Event Title:
10 AM: Equal Rights in the Finger Lakes

Date:
July 18, 2026

Time:
10:00 AM

Presented by:
Kate Grindstaff, NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center

Description:
Join Kate Grindstaff, Visitor Experience Manager of the NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center in Auburn, NY, as she dives into the history of the equal rights movement throughout the Auburn and Finger Lakes area.

Over the past 250 years, key figures and events associated with abolition, women’s rights, civil rights, labor rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and Indigenous rights were centered right here in Central New York.

Explore this history and learn about the local sites that represent this revolutionary change as we reflect on the nation’s semiquincentennial.

Location:
Seneca Falls Museum & Tourism Center
89 Fall St.
Seneca Falls, NY

Sponsored by:
Bonafiglia Family Foundation