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 ...

William Henry Seward (1801-1872) had an incredible career that took him from the Governor's Mansion in Albany to the White House Cabinet Room. Along the way, he made countless enemies—one of ...

We talk a lot with our visitors about former Secretary of State William Seward’s motivations behind the 1867 Alaska Purchase, an exciting story of intrigue and diplomacy that comes to life every ...

William Henry Seward was United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as Governor of New York and United States Senator. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in ...

Last week, KTOO-TV in conjunction with the Alaska Historical Society hosted a panel of historians to discuss a statue of William Henry Seward and the legacy of the Secretary of State who ...

AUBURN, N.Y. -- William Henry Seward climbed the ranks as a politician, holding office as state senator, governor, U.S. senator and secretary of state. He was also a lawyer. Behind a green gate ...

Col. Seward Sr. and his wife became the parents of 10 children, one of whom was Rogne's ancestor, also a colonel, John Seward Jr., and Dr. Samuel Swezy Seward, William Henry Seward's father. Col ...

Yet, the author went there. She wrote, “When U.S. Secretary of State William Seward purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, he negotiated a price of $7.2 million — about $153 million today ...

The Sept. 29, 1860, Quincy Whig and Republican published a letter from local prominent businessman James Woodruff stating that the U.S. senator for New York William Henry Seward and his entourage ...