Irish Immigrant Experience: A Lunchtime Lecture at Auburn's Seward House — November 5

The Seward House Museum in Auburn — the restored home of Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State, one of the most significant historic houses in New York — opens its lunchtime lecture series to a new story this November: the Irish immigrant experience. William Henry Seward was himself an outspoken advocate for immigrant rights in an era that rarely offered them, which makes this the kind of lecture that doesn't feel like a history lesson but a conversation about now.

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026 Time: 12:00–1:00 PM Location: Seward House Museum, 33 South St., Auburn, NY 13021 Cost: TBD — check sewardhouse.org

Visit sewardhouse.org or call (315) 252-1283 for registration details. Auburn is about an hour from Rochester — pair the lecture with a walk around the nearby Harriet Tubman National Historical Park or lunch in downtown Auburn.