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Whether you are coming for Garden Clean-Up or not, come and see what is in bloom—history and flowers alike— at the Seward House gardens with Education and Outreach Coordinator Zach Finn. Zach will lead a newly-designed walking tour through the historic Seward family grounds, describing Mr. Seward’s vision of “wild nature” for his sprawling acres and the menagerie of animals which called it their home. 

"Beyond the Garden Gate" will be held in the grounds of the Seward House Museum. This event is free and open to the public.

Celebrate Mr. Seward’s 218th birthday in style. Costumed interpreters of the Seward family help mark this special day by throwing Mr. Seward an educational (and fun!) party for the ages. The event begins with a tea and light picnic fare served in the south gardens and concludes with a special concert in the Drawing Room which will feature many of Seward’s 19th-century musical favorites. Throughout the program, hosts portraying family members will regale guests with memories of Mr. Seward’s remarkable life, amusing birthday traditions, and perhaps even some Seward gossip.

Due to the First Friday Community event, the 4pm-5pm tour will not run, and the Museum will be closed during this time. We apologize for the inconvenience. 

Join us for a First Friday reception and enjoy complimentary refreshments. This month’s artist and musician are Arthur the Artist and Michael Fedorchuk, from the band Magical Mystery Tour. Docents will be on hand to interpret Seward's office, the library, and the SHM's new exhibit: Forged in Freedom: The Bond of Seward-Tubman Families.

Three years before the 19th Amendment to the Constitution granted suffrage to women nationwide in 1920, women in New York won a hard fought battle for the ballot. Historians Susan Goodier and Karen Pastorello will tell their story, touching on how a diverse web of grassroots activists led to a successful referendum in the Empire State, and how that story reinvigorated a national movement for women to gain the vote. Goodier and Pastorello will also sign copies of their acclaimed book, Women Will Vote: Winning Suffrage in New York State (2017).

April showers are not the only way of ensuring May flowers. Help transform the majestic Seward House grounds for spring by planting and tending to flower beds, garden spaces, and the lawn.

Due to the First Friday Community event, the 4pm-5pm tour will not run, and the Museum will be closed during this time. We apologize for the inconvenience. 

Mr. Seward’s Junior Detective League tour is designed especially for four and five year olds. Led by retired teachers, this unique experience offers children the chance to explore the first floor of the museum following clues that lead to distinctive artifacts.

Join us for a First Friday reception! Enjoy complimentary refreshments, contemporary art from the organization aaduna, along with music and poems by aaduna as well.

All too often, accounts of Mr. Seward’s Alaska Purchase consign the Native Alaskan peoples effected by the 1867 Treaty of Cession to the background of a dramatic saga involving Russia and the United States, a late-night chess match between William Seward and Baron Eduard de Stoeckl. But, in many ways, the story of Alaskan Native American legal rights begins with the document these men forged. Legal expert Roger Manning traces the century of Native Alaskan policy and politics that followed.

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