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Celebrate the 200th wedding anniversary of William and Frances Seward in style with this dramatic performance, set in their very own Drawing Room. Costumed actors portraying the couple will read selections from the love letters that connected them through more than forty years of marriage. $10 Members, $15 Non-Members. Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1025017233137?aff=oddtdtcreator

Learn about the bygone customs and symbols of death used by Victorian-era Americans, including the Sewards. With war, rampant disease, and more, death was not an unusual visitor to an 1800s household. Victorians developed ways of coping with death that we may find strange today. $10 Members, $15 Non-Members. Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1021808134637?aff=oddtdtcreator

Get in the Halloween spirit as former SHM Education and Outreach Coordinator Zach Finn discusses writing historical fiction about the macabre. Finn will discuss his second novel, The Lady in White. Much of the inspiration for the novel came from "History's Hometown." This event will take place at the Equal Rights Heritage Center and is FREE and open to the public!

Enjoy an art exhibit by Arthur Hutchinson, readings and live music from "aaduna," complimentary refreshments, and rooms in the Museum open for viewing.

Musical performances include "The danceable, finger snapping, foot stamping music" of Berny Williford. Poetry readings feature Sarah Wyman and Doug Curry. 

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How do historic houses become museums anyway? Aisha Pierre, Curator of Interpretation for the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House, will share the results of three years of research in the Anthony Museum archives, and her presentation highlights this process of becoming. This event will take place at the Equal Rights Heritage Center and is FREE and open to the public!

Enjoy an art exhibit by Kathleen Speck, live music from Infrared Radiation Orchestra, complimentary refreshments, and rooms in the Museum open for viewing. This event is FREE and open to the public!

For the final installment of our 2024 Distinguished Speaker Series, we welcome Harvard University Dillon Professor of American History and scholar Robin Bernstein. Bernstein will discuss her latest book: Freeman's Challenge: The Murder That Shook America's Original Prison for Profit. Lecture tickets are $35; VIP tickets (which include a reception and book signing as well as the lecture) are $75. Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/966492323557?aff=oddtdtcreator

Get lost in Civil War era fashion with costume designer Katie Irish. Learn how she "weaves the reality" for Hollywood historical dramas, including "Manhunt," where she was the lead designer. Katie will talk about dressing the "Seward family" and working with the SHM to create TV magic.

This event will take place at the Equal Rights Heritage Center. 

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/costuming-manhunt-tickets-971157326707

For this next installment of our 2024 Distinguished Speaker Series we welcome scholar Harold Holzer. Recipient of the 2015 Gilder-Lehrman Lincoln Prize, Holzer will discuss his latest book on our 16th President entitled "Brought Forth on this Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration."

Reception at Equal Rights Heritage Center 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. Lecture at Auburn Public Theater 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM.

The SHM will offer free admission on June 19th for Juneteenth. Reservations are recommended for Juneteenth tours due to limited availability. Tours run at the top of every hour from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Click the following link to make a reservation on Juneteenth: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/908270490487?aff=oddtdtcreator

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