPhillippiRyan,Winnerof28Emmys,investigativereporter,nowbestsellingauthoroffastpacedmurdermysteries,willtalkaboutherworks,careerchangesandhowmentoringhelpedcreateherdreamjobasanauthor.
September21st,Sat.at2:00PM(PLEASENOTE:onlySaturdaylecture)RobynKanterwilldelightandinformtheaudiencewithhervastknowledgeofgardeningandhorticulture.Besuretoreserveyourseatsearly.
November20th,BrunoniaBarryreturnstoTheGableswithherthirdandlatestnoveltobereleasedinearly2013.WearedelightedtohaveSalem’sownrenownedNYTimes’Bestsellingauthorbacktothrillouraudience.Re‐[email protected]
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