Saturday, ​August 7, 2021, 11am-7pm 
​in Lewis, Meadowmount and Elizabethtown

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​11 am - 2 pm in LEWIS     
at Lewis Congregational Church, Lewis, NY
Gather at the tent in the church parking lot. Parking is available behind the Town Hall and along the roadways. 

    

Lewis Congregational Church and Cemetery
8557 US Route 9, Lewis, NY

Schedule of Event in Lewis

11:00 am Exhibits and Self-guided Tours in Lewis OPEN

• History Exhibit in Lewis Town Hall
• Milholland Graves in Lewis Cemetery
• Lewis Congregational Church    
• Veterans' Memorial Park
• Inez Milholland Historic Road Marker 
• Activities in Craft Tent     

11:00 am Suffrage Auto Tour Procession Arrives 

• Welcome at Lewis Congregational Church (outside under tent); Emcee: Sandra Weber
• Suffrage Procession led by Inez Milholland followed by suffragists and antique cars
• Speaker: Supervisor Jim Monty
• Celebration of Woman Suffrage Centennial and Birthday of Inez Milholland
• Announce Mount Inez naming – Nancy “Duffy” Campbell
• Announce Inez Trail in Thrall Dam  - Kathy Linker
• Speaker: TBD​

11:45 - 12 Audience Participation in Broom Brigade

12:00 noon Discussion of Suffrage and the Milhollands

• Presentation on The Milholland Family in Lewis and Elizabethtown - Kathy Linker
• and The Milhollands and other Local Suffragists  - Sandra Weber

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12:30 pm Procession from Church to Grave of Inez Milholland

• Flower laying
  
• Moment of Silence and Readings​

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​1:00 - 2:00 pm Interpreters at Milholland Grave in Cemetery (3 locations)

2:00 pm Activities, Exhibits, and Tours in Lewis CLOSE

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2:00 - 3:30 pm at Meadowmount School of Music - Summer home of the Milholland Family   
Tour the Grounds around the Main House then come inside for a self-guided Tour of the first floor living and dining areas.

Meadowmount School of Music 
1424 County Route 10, Westport, NY

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4 - 7pm in ELIZABETHTOWN    
Activities and speeches at Courtyard of Essex County Government Complex. Exhibits at the Adirondack History Center Museum and the Hale Law Library. Concert at the Pavilion behind the museum. Model A rides, too.​​

Schedule of Event in Elizabethtown

4 pm Exhibits and Self-guided Tours in Elizabethtown OPEN

• American Women Win the Vote Exhibit at the Adirondack History Center Museum (open 10am-7pm)
• Remarkable Women of the Adirondacks Exhibit at the Hale Law Library on Lawrence Way​ 
• Elizabethtown Cemetery, self-guided tour, map available​​

4 pm Welcome and Speeches at Courtyard of County Courthouse - Bring a lawn chair or blanket!

• Welcome to Elizabethtown: Sandra Weber
• Suffrage Procession of antique cars and suffragists arrive at courtyard
• Speaker: Supervisor Noel Merrihew
• Celebration of Woman Suffrage Centennial and Birthday of Inez Milholland
• Speaker: TBD
• Suffrage Speech of Inez Milholland, given in the County Courthouse in 1911 - Maggie Bartley
• Anti-Suffrage Speech of neurologist Dr. Charles Dana, from New York Men Opposed to Woman Suffrage, 1916 - David Hodges​​

4:45 - 5 pm ​Audience participation in Broom Brigade
at Courtyard of County Courthouse

5 -6 pm Visit exhibits

6 pm at Pavilion behind the Adirondack History Center Museum - bring a lawn chair or blanket!
“Forward Into Light” Songs of Suffrage concert by Peggy Lynn and Dan Duggan

7 pm  Exhibits and Activities at Elizabethtown CLOSE

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