Sunday, Mar 24th , 2024
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
75 Mills Mansion Drive Road 1
off Old Post Rd.
Staatsburg, NY 12580
The popular Gilded Age Tea and Talk Series returns at Staatsburgh State Historic Site with five events beginning on Jan. 28. In each installment, visitors will enjoy tea and refreshments in the formal dining room at the Mills Mansion while listening to talks on five different aspects of Gilded Age history. The programs feature scones, tea sandwiches and sweets, along with Staatsburgh Blend tea, a custom blend created for the site by Harney & Sons Fine Teasof Millerton.
Here's a schedule of the event topics:
Jan. 28: "The Gilded Age in a Glass"
Feb. 11: "Gilded Age Love Stories"
Feb. 25: “Belle da Costa Greene: Black Female Excellence Surmounting the Limits of Early 20th-Century America”
March 10: “Spilling the Tea: A History of Tea Drinking in New York State.” Learn about the history of tea in colonial New York, from its introduction in Dutch New Netherland to the Tea Act boycotts of the American Revolution. Sarah Wassberg-Johnson from Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site will lead a journey through the history of tea and sugar, and New York’s unique role in American tea culture.
March 24: “The Beautiful Architecture and Tragic Life of Arnout Cannon Jr.” Some of the most glorious buildings of Poughkeepsie and its surrounding communities were the work of one man, Arnout Cannon Jr. His vision gave us such masterpieces as the Masonic Temple on Cannon Street and Rhinecliff's Wilderstein. Many of the homes he designed are still cherished today. However, even with all of the beauty he created, his life was full of tragedy. Shannon Butler, the Historian for the Poughkeepsie Public Library, shares the work and life of Arnout Cannon Jr.
Click here to buy tickets to any or all the events in the series.
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