When?

Wednesday November 1, 2017, 3:00pm

Sunday November 5, 9:30am 

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Where?

 Seneca Falls & Rochester, NY 

November 1-3, 2017
Strathallan DoubleTree Hotel
550 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607  
 
November 3-5, 2017
The Gould Hotel
108 Fall Street
Seneca Falls, New York 13148

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Contact:
Penny Walker Bos
Executive Director
League of Women Voters of Florida 
850-224-2545 

Itinerary

2017 Seneca Falls & Rochester, NY, Trip 

Note: All activities/events included in trip cost unless otherwise specified below.

Note: Airfare is not included in this trip

Day 1: Wednesday, November 1

12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Arrival at Strathallan Hotel in Rochester, NY

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tour the Eastman Museum

5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Dinner included at local restaurant

Day 2: Thursday, November 2

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast provided at hotel

8:45 a.m. –10:00 a.m. Tour the Rochester Museum and Science Center                        

10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Visit University of Rochester Library to view historical Susan B. Anthony letters and presentation by Asst. Director, John Cullen, Ph.D.

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Tour the Susan B Anthony House

1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.  Lunch included at local restaurant

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.  Tour of the Mt. Hope Cemetery

5:00 p.m.  Tour the Rochester Memorial Art Gallery (MAG)

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.  Evening dinner at MAG Brown Hound Bistro (Dutch treat)

Day 3: Friday, November 3

 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast provided at hotel            

9:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Check-out and shuttle trip to Auburn, NY

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Tour the Harriet Tubman Home

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.  Lunch on your own (Dutch treat)

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Tour the William H. Seward House

3:00 p.m.– 5:30 p.m. Tour & Tasting at a Winery en route to Seneca Falls

5:45 p.m. Check in to Gould Hotel in Seneca Falls

6:00pm.  Dinner on your own (Dutch treat)

Day 4: Saturday, September 9

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast at hotel

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Women’s Right’s National Historical Park

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Lunch on your own (Dutch treat)

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tour of National Women’s Hall of Fame

5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Farewell dinner included in Seneca Falls

Day 5: Sunday, September 10

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast at hotel

9:15 a.m.  Return to Rochester Airport and depart

You are invited to join the LWV Florida as we explore the connections of the twin civil rights struggles in America -- Gender and Race November 1-5, 2017. A look at the Suffragettes, is such a view.

Join us as we walk in the halls of Susan B. Anthony's home where she penned her many fiery letters and planned her assault on both slavery and women rights.
 


The League's group poses next to statues of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass near the Susan B. Anthony House in Rochester, NY.

 

We will also gaze out of the windows of Elizabeth Cady Stanton home at the trees her boys climbed while she wrote her eloquent speeches and we will walk in the hallowed place of the first Women's Convention in Seneca Falls.


Join us as we stand under the apple trees of Harriet Tubman on her homestead sold to her by the Sewards who also provided protection to runaway slaves. Its all so powerful and interconnected! You won't want to miss paying your respects to the gravesite of Fredrick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony. It is awe-inspiring what a person can do with their lives. 

This is the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote in New York!  It seems fitting to spend your days walking the paths of so many New York women leaders in Rochester, Auburn, and Seneca Falls. This will be a trip that you won't forget. You will come home inspired, educated, and with a more profound understanding of the powerful and difficult fight for civil rights that has made our nation the beacon of democracy in the world.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Each traveler is responsible for their transportation to and from the Finger Lakes Region before and after the trip. LWVFL strongly recommends arriving and departing from Rochester, NY as that is where the trip begins and ends.

Travelers should plan on arriving at the Strathallan Hotel in Rochester, NY by 3:00PM on November 1st for the first tour of the trip. The hotel does not have a shuttle but taxi service is available from the Rochester airport.

Want to see more of what this trip has in store?

Scroll down to check out the pictures of the events and activities, and testimonials from previous trips!


 

 

 

The League's group poses at the site of the first

Convention for Women's Rights.

Travel back in time to historic Seneca Falls, NY with the LWVFL as we visit the Susan B. Anthony Center, tour the homes of suffragist icons like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, meet a descendant of Harriet Tubman, do a tour/tasting at a local winery, and visit other museums and historical sites! All these amazing activities will take place amid the beautiful backdrop of the vibrant foliage in upper New York State, so don't miss your chance to participate!

Post-trip testimonials from previous travelers

"Leaguers stand on the shoulders of those who actually fought the battle for suffrage, My trip to Seneca Falls, the place where it all started in July of 1848, at the first Women's Rights Convention was both informative and inspiring. Walk in the homes of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Harriet Tubman, and learn about their fight. It will educate and inspire you."


"We were charmed by our WONDERFUL trip! Thank you LWVF!" 

"I don't know what more could have been included. This was an eye opening educational experience on women's issues."

"I feel as though I learned a tremendous amount and a more clear and accurrate understanding of the Women's Suffrage movement."