The Delaware League is going to Seneca Falls May 1 - 3!
Seneca Falls was the location of the first Women's Rights Convention in 1848. The Women's Rights National Historic Park is located there. It includes the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House and other places packed with history related to those early years that led to passage of the 19th Amendment. Join us. (registration form at bottom of page)
We've hired a coach that will hold 55 people. Amenities include wifi, on-board movies (which we're going to take advantage of) and a lavatory. The trip is long – about 8 hours, including a lunch stop, if you leave from Rehoboth -- but we have activities planned to while away the time coming and going. Among those activities Gwendolyn Miller, chair of our DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Committee will give a preview of the program she's developing for the League.
COST:
Double occupancy $301 per person
Single occupancy $389 per person
Cost includes round trip coach, two nights lodging (including breakfast) and a full plated dinner at the Gould Hotel on Saturday night.
The museums are free. We have reserved a block of rooms at the hotel.
Full payment or a non-refundable deposit of $50 can be made when you register through the PayPal button link. You will find this on the page after you fill in and submit the registration form below. If the trip needs to be cancelled due to the coronovirus epidemic, all payments will be refunded, including the non-refundable deposit.
Tentative Schedule. Details may change but the basics are firm.
Friday, May 1
7:00 AM - Depart Rehoboth from Lowe's Parking Lot for Dover
8:30 AM – Depart Dover Mall (north end, by Macy's) for Wilmington
9:30 AM – Depart Christiana Mall (north end in front of Brio Tuscan Grill)
Stop mid-way for lunch (cost not included)
Arrive at the Wyndham Microtel in Seneca Falls sometime between 4 and 5 PM. We have reserved a block of rooms. Arrival time depends on traffic conditions and how long we stop for lunch. There is a restaurant next door to the hotel where you can have dinner Friday night. Alternatively, the bus will make a trip to downtown Seneca Falls where there are a number of restaurants to choose from. If the weather is good, this will be an ideal time to stroll around Seneca Falls and do a little preliminary sight-seeing.
Saturday, May 2
Breakfast at the hotel
Approximately 10:00 AM – The bus will take us to the historic district.
Tour of Women's Rights National Historical Park was established in 1980, and covers a total of 6.83 acres of land in Seneca Falls and nearby Waterloo, New York, United States.
The park consists of four major historical properties including the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which was the site of the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's rights convention. The Elizabeth Cady Stanton House, and the homes of other early women's rights activists (the M'Clintock House and the Richard Hunt House) are also on display. The park includes a visitor center and an education and cultural center housing the Suffrage Press Printshop.
The Visitor Center lobby houses a large, life-size bronze sculpture, The First Wave, which consists of twenty figures representing women and men who attended the first Women's Rights Convention. Nine of the sculpture's figures represent actual participants and organizers of the convention: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Mary Ann M'Clintock, Martha Wright, Jane Hunt, Frederick Douglass, James Mott, Thomas M'Clintock, and Richard Hunt. The other eleven figures represent the "anonymous" women and men who participated in the 2-day convention, which took place on July 19 and 20, 1848, and which drew over 300 people. Many of the participants signed a "Declaration of Sentiments," the convention's defining document, which declared that "all men and women are created equal."
There are two other small museums that may be of interest. Both are free and in the historic district. One is the Seneca Museum of Waterways. Since we're all interested in water distribution and the environmental issues that surround it, you may want to visit. The other is totally unrelated but fun if you're a movie buff. Bedford Falls, the fictional town where the movie “It's a Wonderful Life” takes place was partially filmed on location at Seneca Falls. There is a small museum filled with information and memorabilia about the film. Who knew?
4:00 – Coach will return to hotel.
6:15 – Coach will take us to Gould Hotel
6:30 – Cocktail hour in Lounge at Gould Hotel. Cash bar.
7:00 – Dinner is served
9:00 – Approximate time of return to hotel
Sunday, May 3
Breakfast at hotel
9:00 – Coach returns us to points of departure.
Fill in the registration form below, click submit button, use Paypal to pay for registration or place a down payment (The deposit is non-refundable. Balance due by April 1). Price includes coach, hotel with breakfast, plated dinner on Saturday evening and a donation to the LWVDE. All museums are free.
