Saturday, July 4, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Living History: "Meet and Greet with Elizabeth Cady Stanton" (ASL from 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.)
Stanton House
Join Elizabeth Cady Stanton (portrayed by Melinda Grube, PhD), on the porch of the Stanton House for an engaging conversation and meet-and-greet opportunity. Through first-person interpretation, Stanton will share stories of her life, her work for women's rights, and her role in what is remembered as a “most momentous revolution."
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Ranger Table Talk: "Pen Pals for Change"
Visitor Center
Communication methods have changed since 1848, but it is still important for people to be able to connect with family and friends. Letters and newspapers were very important in 1776 as well for sharing the revolutionary ideas of the Declaration of Independence. Write your own letter today, with envelopes and stamps provided, to share about your visit to this national park during the 250th anniversary year commemoration! Join Ranger Nicole to learn about how useful letter writing was in organizing the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention and to send your own letter to family or friends. All ages are welcome! (Please note: this talk will be available anytime within the two hours).
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Ranger Program : "Revolutionary Roots: The 1848 Convention" (ASL)
Wesleyan Chapel
How does a social movement grow? Join a ranger to meet the organizers of the 1848 Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention and learn more about the Wesleyan Chapel in which it was held. Discover how Faith, Fortune and Fate combined to ignite a movement.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Ranger Table Talk: "Women’s Rights and Reconstruction"
Visitor Center
How did women’s rights campaigners like Elizabeth Cady Stanton react to the Reconstruction Era amendments to the U.S. Constitution? Although many women's rights campaigners supported emancipation, they were frustrated when the post-Civil War political process extended voting rights to freedmen but not to women. Join a ranger to learn about the women’s rights movement’s difficult history with racism, Reconstruction, and the U.S. Constitution. (Please note: this talk will be available anytime within the two hours).
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Living History: "Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the First Women's Rights Convention" (ASL)
Wesleyan Chapel
On the 250th anniversary of American independence, explore the enduring legacy of the 1776 Declaration of Independence, the 1848 Declaration of Sentiments, and the July 4, 1876 Declaration and Protest of the Women of the United States presented by the National Woman’s Suffrage Association.
Join Elizabeth Cady Stanton (portrayed by Melinda Grube, PhD) in the historic Wesleyan Chapel, which was the site of the First Women’s Rights Convention where she declared “all men and women equal.” Through first-person interpretation, Stanton will reflect on the revolutionary ideals that inspired the struggle for women’s rights and trace the connections between the nation’s founding and continuing pursuit of equal rights.
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Ranger Program: "The Center of the Rebellion: The Elizabeth Cady Stanton House"
Stanton House
Elizabeth Cady Stanton called her home on Washington Street in Seneca Falls, "The Center of the Rebellion." Join a ranger to learn more about Stanton's life in Seneca Falls and how it inspired her to take up the fight for equal rights for women.
Wesleyan Chapel - 136 Fall Street
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Ranger Program : "Revolutionary Roots: The 1848 Convention" (ASL)
Wesleyan Chapel
How does a social movement grow? Join a ranger to meet the organizers of the 1848 Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention and learn more about the Wesleyan Chapel in which it was held. Discover how Faith, Fortune and Fate combined to ignite a movement.
