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Adams

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  • Image of family in huddled under blanket sleigh amid wintry landscape.

    Over the River and Through the Wood: Thanksgiving with Susan B. Anthony’s Family

    Every year, as the aroma of pumpkin pie and roasting turkey fills my kitchen, I find myself humming that familiar tune—“Over the river and through the wood, to grandmother’s house [...]

    Published On: November 21, 2025Categories: American History, Contemporaries of the Anthonys, Susan B. Anthony, The Anthony FamilyTags: 19th century holidays, Adams, contemporaries of the Anthonys, Daniel Read Anthony, family traditions, Lydia Maria Child, Massachusetts, Over the river and through the wood, Susan B. Anthony, Thanksgiving history
  • Reminiscing with Susan

    When “Miss Anthony” went to her birthplace for her birthday (Feb 15) to reminisce about her family news, intrepid New Englanders turned out, despite blustery weather. I’ve been to Adams, Massachusetts [...]

    Published On: February 24, 2015Categories: Susan B. AnthonyTags: Adams, Susan B. Anthony
  • Quakers At Heart

    Quakerism was at the center of the Anthony family. It was a bee in the bonnet of Susan’s antislavery activities that began in New York State, and a spur atop the [...]

    Published On: August 19, 2014Categories: The Anthony FamilyTags: abolition, Adams, Daniel Read Anthony, Merritt Anthony, parents Daniel and Lucy, Quaker Meeting House, Quakers, women's rights
  • Susan B. Anthony Family Origins: Massachusetts

      The Anthony story begins in Adams, Massachusetts at the family homestead and Friends’ Cemetery. That home represents a fairly stable period in the relationship between the Anthonys and the [...]

    Published On: August 17, 2014Categories: The Anthony FamilyTags: Adams, Daniel Read Anthony, parents Daniel and Lucy, Quakers, Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum, women's rights

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