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Bringing Back the Bell
April 5, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join us for a fundraiser to help restore the iconic bell tower to the 1844 Seneca Knitting Mill!
The Mill’s bell tower was taken down in 2014 and it’s always been a goal to get it back. The designs are done. The team is assembled. The last thing we need is funds for fabrication and installation. If we make that happen, a bell will be back –and ringing – later this year.
And here’s the exciting part: thanks to the generosity of local donors, every dollar given to BRING BACK THE BELL will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to a total of $125,000!
That means if you give $10, it becomes $20. $100 becomes $200. $500 becomes $1000. There are many ways to have your donation matched. Stop by our gallery, purchase a commemorative bell in our gift shop, or make a contribution online.
The Fabric of a Village: A Case Study of the Seneca Knitting Mill
Nellie Ludemann of the Seneca Falls Historical Society will also be on hand to present the program, “The Fabric of a Village: A Case Study of the Seneca Knitting Mill,” a program that looks at women’s roles during the industrial era in New York.
Ludemann will discuss how the Seneca Knitting Mill has always been a prominent landmark in the Seneca Falls community since its construction in 1844. Throughout the history of the Mill, it has been a place of employment, advancement, and change inside the small Canalside village of Seneca Falls. “The Fabric of a Village: A Case Study of the Seneca Knitting Mill” explores the history of this important fixture of the community and looks at real accounts of the culture inside the mill from a woman’s perspective.
Doors open at 11 and the presentation will begin at noon.
The First Presbyterian Church Bell Choir will be performing following the presentation.
This event is FREE to attend however, donations are greatly appreciated as we continue the restoration of the Knitting Mill.
Former mill workers are welcome to share their stories before or after the presentation! Members of the staff will be on hand to collect worker testimonials if they choose to share them. These stories will be used in the construction of a future exhibit to be housed at the National Women’s Hall of Fame.