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Learn about the bygone customs and symbols of death used by Victorian-era Americans, including the Seward family. With war, rampant disease, and high infant mortality rates, death was not an unusual visitor to the average 1800s household. To handle this constant trauma, Victorians developed ways of coping with death that we may find strange today.

$15 Members, $20 Non-Members. Tickets on sale soon!

Learn about the bygone customs and symbols of death used by Victorian-era Americans, including the Seward family. With war, rampant disease, and high infant mortality rates, death was not an unusual visitor to the average 1800s household. To handle this constant trauma, Victorians developed ways of coping with death that we may find strange today. 

$15 Members, $20 Non-Members. Tickets on sale soon!

For one evening only, just 25 guests will be welcomed into an intimate experience that blends extraordinary wines with extraordinary history.

Nearly every town with a claim to history also claims a few resident specters. Far from trivial yarns, ghost stories introduce the disquieting complexities and contradictions that have always loomed in the American story, while satisfying our desire for drama and wonder. SUNY Cortland History Professor Alena Pirok will discuss Auburn’s ghost stories and what they reveal about how the past is remembered. 

This event will take place at the SHM Event Center and is FREE and open to the public.

Enjoy complimentary refreshments, Museum exhibits, and an exhibit of “abandoned art” and conservation practices featuring Westlake Art Conservation Center.

This event is FREE and open to the public.

The story of the Erie Canal is a story of immigration, with thousands of migrants traveling and working on and along its waters. Derrick Pratt, Director of Education at the Erie Canal Museum, will discuss the many ways in which immigrants impacted the construction, operation, and culture of the Canal.

This event will take place at the SHM Event Center and is FREE and open to the public.

Through the life of Fanny Seward, each program connects Scouts to the arts, creative writing, and history. All participants will receive an official spirit patch. Brownies and Juniors are welcomed to the Museum on 9/26. Sponsored by Delta Kappa Gamma, a New York State Organization.

This event is free, but registration is required. Please register at this Google Forms link: https://forms.gle/5G8R2UBporUNGFyMA

Through the life of Fanny Seward, each program connects Scouts to the arts, creative writing, and history. All participants will receive an official spirit patch. Cadettes and Seniors are welcomed to the Museum on 9/12. Sponsored by Delta Kappa Gamma, a New York State Organization.

This event is free, but registration is required. Please register at this google forms link: https://forms.gle/NhJSfZSMUD5Axmh66

Back by popular demand! If you missed our ghost tours in July, here's a chance to catch one before October.

These tours aren’t just for Halloween! Taking a different route and telling different stories from the October Haunted History series, costumed guides bring macabre tales from Auburn’s past to life. Is “History’s Hometown” haunted? Join us on this evening outdoor walking tour and find out.

Shakespeare in the Gardens

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