There's a lot happening at The Gables in April! To see a full listing of our upcoming events and programs, visit 7gables.org/events. For a few of the highlights, see below! EXHIBIT OPENING: LIFE & LABOR April 7, 2017 5:30-7:30pm Be amongst the first to see the newest exhibit, Life and Labor over Four Centuries at The House of the Seven Gables. RSVP HERE A WORLD OF WORK: DAILY LIFE & LABOR IN SEVENTEENTH CENTURY SALEM April 12, 2017 6-8pm Join Emerson Baker, professor of history at Salem State University, to learn about life in the earliest days of colonial Salem. RSVP HERE LIVING HISTORY LABS FOR APRIL VACATION: CAROLINE EMMERTON'S 1916 SETTLEMENT HOUSE April 15-23, 2017 11am-3pm Play both scientist and historian in ‘lab experiments’ where you practice your sewing, work on your paper folding skills or play 1916 games. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO Copyright © 2017 The House of the Seven Gables, All rights reserved.

Salem Residents Survey

Salem Residents Survey Now Online Through April 14

City seeks residents’ input and feedback on quality of life and city services

Mayor Kimberley Driscoll today announced the eighth annual Salem Residents Survey is Link in English . A Spanish language of the survey is also available Link in Spanish . The 2017 residents’ survey will be online until Friday, April 14.
now online. The survey is available by clicking the “Salem Residents Survey” button at Mayor's Office page  or

Link in English  Link in Spanish

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 2017 survey marks the eighth 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 feedback into resident priorities and goals, as well as important performance and outcome measures. These have, in the past, contributed to the City of Salem being one of a handful of Massachusetts communities to be awarded both a Certificate of Excellence and a Distinguished Budget Award from the Government Finance Officers Association.