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Join us for a First Friday Community Event! The Seward House Museum is pleased to welcome Taryn Surprenant to perform in the historic gardens.  Taryn is a singer-songwriter from the mountains of Upstate NY who creates a style of folk that incorporates alternative and blues-infused undertones beneath a carefully crafted narrative. Paired with strong vocals that flow in waves over minimalistic guitar progressions, her lyrics speak to the beauty found within the caverns and chasms of human experience and emotion.

Pitch in with museum staff and volunteers in preparing the grounds for autumn! Join museum staff and volunteers in planting and tending to flower beds, garden spaces, and the majestic grounds of the Seward House Museum!  Led by Facilities Manager Mitch Maniccia, volunteers step into the historical grounds and help maintain the lush gardens which the Sewards held so dear.     

This event will be held at the Carriage House Theater.

In the summer of 1906 the entire country found itself caught in the grips of a stunning murder case: Chester Gillette's brutal killing of his romantic partner on Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks. That story, followed by Gillette's subsequent trial, became the basis of Theodore Dreiser's famous novel, An American Tragedy, as well as the film, A Place in the Sun. It was a story that ended in Auburn, with Gillette's imprisonment and execution at Auburn Prison.

The fabulous and fascinating artwork of the Seward House moves from the backdrop to the foreground in this art-centric expanded tour. Learn how aesthetics framed the world - and home - of the Seward family, as well as which artists and art movements caught their eyes.

 

Admission: Members $10, General Public $15
Reservations Suggested

Join Luisa Casella from West Lake Conservators who will address several aspects of understanding and caring for personal and family photograph collections. Her program will also include a brief history of the evolution of photographic processes and presents physical characteristics of different materials as well as key preservation measures that are easy to put in place and promote the preservation of family heirlooms.

 

This event is free and open to the public.

Join museum staff and volunteers in planting and tending to flower beds, garden spaces, and the majestic grounds!

Bring your lunch and learn some history in the Seward House Museum gardens! Sociologist and Oneida Community Mansion House volunteer Tim McLean will explore why Central New York "burned over" with a passion for reform in the middle 19th century. This ferment manifested in movements around abolition, women's rights, and temperance. Some reformers even believed that society could be perfected with proper planning.

Whether it was during his time as Secretary of State or as a private tourist, William Seward was one of the first truly international travelers in American history. Take this specialty tour to discover more about his diplomatic legacy, as well as his personal experiences and foreign encounters abroad.

 

Admission: Members $10, General Public $15
Reservations Suggested

This event will take place at the Women's Rights National Historic Park's Guntzel Theater in Seneca Falls.

Join the Seward House Museum at Convention Days 2018! Although often overlooked because 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 sweeping through mid-19th century America. Join Jeff Ludwig, the Director of Education at the Seward House Museum, at the birthplace of Women's Rights to learn more about the proud legacy of Seward feminism.

 

The return of an Auburn summer classic! Elementary-school-aged children are invited to join Camp Seward, a day camp that transports them back into the Victorian era. Popular features of this immersive tradition include playing Townball (a baseball-like game) with the Auburn Doubledays, being served a full Victorian high tea and luncheon by costumed "members" of the Seward family, and going behind the scenes to explore untold stories from the Seward House Museum.

Appropriate for ages 7-12. Scholarships are available - contact the Seward House for more information.

 

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