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Upcoming Events- 2013

“Old Fashioned” Easter Egg Hunt
March 23, 2013

Easter Egg Hunt Times:

Children Under 5 - 10am to 10:30
Grades K to 3 - 10:30-11:00
Grades 4 to 6 - 11:00 to 11:30

Hard boiled eggs will be colored by Daisy Troop 40054

Prizes will be awarded.

For more information, please contact the Birthplace at 413.743.7121.


Bus Trip: Birthplace to Birthplace
May 16, 2013 - 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM

From: Seneca Falls, NY- The Birthplace of Women’s Suffrage
To: Adams, MA –Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum

Click here for printable flyer

Cost Per Person is $100.00 and Includes:

Hassle-free and Comfortable Transportation

Tour of Historic Landmarks in Adams, MA including:

  • The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum
  • The Quaker Meeting House, built in 1781, where the Anthony family attended weekly meeting.
  • St. Stanislaus Church, built in 1905, the subject of recent national news coverage!  This breathtaking church is known for its stained glass windows, statues, and art that rival Gothic Cathedrals in Europe.

Meals for the Entire Day:

  • Continental Breakfast, Full Service Sit-down Hot Lunch, Boxed Supper from Subway.

The bus will leave Seneca Falls at 7:00 a.m. and return by 9:00 p.m.

Reservations of $100 a person must be sent by April 1, 2013.

Checks need to be made out to SBA Birthplace Museum and mailed to:
Kathy Peters, 36 Indian Hills Drive, Waterloo, NY 13165.
Questions can be answered by Kathy Peters 315-539-8006, Colleen Spellecy 315-539-3031.


Past Events

Susan B. Anthony Birthday Event
Susan B. Anthony Birthday Celebration
Sunday, February 17, 2013
2:00 to 4:00 PM

Adams Public Library
A Historical Presentation and Musical Performance.
Birthday cake reception to follow.

This celebration will include:

Diane Taraz, Musician
A Silver Dagger: Exploring Women's History Through Folk Songs

Passed down for generations, folk songs provide insights into the lives of ordinary people in centuries past.
With a sparkling voice and wry humor, Diane performs songs of love, childbirth, marriage, and adventure -- songs that brim with energy and humor, determination and despair, and all the joys and sorrows of a world lit only by fire.

Mary Ann Brown, Author and Presenter
“An Anthony Family Tradition of Reform”

Joining us from Kansas, Mary Ann Sachse Brown will delve into the fierce commitment to freedom and equality within the Anthony family. Author of Celebrating Women of Leavenworth County. Curator of the Anthony family exhibits at the Leavenworth County Historical Society.


February 2, 2013
“A Free Woman On God’s Earth”

Presented by Jana Laiz
2:00 to 3:30 pm.

This workshop features local author, Jana Laiz.

The True Story of Elizabeth Mumbet Freeman
Co-Written by Ann-Elizabeth Barnes

It is the story of Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, the enslaved African woman who had the courage and conviction to speak what was in her heart, suing for her freedom in a Massachusetts court of law.


February 2, 2013 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Youth Writers’ Workshop

This workshop features local author, Jana Laiz.



The True Story of Elizabeth Mumbet Freeman
Co-Written by Ann-Elizabeth Barnes

It is the story of Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, the enslaved African woman who had the courage and conviction to speak what was in her heart, suing for her freedom in a Massachusetts court of law.


January 28, 2013
SBABM GenerationOn

A group for the youth in the community. We will meet every other week at the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum from 4:00 to 5:00. Join us as we learn about service, advocacy, activism and problem solving.
Open to young people in high school and middle school.