Annual Report 2023 by Flagler Museum

Annual Report 2023

Henry Morrison Flagler Museum

History is much more than a study of the past, it is an explanation of the present, and a guide to the future. SM

Dear Members, Contributors, Sponsors, and Grantors:

On behalf of the Museum’s Trustees and Staff, thank you very much for your support throughout the past year. Your generosity makes possible the preservation of this National Historic Landmark and the Museum’s many excellent programs.

Attendance in 2023 was at a record level, with on-site visitors from more than 60 countries and website visitation from more than 170 countries. The Museum’s exhibitions received rave reviews from audiences and scholars alike and the Museum’s Lecture Series, Music Series and Bluegrass Concert were hugely popular. Memberships at every level saw significant growth.

The Trustees and Staff of the Museum are proud of the many accomplishments and broad support received in 2023. Thank you for playing such a critical role in the Museum’s success. We look forward to seeing you often at the Flagler Museum throughout the year.

Kelly M. Hopkins President

The mission of the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum is to preserve and interpret Whitehall, Henry Flagler’s legacy, and America’s Gilded Age, in ways that inspire every generation to perpetuate and emulate the traditions and values that have made America the most prosperous and generous nation in history.

Executive Director’s Report

Even as the Museum was challenged to rebuild its staff and programming following the pandemic, during the first full year coming out of the pandemic it enjoyed a record year in terms of attendance and support from its many Members, Contributors, and Grantors.

During the year, major conservation projects included a great deal of maintenance work on the climate control system, as well as the commercial air conditioning system. Conservation work on the historic fence and the marble cap on the fence wall left Whitehall’s thousand feet of historic fence looking better than it has since it was built more than 120 years before.

Much work to repair or upgrade a number of systems took place during the year, including a complete upgrade of the Museum’s Security camera system, extensive maintenance and repair of tens of thousands of square feet of flat and tiled roof, and a revamping of the grounds’ sprinkler system. In addition, much of the Museum’s computer hardware and software systems were either replaced or upgraded.

left – A crane lift s a new air conditioning unit onto Whitehall’s roof.

top right – Conservation work on Whitehall’s historic fence.

bottom right – Exhibit Technician Phillip Estlund maintaining the Linke clock in the Museum’s Grand Hall.

Twenty twenty-three saw the Museum’s return to a full programming schedule that included two exhibitions curated in-house. The winter exhibition, titled The American West During the Gilded Age, drawn largely from the William I. Koch Collection of American Western artifacts, was an overview of the American West during the Gilded Age from a variety of perspectives. The fall exhibition, titled Bicycles: Technology That Changed the World, featured a wide variety of historic bicycles, advertising, and accessories from the Keith Pariani Collection that illustrated how transformative bicycles were in Gilded Age society.

top – Members enjoying the winter exhibition, The American West During the Gilded Age, sponsored by Northern Trust.

left – High-wheel bike on display in the Museum’s fall exhibition, Bicycles: Technology That Changed the World, sponsored by Bill Bone Bike Law and Tempelton Accountants and Advisors.

The Flagler Museum Music Series resumed its acclaimed chamber music recitals that have been a mainstay of the Museum’s programming for more than a quarter century, with performances by the Viano String Quartet, Violinist Simone Porter, the Summit Piano Trio, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, and the Neave Trio.

The Whitehall Lecture Series featured seven lectures on the Architects of the Gilded Age, including lectures by Dr. Laurie Ossman on the influence of the École des Beaux-Arts and Henry Flagler’s influence on the success of the firm of Carrère & Hastings, a lecture by Dr. David Brownlee on Horace Trumbauer, a lecture by architect Samuel G. White on his great grandfather Stanford White, a lecture by Dr. Karen McNeill on Julie Morgan, a lecture by Dr. Richard Guy Wilson on Charles Follen McKim, and a lecture by Dr. Kristen Schaffer on Daniel Burnham.

top – The 2023 Whitehall Lecture Series in the Grand Ballroom, sponsored by Related, Smith Architectural Group, Inc., and First Republic Bank. middle – Dr. Kristen Schaffer presents Daniel Burnham and the City Beautiful Movement as part of the Whitehall Lecture Series

bottom – The Neave Trio perform at the 2023 Flagler Museum Music Series, Ms. Roe Green, and The MBS Family Foundation.

The award-winning Bluegrass in the Pavilion concert resumed with performances by The Larry Stephenson Band and Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers. The Museum wrapped up the Season with its Annual Easter Egg Hunt in the Cocoanut Grove and Mother’s Day Tea. The balance of the year included celebrating the birth of our Nation with the annual Independence Day Celebration and the Holiday Season with the Christmas Tree Lighting in the Grand Hall and Holiday Evening Tours.

The Museum is very grateful to its many Grantors, Contributors, Members, and Program Sponsors listed in this report, whose support made possible the Museum’s return to full programming and its record attendance in 2023.

John M. Blades Executive Director

top – The Larry Stephenson Band takes the stage in the Pavilion. middle – Independence Day in the Pavilion.

bottom – Mother’s Day Tea in the Railcar No. 91® Tea Room

across – Easter Egg Hunt in the Cocoanut Grove.

revenue expenses

January 1 - December 31, 2023

Membership & Events

Admissions & Programs

Grants, Contributions & Sponsorships

Endowment Support

Store & Tea Room

Total Revenue Physical Plant

& Tea Room

Exhibits & Collections

Total Expenses $2,223,477 $1,862,717 $1,112,482 $927,366 $694,661 $6,820,703 $1,679,873 $1,353,089 $720,478 $671,208 $628,936 $622,808 $490,713 $458,881 $194,717 $6,820,703

By The Numbers

Thank you for being a part of a historic year at the Flagler Museum. The numbers below illustrate the cumulative impact of the Flagler Museum in 2023.

total visitors to the flagler museum

80,450

visitors who took docent-led tours 15,300

total audio tours taken in 2023 29,480

out-of-county visitors

42,640

number of students who engaged in the school tour program

3,720

total website visitors 220,200

youtube views 54,000

social media impressions

2,250,000

Trustees, Contributors, Sponsors, and Grantors

Current Trustees

Kelly M. Hopkins, President

G. F. Robert Hanke, Vice President

William M. Matthews, Treasurer

Thomas S. Kenan, III, Secretary

Ted A. Gardner, Trustee

Barry G. Hoyt, Trustee

Richard M. Krasno, Trustee

George G. Matthews, Trustee

$200,000 and above

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners

Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council

Cultural Council for Palm Beach County

$100,000 and above

Mrs. Elizabeth P. Kenan

Relgalf Charitable Foundation

State of Florida Division of Arts and Culture

$30,000 and above

Flagler Systems, Inc.

Gabelli Family Philanthropic Fund

Northern Trust

The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation

Mr. Thomas S. Kenan, III

The Wise Foundation

$20,000 and above

Col. & Mrs. G. F. Robert Hanke

Mr. Jack Klahm*

Marmot Foundation

The Fortin Foundation of Florida

The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick E. Hopkins, III

Mr. William Matthews

$15,000 and above

Roe Green Foundation, Ms. Roe Green

Mr. & Mrs. Barry G. Hoyt

Ken Rose Catering Inc.*

Mrs. Betsy K. Matthews

Randleigh Foundation Trust

The Vecellio Family Foundation

$10,000 and above

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Blades

Mrs. Robert T. Butler

Bill Bone Bike Law, Mr. Bill Bone

Chyna Ann Lamonte Trust

Eliasberg Family Foundation

Mrs. Sterling H. Kenan

Mrs. John C. LaMonte

Mr. & Mrs. Ellis J. Parker

The Abraham and Beverly Sommer Foundation

The Scott Sandell Foundation

Ms. Denise LeClair-Robbins

$5,000 and above

Bardes Fund

Mr. Richard Morgenstern & Mrs. Tamara Morgenstern

Mr. & Mrs. Stefan B. Richter

Sidney Kohl Family Foundation

The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.

The MBS Family Foundation,

Ms. Michelle B. Stein & Mr. Paul Shaviv

The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Henry

Ms. Elizabeth E. Matthews & Mr. Chip James

Mr. George G. Matthews

David Minkin Foundation

Mr. Barry Seidman*

Templeton Accountants & Advisors

$2,000 and above

Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation

B.E. Reisman Foundation

Curtis & Amanda Polk Charitable Fund

Jeanne Olofson Foundation

The Mosaic Foundation of R & P Heydon

The Sarah Ross Soter Revokable Trust

The Edward P. and Juanita J. Henson Foundation

McAdams Foundation

Mrs. Joan Brock

Richard S. Johnson Family Foundation

The Marsha and Carl Hewitt Foundation

$1,000 and above

Mr. Mark F. Ahlers

Ms. Jassi Antebi

Crows Nest Fund

Donald M. Ephraim & Terri Sriberg for the Donald M. Ephraim Family Foundation

Florida Weekly*

Frisbie Family Charitable Fund

Dr. Giselle Anna Parry Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Cameron M. Harris

Mrs. Elizabeth H. Kinney

Mr. & Mrs. George Michel

Moran Family Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. W. Stephen Murray

Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Phelps

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Rogozienski

Mr. Christopher Shuping

The Elizabeth L. Johnson Fund

The Good Shepherd Fund

The Griffin Endowment

Mrs. Shirley A. Duncan

Nancy and Joel Hart

Charitable Foundation

Van Buren Family Foundation, Inc.

2023 Program Sponsors

The Museum is most grateful to the following program sponsors for their support:

Winter Exhibition

Northern Trust

Fall Exhibition

Bill Bone Bike Law, Mr. Bill Bone

Templeton Accountants & Advisors

Flagler Museum Music Series

Roe Green Foundation, Ms. Roe Green

The MBS Family Foundation,

Ms. Michelle B. Stein & Mr. Paul Shaviv

Whitehall Lecture Series

Smith Architectural Group, Inc.,

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Smith

First Republic Bank

Organ and Piano Demonstrations

Mr. & Mrs. Ellis J. Parker

Christmas at Whitehall

Florida Weekly*

Museum Members

Legacy Members ($15,000)

Mr. Cabot Asplundh & Ms. Katherine Driscoll

Ms. Lindley Bassett & Mr. Andrew Uhlir

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Cowie

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Donovan

Mr. Albert Douer

Mr. Mark Easterwood & Ms. Abbey Easterwood

Mrs. Donna Goldberg & Ms. Sydney Goldberg

Ms. Lauren Andrea Gross

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Grumer

Mr. Lamont B. P. Harris

Mrs. Rosario Henni

Mr. & Mrs. Boris Jordan

Mrs. Lan Kennedy-Davis & Mr. Bradley J. Davis

Mr. & Mrs. John Ketchum

Dr. & Mrs. Sam Lederman

Mr. Mark C. Matan

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Mathewson

Mr. Denny McCarthy & Ms. Samantha Marzke

Mr. Alex Mohr & Ms. Jessica Knetl

Mr. Travis Newkumet & Ms. Caitlin Downing

Mr. & Mrs. Doug Parker

Mr. Edward Peavy & Mrs. Rebecca Reno

Mr. Matthew Phillips & Ms. Sydney Bueme

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sklar

Mr. David Smick, Jr. & Ms. Kimberlee Knecht

Mr. & Mrs. Wallace Toto

Mrs. Michelle S. Weiss

Ms. Taylor Wilson

Mr. Matthew Wolff & Ms. Kim Lloyd

Visionary Members ($10,000)

Mr. & Mrs. Ted Allan Gardner

Ms. Elizabeth E. Matthews & Mr. Charles “Chip” James

Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Schwab

Associate Members ($5,000)

Mrs. Robert T. Butler

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Fisher

Ms. Linda A. Gary & Mr. Michael Belisle

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gray

Messrs. Michael A. Kovner & Jean Doyen de Montaillou

Mrs. Chyna LaMonte

Mr. Gilbert C. Maurer

Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Moore

Mrs. Alice Z. Pannill

Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders, III

Mr. & Mrs. John Richard Stamm

Benefactor Members ($2,500)

Mr. & Mrs. E. William Aylward

Mrs. Ramey Ramey Caulkins

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Currey

Ms. Suzanne Mott Dansby

Mr. & Mrs. Sidney F. Dinerstein

Mr. & Mrs. Ray K. Farris, II

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley N. Gaines

Mr. Fred Kamel

Ms. Jeanne Olofson

Mrs. Alexander R. Raywood

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Rinker

Mr. Henry J. Singer & Ms. Susan Singer

Mrs. Lesly S. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Watson Wright

Patron Members ($1,000)

Mr. & Mrs. Jay Axelrod

Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael Barry

Mr. Eric Blair-Joannou

Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Brickell

Mr. & Mrs. John G. Brim

Mrs. Joan Brock

Dr. Donald G. Bronn & Dame Marina Arsenijevic

Mrs. Hella G. Buch

Mrs. Lisa Caniff & Mr. John Hynes

Mrs. Rina Chernaya & Mr. Boris Cherney

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick L. Cone

Mr. John David Corey & Mr. Miguel A. Rosales

Mr. Howard Cox & Mrs. Winifred Bingham

Mr. & Mrs. Rodger Currie

Mr. & Mrs. Luis Dorelle

Mr. & Mrs. David C. Drysdale

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Eisenberg

Ms. Linda Fennell & Ms. Caitlin Shea

Mr. & Mrs. George Ford

Mr. Patrick J. Foy

Mr. & Mrs. David Frisbie

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond V. Gilmartin

Dr. Jo Gressette & Mr. D.E. Gressette

Mrs. Deborah Hale & Mr. Charles Hagy

Ms. Leslie S. Hindman

Mr. & Mrs. Pete Hineman

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis F. Hummel

Mr. & Mrs. William Indoe

Ms. Eileen Janiga

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Johnson

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Kirchhoff

Mr. & Mrs. Walter Kirkbride

Mr. Roger Klietz

Mr. Richard Kramer & Ms. Meredith Hope

Ms. Marti LaTour &

Mr. George T. Elmore

Dr. Eleanor Laudicina & Dr. Robert Laudicina

Ms. Virginia I. Laytham

Ms. Denise LeClair-Robbins

Dr. Bothwell G. Lee & Mrs. Lynne G. Greene

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Loomis

Mrs. Michelle K. Manolis

Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Martin

Mr. & Mrs. David Gregg McIntosh

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Memishian

Mr. & Mrs. Sam Michaels

Ms. Jo Anne Rioli Moeller & Mr. Michael Whelchel

Ms. Christelle Niamke

Mrs. Helen Jeanne Nicastri & Mr. Brian Thompson Burry

Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Niejadlik

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Oliver

Ms. Anka Kriser Palitz

Mr. & Mrs. Ward C. Parker

Mr. & Mrs. Dack Patriarca

Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey H. Phillips

Mr. & Mrs. Don Riley

Ms. Ruby S. Rinker

Mr. David Theodore Sarama & Mr. Daniel Drennen

Mr. Joseph Scherberger

Mr. & Mrs. Leo S. Schwartz

Ms. Sunny Sessa

Ms. April Shprintz

Mr. & Mrs. Perry J. Spencer

Mrs. Suzette de Marginy Smith

Mrs. Nancy Stone

Ms. Melissa H. Sullivan

Mr. & Mrs. Dominick A. Telesco

Mrs. Cynthia Wilburn & Mr. Michael Wilburn

Mr. & Mrs. William Sterling Williams

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Winter

Mr. & Mrs. Shakir A. E. Wissa

Museum Members

Sponsor Members ($500)

Mr. & Mrs. Dov Apfel

Mrs. Carolyn Ayers

Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Babbitt

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Bowler

Mr. & Mrs. John Stephen Brandte

Mr. & Mrs. Doug Bray

Ms. Karen C. Brounstein & Mr. Jacob Kadosh

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bruce

Mrs. Flory A. Cardinale

Mr. Jeffrey A. Cole & Mrs. Patricia O’Brien Cole

Mr. & Mrs. Wade Collins

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Coppage

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Davis

Dr. Robert J. Desnick, MD & Mrs. Julie Herzig Desnick

Ms. Beth Rudin DeWoody

Mr. John Dotterrer & Ms. Irina Smirnova

Mr. John Dragisic

Ms. Kristina Durr & Mr. J. Barclay Collins, II

Mr. & Mrs. William M. Feldman

Dr. & Mrs. Ralph I. Freudenthal

Ms. Alexandra Garrison-Neville

Mr. & Mrs. Stan Mark Godoff

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Good

Mr. & Mrs. Murray Gross

Ms. Lisa Hale &

Mr. James E. Haas, III

Mr. & Mrs. Shepard Harris

Mr. & Mrs. William Harsh

Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Hewitt

Mrs. Ann M. Holmes

Mr. Renard S. Iarussi & Mrs. Laura LaConte Iarussi

Mr. Stephen Jacobs & Ms. Marilyn Wilson

Commander Eric C. Jensen & Mrs. Lisa S. Jensen

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Jewell

Mrs. Hope Haskell Jones

Mr. John N. Kandara

Mrs. Kristine L. Kane

Honorable Richard M. Kleid

Mr. & Mrs. Erik Larson

Mr. Jeffrey A. Leibowitz

Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Levy

Mr. Stephens B. Lowden

Mrs. Mary C. Macfarland

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mackle

Mr. & Mrs. Neal Mehlman

Mrs. Jacqueline E. Michel & Mr. David E. Weisman

Mr. & Mrs. Marco A. Morin

Mr. & Mrs. Alan Murphy

Mr. & Mrs. David Mussafer

Mrs. Sharon E. Owens

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Pagett

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Pantaleo

Ms. Rose Maria Papadopoulos & Ms. Katharine Decker

Dr. Giselle Parry

Mr. Jerry Petell & Mr. Kevin Rheden

Mrs. Lynn T. Pohanka

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Pollack

Mr. William R. Price

Mr. & Mrs. Don Riley

Mrs. Carol Rosenthal

Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Royce

Mr. Gary Rudnitsky &

Mrs. Lora Hall-Rudnitsky

Mr. & Mrs. Mubarik Shah

Mrs. Catherine Sharkey &

Mr. Don Sharkey

Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Smith

Ms. Wendy Stahl

Mrs. Lynn Stockford & Mr. Keith Lang

Mrs. Nancy K. Strauss

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Suchman

Mr. Greg Thorpe & Mrs. Ilene Goldstein

Mr. James Toomey

Ms. Linda Treutel & Mr. Luis Gutierrez

Mr. & Mrs. Ben Turnipseed

Ms. Lisa Marie Utasi & Mrs. Dolores D. Utasi

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Weinreich

Mrs. Toby Welch & Dr. John Plewes

Mr. Kenneth L. Yang &

Mrs. Alba Gibanel Aviles

Whitehall Society

Mrs. Margaret Baseman

Mr. George Nicholas Caram

Ms. Maureen Conte

Ms. Anne H. Fitzpatrick

Mrs. Susan C. Gibson

Mr. Hartwell Green

Mr. Aaron M. Greenbaum

Ms. Lori Hines

Mr. James S. Lansing

Ms. Lena Nepryntseva

Mrs. Leslie Whitman

Mr. Jeremy W. William

Mrs. Joanna Denise Sanders & Mr. Steven Sanders

Corporate Memberships

Chairman Members ($15,000)

BAE Systems

Brown Brothers Harriman

The Coconuts of Palm Beach

Provident Jewelry

University of Pennsylvania

unLIMBited Foundation

William Grant & Sons

CEO Members ($10,000)

Athene Annuity and Life Company

BDT & Company

BNY Mellon Wealth Management

CSX

Erie Street Growth Partners

Global Liberty Institute

Security Benefit

Executive Members ($5,000)

Gabelli Funds, LLC

Reinsurance Group of America

Clarience Technologies, LLC

Swiss Re

Charter Members

Mr. Gordon P. Getty

Mrs. Arlette Gordon

Mrs. Rosemarie Leonhardt

Mr. Paul L. Maddock, Jr.

Mrs. Christina Matthews Macfarland

Life Members

Ms. Caroline J. Bennett

Ms. Betsy Berkshire

Ms. Gale Sorensen Brophy

Mr. & Mrs. William A. Bryan

Mrs. Richard A. Coffman

Mr. Lawrence H. Connelly

Ms. Wynne Cook

Mrs. William W. Crawford

Ms. Dolores G. DeArmas

Mrs. J. Simpson Dean, Jr.

Mrs. F. Eugene Dixon, Jr.

Mrs. John R. Donnell

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr.

Ms. Betsy Dyals

Mrs. Harriett M. Eckstein

Mr. Jose P. Fanjul

Mrs. Jerre Foley

Mrs. John N. Foster, Jr.

Mrs. Christine Fryer

Museum Members

Ms. Anna E. Ganitsch

Mrs. John Gerretsen

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gilbert

Mr. & Mrs. Murray H. Goodman

Miss Jane-Fenwick Goodwin

Mrs. Robert F. Griffith, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Louis Gross, II

Mrs. Marvin Gross

Col. & Mrs. G. F. Robert Hanke

Mrs. Henry F. Harris

Mrs. Gregg Hemingway

Ms. Charlotte Hennessey

Mrs. Raford W. Herbert

Mr. John D. Herrick

Ms. Jane B. Holzer

Mrs. Kelly M. Hopkins

Mr. Gerhard M. Hutter

Mr. Frank H. Kenan, II

Mr. & Mrs. James G. Kenan, III

Mrs. Sterling H. Kenan

Mr. Thomas S. Kenan, III

Mrs. John C. LaMonte

Ms. Sharon Labovitz

Mr. Edwin L. Lamont

Mrs. Mary L. Magill

Ms. Virginia S. Martin

Mr. Alexander W. Matthews

Mrs. Betsy K. Matthews

Ms. Elizabeth Matthews

Mr. George G. Matthews

Mr. George G. Matthews, Jr.

Ms. Natalie N. Matthews

Mr. & Mrs. William M. Matthews

Mrs. Roberta Sterling McCracken

Mr. & Mrs. Henry P. McIntosh, IV

Mr. & Mrs. Milton Meador

Mr. & Mrs. J. Craig Misselhorn

Mr. John Mongelli

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond K. Moran

Mrs. Robert T. Munson

Mr. & Mrs. James L. Myers

Miss Mary Obradovich

Mr. W. James Oelsner

Mr. Howard F. Ostrout, Jr.

Mrs. Charles Phillips

Mr. Lewis B. Pollard

Mr. Nelson Pollard

Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Porter

Ms. Bettina Pratt

Ms. Sharon Queeney Weintz

Mrs. Alexander R. Raywood

Mr. Warren Resen

Mrs. Wiley R. Reynolds

Mr. & Mrs. John B. Rogers

Mr. & Mrs. William G. Rokos

Ms. Trudy Ruddy

Mrs. Alberta P. Rugh

Mrs. Margaretha W. Rumbough

Mr. Donald E. Runge

Ms. Jane S. Russell

Mrs. Arnold Schwartz

Mrs. Barbara Buchanan Seed

Mrs. William T. Seed

Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Shore

Ms. Roberta G. Smith

Mrs. William D. Sohier, Jr.

Ms. Beverly Sommer

Mr. & Mrs. Alan Sprung

Dr. Marilyn E. Stone

Miss Lorraine Strauss

Mrs. Ronald Strickman

Mrs. Ty Szczepanski

Ms. Dorothy M. Tanzman

Mr. Scott Targer & Mr. Frank L. Kitchen

Mrs. A. Alfred Taubman

Mrs. Edgar Ulsamer

Ms. Eleanor D. Unger

Ms. Charlotte Wolpert

Mr. & Mrs. Orator E. Woodward

Current Trustees and Staff

Trustees

Kelly M. Hopkins, President

G. F. Robert Hanke, Vice President

William M. Matthews, Treasurer

Thomas S. Kenan, III, Secretary

Ted A. Gardner, Trustee

Barry G. Hoyt, Trustee

Richard M. Krasno, Trustee

George G. Matthews, Trustee

Administration

John M. Blades, Executive Director

Gayla Hernandez, Executive Assistant

Christina Bernstein, Director of Finance

Caroline Lockmiller, Finance Assistant

Curatorial

Campbell Mobley, Curator

Phillip Estlund, Exhibit Technician

Paige Cochran, Archivist

Victoria Lemell, Librarian

Jessica Persak, Assistant Curator

Rosie DiFrancisi, Registrar

Jo Ann Jackson, Lead Custodian

Latrell Johnson, Custodian

Suzana Urizar, Custodian

Facilities

Bill Fallacaro, Facilities Manager

Bill Bernacki, Maintenance Tech

Hector Fontanez, Maintenance Tech

Idan Lopez, Maintenance Tech

Bernie Schell, Electrician

Brian Bosick, Security Officer

Frank Johnson, Security Officer

Robert Kennedy, Security Officer

Steve Kobialka, Security Officer

Jefferson Mezile, Security Officer

Ruben Pabon-Morales, Security Officer

Jimmie Wrisper, Security Officer

Store and Tea Room

Janice Lamb, Store and Tea Room Manager

Betty Jean Shwiner, Store and Tea Room Admin

Rachel Majure, Store and Tea Room Associate

Wendy Avis, Store and Tea Room Associate

Public Affairs

David Carson, Public Affairs Director

Anna Harrell, Public Affairs Assistant

Skyelar Kump, Public Affairs Assistant

Member and Visitor Services

Ben Hillman, Director of External Affairs

Keeley Bogani, Member Services Director

Ashlley Spinelli, Member Services Coordinator

Lindsay Green, Visitor Services Manager

Tiffany Rich, Visitor Experience Manager

Madonna Jones, Receptionist

Gina Galpern, Visitor Service Attendant

Caroline Kelly, Visitor Service Attendant

Violet Lay, Visitor Service Attendant

Caitlin O’Casio, Visitor Service Attendant

Martin Poock, Visitor Service Attendant

Rocio Seminario, Visitor Service Attendant

Docents

Donald Alducin, Docent

Lynne Birnholz, Docent

Donald Bottaro, Docent

Hella Buch, Docent

Lisa Caniff, Docent

Lisa Jensen, Docent

Cynthia Kline, Docent

Ed Lamont, Docent

Eleanor Laudicina, Docent

Jack McDonald, Docent

Judy Martel, Docent

Phillip Miller, Docent

Bobbie Olsen, Docent

Les Phillips, Docent

Chris Raywood, Docent

Leslie Schmidt, Docent

Barbara Siegel, Docent

Cindy Steele, Docent

Holly Strogoff, Docent

Ronald Vaughan, Docent

Making Headlines

Articles and awards, here and abroad

From coverage in the New York Times, to feature stories in German, French, British, and Canadian publications, and over 54,000 views on YouTube (a 300% increase from 2022), the Flagler Museum made an impression in the media in 2023. The Museum’s exhibitions and programs captivated audiences worldwide, showcasing its rich history and cultural significance. Notably, the social media campaigns gained significant traction, increasing followers by over 118% year-over-year.

“For locals and visitors alike! This is a great tour and breathtaking property. To learn about South Florida’s growth and insight into the Gilded Age, please visit this gem in Palm Beach.

No visit to the area is complete without it.”

– Kimberly L (Tripadvisor Review)