Category: Press Releases

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Friday, September 28, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House announces new hours

Rochester, NY— The Susan B. Anthony House, Rochester’s first National Historic Landmark,  announces new expanded hours for public tours throughout the year. The House will be open Tuesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guided tours begin on the hour and half hour and are approximately one hour in length.  The last tour of the day begins at 4 p.m.

The new hours will remain in effect all year round. In previous years, the House reduced hours and days for public tours between Labor Day and Memorial Day.

Admission to the House is $6 for adults,  $5 for seniors, and $3 for students.  Members receive free admission.  All children 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Group tours for 12 people or more are available by appointment.

The House is located in the Susan B. Anthony Historic Preservation District at 17 Madison St. in Rochester, off West Main Street, a few blocks west of the Inner Loop. For more information, call (585) 235-6124.

For more information, visit our website at www.susanbanthonyhouse.org.

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

Mission Statement: The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life and work as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities. (Board of Trustees, January 2007)

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Friday, September 21, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Brandywine Trio presents benefit for

Susan B. Anthony House

Rochester, NY—The Brandywine Trio, three exciting and dynamic young musicians from the faculty of the Hochstein School of Music, will present an evening of stunning music by remarkable women composers of the 19^th-, 20^th-, and 21^st– centuries in a concert to benefit the Susan B. Anthony House. The event takes place Thursday, September 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Third Presbyterian Church, corner of East and Meigs, in downtown Rochester. Tickets are $12 each and can be ordered by calling 585-279-7490, ext. 10. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Violinist Ruth Marie Ballance created the event as a way to honor great women composers because she wanted to do something to support the Susan B. Anthony House. She is joined in the trio by pianist Doleen Hood and cellist Jared Ballance. The program will include the Trio in D Minor, Op. 11 by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, sister of Felix; the Piano Trio, Op. 150, by music prodigy Amy Beach; and the funk-inspired piano trio written by up-and-coming composer Orianna Webb. For more information on the program and performers, please contact Ruth Marie Balance at 216-496-1150 or rmbridge@hotmail.com.

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Brandywine Trio presents benefit for

Susan B. Anthony House

Rochester, NY—The Brandywine Trio, three exciting and dynamic young musicians from the faculty of the Hochstein School of Music, will present an evening of stunning music by remarkable women composers of the 19^th-, 20^th-, and 21^st– centuries in a concert to benefit the Susan B. Anthony House. The event takes place Thursday, September 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Third Presbyterian Church, corner of East and Meigs, in downtown Rochester. Tickets are $12 each and can be ordered by calling 585-279-7490, ext. 10. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Violinist Ruth Marie Ballance created the event as a way to honor great women composers because she wanted to do something to support the Susan B. Anthony House. She is joined in the trio by pianist Doleen Hood and cellist Jared Ballance. The program will include the Trio in D Minor, Op. 11 by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, sister of Felix; the Piano Trio, Op. 150, by music prodigy Amy Beach; and the funk-inspired piano trio written by up-and-coming composer Orianna Webb. For more information on the program and performers, please contact Ruth Marie Balance at 216-496-1150 or rmbridge@hotmail.com.

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members and donors. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

Mission Statement (adopted 1/2007): The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities.

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Thursday, September 06, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House presents Nora Bredes

at luncheon-lecture series

Rochester, NY— The Susan B. Anthony House presents Nora Bredes, director of the Anthony Center for Women’s Leadership at the University of Rochester, on Monday, September 10, 2007, beginning at noon. Ms. Bredes will speak on the topic “You Are Susan B. Anthony: Living Her Dream.”

The lecture is presented as part of the monthly According to Anthony luncheon-lecture program. The program is held  in the Carriage House, behind the Susan B. Anthony House Visitors Center at 19 Madison Street.  Tickets are $20 per person and are available by calling 585-279-7490, ext. 10.   Lunch is catered by Plunkett’s Fabulous Foods.

The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities. (Mission statement adopted by the board of trustees in January, 2007.)

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

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September 5, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House seeks volunteers

Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House seeks volunteers to serve as tour guides, greeters, and museum shop attendants, as more and more visitors come to the House to be inspired by the story of the remarkable woman who lived here for 40 years.

Register now for the 3-part training session for new volunteers scheduled from 9-11 a.m. on September 29, October 6, 13. Call our volunteer liaison at 585-235-6124, ext. 16. Volunteers must attend all training sessions to become certified.  Volunteers are then asked to work a minimum of two 3-hour shifts each month.

Volunteers at the Susan B. Anthony House help preserve this national treasure—the home and belongings of Susan B. Anthony—and inspire visitors with the still timely and relevant story of her exceptional courage and determination. The woman’s rights activist and education reformer lived at 17 Madison Street during the most politically active period of her life, from 1866 until her death in 1906.

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Monday, August 20, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House and Neighborhood Association to Celebrate 19^th Amendment

Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House and Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association invite one and all to celebrate the ratification of the 19^th amendment to the US Constitution—finally giving women the right to vote in 1920—on Sunday, August 26, 2007, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Susan B. Anthony House and Susan B. Anthony Park on Madison Street. It marks the 87^th anniversary—to the exact day—that this amendment was ratified. It is also known as the Susan B. Anthony amendment.

The event includes tours of the House, activities for children in the Carriage House, and neighborhood activities in the Susan B. Anthony Park—all free of charge.

Susan B. Anthony, Mary Anthony, and other historic figures may make appearances.

The event is open to the public.

Background: The Susan B. Anthony House was Anthony’s home during the most politically active period of her life and the site of her famous arrest for voting in 1872. Anthony’ story of courage and determination has been told and retold to visitors for more than 60 years. The Susan B. Anthony House, a National Historic Landmark, is supported primarily through the contributions of its members.

Mission Statement: The Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center through which we share and interpret Miss Anthony’s life and work as a champion of women’s rights, thereby inspiring and challenging individuals to make a positive difference in their lives and communities. For more information, visit our website at www.susanbanthonyhouse.org.

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Thursday, July 05, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

 

Susan B. Anthony House

announces new executive director

 

Rochester, NY—The trustees of the Susan B. Anthony House announce the appointment of Deborah L. Hughes of Rochester as new executive director, effective August 1^st. Ms. Hughes is presently interim associate pastor for congregational care at the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester.  She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Oregon and a Master’s Degree from Colgate Rochester Divinity School.  She recently received a certificate in fundraising management.

 

Ms. Hughes has extensive experience in financial planning, personnel management, public speaking, and communicating.  She has experience in all aspects of fundraising, including donor relations, major gifts, planned giving, direct-mail solicitations, publications, and special events. With more than 20 years experience in not-for-profit management, Ms. Hughes has an entrepreneurial spirit that places a high priority on gaining successful outcomes, creating and maintaining a highly professional staff team, and facilitating highly motivated volunteers. She embraces the mission of the Susan B. Anthony House, stating, “We are not here to invite people just to look and see.  We’re here so that people might be transformed themselves and then inspired to transform their communities as Susan B. Anthony did.”

 

The announcement was made by Aqua Y. Porter, chair of the board of trustees and vice president at Xerox Corp. (585-422-4093).

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Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House announces new hours

Rochester, NY— The Susan B. Anthony House, Rochester’s first National Historic Landmark,  announces new expanded hours for public tours, beginning May 29, 2007 and extending throughout the year. The House will be open Tuesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guided tours begin on the hour and half hour and are approximately one hour in length.  The last tour of the day begins at 4 p.m.

The new hours will remain in effect after Labor Day. In previous years, the House reduced hours and days for public tours after Labor Day.

“The demand for tours has increased,” explains Deborah F. Lattime, interim executive director. “We want to respond by giving people more opportunities to come see this wonderful site and hear the story of this remarkable and courageous woman.”

Admission to the House is $6 for adults,  $5 for seniors, and $3 for students.  Members receive free admission.  All children 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Group tours for 12 people or more are available by appointment.

The House is located in the Susan B. Anthony Historic Preservation District at 17 Madison St. in Rochester, off West Main Street, a few blocks west of the Inner Loop. For more information, call (585) 235-6124.

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Monday, March 19, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development & Public Relations

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

 

Susan B. Anthony House Announces Leadership Change

Executive Director Patrice Sampson-Bouchard to Step Down;

Deborah F. Lattime Named Interim Director

Rochester, N.Y.—The Susan B. Anthony House today announced that Patrice Sampson-Bouchard will step down as executive director effective March 31 and that Deborah F. Lattime, currently development officer for the House, will serve as interim director while a search committee seeks a permanent director.

In making the announcement, Linda Gillim, chair of the House’s Board of Trustees, said, “This is an extremely exciting time for the Susan B. Anthony House, having begun and made significant progress on the highly anticipated interior restoration of the House and recently adopted a new strategic vision that sets the direction for the organization to move into continued growth in the coming years.”

“We are very appreciative of Patrice’s leadership during a period of transition for the House and are eager to welcome a new director to continue the many programs and initiatives that have begun under Patrice’s guidance,” Gillim said.

Gillim pointed to a number of achievements since 2005:

• Completion of restoration of Miss Anthony’s bedroom and front parlor, with significant progress on four other rooms in her home.

•  Approval by the State Historic Preservation Office for a landscape rehabilitation project.

• The launch of new inspiration programs,  Inspiration Express, for girls ages 9-18 in partnership with the Girl Scouts of the Genesee Valley, and Inspiring Seniors for older adults.

• Growth in government and foundation support for the House’s activities, including grants from the New York Senate through the efforts of James Alesi and Joseph Robach,  and support for the House’s inspiration programs from various Rochester foundations and corporations.

• An expanded corps of volunteers to assist with finance, marketing, and programming.

• Successful annual birthday celebrations attended by over 1,000 people each year, featuring nationally-acclaimed speakers Doris Kearns Goodwin (2006) and Judy Woodruff (2007).

Sampson-Bouchard, who became executive director of the House in December, 2005, will be joining a national financial-services organization as a consultant and producer. Deborah Lattime has extensive background in not-for-profit management, both as board and staff member. She has held numerous leadership positions during the past 25 years in organizations including the Episcopal SeniorLife Communities, Garth Fagan Dance, and Opera Theatre of Rochester. She currently serves on the board of the Mary Cariola Children’s Center and Friends of Eastman Opera.

A search committee has been formed and is chaired by long-time trustee Tom Argust. Mr. Argust recently retired as Rochester’s Commissioner of Community Development and has served on the boards of many local civic organizations.

The Susan B. Anthony House is a National Historic Landmark that is part of a campus of 4 buildings located in an historic district of Rochester, NY. It is a learning center where Miss Anthony’s life and work, championing the cause of women’s rights, is shared and interpreted with thousands of visitors each year. Its programs inspire and challenge individuals to effect positive change in their lives and communities.

The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.

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Thursday, March 08, 2007 Ellen K. Wheeler

Director of Development

(585) 279-7490, ext. 12

Susan B. Anthony House to observe

Miss Anthony’s death

Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House will observe the 101st anniversary of Miss Anthony’s death next Tuesday, March 13, 2007 with the hanging of the funeral wreath on the front door of #17 Madison Street at 11:00 a.m.  Susan B. Anthony died in her bedroom on the second floor of #17 Madison Street on March 13, 1906, at the age of 86.