Inside Whitehall
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The Magazine for Flagler Museum Members
Fall 2011 Volume Eighteen • Number Four
CafÉ des Beaux-Arts Opens November 25 Café des Beaux-Arts will open for the Season on November 25, 2011. Each afternoon the Flagler Museum serves a prix fixe lunch featuring an array of delicacies and refreshments reminiscent of the elegance of entertaining during the Gilded Age. Visitors may enjoy a selection of gourmet tea sandwiches, traditional scones, and sweets complemented by the Flagler Museum’s own Whitehall Special Blend™ tea, and served on exquisite Whitehall Collection™ china. Located in the beautiful Flagler Kenan Pavilion, Café des Beaux-Arts provides guests with spectacular panoramic views of Lake Worth. Henry Flagler’s private Railcar, No. 91, completes the sophisticated Gilded Age ambience.
The Café des Beaux-Arts will be open from November 25, 2011, through April 7, 2012. Experience a Gilded Age style lunch in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion.
Museum Trustees President: George G. Matthews Vice President: G.F. Robert Hanke Treasurer: William M. Matthews Secretary: Thomas S. Kenan, III Trustee: Alexander W. Dreyfoos Trustee: Kelly M. Hopkins Trustee: John B. Rogers
Museum Staff Executive Director: John M. Blades Business Manager: Kay Anderson Chief Curator: Tracy Kamerer Education Director: Allison Goff Facilities Manager: William Fallacaro Member Services Director: Sarah Brutschy Public Affairs Director: David Carson Store & Cafe Manager: Kristen Cahill
On The Cover Historical postcard depicting a Florida East Coast Railway train crossing Moser Channel.
Guests are encouraged to pre-purchase lunch to insure space is available. For more information call the Flagler Museum’s Reservation Coordinator at (561) 655-2833.
Museum Hours and Admission The Flagler Museum is open year round, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. The Museum is closed Mondays and on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Admission is $18 for adults, $10 for youth ages 1317, $3 for children ages 6-12, and children under 6 are free. Admission is free for Members. Special rates are available for groups. The Museum and grounds are wheelchair accessible. For more information, please call (561) 655-2833. Inside Whitehall is published quarterly by the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. The Flagler Museum One Whitehall Way Palm Beach, Florida 33480 Telephone (561) 655-2833 Fax (561) 655-2826 e-mail: mail@flaglermuseum.us website: www.flaglermuseum.us © Flagler Museum, 2011
Upcoming Season Programs Announced The Season begins with the Fall Exhibition “First Train to Paradise: The Railroad That Went to Sea,” open through January 8th. The exhibition is sponsored by J.P. Morgan Chase. The Adaskin String Trio
“A New Light on Tiffany” Exhibit
Bluegrass musicians, The Boxcars
The 13th Annual Flagler Museum Music Series will bring the finest chamber music groups to South Florida. The Series welcomes: the Adaskin String Quartet (Jan. 10), the Euclid Quartet (Jan. 24), the Stradivari Quartet (Feb. 7), the Moscow String Quartet (Feb. 21) and violinist Joanna Marie Frankel (March 6). The Music Series is sponsored by PNC bank, the Palm Beach Daily News, and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust. The 27th Annual Whitehall Lecture Series will bring experts on Gilded Age culture and history to the Museum to discuss “Great Engineering Feats of the Gilded Age.” The Series begins January 29th and will explore such monumental engineering projects as: the OverSea Railroad, the Titanic, the Panama Canal, the first Ferris Wheel, Mulholland’s aqueduct, and New York’s Penn Station tunnels. The
Series is sponsored by Harris Private Bank and The Palm Beach Post. The highly anticipated Winter Exhibition, “A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls,” opens January 31st. The exhibition reveals the many women who played a crucial role in the design and creation of Tiffany Studios’ masterpieces, particularly, Clara Driscoll (1861–1944), head of the Women’s Glass Cutting Department. Driscoll and other “Tiffany Girls” were responsible for many of the firm’s most iconic designs. The exhibition is organized by the New-York Historical Society, and sponsored by Northern Trust and The Palm Beach Post. The Museum continues to provide family programing like the Easter Egg Hunt and Children’s Exhibit Activities. The Annual Bluegrass in the Pavilion concert (April 14th) features Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, and The Boxcars. Before visiting the Museum please confirm program dates and times at www.flaglermuseum.us.
Courtyard Closes for Maintenance Whitehall’s Courtyard was closed during August and September as maintenance workers repainted the walls and the exterior window shutters. The multi-faceted project required a 45-foot lift to be hoisted above Whitehall and gently lowered into the Courtyard. Workers removed each shutter, some measuring up to 10 feet wide. Each was stripped of paint, cleaned, and repainted. The plants and historic light fixtures were covered while
the walls were pressure washed. Workers also resealed the exterior windows to prevent water leaks during heavy rainstorms. As the crew repainted the walls, hundreds of small decorative features had to be painstakingly hand painted to preserve the Courtyard’s historic appearance. Large equipment had to be lifted above historic Whitehall and placed directly on the Courtyard walkway.
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Historical postcard depicting a FEC train crossing Moser Channel.
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he Flagler Museum’s Fall Exhibition “First Train to Paradise: The Railroad That Went to Sea” is open from October 18th through January 8, 2012. The exhibition tells the exciting story of the construction of the Over-Sea Railroad to Key West.
Railroad, was the final link extending the system from Jacksonville to Key West. Upon completion, the project was hailed as “the Eighth Wonder of the World,” and it remains the most ambitious engineering feat ever undertaken by a private individual.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the railroad’s completion, the exhibition brings to life the story of the Over-Sea Railroad through photographs, artifacts, firsthand accounts, and historic film footage. Numerous documents and photographs from the extensive Flagler Museum Archives, the repository for tens of thousands of documents relating to construction of the Over-Sea Railroad, are being revealed to the public for the first time.
ell before the completion of the Panama Canal, Henry Flagler recognized the potential commercial importance of the deep water port at Key West, as a major link between the United States and Cuba, South America, and the Far East. Flagler set his sights on linking the Keys to the mainland United States by rail, thus creating a direct and rapid route from Key West to the Northeast for the transport of both cargo and tourists, which changed Florida, and the country, forever. The project was described by former U.S. Secretary of State, and Nobel Prize winner, Elihu Root as “... second only
Built between 1905 and 1912, the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, known as the Over-Sea
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to the Panama Canal in its political and commercial importance to the United States.” Skeptics who doubted it could be done dubbed the project “Flagler’s Folly,” but Flagler and his employees pressed forward with the seemingly impossible undertaking. Despite three major hurricanes, difficult terrain, intense heat, mosquitoes, and disease, the building of the Over-Sea Railroad proceeded. The tracks were in continuous use until severely damaged by the infamous 1935 Labor Day hurricane, and the decision was made not to rebuild. Despite the hurricane’s force Flagler’s concrete bridges survived and were soon incorporated into the Overseas Highway. Remnants of the original bridges still stand, a hundred years later, as testaments to the achievements of Flagler and his engineers.
The Over-Sea Railroad is “… second only to the Panama Canal in its political and commercial importance to the United States.” - Elihu Root, former U.S. Secretary of State & Nobel Prize winner
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irst Train to Paradise recounts the stories of the dedicated workers who risked their lives, and sometimes lost them, to see Flagler’s dream come to fruition. The unique holdings of the Flagler Museum Archives make it possible to examine in detail the experiences of these men and their families. The exhibition highlights the moving and personal stories of FEC employees such as William H. Sanders, engineer of the motor launch Palm, who was swept to sea with more than 150 other men from Quarterboat No. 4, a floating dormitory tethered off Long Key. The story of this major hurricane on October 18, 1906, and Sanders’s dramatic rescue at sea is remarkable. The Over-Sea Railroad eventually extended 156 miles from Miami to Key West, much of it over open water via 42 bridges connecting more than 100 islands. Despite extreme adversity and expense, the dream became a reality, and Henry Flagler was greeted by thousands of Floridians when the first passenger train pulled into Key West on January 22, 1912. Flagler’s private Railcar No. 91, which was part of that train, is on permanent display in the Museum’s Flagler Kenan Pavilion. Memorabilia related to this grand celebration, including a gold telegram presented by proud employees to Henry Flagler, are featured in the exhibition. “First Train to Paradise: The Railroad That Went to Sea” will open from October 18, 2011 through January 8, 2012. Curated by Tracy Kamerer, the Flagler Museum’s Chief Curator, the exhibition chronicles the project’s development from sketches to reality, capturing the greatest achievement of one of America’s titans of industry. The exhibition is sponsored by J.P. Morgan Chase.
Top: Workers on a steam-powered floating pile driver at Tavernier Creek. Middle: Henry and Mary Lily Kenan Flagler at the opening of the Over-Sea Railroad in Key West, January 22, 1912. Bottom: Replica of an elaborate Tiffany & Co. box, which holds a copy of the gold telegram sent to Flagler to announce the completion of the Over-Sea Railroad. All images ©Flagler Museum Archives.
Les Standiford to Lead Gallery Talk The Museum will welcome best-selling author Les Standiford for the Fall Exhibition Gallery Talk on December 6th. Museum visitors may tour the exhibition, “First Train to Paradise: The Railroad That Went to Sea” with Standiford and learn more about Henry Flagler’s Over-Sea Railroad. Standiford will discuss the development of the railroad from sketches to reality, and the legacy of the project whose visionary creator was also one of America’s most forward-thinking captains of industry. The Gallery Talk is free with Museum admission and begins at 12:15 p.m. Space is limited. Please call (561) 655-2833 to R.s.v.p. The Exhibition is sponsored by J.P.+ Morgan Chase. Les Standiford is the author of 20 books, including the novels “Bone Key” and “Havana Run.” He has authored critically acclaimed works of non-fiction including, “Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean,”and “Meet You in Hell: Andrew
Top: FEC train crosses Long Key Viaduct. Above: Pulitzer Prize nominated author Les Standiford.
Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick and the Bitter Partnership that Transformed America,” which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Standiford has received the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, the Frank O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, and Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. A native Ohioan, he is a graduate of Muskingum College and holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Utah. He is Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at Florida International University in Miami, where he lives with his family.
Museum Invites Children to Enjoy an Exhibit Activity The Flagler Museum will host a Children’s Exhibit Activity on November 12th from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Children in fourth through eighth grade are invited to a special tour of “First Train to Paradise: The Railroad That Went to Sea” with the Museum’s Education Director. They will learn about Henry
Flagler’s Over-Sea Railroad, its construction, and the dedicated workers who helped make Flagler’s dream a reality. After the tour children will participate in a hands-on learning activity. The program is free with Museum admission, but space is limited. Please call (561) 655-2833 to R.s.v.p.
Summer Conservation Projects Conservation efforts at the Flagler Museum are ongoing. This summer numerous conservation projects have been undertaken on the Museum’s collections.
clock’s claw feet stand atop a green marble base. The clock’s movement was overhauled, the case was cleaned and repaired, and it is now in perfect working order.
An elegant eighteenth century French clock was recently conserved and has been installed on the mantel in Whitehall’s Library. This clock, a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Amar, might be the oldest clock in the Museum’s collection. Made ca. 1795 by Ridel of Paris, the gilt bronze clock is flanked by large serpentine scrolls and branches; crested by a basket overflowing with flowers, fruit, and leaves; and has a sunburst pendulum bob. The
Whitehall’s original pipe organ also recently underwent extensive restoration to keep it in top condition. The 1,249-pipe organ was made by J.H. & C.S. Odell, founded in New York City in 1859. The two keyboards were removed and rebushed; stopped pipes were repacked; the leather on the pipe stoppers was replaced; and new electric wiring was installed. The restored Odell is ready once again for its annual public recital
Whitehall’s original 1,249-pipe organ recently underwent extensive restoration.
at the Christmas Tree Lighting, on December 4, 2011. Two elegant wrought iron exterior light fixtures, probably made locally by Mizner Industries, were recently located and restored to Whitehall’s Courtyard. In 1924 Whitehall was sold and became the short-lived Whitehall Club, a predecessor to the Whitehall Hotel. The Club hired local architect Addison Mizner to redesign Whitehall’s Courtyard for use by the private club’s members. Mizner created the cross plan that is still evident in the Courtyard today, and added French doors with stairs as an entrance from the Grand Hall. Mizner placed two wrought iron light fixtures flanking the doors that resemble pairs of torches. These iron sconces deteriorated over time and were eventually removed. The fixtures were recently located and restored, and are now reinstalled in their original locations in Whitehall’s Courtyard. The clock by Ridel of Paris is now on display in Whitehall’s Library.
Surveying the Museum’s Collections Conservationists survey the condition of furniture in the Drawing Room.
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he Flagler Museum recently carried out two important collections surveys in order to assess their condition and assist with planning for future conservation efforts. Members of the Museum’s Curatorial Team worked with professional conservator Mary Studt, of Richmond Conservators of Works on Paper, to assess a sampling of its important collection of approximately 1,300 drawings for the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, known as the Over-Sea Railroad. These fascinating drawings and blueprints, produced between 1904 and 1912, depicting bridges, geological surveys, and equipment, were used during the construction of the Over-Sea Railroad. The working drawings have been rolled for more than a hundred years, and are extremely brittle and fragile. Ms. Studt and the Museum’s staff assessed a sampling of the collection, in order to determine their condition and make conservation and preservation recommendations. Museum staff were also trained in basic conservation techniques, such as cleaning, mending, and flattening.
The rolled drawings will be treated and flattened by Museum staff, making them accessible for research and display. Information learned during the assessment will guide the Museum’s conservation efforts and will assist in the design of proper storage for the drawing collection. The assessment was made possible by a Preservation Assistance Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Significantly, the project was designated by the National Endowment for the Humanities as a “We the People” project, meaning that the OverSea Railroad collection is seen by the NEH as having national historic importance. The conservation of these historic drawings is especially timely, as Florida will celebrate the centennial of the completion of the OverSea Railroad in January 2012.
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he Museum is also currently carrying out a detailed conservation survey of the Museum’s furniture collection, numbering more than 400
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pieces on display and in storage. This survey will take place over six weeks during the summer and fall of 2011, and the spring of 2012. The Museum’s furniture is a significant part of the Museum’s collection, consisting of objects dating primarily from the 1600s to the 1920s. The survey will consist of a thorough examination of every piece of furniture, evaluation of its condition, and recommendations for conservation treatments. The furniture survey will provide the Flagler Museum with an important planning tool to organize conservation treatments and priorities, evaluate needed resources, and develop public exhibitions. F. Carey Howlett is conducting the survey. Mr. Howlett is a conservator and consultant with 35 years of experience, who has served as the Director of Conservation for The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and has led projects at Westover Plantation, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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he survey is partially funded by a Conservation Project Support Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The IMLS is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s museums and libraries. The Flagler Museum’s CPS Grant was the only one awarded in the state of Florida. The Mosaic Foundation (of R & P Heydon) generously provided partial matching funds required by the IMLS grant.
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Mary Studt unroll a delicate geological survey from the Over-Sea Railroad. 2) Archivist Susan Swiatosz cleans a historic blueprint. 3) Furniture conservator F. Carey Howlett examines the condition of the a table in the Grand Hall. 4) Mary Studt teaches conservation techniques. 5) Howlett studies an eighteenth-century Louis XV commode by Lèonard Boudin. 6) Howlett takes measurements of a bench original to the Drawing Room.
Museum Receives Grants The Flagler Museum recently received several grants. The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Museum a Conservation Project Support Grant to conduct a detailed survey of more than 400 pieces of the furniture collection. Furniture and decorative arts are critical interpretive elements for visitors to Whitehall and the survey will provide an important planning tool to organize conservation treatments, evaluate needed resources, and develop public exhibits for these objects. The Museum has also received a General Program Support Grant for 2011-
2012 from the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs as well as a grant for 2011-12 Marketing and Cultural Programming from the Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council. Each of these grant awards came as a result of a highly competitive process in which the Museum’s application was reviewed by a grant panel and received an exceptionally high score. The Museum’s Conservation Project Support Grant was the only one awarded in the State of Florida.
Member Appreciation Days Begin Nov. 25th The Museum appreciates the continued support from its many Members, and would like to say “Thank you” by hosting the Annual Member Appreciation Days, November 25th through December 4, 2011. Members will receive an additional 10% discount in the Museum Store on top of the current 10% Member discount, for a total of 20% off all Museum Store purchases. Enjoy holiday shopping at the Museum Store and take home unique gifts from the Museum’s Whitehall Collection™. Member Appreciation Days are the perfect time to celebrate the new Season and the opening of Café
des Beaux-Arts. During Member Appreciation Days Members may enjoy Tea for just $19 per person (regular price for Gilded Age Style Lunch is $22 per person, tax and gratuity included). The Gilded Age style lunch features a selection of gourmet tea sandwiches, scones, and sweets complemented by the Museum’s own Whitehall Special Blend™ tea™, and served on exquisite Whitehall Collection™ china. Considering Flagler Museum Membership? Join during Member Appreciation Days and take advantage of these special offers.
Museum Honors Jean Flagler Matthews During Founder’s Day Each year on June 5th the Museum celebrates its anniversary by opening to the public free of charge in honor of the Museum’s founder, and Henry Flagler’s granddaughter, Jean Flagler Matthews. This year more than 1,600 people visited the Museum, and enjoyed a self-guided tour of Whitehall, viewed the permanent collection of art and objects related to the Gilded Age, and climbed aboard Henry Flagler’s Railcar No. 91. Mrs. Matthews learned Whitehall was for sale after the corporation that had been operating the hotel went bankrupt in 1958. She purchased the property and established the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum as a private non-profit corporation on June 5, 1959. Founders Day is sponsored by The Palm Beach Post.
Decking the Halls of Whitehall Throughout the holiday season Whitehall’s first floor is decorated in traditional Gilded Age splendor. The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Evening Tours are family traditions not to be missed. On December 4th the Museum will host a special Christmas-themed lecture. Beginning at 2:00 p.m., Nancy H. Marshall will discuss Clement Clark Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas” and how a bedtime story written nearly 200 years ago guided American Christmas traditions from the late 19th century to present. Nancy H. Marshall is the author of “The Night Before Christmas: A Descriptive Bibliography of Clement Clarke Moore’s Immortal Poem.” She is a retired Dean of University Libraries at The College of William and Mary. The lecture is sponsored by Harris Private Bank. After the special Christmas lecture, the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting events will begin at 3:00 p.m. The 16-foot tall Grand Hall Christmas Tree with its historically accurate trimmings is the center of
During the Christmas Tree Lighting (Dec. 4) holiday music will be played on the Drawing Room’s historic Steinway piano
Visitors gather at the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
Whitehall’s holiday celebrations. The event will include holiday music played on Whitehall’s original 1,249 pipe J.H. & C.S. Odell & Co. organ, and the 1902 Steinway art-case grand piano in the Drawing Room. This is the only opportunity during the year that visitors have to hear these majestic instruments. Children can also meet Santa Claus in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion. Visitors may enjoy a special choir performance in the Courtyard and holiday refreshments in the West Room. The event culminates with Henry Flagler’s youngest descendants lighting the Grand Hall Christmas Tree. The Museum continues a tradition of giving a box of Animal Crackers to children as they leave Whitehall. In 1902, the same year Whitehall was built, the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) began
attaching a string to their colorful circus boxes so they could be used as Christmas tree ornaments. Admission to the Tree Lighting is free with Museum admission. Visitors are invited to experience a Gilded Age Christmas while touring Whitehall during the Holiday Evening Tours. Tours begin December 17th. Visitors will discover the origins of American Christmas traditions, and have a rare opportunity to see Whitehall by the glow of the original 1902 light fixtures. Every visitor will receive a traditional Christmas cracker following the tour. A choral group will sing Christmas carols while holiday refreshments are served. The Museum Store will be open for Holiday shopping. Visit the Museum’s website, or call (561) 655-2833 for ticket information.
New and Renewing Members
april 30, 2011 through september 30, 2011 Corporate Members, Contributors, Sponsors and Grantors $50,000 and above Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust
$10,000 and above Flagler System, Inc. (Mr. Thomas S. Kenan, III) Mr. & Mrs. Berton E. Korman Margaret Dorrance Strawbridge Foundation of Pennsylvania II
$5,000 and above The Abraham & Beverly Sommer Foundation Flagler System, Inc. (Mrs. Sterling Kenan) Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Henry Mr. & Mrs. Frederick E. Hopkins, III Institute for Museum & Library Services – Museums for America Mr. George G. Matthews PNC Foundation
$2,500 and above Atwater Kent Foundation Florida Department of State – Division of Cultural Affairs Institute for Museum & Library Services – Conservation Project Support Palm Beach County Cultural Council
$1,000 and above Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Kinney Mr. Alan Moss † Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation
$500 and above Mr. & Mrs. J. Simpson Dean, Jr. Ms. Helen K. Persson Rochelle and David A. Hirsch Foundation
$200 and above Rev. & Mrs. Richard M. Cromie, D. D. ExxonMobil Foundation Kanders Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Theis, Sr.
† Denotes a full or partial in-kind contribution
$50 and above Mr. & Mrs. Henry Darlington, Jr. Ms. Penelope E. Donnelly Garden Club of Palm Beach Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Kean Mrs. Judith Maddock Mr. & Mrs. Marco A. Morin Mr. & Mrs. John T. Tuttle
$25 and above Mr. & Mrs. Frederick L. Cone Mr. & Mrs. Stuart J. Haft Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Pete S. Michaels
Individual Memberships Flagler Associate - $5,000 Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Butler Mr. Joseph Carron & Miss Christin Tucker Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Gross Mr. Chris Hendon & Miss Christina Goode Mr. Robert P. Leidy Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Louis Ruscilli Mr. & Mrs. David M. Saunders Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Talcott Mr. Matthew S. Traina & Miss Brittany Swota Mr. Daniel Wolgin & Miss Andrea Duque
Benefactor - $2,500 Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Gendelman Mr. & Mrs. Jack Kay Mr. & Mrs. William G. Pannill Mr. & Mrs. Frederic A. Sharf Mrs. Lesly S. Smith
Patron - $1,000 Mr. & Mrs. John K. Castle Ms. Denise LeClair-Robbins Mr. & Mrs. George J. Michel, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jack W. Nicklaus Mr. Charles S. Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Royce
New and Renewing Members
april 30, 2011 through september 30, 2011 Sponsor - $500
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin S. Macfarland, III Mr. & Mrs. Bertram Martin Mr. & Mrs. Alan H. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Millhiser Mr. & Mrs. John H. Morris, Jr. Mrs. Sharon E. Owens Palm Beach Daily News Mr. Dale E. Pflum & Mr. Javier Yanes Ms. Joanna S. Plafsky Dr. & Mrs. G. David Raymond Mr. & Mrs. Mark E. Raymond Dr. Vincent T. Rudan & Mr. Brendan G. Walsh Dr. & Mrs. Frank Schmalleger Ms. Barbara A. Selecman Mr. & Mrs. Patrick H. Shearin Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Small Mr. & Mrs. Raymond W. Snow Mr. Moses Sternlieb Mr. & Mrs. Armando A. Tabernilla Mr. & Mrs. John Tuttle Dr. & Mrs. Donald E. Warren Mrs. William S. Watchman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Herb Weissman
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Mr. & Mrs. Robert Barry Mr. Gary Beach & Mr. Jeffrey Barnett Mr. & Mrs. Walter H. Beaman Mr. & Mrs. John T. Beaudouin Mr. & Mrs. Steven Benardo Mr. & Mrs. Andries Berendsen Mr. & Mrs. John W. Blades Mrs. Rose V. Blair Mr. & Mrs. Stephen F. Brauer Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Bruno Mr. Jordan E. Bublick Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Burns Mr. Philip M. Byrne Ms. Vivian Chen Dr. Pat Cicetti Mrs. Mary M. Cochrane Dr. & Mrs. Scott Comiter Mr. Don Cotton Ms. Joanne Dalber & Ms. Nicke Musgrove Mr. & Mrs. Henry Darlington, Jr. Ms. Barbara S. Davidson Ms. Penelope E. Donnelly Mr. & Mrs. William M. Feldman Mr. Richard Flaxman & Ms. Judith A. Guido Mr. & Mrs. Stan Frost
New and Renewing Members
april 30, 2011 through september 30, 2011 Family - $125 continued Mr. & Mrs. John Furrer Mr. & Mrs. Raymond P. Giblin, Jr. Mr. Eric Gleissner Mr. & Mrs. Rick Gonzalez Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Grudovich Ms. Ann Heathwood Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Jacobs Commander & Mrs. Eric C. Jensen Mr. & Mrs. R. Johnston Mr. & Mrs. John M. Kindred Mr. & Mrs. Stallworth Larson Ms. Catherine LeBlanc Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Linton Dr. Stanley H. Lorber Ms. Anita E. Manuel & Ms. Wanita Detonia Mr. & Mrs. Charles N. Maravell Mr. & Mrs. George Marshall Ms. Regina Mian & Mr. Peter Di Pol Mr. & Mrs. Pete S. Michaels Mr. & Mrs. Kelly P. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Y. Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Marco A. Morin Mr. & Mrs. Paul Morris Mr. & Mrs. Terrence Murray Mr. & Mrs. Charles O’Neill Mr. & Mrs. John W. Payson Mr. Jerry K. Pearlman Mr. & Mrs. Jorge Pesquera Mr. & Mrs. Edward Pollack Dr. & Mrs. G. Wesley Price The Honorable & Mrs. John W. Quade, Jr. Ms. Barbara G. Rentschler Dr. & Mrs. Garth S. Russell Ms. Jacqueline Russell Mr. & Mrs. Todd Savage Ms. Lyn H. Silberman Mr. & Mrs. Harold M. Singer Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Strogoff Mr. & Mrs. David R. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Neil A. Useden Ms. Vassoula Vasiliou Mr. & Mrs. Leon R. Vedovato Mr. Scott Walkinshaw & Mr. Tom Holleran Ms. Ann A. Welfeld
Individual - $75 Mr. Bernard R. Baker, III Ms. Maureen O. Beesch Mrs. Mary P. Bolton
Ms. Candide P. Booth Mrs. Rosalie F. Brill Mrs. Clelia C. Burke Ms. Carole Cameron Mrs. Helen S. Cluett Mrs. W. Diana Deresz Mrs. Russell R. Desoe Mr. Irwin F. Deutsch Ms. Daniela Di Lorenzo Mr. David B. Ferguson Ms. Jennifer C. Garrigues Mrs. Jean B. Gore Mr. John Graham Ms. Susan K. Gray Mr. Larry Grosser Mr. Joseph J. Guiffre Ms. Ellen Hamilton Mrs. Doris Hastings Mrs. Sandra F. Heine Mr. Emile G. Ilchuk Mrs. Phyllis Jacobson Ms. Eileen Janign Ms. Muriel S. Kaplan Mr. Raymond E. Kassar Mr. Roger Klietz Mr. James S. Lansing Ms. Audrey P. Levine Mr. Gordon G. Long Mr. Robert Malone Ms. Linda D. Maum Mr. Patrick McCarthy Ms. Jennifer Mikulski Ms. Elizabeth S. Murphy Mrs. Marilynn K. Omura Mrs. Marvin Orleans Ms. Susan Polan Mr. Ronald Risner Mrs. Frances G. Scaife Mr. Harold M. Schaperkotter Ms. Monica R. Schroeder Mrs. Gloria Segall Ms. Pioneer Senterfitt Mrs. Guy C. Shafer Ms. Virginia Shaller Ms. Gail Shapiro Mr. James G. Smith Mr. Keith Smith Ms. Susan S. Stautberg Mr. Basil Walsh Ms. Katie Weese Ms. Linda Williams
The Museum Store Historic Whitehall Glass Ornament This meticulously hand-painted glass ornament features the exterior of historic Whitehall. Each Glass ornament is painted from the inside of the ornament, eliminating the risk of paint chipping over time. Each is approximately 3 inches in diameter and comes in a velvet box. $12.00/$10.80 (Members)
Centennial Edition of Last Train to Paradise “Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean” is acclaimed South Florida novelist Les Standiford’s fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West extension of Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway. In celebration of the Railroad’s centennial, this commemorative hardcover edition is richly illustrated with more than 150 images from the Flagler Museum archives. This well-researched book was published by the Flagler Museum and features a sumptuous silver foil embossed cloth cover. $50.00/$45.00 (Members)
Florida East Coast Railway Engine No. 12 This H.O. Scale model of Engine Number 12 is the perfect addition to any model train enthusiast’s collection. Engine No. 12 pulled the first train into Miami in 1896 and also pulled the pilot train into Key West via the Over-Sea Railroad in 1912. The historically accurate black and silver body styling make this engine a unique addition to any train collection. $50.00/$45.00 (Members)
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Upcoming Schedule of Events Fall Exhibition: “First Train to Paradise: The Railroad That Went to Sea”
October 18, 2011 through January 8, 2012 Free with admission. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Over-Sea Railroad, this exhibition illustrates the amazing story of the construction of the railroad to Key West. It was the most ambitious engineering feat ever undertaken by a private citizen and the final link connecting Henry Flagler’s FEC Railway from Jacksonville to Key West, and was hailed as “the Eighth Wonder of the World.” The exhibition is curated by the Flagler Museum, the largest repository of documents related to the Over-Sea Railroad. Sponsored by J.P. Morgan Chase.
Children’s Exhibit Activity
November 12, 2011 - 10:00 a.m. Free with Museum admission In conjunction with the exhibition, “First Train to Paradise: The Railroad That Went to Sea,” the Museum invites fourth through eighth graders to a special gallery tour with the Education Director followed by a hands-on learning activity.
A Gilded Age style lunch in Café des Beaux-Arts
November 25, 2011 - April 7, 2012 Tuesday – Saturday, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. $22 for Museum Members includes tax and gratuity $40 for non-members includes Museum admission, tax and gratuity Advance purchase recommended Each afternoon the Flagler Museum offers a Gilded Age style lunch, featuring an array of delicacies and refreshments reminiscent of the elegance of entertaining during the Gilded Age. Visitors may enjoy a selection of gourmet tea sandwiches, traditional scones, and sweets complemented by the Flagler Museum’s own Whitehall Special Blend™ tea, and served on exquisite Whitehall Collection™ china.
Special Holiday Lecture: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: The Story of a Poem That Dramatically Changed the American Christmas Tradition by Nancy H. Marshall December 4, 2011 - 2:00 p.m. Free for Members at the Sustaining level and above $5 for Individual, Family and Life Members $28 for non-members, includes Museum admission and Tree Lighting festivities Nancy H. Marshall will discuss Clement Clark Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas” and explore how the story written nearly 200 years ago guided American Christmas traditions from the late 19th century through the present. Sponsored by Harris Private Bank.
Christmas Tree Lighting
December 4, 2011 - 3:00 p.m. Free with Museum admission The Tree Lighting festivities include holiday music played on Whitehall’s original 1,249 pipe organ and Steinway art-case grand piano. Special choir performances, refreshments and a visit from Santa Claus complete the afternoon’s activities. The event culminates with Henry Flagler’s youngest descendants lighting the 16-foot Grand Hall Christmas Tree.
For more information, please call the Flagler Museum at (561) 655-2833 • www.flaglermuseum.us