NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center

06/19/2026

A beautiful morning honoring freedom, legacy, and community at today's Juneteenth Freedom Walk. Tracing history, step by step, along the powerful route of the Harriet Tubman Walking Trail.

Standing where she stood reminds us that the journey toward freedom is one we continue together. Happy Juneteenth, Auburn! 🖤❤️💚

If you want to experience this historic route yourself, the journey is always waiting. Stop by the NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center anytime during our regular hours to explore the center and grab your own walking trail brochure.

📍 NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center | Auburn, NY

🎵: "Stand Up" by Cynthia Erivo

06/15/2026

What does it mean to reclaim history, honor people, and imagine a shared future? 🏛️🎵

The NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center is proud to share this beautiful video from the Historic and Cultural Sites Commission, highlighting the profound cultural, artistic, and historical programming happening right here in Auburn, NY this season.

As part of the initiative, local landmarks are coming together to tell the diverse stories that define the American spirit—tales of struggle, triumph, identity, and the ongoing journey toward equality.

Whether you are attending a performance by the Terra String Quartet at the Carriage House Theater, listening to the History Music Series, or stopping by our Visitor Center for the Pride Celebration and Q***r Market, there is a place for you in our shared memory.

We invite you to watch, listen, and find community in shared joy.

👉 Head to equalrightsheritage.com/america-250 to view the full schedule of summer events.

06/15/2026

06/15/2026

This Juneteenth, join the ! 🧡 Friday, June 19 @ 9:30AM — starting at the Tubman Statue at the NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center.

Free tours at:
📍 Harriet Tubman National Historical Park

📍 Seward House Museum

📍 NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center

All are welcome.

"We make the path by walking it." 🗽

See you at the statue. 🧡

06/15/2026

06/13/2026

Happy Pride Auburn! 🏳️‍🌈✨

TODAY is the day — come celebrate with us at the Q***r Market & Pride Celebration at the NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center (25 South Street)!

We’re here until 1pm with local artisan vendors, LGBTQ+ tours at 10 & 11am, a Charlotte Cushman performance at 11:30, a Pastor Ben Fitzgerald speech at noon, and a family-friendly Drag Show at 12:30 — wrapping up with a Pride March around Seward Park at 1pm.

And the fun doesn’t stop there — head inside ERHC for the Charlotte Cushman: Symbol of An Age lecture from 1:30–2:30pm.

Auburn Pride 2026 is just getting started 🌈

***rMarket

06/12/2026

Today, we honor the 49 beautiful lives lost at Pulse nightclub ten years ago. We stand with the survivors, families, and the LGBTQ+ community in love, solidarity, and remembrance. Their light continues to guide us.

We will never forget. 💔

Akyra Monet Murray, 18 years old
Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21 years old
Amanda Alvear, 25 years old
Angel L. Candelario-Padró, 28 years old
Anthony Luis Laureano Disla, 25 years old
Antonio Davon Brown, 29 years old
Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49 years old
Christopher “Drew” Andrew Leinonen, 32 years old
Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24 years old
Cory James Connell, 21 years old
Darryl Roman Burt II, 29 years old
Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32 years old
Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30 years old
Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34 years old
Enrique L. Rios, Jr., 25 years old
Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36 years old
Frank Hernandez, 27 years old
Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velázquez, 50 years old
Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25 years old
Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25 years old
Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19 years old
Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40 years old
Jean C. Nives Rodriguez, 27 years old
Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35 years old
Jerald “Jerry” Arthur Wright, 31 years old
Joel Rayón Paniagua, 32 years old
Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24 years old
Juan Chavez Martinez, 25 years old
Juan P. Rivera Velázquez, 37 years old
Juan Ramón Guerrero, 22 years old
KJ Morris, 37 years old
Leroy Valentin Fernández, 25 years old
Luis Daniel Conde, 39 years old
Luis Daniel Lestat Wilson-Leon, 37 years old
Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20 years old
Luis S. Vielma, 22 years old
Martin Benitez Torres, 33 years old
Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26 years old
Miguel Angel Honorato, 30 years old
Oscar Aracena-Montero, 26 years old
Paul Terrell Henry, 41 years old
Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22 years old
Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33 years old
Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33 years old
Simón Adrián Carrillo Fernández, 31 years old
Stanley Almodovar III, 23 years old
Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25 years old
Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35 years old
Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, 24 years old

06/12/2026

🌈 Tomorrow’s the day!

Join us for the Q***r Market Celebration at the NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center in Auburn, NY!

Shop local artisan vendors, catch a family-friendly Drag Show, march through Seward Park, and so much more.

June 13 | 10 AM – 1 PM | 25 South Street ✨🏳️‍🌈

***rMarket

06/11/2026

Architecture is the art of designing and constructing buildings. Just like paintings can be used to learn more about the thoughts and opinions of the artist, a building's architecture can help us learn more about the community that built it. Join rangers at Harriet Tubman National Historical Park this weekend to explore the architecture of Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church and learn about the church's congregation through the building’s construction. During your visit you can also make a paper version of Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church to take home.

Alt Text: A small paper model of Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church is held up in front of the church building.