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Susan B. Anthony
Birthplace Museum

Welcome to the Cradle of Equal Rights.

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Announcement:

The Museum is offering limited admission for timed audio tours Friday through Sunday, 10:00am to 4:00 pm. Please see our "Plan a Visit" page for information on scheduling tours, required safety measures for visitors, and museum cleaning procedures. Please email or call with any additional inquiries.

Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum Teams with Northern Berkshire Community Television to Host Anthony’s 201st Birthday Celebration​

________________________________________________________________________MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

FEB 14 pm: NBCTC 1301
FEB 15: YOUTUBE, Adams Historical Society & Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum
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Human rights icon Susan B. Anthony turns 201 years old in February 2021. The Birthplace Museum will celebrate virtually this year with local talent and “Suffrage Balladeer” Steve Adams presenting his original music, narrative, and historical montage, “A Fine Agitation: Susan B. Anthony Tribute Edition.”

Adams, Mass.—February 1, 2021—The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum, Adams, Mass., and the Northern Berkshire Community Television Corp. (NBCTC) will host Susan B. Anthony’s 201st birthday celebration on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2 to 3 p.m. on NBCTC Channel 1301.

In addition, the event will be available for viewing on the Adams Historical Society’s YouTube channel, https://bit.ly/3j5bOz7, on Monday, Feb. 15, Anthony’s actual birthday. The video can also be viewed on the Museum’s YouTube channel the same day.

“The birthday celebration, usually held at the Adams Free Library, will be shown ‘covid style’ on local cable tv and online this year,” Pat Anthony, the event producer, said. Pat and her committee, Kathy Peters and Colleen Spellecy, worked closely with NBCTC Program Director Paul W. Marino. “Paul helped us with all the technical aspects—from advising to recording to editing. We couldn’t have done it without him!” she said.

The Program: A Tribute to Susan

The one-hour program will feature “Suffrage Balladeer” Steve Adams, who wrote “A Fine Agitation: Susan B. Anthony Tribute Edition,” music and narrative with historical montages in honor of the 100th anniversary year of women's suffrage in America.

The celebration will also include a state-of-the-art virtual tour by museum docent and ‘virtual technologist’ Marty Loughman; “Happy Birthday” sung by eight-year-old Adams resident Imogen Guerin; and a brief address on “Susan B Anthony, The Great Teacher” by Adams Historical Society President Eugene Michalenko.

Loughman will show viewers the museum’s upper floors, which are currently closed to guests. “Visitors can see what Anthony’s home might have looked like in the early 1820s when young mill workers lived in the attic of the home,” Loughman said. He completed his project in 2019 as a student at Lesley University. As part of the birthday program, Marty’s father, Museum Board Member Jim Loughman, will present Marty with an Award of Excellence.

Pat Anthony, a professional musician in her own right and an honorary member of the Board of Anthony Family Descendants, will serve as announcer for the performers.

“As Quakers, Susan B. Anthony’s parents shied away from self-imagery; they and Susan would never have dreamed of a birthday party in her home so publicly displayed!” Pat said.

About the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum

The Susan B. Anthony birthplace was restored, and opened in 2010. The two-story Federal-style house at the foot of Mount Greylock depicts family and work life and the Quaker community in the early 1800s, and includes Daniel Anthony’s store, the room where Anthony was born, a portrait gallery, authentic period pieces, ephemera, and a detailed timeline. Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum, 67 East Road (PO Box 244), Adams, MA 01220, 413-743-7121, info@susanbanthonybirthplace.org, www.susanbanthonybirthplace.org.

For questions, please email info@susanbanthonybirthplace.org for more information.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2021 SBA BIRTHDAY DONORS!!!

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We at the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum see historical research as a tool to help us better understand today’s social and political challenges. 

We know that words cannot fix the deep wounds caused by centuries of injustice and violence, but we hope that by providing educational tools and historical resources we can help build a better future. 

We have added new pages to our website featuring historical speeches and museum objects from the Abolition and Suffrage Movements, as well as age-appropriate book and movie lists which address the history of racial prejudice in the United States through 1920.

Another addition of historical resources and suffrage newspapers relate to s
uffrage Opposition to Restellism (Opposition to Abortion). Both of these can be found in the menu bar to the left of this home page. 

Book a Virtual History Talk!

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Looking for a way to safely commemorate the Women's Suffrage Centennial with your organization? Executive Director Cassandra Peltier is happy to deliver her history talks via video call. Choose from a list of existing topics or request a custom-tailored presentation.

​Contact us for more information about cost and talk subjects.

 #Homeschooling?
​#LEARNINGFROMHOME?
​THE SBABM IS HERE TO HELP!

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Over the coming weeks we will be uploading coloring pages, activity sheets, and curriculum units to help you and your family learn about history and bring the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum experience into your home! ​Check our Educational Resources Page for new content!

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Kiosk Unveiling

Thank you to all of those who attended the kiosk unveiling at the Birthplace Museum!  We love seeing visitors use our newest resource! 
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Vintage Tweets:
Upcoming Book Presentations

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Board President Carol Crossed is scheduled to present about her recent publication, Vintage Tweets: Suffrage Era Postcards, this summer and fall. For COVID cancellations, check the sponsors' website.
March 5, 2021, 6:30 pm
Seneca Falls Heritage & Tourism Center & 
Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry

March 3, 2021, 7pm
 Williamson-Pultneyville Historical Society, Zoom

February 15, 2021, 12:15-1:30
Abigail Adams Institute, Zoom

If interested in attending via zoom, email info@susanbanthonybirthplace.org

2020 Centennial
​Birthplace Banner Newspaper, Volume 2 is out!

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vintage tweets book release

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Read early praise for Vintage Tweets: Suffrage Era Postcards by clicking HERE! 
About the book Vintage Tweets
The Woman Suffrage cause in the 19th and early 20th centuries, namely that women were citizens of the United States and had a right to shape the government and its laws through the vote, required being creative in means and in message. Communication both to the public and in the private sphere was essential. The postcard fulfilled those demands as the “tweets” of an earlier time. This book displays hundreds of vintage postcards from the collection of Carol N. Crossed. Always passionate and informative, sometimes humorous and satirical, these 100-year-old postcards communicate the intensity of the Woman’s Rights movement from both the supporters and the opposition.

​For more information:
 www.vintagetweetsbook.com/
Purchase Your Copy Now

SBABM & Connecting Point 

Cassandra Peltier and Lucy Anthony Czaja met with interviewer and videographer Dave Fraser of WGBY who came to feature the museum. Thank you Carolee McGrath, of Connecting Points, for bringing attention to our hometown heroine - Susan B.  Enjoy in this segment - Remembering Women’s Rights Activist Susan B. Anthony.

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​​SBABM IS A BLUE STAR MUSEUM
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America.  
For more information: CLICK HERE



2020 Internships now available

2020 Internship Applications can be found here
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Feature Volunteer:
​Meet Leah!

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Leah Couture is one of The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum's most dedicated volunteers! Leah comes to us through BFAIR, the Berkshire Family & Individuals Resource Center in North Adams, Massachusetts. Leah, along with her assistants Missy and Jill, welcomes visitors at the Admissions counter and staffs the gift shop, working 6 hours a week in the summer and 3 hours a week in the winter. We are grateful to Leah for her continued support of the Birthplace - it is thanks to dedicated volunteers like Leah that we are able to open our doors to visitors all year round!

​We asked Leah a few questions to get to know her better - here's what she said:
What is your favorite spot in the museum? "The Gift Shop -  and I like the flowers in the garden."

What is your favorite type of music? "Country Music - I know most of the new songs and I like singing along."

How did you hear about the Birthplace Museum?"BFAIR"

What is your favorite part of volunteering at the SBABM? "Meeting new people, making crafts, art and pictures, and seeing the stuff in the museum and gift shop."
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Why do you think Susan and her family are relevant today? "Family is an important part of history. I like the stories in the museum about kids."

Do you have any other hobbies or activities that you like to do? "I volunteer at the church filling salt and peppers."

Come by on Mondays and Thursdays to say "Hi" to Leah, Jill, and Missy!


Visit the Gift shop

Visit the SBABM Online Gift Shop

Attention educators

We are now booking school/field trips for the 2019-2020 Academic year.​  Visit our "Educational Resources" page for information, to plan your next trip, or to host the museum at your school.
Educational Resources



Personalized paver installation

Installation of personalized pavers continues and we know you will be pleased to see the results.  Keep checking back to view our progress in the upcoming weeks. ​Don't forget - it's not too late to order pavers for installation this summer. 

Click here to view​​ our brochure about this exciting ongoing project. That's My Brick Website - Susan B. Anthony Birthplace

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Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum
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413.743.7121 | 413.895.0472 (F)
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