Experience a full Victorian Christmas with all the trimmings and trappings. Costumed guides lead candlelit tours of the home, which is decorated in holiday splendor,
The Seward House Museum proudly presents “Rooted in Reform,” our new exhibit for 2023. The exhibit explores the often complicated relationship between the Miller &
Take a walk on the wilder side of history with this outrageous specialty tour. Join the Seward House staff and volunteers to hear about
Exploring the direct connections between Frances Seward and Susan B. Anthony— including the latter’s visit to the Seward House and a shared relationship with Elizabeth
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
The Seward House Museum is pleased to announce the 2021 Elsa Soderberg Distinguished Speaker: Dorothy Wickenden. Wickenden is the Executive Editor of The New Yorker, in addition
Dorothy Wickenden is the author of Nothing Daunted and The Agitators, and has been the executive editor of The New Yorker since January 1996. She also writes for
During the month of February 2021, the Seward House Museum will be spotlighting three generations of Seward couples and sharing historic family letters. This month-long
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