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Join us for First Friday on May 5th, from 5-7PM. We will be hosting local photographer Todd Tanner in our gift shop gallery. This evening will also serve as the opening reception for our new exhibit, Rooted in Reform. This exhibit explores the founding of the Auburn Correctional Facility, the relationships to the Miller and Seward family, and the criminal justice system from its beginnings until today. This event is free and open to the public.

The return of the SHM’s lunchtime series continues. If William Seward had his way, the Dominican Republic would be a U.S. state today. The Secretary of State, however, came up short. In this talk, Purdue University Professor Emeritus of History Robert E. May will explain what went wrong and introduce you to the audacious woman from Troy, New York who defied all nineteenth-century gender norms and tried to bend Seward and U.S. foreign policy to her own will. This event is free and open to the public. 

 

A sequel to the SHM’s popular original, this brand new specialty tour explores even more of the artwork on display at the Museum, connecting various pieces to Seward family history. This tour has been crafted and will be delivered by former intern Macy Salico, who will discuss the social roles of painted portraiture, silhouette portraiture, posthumous portraiture, and manufactured art. Macy will also examine how families like the Sewards showcased gallery spaces depicting “illustrious Americans” to suit their political purposes.

Bring your lunch and enjoy a lecture as the Equal Rights Heritage Center at the SHM reprises this popular series. For our inaugural installment, join John Taylor, longtime head of the History Department at Trinity Pawling, for an examination of William Seward’s relationship with China at a critical moment in its history. In examining Seward’s diplomacy with China, Taylor will also explore how he came to receive such incredible objects as the large silk embroidery still on display in the stairway of the SHM today. This event is free and open to the public. 

 

Join us during our opening weekend for “The Real Housewives of Auburn” Specialty Tour, focusing on some of the more shocking and scandalous stories from the archives. Gossip, intrigue, and tales of bad behavior abound in accounts you won’t hear about on any other tour of the SHM. Tours are at 10am, 1pm, and 3pm, click the link below to reserve your spots now!

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Join us on Friday March 3rd for the start of our 2023 First Friday season! In the spirit of the women focused events that weekend, we will be hosting a show in our gift shop titled ‘FLX Waterfall Tour 2023’ by local artist Adinah Fluri which will be up the entire month of March. We will also be having a beer tasting from women owned brewery, Lunkenheimer Craft Brewing Co., and rooms in the Museum open for interpretation. We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Pulled from the Seward family papers at the University of Rochester, this specialty tour focuses on some of the more shocking and scandalous stories from the archives. Gossip, intrigue, and tales of bad behavior abound in accounts you won't hear about on any other tour of the SHM.

 

Tours at 10am, 1pm, and 3pm

Tickets: $15. Reservations recommended.

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Costumed guides take guests around the Seward House grounds and the darkened streets of 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. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for children 12 and under, and reservations are required. 

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Costumed guides take guests around the Seward House grounds and the darkened streets of 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. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for children 12 and under, and reservations are required. 

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 See the Seward House Museum decked out for the holidays!  Museum staff and volunteers spread cheer by regaling visitors with stories of Seward family Christmases during this free community open house.  

 

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