William Henry Seward and his wife, Frances, shared antislavery convictions, but his career imposed great stress on their ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One political figure who forms a lesser-known part of the story is William H. Seward. The premiere ...

William Henry and Frances Seward hosted parties and entertained such dignitaries as Henry Clay and Daniel Webster at their Auburn home in the mid-19th century. But their stately house also provided a ...

In this land of William Seward, a lot of attention has been focused on the statesman this fall. Seward, secretary of state under President Abraham Lincoln, called Auburn home, returning there after ...

Recent news articles reported on the gala celebration held in Auburn, N.Y., to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the statehood of Alaska and William Henry Seward, the man who engineered the nation’s ...

AUBURN, N.Y. — The Seward House Museum is a step back in time to the mid-1800s and the Civil War that digs deep into the life of William Henry Seward. “The incredible thing about this house is that ...

Today marks the anniversary of one of the most controversial land deals in American history: the Alaska Purchase or Seward's Folly. On October 18, 1867, the United States took possession of Alaska ...

An impressive, six-foot tall statue is on it's way to Alaska, but first it made its way through Seward. The reason the $200,000 statute happened to make its way through Seward is because it's a statue ...