In this special reading event, illustrator Susan Keeter will join the SHM team in leading a read-along of her book, An Apple for Harriet Tubman. After exploring the relationships between Harriet Tubman, Margaret Stewart, Frances Seward, and Fanny Seward, Ms. Keeter will lead a collaborative mural art project in which all attendees can participate! This event will take place at Seymour Library and is free to attend. Best suited for audiences ages 8 - 11.

The 2024 Lunchtime Lecture Series concludes its spring season by highlighting the work of two of our recent interns. Maria LaFleur of LeMoyne College and Fred VanBeuren of Wells College share their senior research projects: a look at patterns of fatherhood within the Seward family and a new appraisal of William Seward’s trip around the world. This event will take place at the Equal Rights Heritage Center and is free and open to the public.

Enjoy a gift shop exhibit by Stephanie Wuchter, complimentary refreshments, and rooms in the Museum open for interpretation. This event is free and open to the public.

Yale scholar Connor Williams will discuss his in-progress book on William Seward, Our Domestic Enemy, which outlines how Seward perceived the Confederacy during his pre and post Civil War tenure as Secretary of State. Williams will also share from his recent work as Lead Historian for The Naming Commission of the Department of Defense, a body tasked with modern day issues of commemoration and public memory. This event will take place at the Equal Rights Heritage Center. Admission: $10 Members, $15 Non-Members.

Based on Dorothy Wickenden’s The Agitators, SHM staff lead expanded specialty tours that dive into the life of Frances Seward as well as her powerful friendships with Harriet Tubman and Martha Coffin Wright. Admission: $10 Members, $15 Non-Members.

Based on Dorothy Wickenden’s The Agitators, SHM staff lead expanded specialty tours that dive into the life of Frances Seward as well as her powerful friendships with Harriet Tubman and Martha Coffin Wright. Admission: $10 Members, $15 Non-Members.

Based on Dorothy Wickenden’s The Agitators, SHM staff lead expanded specialty tours that dive into the life of Frances Seward as well as her powerful friendships with Harriet Tubman and Martha Coffin Wright. Admission: $10 Members, $15 Non-Members.

Join SHM Education and Outreach Coordinator Kate Grindstaff in an exploration of cultural beliefs and traditions involving solar eclipses. Seward encountered many of these cultures on his travels and came into ownership of various celestial-related items! This event will take place at the Equal Rights Heritage Center and is free and open to the public.

Enjoy a gift shop exhibit by Justin Moshaty, complimentary refreshments, and rooms in the Museum open for interpretation. This event is free and open to the public.

In December 1846 William Seward publicly heralded the formation of the Correctional Association of New York (CANY) and a body tasked with monitoring conditions within state prisons. Not quite two centuries later, the SHM has partnered with CANY as part of its ongoing exhibit on the Seward family connections to the Auburn Correctional Facility. Both organizations will discuss their entwined pasts and future collaborations. This event will take place at the Equal Rights Heritage Center and is free and open to the public.

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