Celebrate Grandparents Day at the Flagler Museum
Grandparents Day at the Flagler Museum Sunday, September 9, 2012 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Adults $18, ages 13 - 18 $10, ages 6 - 12 $3, under age 6 free Family plays an important role in the history of the Flagler Museum. The Museum’s founder, Jean Flagler Matthews, was the granddaughter of Henry Flagler. She preserved Whitehall and its collections to honor her grandfather. Share your own family history by celebrating Grandparents Day at the Flagler Museum. Tour Whitehall with a Tour and Activity Guide for Kids and then visit the Flagler Kenan Pavilion to enjoy the family-friendly activities including: • Working together to create your family tree • Being interviewed by your grandchild • Helping your grandchildren write a postcard to their family • Commemorating the day by making a scrapbook page together • Having a family photo taken in front of Henry Flagler’s Railcar No. 91 When it was completed in 1902, Whitehall, Henry Flagler’s Gilded Age estate in Palm Beach, was hailed by the New York Herald as “more wonderful than any palace in Europe, grander and more magnificent than any other private dwelling in the world.” Today Whitehall is a National Historic Landmark open to the public as the Flagler Museum.
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West Palm Beach, FL Permit No. 1831 One Whitehall Way Palm Beach, Florida 33480
For more information or to purchase tickets please call (561) 655-2833 or visit www.flaglermuseum.us/programs/grandparents-day To receive Flagler Museum event notifications by e-mail call (561) 655-2833 or e-mail your information to: mail@flaglermuseum.us