On June 11, Sue Savard attended the ribbon cutting ceremony of the newly opened 1840 Dulles Inn in Auburn, which was once the home of Allen Macy Dulles, father of Allen Welsh Dulles, Director of the CIA under President Eisenhower and his brother, John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State under President Eisenhower.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony was an invitation-only event, and Sue was invited by Marion Chedell Seymour and Dr. James Dulles Seymour. Their mother, Nataline Dulles, was the daughter of Allen Macy Dulles. Their great, great grandfather, James Seymour, was a co-founder of Brockport and instrumental in bringing the Erie Canal through Brockport. He became the first sheriff of Monroe County.
Marion Seymour met Sue when she visited the Emily L. Knapp Museum and Library of Local History on a trip to Brockport last year to discover and share information about her Seymour ancestry.
Approximately 100 people attended the ceremony at which Dr. James D. Seymour gave a brief speech. Also in attendance: Reverend John Vaughn, Executive VP of Auburn Theological Seminary; NYS Assemblyman, Gary D. Finch; Auburn Mayor Michael Quill; 13th District Legislator, Timothy Lattimore; and Dorothy Wickenden, Executive Editor of “The New Yorker.”
Dr. Peter Usowski, CIA Director of the Center for the Study of Intelligence, was the keynote speaker.
At the conclusion of the ribbon cutting ceremony, attendees toured the house lovingly restored to its grander days by current owners, Elizabeth and her husband, Dr. Paul Koenig.
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