HDSNA ANNOUNCEMENTS

HDSNA ANNOUNCEMENTS

RESIDENTS SURVEY

• https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SalemResidentSurvey2016
• Open through April 22; results will be published in the city budget at the end of May

AGING IN SALEM SURVEY

• Part of the Age-Friendly Network by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and the World Health Organization (WHO)
• To help prepare a strategic plan for making Salem age-friendly
• For residents 50 and older
• http://www.salem.com/home/news/age-friendly-salem-survey-online

CABLE PROJECT

• Cable removal on Derby Street is set to start March 22 and finish by mid-May
• Updates and newsletter at www.salemcableproject.com; or call 844-SALEM-CABLE

STREET SWEEPING

• to start soon (entrance corridors and streets)

CITIZENS' POLICE ACADEMY

• Starts March 30, runs ten Wednesday evening
•  Download application at http://salempd.org/

STYROFOAM RECYCLING

• Do you have any styrofoam to recycle this month? Items must be clean, and packing peanuts are not accepted. Please contact Anna at foam@hdsna.org> by Friday, March 18 to arrange a drop-off or pick-up. For more information on acceptable types of foam, see Refoamit's website: http://www.refoamit.com/foam-we-recycle/

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

• The Friendship has been down-rigged and will undergo repairs. It is expected to return in the summer with an anticipated fall completion.
• The Orientation Center is moving to the Armory on Liberty Street location and the current site is to become a retail store and will be open later hours. Anticipated opening is May 2016.
•  They have received a grant to provide programming to connect children/families to the waterfront. Among the activities is a canoe/kayak event.
• Current Chief Jonathan Parker is moving to the Valley Forge site; his replacement is expected to be on board by October.
•  https://www.facebook.com/SalemMaritime/
•  http://www.nps.gov/sama/learn/historyculture/administrative-history-of-salem-maritime-nhs.htm

HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES

• The House of the Seven Gable is celebrating the anniversary of Miss Caroline Emmerton’s 150^th birthday with several events beginning with the Caroline Emmerton exhibit opening on April 8^th.
• Take the tour of The Secret Staircase and see original structure of the H7G.
•  http://www.7gables.org/
•  https://www.facebook.com/7gables/

114 DERBY STREET

•  Joe Skomurski and Larry Frej presented the plans for the renovation of 114 Derby Street, the former Settlement House.
•  The plan is for 6 condos of varying size and design, on-site parking, and extensive landscaping. All is pending approval by the Zoning Board.
•  The proposed plans will be available on the HDSNA website and Facebook when they become available.

MARINA

• Noah Flaherty addressed the ongoing humming noise coming from the marina. It is coming from the wind whistling up a mast. They have moved the boat but the humming continues and they are still working on a solution.
•  They will keep the HDSNA updated on this and other  projects.
•  Contact info:
  o   Noah Flaherty: nflaherty@byy.com
  o   Bob McCarthy: rmccarthy@salem.com

A HISTORY OF DERBY STREET

Dolores Jordan, Phyllis Luzinski, and Ed Zielinski presented a most enjoyable walk down Derby Street and the Derby Street Neighborhood. Dolores, Phyllis and Ed grew up in the neighborhood and reminisced about growing up in the area and all the people and businesses that once graced Derby Street and the neighborhood.

 NEXT MEETING

• April 11
• Footprint and Salem Cable Project

Friendship of Salem: Behind the Scenes of the Downrigging Project

Friendship of Salem: Behind the Scenes of the Downrigging Project

Join the National Park Service this Saturday for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Friendship of Salem with Captain Jeremy Bumagin, Rigger John Newman and ship volunteers. Participants can see and visit areas of the ship typically not open to the public as well as learn about numerous ongoing maintenance projects.* Staff and volunteers will be answering questions about the recent “downrigging” process, the upcoming haulout and discussing all areas of ship maintenance and operation. Tours of the Pedrick Store House, a relocated 1770 maritime warehouse, will also be offered.  Free.

* Note: Portions of Friendship are not open to the public for safety and/or accessibility reasons.

Time: 10-11:30AM
Saturday, March 26th
Derby Wharf
173 Derby Street, Salem MA 01970

https://www.facebook.com/events/912905155474671/

http://events.salem.org/event/friendship_of_salem_behind_the_scenes_of_the_downrigging_project 

Jonathan L. Parker
Chief of Visitor Experience and Community Engagement
Public Information Officer

Salem Maritime National Historic Site 

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

160 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970
978-210-4245 (mobile)
jonathan_parker@nps.gov

Gables News

There's still time to order your custom inscribed Gables Brick! A Great Gift for Graduates, Mother's & Father's Days, Anniversaries, Spring Holidays or Birthdays. Installation planned for 2016 Click Here for Printable Order Form And a reminder about TOMORROW's Lecture:  Contact Ryan Conary at (978) 744-0991 x104 or rconary@7gables.org to secure your spot.

Monthly Styrofoam Collection

Monthly Styrofoam Collection!

Do you have any styrofoam to recycle this month?  Items must be clean, and packing peanuts are not accepted.  Please contact Anna at <foam@hdsna.org> by Friday, March 18 to arrange a drop-off or pick-up.  For more information on acceptable types of foam, see Refoamit's website:  http://www.refoamit.com/foam-we-recycle/

Thank you for recycling!

Book Swap

FYI 

Robert K McCarthy

Councillor Ward One

On Saturday, March 19, 2016, SalemRecycles will host their ever-popular free book swap from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Salem Senior Center at 5 Broad Street. In addition to finding new books and media treasures, as well as recycling items for others to enjoy, participants will be able to ask questions about recycling, and reuse.
New this spring, the swap will also include an information table on the curbside pickup composting program and the transition from the free pilot program to a program with a nominal monthly fee.   Resident home composting questions are also welcome.
“We are excited to again host the semi-annual free book swap,” said SalemRecycles chair Beth Melillo. “We also recognize that many people are now enthusiastic composters and have questions about the curbside program and composting in general. The books swap is the perfect community event to provide composting information.”
SalemRecycles Book Swap Specifics:
When: Saturday March 19, 2016- 10am until 1pm
**Please no book dealers or more than two bags per swapper before noon.**
Where: Salem Senior Center, 5 Broad Street
Why: To promote re-use and recycling of books, greeting cards, and other commercial media items (CDs, DVDs and videos).
Drop-Off: Friday, March 18, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. or Saturday March 19, 9: 45 a.m. – noon; Salem Senior Center at 5 Broad Street. Volunteers will be available to help.
Bring your excess books, greeting cards, and commercial CDs, DVDs and videos.  Items will be loosely categorized to help you in your hunt for free entertainment. All ‘unswapped’ items will be reused or recycled.
SalemRecycles is the City’s volunteer recycling committee which works to increase recycling and encourage positive recycling practices through educational outreach and special events. Through the last eleven Book Swaps, SalemRecycles has hosted over 5,000 participants, recycled an estimated 64,000 books, and avoided over 32 tons of incineration. For more information about SalemRecycles or the Book Swap, please call (978)-619-5679 or visit www.salem.com/recycling or GreenSalem.com. Like SalemRecycles on Facebook.

For details, including posted materials click here: http://www.salem.com/node/36076

Spring Citizens Police Academy

The Salem Police Department will be running another Citizens' Police Academy this spring, starting March 30 and running ten Wednesday evenings. Applications are due March 16. For more information and to download an application, see: http://blog.salempd.org/2016/02/spring-citizens-police-academy.html

Zoning Board Meeting For 114 Derby Street

From Christian Haselgrove The next step for the 114 Derby Street (Settlement House) development project is approval of certain zoning variances, and the project is on the agenda at next week's City of Salem Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting. The meeting will take place Wednesday, March 16 at 6:30 PM at 120 Washington Street and is open to the public. Comments (support or concern) about the project can be addressed to Erin Schaeffer at eschaeffer@Salem.com.

The developers, Larry Frej and Joe Skomurski, will be at our Monday meeting.

For details on the ZBA meeting, see the meeting agenda (PDF) and the relevant section of Salem's Zoning Ordinance. It's my understanding that the requested variances are straightforward and standard for a project of this type, but please stop by Monday if you have questions.

Salem Residents Survey

From: Robert K McCarthy

Councillor Ward One

Mayor Kimberley Driscoll today announced the seventh annual Salem Residents Survey is now online. The survey is available by clicking the “2016 Salem Resident Survey” button at www.salem.com/mayors-office. A Spanish language of the survey is also available at www.salem.com/mayors-office. The 2016 residents’ survey will be online until Friday, April 22.

All Salem residents are encouraged to visit the online survey and share their opinions on a range of issues facing the City of Salem and their view of City services.

“The 2016 survey marks the seventh year this data has been collected,” said Mayor Driscoll. “Hearing directly from residents allows us to improve service delivery and focus our public resources on those issues that are of most concern to the people of Salem. Having a number of years’ worth of data now also enables us to take a closer look at trends and changes that are taking place in our community.”

The final data is compiled and included in the Mayor’s annual budget, issued in May. The information provides important performance and outcome measures, which have, in the past, contributed to the City of Salem being one of just a handful of Massachusetts communities to be awarded both a Certificate of Excellence and a Distinguished Budget Award from the Government Finance Officers Association.

For details, including posted materials click here: http://www.salem.com/node/35786

March Gables News Letter

The House of the Seven Gables Monthly E-News March 2016 Caroline Osgood Emmerton: A Lasting Legacy By Irene Axelrod, Guest Contributer Born on April 21, 1866, on Summer Street in Salem (today the location of the Salem Inn), Caroline Emmerton descended from a long line of generous civic and philanthropic-minded citizens. Her family was involved in most of the civic and charitable organizations in Salem. Caroline Emmerton was privately educated. In 1888, she was working at the Seamen’s Bethel on Turner Street. Sailors were long gone from the area; people living in the neighborhood were in need of services. In 1892, Miss Emmerton visited the settlement house, Toynbee Hall in London. By 1894, at the age of twenty eight, she was serving on the board of the Charter Street Home. All of these activities and concerns must have led to her purchase of the Turner Ingersoll House, known as The House of the Seven Gables, in 1908. She hired the architect Joseph Everett Chandler and the two worked together to convert the house into use as a historic site, a settlement house and a residence for the settlement workers. The house was open for visitors on April 30, 1910. In 1911, Caroline Emmerton purchased the Hooper-Hathaway House from William Sumner Appleton and moved it to The Gables property. This provided more space for the many settlement programs which helped neighborhood residents to learn English, cook and sew, participate in sports, become familiar with woodworking and act in dramatic performances and many other activities. Purchasing and relocating the Retire Beckett House to the campus in 1924 provided space for an antique shop and afternoon tea service. In 1999, Caroline Osgood Emmerton was named Person of the Century by Salem Evening News. The award recognizes the lasting legacy of service, historic preservation and education and the continuation of her work long after her death on March 17, 1942.  Photo of the Month  #H7G Use the hashtag #H7G and we might select your image as our Photo of the Month. Photo courtesy of @amybethq Celebrating a Vision Throughout 2016, The House of The Seven Gables will be celebrating the 150th birthday of founder Caroline Emmerton. In 1910, she opened the doors of the famed mansion and collected admission fees which she used to fund her Settlement programs. These programs were for all ages and were meant to enrich the lives of Salem’s primarily Eastern European immigrant community.  Programs included everything from job skills and lessons in English to home economics and the arts. To honor her legacy, we are partnering with Salem Parks, Recreation, and Community Services to offer enrichment programs on our historic museum campus this year.  On May 21, come for an En Plein Air painting class and take in the sights of Salem Harbor, The House of the Seven Gables, and our spring gardens in bloom. Join Linda Abbene and paint your choice of a lovely Salem scene. The cost is $45.00. Instruction, canvas, and all materials are included. Seniors of Salem, stay tuned for a special afternoon at The Gables just for you! This spring, you will be invited for a brown bag lunch in our seaside garden and a special tour of our 2016 exhibit featuring the life and work of Caroline Emmerton. Details will be announced in the Salem Recreation Spring/Summer Guide. Registration is suggested for all enrichment activities and available at www.salemrec.com. Volunteer Opportunities Be part of one of New England’s premier historic sites and gain valuable skills, knowledge and experience in history, literature, museum studies and functions.  When you volunteer at The House of the Seven Gables, we work to match your skills, interests and availability with our needs. There are many volunteer opportunities at our organization, including docent, museum store, costuming… just to mention a few. If you're interested in volunteering, please fill out an application and let us know where you would like to volunteer. When you become a volunteer you receive a free individual membership as well as 20% off in our Museum Store. To view a list of available volunteer opportunities at The House of the Seven Gables,please visit www.7gables.org/about/careers-volunteers/ For more information or to apply for a career/volunteer opportunity, please contact Melissa Reynolds, Human Resources Manager, at 978-744-0991 ext. 111, or mreynolds@7gables.org Gifts at The Gables In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Museum Store is drawing attention to a book titled The Chronicles of Three Old Houses. The book was published in 1935 by our founder Miss Caroline Emmerton, and its purpose was to inform the public of her personal account of how she was able to fund Settlement work in Salem by opening The House of the Seven Gables for guided tours. This was not an easy task for her to accomplish, as the house had been through several changes and alterations over the years. In the book, we learn that Miss Emmerton had a long acquaintance with the house. When the opportunity came for her to purchase the house, she secured the assistance of Joseph Everett Chandler, a leading preservationist at the time. Then, the process of returning the house to its earlier appearance began. The original mortise holes were revealed, showing where a few missing gables once were. The discovery of the framed overhang on the south wing was revealed, and the missing central chimney was rebuilt with a secret staircase inside. In Chronicles, Miss Emmerton also describes how she was able to purchase the Hooper-Hathaway House (1682), and move it from its original location on Washington Street, as well as the Retire Beckett House (1655), which had been built on a portion of Beckett Street that no longer exists today. Caroline Emmerton’s belief in fellowship lead her to create the historic site that we enjoy today. She donated it all out of her own sense of personal duty and community pride. Over one hundred years later, we are still carrying on her mission of serving the local immigrant community. Her book is still available for purchase today and is exclusive to our Museum Store. Available for purchase at The House of the Seven Gables Museum Store. Can't make it to our Museum Store? Call Everett Philbrook, Store Manager at 978-744-0991 x 195 and we can have this item shipped to you. Salem Women's History Day Mayor Kimberley Driscoll has proclaimed Sunday, March 20, 2016 Salem Women's History Day. Join The House of the Seven Gables as well as other local community and cultural organizations in a day of learning about the important roles women have played in Salem's history for over four centuries. All tours, lectures, and exhibits are free for Salem residents.   The House of the Seven Gables will host a special tour focusing on the roles that women have played on the property for over four centuries. These tours will take place at 11:00, 12:00, and 3:30. Local historian Robin Woodman will offer her lecture, "Strong Women of The Gables" at 2:30 p.m. Dina Vargo, author of the "Wild Women of Boston" will speak at 1:00 p.m. Part of her talk will include new research information about an influential woman and her role in the Settlement movement of the early twentieth century. Join us for the reveal! A book signing at the Museum Store will follow her talk. The lectures are free. Tours are free for Salem residents and members and $12.50 for the general public. Please click here for a full schedule of events around Salem. Upcoming Events  March 16, 2016 6:00pm-8:00pm  Seven Lectures at Seven Gables "Missing Gables and the Secret Staircase: Joseph Everett Chandler and the Invention of Th House of the Seven Gables." with Dr. Timothy Orwig. For questions please contact rconary@7gables.org March 19, 2016 2:00pm-5:30pm  A Taste of Derby Street with Salem Food Tours Join us on a special tour of Derby Street and beyond with Salem Food Tours. The day will start off with a 17th-century food demonstration at The House of the Seven Gables and the remainder of the afternoon will be spent enjoying food and beverages throughout the city. Proceeds from the tour will benefit preservation and education programs at The House of the Seven Gables. To reserve your spot for this event please visit  www.salemfoodtours.com March 20, 2016 10:00am-5:00pm  Salem Women's History Day at The House of the Seven Gables The House of the Seven Gables will be commemorating Salem Women’s History Day in partnership with other Salem organizations. Join our staff for a tour focusing on the roles that women have played on the property over four centuries. Lectures at 1:00pm and 2:30pm  For questions please contact rconary@7gables.org March 23, 2016 6:00pm-9:00pm Wicked Art Bar Night to Benefit The House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association Join us at the Wicked Art Bar in Beverly to create your own painting of the House of the Seven Gables. Instruction and supplies are provided including an apron, brushes, paints, and a 16×20 canvas. $20 from every seat sold will go directly to the House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association   To register: www.wickedartbar.com  March 24, 2016 6:00pm-8:00pm Community Conversations at The Gables Join us for our first Community Conversation of the year with Marjean A. Perhot, who will propose the question, "What is the Process in the U.S. for Admitting Refugees?" For questions please contact anuncio@7gables.org For more information or to RSVP to our events, please contact Ryan at 978-744-0991 x104 or rconary@7gables.org Coming up in April April 8, 2016 6:00pm-8:00pm  Caroline Emmerton: An Unbounded Vision Exhibit Opening Reception Help us celebrate a vision by joining friends and supporters of The Gables for the opening reception of our 2016 exhibit honoring the life and legacy of our founder For questions please contact rconary@7gables.org April 16-24, 2016 11:00am-2:00pm  April Vacation Family Programming - Living History Labs What was it like to write a letter with a quill?  What did people eat in 1668?  What chores did they do?  Find out this April vacation in our Living History Lab at The House of the Seven Gables, where guests will play both scientist and historian by getting their hands and minds on some fun and engaging experiences from the past. For questions please contact rconary@7gables.org April 27, 2016 6:00pm Seven Lectures at Seven Gables  "St. Joseph and the Seven Gables: The Polish Community on Derby Street" with Dr. Emily A. Murphy. For questions  please contact rconary@7gables.org April 28, 2016 6:00pm Community Conversations William LeGault, Councilor-at-Large for the City of Salem, will dive deeply into the question, Why Can’t These Immigrants Be More Like Us?  Drawing on his own family experience as he grew up in the Point neighborhood, LeGault will discuss the perspectives of previous generations of immigrants towards the more recent immigrants who have come to Salem. For questions please contact rconary@7gables.org What's Happening in Settlement? Breaking Through:  Latino Community Reaches a Milestone in Citizenship Education On Tuesday, February 23rd, officers from the Latino Leadership Coalition, the North Shore Community Development Coalition, Mayor Kim Driscoll, Chief of Police Mary Butler, and other municipal officials gathered at City Hall to sign an important document. The document, a Memorandum of Understanding, serves as a framework to advance voting rights and political empowerment for Salem’s Latino community.  The memorandum was created after the Latino Leadership Coalition received reports of Latino voter harassment and intimidation in Salem during the elections of 2012 and 2014. The reports were documented and presented to the City Clerk, Board of Registrars, City Councilors and Mayor Kim Driscoll on March 26, 2015. They were subsequently formally discussed at a meeting with the City Clerk and Board of Registrars at City Hall on August 20, 2015.  Members of the public, including two residents of the Point neighborhood who gave testimony about the voter intimidation they experienced, also attended this meeting. The Latino Leadership Coalition, a grassroots organization made up of Latino parents and educators, took up the struggle that the North Shore Community Development Coalition and Salem State University faculty and students had undertaken after the elections of 2012, when reports of voter intimidation in the Point neighborhood initially surfaced.  These reports were brought to the attention of city officials at the time, but received no response. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by the Latino Leadership Coalition, city officials, and community partners represents a healthy step forward in promoting voting rights awareness among all Salem residents.  What's Happening in Preservation Construction for the Secret Rooms project kicked off on February 1. American Steeple and Tower, Inc. of Salem is the selected contractor for the project and has started work on the removal of the 1976 plaster ceiling in the dining room. The next step in the process will be to work with the engineering plans from Structures North to create the steel framing that will reinforce the summer beam and floor joists that support the dining room chamber. For the time being, visitors can view original 17thcentury plaster and decorative finishes. Over the next month, American Steeple and Tower will be installing the steel framing and also working on restoring the Accounting Room to an earlier configuration. Through early 2018, our staff will be working with a group of researchers to interpret the Secret Room space. As we choose how this room will be finished, The Gables has launched a crowdfunding campaign through Generosity.com. We have a goal to raise $30,000 in the coming weeks and need your help to finish this project strong. Membership Attention all members! Keep an eye out in your mailbox for your exclusive print newsletter, Views From The Gables, with more extensive articles and a complete calendar of events, which will be arriving soon. Membership at The House of the Seven Gables grants you free admission to our guided tours and grounds, discounts on every purchase at our Museum Store, special rates on lectures and exhibits, exclusive invitations to members-only tours and events, and more. If you are not yet a member of The House of the Seven Gables, CLICK HERE to learn more, or contact Alyssa at 978-744-0991 x 109, or alyssa@7gables.org. Hours of Operation November 2nd-June 26th 10am-5pm Hours subject to change. For current hours please visit 7gables.org From January through March 23, 2016, The House of the Seven Gables will be closed on Wednesdays. We will be open 7 days a week beginning on March 24. The mission of The House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association is to preserve our National Historic Landmark and leverage its power as an icon of American culture to engage diverse audiences and provide educational opportunities for our local immigrant community.

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