Explore the lives of the ladies of the Seward family with Education and Outreach Coordinator Kate Grindstaff. Drawing on their personal diaries and letters, this tour offers insight into the politics of gender relations, the women’s rights movement, and the social customs of the Antebellum and Civil War periods. Pre-register through the museum’s website here. The tour is $15 per person.
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