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Seward House Museum

New Digital Resources for Underground Railroad History Research

September 10, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

voices on the underground railroadRecently retired Cornell University Professor Gerard Aching will present on his research and coordination of the Underground Railroad Research Project, which highlights the extensive roots of the network in Central New York, Western New York, and the Finger Lakes Region. [Read more…] about New Digital Resources for Underground Railroad History Research

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Abolition, Auburn, Auburn Museum, Black History, Cornell University, Equal Rights Heritage Center, Finger Lakes, Genealogy, Ithaca, Online Resources, Oral History, Seward House Museum, Slavery, Underground Railroad

Descendant of Auburn Co-Founders to Talk About Family History

July 30, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ted FreemanTed Freeman will discuss his book God’s Free-Man: An American Tale of Perseverance (Dorrance Publishing, 2022), a deeply personal narrative that combines family and history. Freeman’s work challenges past perceptions that his ancestors — Harry and Kate Freeman — were enslaved when they arrived to co-found modern-day Auburn in Cayuga County, NY with John Hardenbergh in 1793. [Read more…] about Descendant of Auburn Co-Founders to Talk About Family History

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Cayuga Museum, Seward House Museum

Sites of Lincoln Conspiracy Talk Virtual Program

April 10, 2021 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

attack on the bedridden Secretary of State William H SewardThe Seward House Museum has announced Sites of Conspiracy, a virtual talk set for Tuesday, April 13th. [Read more…] about Sites of Lincoln Conspiracy Talk Virtual Program

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Seward House Museum

Seward House Museum Offering Live Stream Lunches

March 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Live Stream LunchesThe Seward House Museum has announced a new Facebook Live series, which provides a look at the Museum’s art collection during this time of social distancing. [Read more…] about Seward House Museum Offering Live Stream Lunches

Filed Under: Arts, History, Western NY Tagged With: Seward House Museum

Francis Seward’s Role in Womens Rights

February 26, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mrs Seward reading in her gardens courtesy Seward House MuseumAlthough often overlooked under of the national shadow cast by Secretary of State William Henry Seward, the women of the Seward family contributed greatly to the spirit of reform that swept through mid-19th century New York State.

Mrs. Frances Seward, for example, worked to gain property rights for women in New York and made several contributions towards womens suffrage. [Read more…] about Francis Seward’s Role in Womens Rights

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Political History, Seward House Museum, Suffrage Movement, womens history

Parlor Concert: A 19th Century Musical Journey

November 15, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Seward House Museum 1872 Steinway pianoThe Seward House Museum has announced Parlor Music Concert: A Musical Journey Through the 19th Century, with tenor soloist Pablo Willey-Bustos, on Sunday, November 24th, from 4 to 5:30 pm.

From the setting of the Museum’s Drawing Room, and enhanced by its 1872 Steinway piano, Willey-Bustos’s performance will transport listeners across the musical landscape of the 19th century. A reception with the artists follows the performance. [Read more…] about Parlor Concert: A 19th Century Musical Journey

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Music, Seward House Museum

Unhealthy History? Dr. Dimon and Victorian Medicine

October 18, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Dr Theodore Dimon and the Rise of Victorian MedicineYale Professor of Pathology Dr. Gustave Davis is set to discuss the fascinating — and occasionally gruesome medical history — of the Seward family, and of Auburn, NY, in general in the middle 19th century, on Wednesday, October 23rd.

The program, An Unhealthy History?: Dr. Theodore Dimon and the Rise of Victorian Medicine, will take place from 7 to 8 pm at the Carriage House Theater. [Read more…] about Unhealthy History? Dr. Dimon and Victorian Medicine

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Medical History, Seward House Museum

Women’s History Month Fundraiser at Seward/Mapes Homestead

February 28, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Carolyn Ivanoff as a Suffragette “Votes For Women! Meet the Suffragettes!,” a presentation by Carolyn Ivanoff has been set for Thursday, March 14th, from 7 to 9 pm at the Florida Senior Center, 3 Cohen Circle, Florida, NY.

In 1848, the first women’s rights convention was held in Seneca Falls. But it wasn’t until 1920 that the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving American women the right to vote.  Ivanoff will present the program in suffragist attire to commemorate the struggle through period photos, political cartoons and editorials. [Read more…] about Women’s History Month Fundraiser at Seward/Mapes Homestead

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Seward House Museum

19th Century Parlor Music at Seward House in Auburn

November 16, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

1872 Steinway piano The Seward House Museum in Auburn is set to host Parlor Music Concert: A Musical Journey through the 19th Century, on Sunday, November 18th, from 4 to 5:30 pm.

For the seventh annual Parlor Music Concert, the Seward House Museum will welcome soprano soloist Cecile Saine. From the Museum’s Drawing Room, and enhanced by its 1872 Steinway piano, Saine’s performance will give listeners a look back to the 19th century. [Read more…] about 19th Century Parlor Music at Seward House in Auburn

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Cultural History, Music, Seward House Museum, Social History

Haunted History Tours of Auburn

October 26, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Haunted History Tours of AuburnThe Seward House Museum is hosting Haunted History Tours of Auburn daily through October 30th, from 6 to 7 pm.

Costumed guides take guests around the Seward House grounds and along the darkened streets of historic downtown Auburn, sharing chilling tales of Victorian funeral practices, spectral encounters from Seward family lore, grizzly true crime stories, and other spooky accounts drawn from local folklore and history. [Read more…] about Haunted History Tours of Auburn

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Auburn, Seward House Museum

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