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Historic Neighborhood Wants YOU this Election Day!

With a ballot in her hand...

Rochester, NY – The Susan B. Anthony Historic Preservation District will play host to several activities celebrating Election Day on Tuesday, November 4th, 2014:

Stop by the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House at 17 Madison Street (open 11am – 5pm), to pay tribute to Susan B. Anthony and the pioneers who made it possible for us to vote! Add your on camera “Thank you, Susan B!” to our video collection and tell us what the right to vote means to you. While you’re here, enter a drawing for a limited edition “Ms. Anthony” Purse with a Purpose, part of the Abigail Riggs Collection.

Relax over lunch at the 1872 Café (open 6:30am – 3pm), located at 431 West Main Street – on the spot where Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women made history by voting in that year’s presidential election. The Café will be offering new menu items and drawings throughout the day. Prizes include 1872 Café travel mugs, guest passes to the Anthony Museum, and a complimentary lunch for two at the Café.

While you’re in the neighborhood, take a stroll through Susan B. Anthony Square Park, redesigned at the turn of the century by the Olmsted brothers, and home to “Let’s Have Tea”, an interactive statue of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass by local artist, Pepsy Kettavong.

Follow Rochester’s Heritage Trail, a 1.25 mile long path, from the Public Library’s Rundel Building to the Anthony Museum.

For more information, please visit www.susanbanthonyhouse.org.

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Lady Long Rider, Bernice Ende, to visit Anthony Museum

Bernice Ende, Lady Long Rider
Courtesy of endeofthetrail.com

Bernice Ende will travel through Rochester on Thursday, September 4th, making stops at the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House and Mt. Hope Cemetery. Ms. Ende, a retired teacher, is currently on a 2 ½ year, 8,000 mile horseback trek across the United States and Canada to commemorate Montana’s suffrage centennial.

Ms. Ende will pay her respects and give prepared remarks at Susan B. Anthony’s gravesite in Mt. Hope Cemetery, section C, at approximately 11:15 am. She will be available to media for a limited time following her remarks. Ms. Ende will then proceed to the Susan B. Anthony neighborhood, arriving at the Anthony Museum on horseback by 1:30 pm, where she will also be available to the press. At 3:00 pm, Ms. Ende will present “1914 to 2014: 100 years of woman suffrage in Montana” in the Carriage House. The public is invited to attend this exclusive engagement.

 

For more information on Bernice Ende, please visit her website at www.endeofthetrail.com.

Museum Contact: Sarah M. Abbamonte, Director of Communications, 585/279-7490 x15

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Labor Day Closing

The Museum & offices will be closed on Monday, September 1st, for Labor Day.

We will reopen at 11am on Tuesday, September 2nd.

Have a safe & fun end to summer!

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Upcoming Event: 2014 Susan B. Anthony Festival

The 2014 Susan B. Anthony Festival will take place on Sunday, August 17, from noon to 5pm in the Susan B. Anthony Park between Madison & King Streets. This annual event celebrates the anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women throughout the country the right to vote. The amendment is better known as the “Susan B. Anthony Amendment”.

ChetCatallo2Live music & entertainment will be provided throughout the afternoon in the Park. Local artists include 6-time Grammy nominee and 2012 Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester “Artist of the Year”, Chet Catallo & the Cats, who will perform at 3pm. Also performing are Cammy Enharo, the Raging Grannies, and the Spiritus Christi Choir. Food vendors and unique artisans will also be on hand.

tours (3)Free walking tours of this 19th century Historic Preservation District will also be offered, beginning in the Park. Tours of the Anthony House will be available at a discounted cost for the event.

This event is presented by the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association and the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House. Deborah L. Hughes, President & CEO of the Anthony Museum, said, “Susan B. Anthony worked all her life to give women a voice. Considering the events of the past year, her work is as relevant today as it was when she was living.”

Dawn Noto, President of the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association, said, “We are very excited for the annual Susan B. Anthony Festival. Our Historic Preservation District is looking fantastic and this festival gives us an opportunity to share the collaborative work this community has done.”

 

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Monday Lecture Series Special Presentation

Image courtesy of Mercer University Press.
Image courtesy of Mercer University Press.

Special Monday Lecture Series Summer Date

Monday August 4, 2014, for one presentation with Lunch at noon

Author Carolyn Newton Curry

SUFFER & GROW STRONG: The Life of Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas

Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas, born in 1834 in Georgia, kept a diary for 41 years of her life before, during, and after the Civil War.  The aftermath of the war brought bankruptcy, the death of loved ones, serious illness, and devastating family strife. Thomas examined what was happening, asked questions, and strived to find ways to improve her family’s dire economic straits.  She started a school in her home and later ran a boardinghouse out of the old family mansion.  She became active in many women’s organizations including the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the Suffrage Movement. She wrote articles for newspapers.  She was elected president of the Georgia Woman Suffrage Association. Her life is an amazing story of survival and transformation that speaks to women in our own time.

Ms. Curry will have her book available for sale and she will be available to sign her book after her presentation.

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The Susan B. Anthony Legacy Experience: Be Part of the Story

The Program:
Monday, August 4, 2014

  • A special tour of the Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
  • An evening of wine tasting and dinner with Rochester’s own Holly Howell featuring New York state wines and women vintners

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

  • Program with Rochester city historian, Christine Ridarsky
  • Motor coach tour of some of the key Rochester landmarks in our story
  • A special docent-led tour to the graves of Anthony and Frederick Douglass
  • An afternoon program at the Rochester Museum and Science Center by historian and Underground Railroad expert, Dr. David Anderson
  • Special viewing of Anthony artifacts from the Rochester Museum vault
  • Dinner at the beautiful and historic Perkins Mansion
  • A evening of entertainment by the group “Then Again”

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

  • A bus trip to Auburn and the William Seward House for a special “Suffrage” tour
  • Lunch at the Spring Side Inn on the shores of beautiful Owasco Lake
  • Afternoon programs at the Wesleyan Chapel, the Women’s Rights National Park, and the Elizabeth Cady Stanton home
  • A late afternoon drive through the Finger Lakes with dinner at Bristol Harbor Lodge overlooking beautiful Canandaigua Lake.

Thursday, August 7, 2014

  • Explore an interest in depth. Choose one seminar: “The Little Known Story of the Anti-Suffragists” or “Susan B. Anthony: A Champion for Nursing”
  • Travel to the Anthony House for a closing program: “Leadership in the Anthony Tradition-Unfinished Business” by the Susan B. Anthony Institute of the University of Rochester
  • Closing Remarks by Deborah L. Hughes, President & CEO, National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

 

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National Susan B Anthony Museum & House Celebrates Social Reformers

sar_imageSusan B Anthony was a champion for human rights for all, but she lived in a time when racism was rampant. Visit her National Historic Landmark home and take a tour to learn about her work to end slavery, as well as her friendships with Frederick Douglass and Ida B Wells Barnett.

Let us know you’re taking a “Stand Against Racism” on Friday, April 25, and receive a free admission with the purchase of one at equal or greater value.

The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House is open Tuesday – Sunday, 11am – 5pm. Regular Price: adult admission $10; $8 seniors; $5 students and ages 12 and younger.