Inside Whitehall
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The Magazine for Flagler Museum Members
Spring 2016 Volume Twenty-Three • Number Two
Catherine Zieman, Vice President Wealth Management, Neuberger Berman “We at Neuberger Berman have thoroughly enjoyed our experience as a Corporate Chairman Member of the Flagler Museum. The opportunity to host our 75th Anniversary celebration for our clients and friends in the Grand Hall and Flagler Kenan Pavilion left a lasting impression on our guests, many of whom commented on the unique ambiance and elegance of the venue, as well as the outstanding courtesy with which they were treated. As a Corporate Chairman Member, we were also pleased to be invited to several events throughout the year. Because of this experience, I was inspired to join as a Sponsor level Member myself and have continued to enjoy the benefits of Membership, especially the Independence Day Celebration. It has been a pleasure to enjoy the numerous offerings provided by the Flagler Museum while knowing that our financial contributions are helping the Museum educate future generations about Henry Flagler, the history of Florida and America’s Gilded Age. The Flagler Museum holds an important place in the fabric of the community and deserves our support.”
Museum Trustees
Museum Hours and Admission
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
The Flagler Museum is open year round, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Admission is $18 for adults, $10 for youth ages 13-17, $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.
Leadership Staff Executive Director: Erin Manning Chief Financial Officer: Rudina Toro Chief Curator: Tracy Kamerer Member & Visitor Services Director: Allison Goff Facilities Manager: William Fallacaro Public Affairs Director: David Carson Store & Cafe Manager: Kristen Cahill
On the Cover
Founder’s Day at the Flagler Museum.
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, 2016
B eauty’s L egacy:
Gilded Age Portraits in America
Edith Friedheim, Andrew Bytner and Linda Dunhill Dack Patriarca, Hilary Jordan, Gregory Borchard and Brodi Borchard
Exhibition opening Reception January 28, 2016
Photo: Richard Graulich, The Palm Beach Post
John Blades
Flagler Museum Executive Director June 1995 - February 2016 When Henry Flagler presented Whitehall as a gift to his bride, Mary Lily Kenan, in 1902, he could not have imagined that nearly a century later his grandest home, designed by Carrère & Hastings, would require such intense and focused attention from an astute Board of Trustees and a professional museum director. Bringing Whitehall back to its original splendor and interpreting its importance and historical context undoubtedly required more labor, resources, and vision than anyone could have imagined. When the Trustees appointed John M. Blades as Executive Director in June 1995, he immediately began an ambitious series of capital projects and improvements to the physical plant, and the development and introduction of new programs and events.
linear feet of metalwork. The Visitor Parking Lot was expanded, more than doubling the number of parking spaces, and a widened driveway, lined with royal palms, was constructed providing a dramatic “sense of arrival” to the Museum. In 1999, perhaps the single most important project was completed when a much-needed climate control system was added throughout the building immediately following the installation of a new electrical system. Blades said of this stage of the Museum’s restoration: “We turned on the new climate control system and it changed everything.” With a stable environment secured, Whitehall’s ornate interiors could then all be restored.
One of the first projects was the restoration of the historic fence and gates totaling more than 1,000
A new entrance to the Museum along Cocoanut Row was built, mimicking the original columns at Whitehall’s Main Gate, thus uniting the two pieces
More than 1,000 feet of the original historic fence was restored in 1995.
The new entrance to the Museum on Cocoanut Row was built in 1999.
In 1999 a state-of-the-art climate control system was completed, which stabilized temperature and humidity levels throughout Whitehall, thus insuring the preservation of the Museum’s collections and interiors.
In 2005 the Flagler Kenan Pavilion was built to house and protect Henry Flagler’s private railcar, Railcar 91, from the extreme Florida climate, making it possible for future generations to experience this element of Flagler’s legacy.
of property, and a new roadside sign was installed signaling Whitehall’s National Historic Landmark status. All 44,000 square feet of Whitehall’s roof was replaced, using 40,000 individual clay tiles, each pinned to the roof with a stainless steel screw. At the same time, the one-thousand-foot-long sea wall was reinforced, and Whitehall’s Intracoastal dock was restored.
providing access to the historic second floor for all visitors. In addition, new staff offices and the Henry Flagler Harris Research Library were constructed.
When Flagler’s Railcar No. 91 needed to be enclosed in order to preserve it, following the restoration to its 1912 appearance, construction began on the magnificent Flagler Kenan Pavilion designed by architect Jeff Smith. Then, after cleaning up from the effects of three separate hurricanes, the Flagler Kenan Pavilion opened in 2005, with the first Bluegrass in the Pavilion Concert taking place shortly after the ribbon cutting.
Stabilizing and restoring the facilities were imperative and John’s foremost consideration, but public programming, worthy of such a National Historic Landmark, also required attention and vision. Two annual program series stand out: the Flagler Museum Music Series, which just completed its 17th Season, and can boast sold-out audiences and regular broadcasts on National Public Radio’s Performance Today, and the Whitehall Lecture Series, now in its 31st year, which is webcast live and captured for all to enjoy on the Museum’s GildedAgeHistoryChannel.com web portal.
In 2003, on the 100th anniversary of Whitehall’s construction, the Museum hosted the elegant Whitehall Centennial Gala, where Henry Flagler made an appearance rising from the Intracoastal Waterway. In 2004 the Courtyard Fountain and Garden were restored, and in the summer of 2008, construction of a new “green” state-of-the-art elevator began,
Just last summer, Whitehall’s driveway was replaced and a Cocoanut Grove was planted on the south lawn, bringing back to Palm Beach its very namesake in the form of the only cocoanut palm grove in the area.
The interpretation and care of a historic landmark like Whitehall required that John and the Trustees also focus on many other details. In 1995 a website was created that now attracts and informs 130,000 people each year. Later, live webcasts of the Whitehall Lecture
John Blades with Dr. and Mrs. Hervey S. Stockman, Jr., with the Drawing Room Steinway Art Case Model B grand piano, one of the objects restored through the generosity of the Stockman Family Foundation.
In 2006 John Blades curated an exhibition and wrote the catalogue for the major pieces in Tiffany’s original silver display at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893.
The Cafe des Beaux-Arts first opened in 2001 to provide yet another amenity to enhance the visitor experience.
Series were instituted so people from around the world could enjoy the lectures. More than 100 proprietary Museum Store products have been developed, like Flagleropoly, so that the Museum’s mission can be carried home by visitors. And, the publication of more than half a dozen books have helped advance the scholarship of the Gilded Age. John Blades also oversaw a well-respected exhibitions program related to the Gilded Age that allows visitors to explore the endless fascinating aspects of the period and Flagler’s influence. The repatriation of many objects original to Whitehall, such as the Drawing Room piano, gives visitors a chance to experience the authentic objects Flagler himself selected. And, the acquisition of many period-appropriate pieces to Whitehall provide more context for scholars and the public. The Café des Beaux-Arts was opened in 2001 to provide yet another amenity to enhance the visitor experience. Many new annual programs were introduced under Blades’ oversight connecting
The Museum’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt is enjoyed by more than a thousand people each year.
A Bal Poudré, reminiscent of the one hosted in 1903 by Mary Lily and Henry Flagler, was initiated in 2013 as the Museum’s biennial fund raiser for children’s education programs.
In 2015 the Whitehall Society’s Soirée Poudré was introduced.
The annual Bluegrass in the Pavilion Concert raises funds for the Museum’s children’s education programs.
Above: Mary Lily’s 1903 Steinway & Sons New York Drawing Room Model A Grand Piano was returned to the Museum in 2016. The piano was played in the Museum for the first time in over a century on February 9 during the Neave Trio concert. Left: John Blades, Col. G. F. Robert Hanke, Vice President of the Flagler Museum, and Bill Bone in front of the Flagler statue on Royal Poinciana Way, during the statue’s dedication ceremony on December 11, 2010.
More than 100 proprietary Museum Store products have been developed, like Flagleropoly and an HO Scale model of Flagler’s private Railcar No. 91.
Established in 1999 the Flagler Museum Music Series enjoys a loyal audience and National attention on NPR’s Performance Today.
residents to this important landmark and community jewel. These include the Annual Easter Egg Hunt, and the Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day celebrations. In 2013 the Museum inaugurated its biennial fundraiser, the Bal Poudré and in 2015 the Soirée Poudré was introduced. Today, the Flagler Museum is one of only four sites in the Nation to be awarded all three of the highest honors given to historic sites: designation as a National Historic Landmark, accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, and recipient of the Ross Merrill Award, the National Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections. The Trustees of the Flagler Museum are grateful to John M. Blades for the many accomplishments and improvements he oversaw during his nearly twentyone year tenure as the Museum’s Executive Director.
Before
After
In the summer of 2015 Whitehall’s driveway was renovated and a Cocoanut Grove was restored on the south side of Whitehall, bringing back to Palm Beach the natural feature that gave Palm Beach its name and attracted Henry Flagler to the area.
Behind the Scenes at Whitehall Hotel After the deaths of Henry and Mary Lily Flagler, Whitehall was left to their niece, Louise Clisby Wise Lewis. In 1924 Whitehall was sold, and later that year it was opened as the Whitehall Club. An eleven-story tower was added to the west side of Whitehall in 1925, and early the next year the property opened as a hotel, known at the time simply as “Whitehall.” The hotel complex boasted more than 250 guest rooms and extensive amenities. Over the next few decades it became known as one of the premier hotels in Palm Beach, counting many celebrities among its guests. The Whitehall Hotel’s Season ran from midDecember to early April. Guests entered through a newly-constructed entrance into a lounge that was once the Flaglers’ Dining Room and the Breakfast Room served as the registration area. The Grand Hall functioned as a large lounge, where entertainments such as Sunday afternoon concerts were held. The Library and Music Rooms became card and game rooms, and the Billiard Room served as a bar. The Ballroom became a cocktail lounge, with dancing from
5-8 pm. Afternoon tea was served in the Courtyard, renamed the “Palm Court.” Meals were served in the “Jardin Royal,” located in what is today known as the West and Lake Rooms. Several shops, a beauty parlor, and a barber shop were also located on the premises. By the 1940s Whitehall Hotel’s guests enjoyed golfing and swimming privileges at the exclusive Palm Beach Country Club and Sun and Surf Club, and later a swimming pool was installed on the grounds of the hotel. An immense staff was required to maintain Whitehall Hotel’s complex operation, almost all of whom worked and lived at the hotel for only a few months a year. The hotel staff was an eclectic group with varied experiences and interests, and ranged from those who only worked for a single season to career hotel employees who moved on to work at different establishments as the seasons changed. Documents that detail the day-to-day lives of the staff of Whitehall Hotel are rare. The Flagler Museum’s Research Library has a copy of the unpublished
A colorful view of the Whitehall Hotel property, ca. 1930-1945. Dorothy Edith Jones Scrapbook, Flagler Museum Archives.
memoir of Jim Cooke, who worked as a waiter at Whitehall Hotel while on break from college. Cooke’s memoir details the life of a waiter, with significant insight into the activities of the hotel’s male staff. Cooke describes the employees in great detail, including a professional waiter, Maurice, from Quebec; a German waiter named Karl who “had orange hair flaking dandruff;” and a chef who ran the kitchen “with a glass of champagne and a large knife in hand.” A scrapbook compiled by Dorothy Edith Jones, a waitress who worked at Whitehall Hotel, was recently donated to the Flagler Museum Archives by her granddaughter, Sharon L. King. Jones compiled the scrapbook to document her time at the Whitehall Hotel and at the Inn at Buck Hill Falls in Pennsylvania. Within its pages Jones preserved hotel ephemera including menus, a New Year’s Eve social program, and candid snapshots of hotel staff. The Whitehall Hotel provided most of the staff with housing, meals, and uniforms. Room and board were deducted from an employee’s salary which, according to Cooke, amounted to 15 dollars per week plus tips for an entry-level waiter in 1957. Upperlevel staff members, and some female employees, lived on the second and third floors of Whitehall in rooms originally used by the servants of Flagler and his guests. Most of the staff, however, lived in the service building attached to the north side of the tower addition, which included more than 80 rooms for employees, with three to five sharing a room. Employees had their own kitchen and dining area in the service building. Food for guests was prepared in a large kitchen in the service building and served in the Jardin Royal. A small room nearby, now the Lecture Hall, was used for private dinners or to serve the children of guests. Holidays were observed with specially designed menus and programs, examples of which were preserved in Jones’ scrapbook. Meals of particular importance included New Year’s Eve, Christmas, and Washington’s Birthday, which the Flaglers celebrated at Whitehall decades earlier. Cooke detailed the complex dining and in-room service, a multi-level process that insured the highest quality food was served in a seamless manner. According to Cooke, room service was easier than working in the dining room, and servers hoped to deliver orders to the historic rooms in Whitehall because they had more character and style than the standardized rooms in the tower, and tips were better.
The cover of a Whitehall Hotel tea menu from the late 1920s. Flagler Museum Archives.
Female employees dancing and sunbathing on the roof of Whitehall Hotel, winter 1948. Dorothy Edith Jones Scrapbook, Flagler Museum Archives.
Dorothy Edith Jones (left) on break from work at the Sun and Surf Club with Tommy Ayala, singer and dance instructor at the Whitehall Hotel, and an unidentified staff member, winter 1948. Dorothy Edith Jones Scrapbook, Flagler Museum Archives.
Many employees worked seven days a week and, when they weren’t needed for their regular roles, sometimes also worked at the Sun and Surf Club, located on the ocean. As Cooke remembers, “…there was a swimming pool and a band played near the parquet dance floor where a couple of professional dancers - on the Whitehall payroll - danced with guests and gave individual and group lessons.” During leisure time, employees found a variety of things to do. Cooke remembers visiting the library in West Palm Beach, patronizing a Palm Beach restaurant for pizza and music, and going to the beach. Jones’ scrapbook includes many photographs of her co-workers playing at the beach or sunbathing on Whitehall’s roof.
As is still the case, the number of hotel guests diminished annually as spring approached. Despite the offer of a bonus for staying the full season, which ended on April 15th in 1958, most of the staff chose not to stay until the end. Whitehall Hotel closed permanently after the 1958-59 Season, and by June a nonprofit corporation formed by Henry Flagler’s granddaughter, Jean Flagler Matthews, had purchased the property and established the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum.
Mothers Day Saturday, May 7, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 8, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Call the Museum or visit the website for ticket information The Museum invites families to celebrate their mothers on this special day in the refined elegance of Café des Beaux-Arts. Guests will enjoy the Gilded Age style lunch of tea sandwiches, scones, sweets and the Museum's own Whitehall Special Blend™ tea served on exquisite Whitehall Collection™ china. Each mother will receive a keepsake photograph, a rose, and a $10 gift card to the Museum Store. Honor your mother with this unique experience at one of America's National Historic Landmarks.
Bluegrass in the Pavilion Saturday April 9th 3:00 p.m. Tickets - $35
All proceeds benefit the Museum’s children’s education programs.
Flatt Lonesome
The 11th Annual Bluegrass in The Pavilion concert continues to bring the best Bluegrass musicians to South Florida. Artists for the 2016 performance are Flatt Lonesome and the Lonesome River Band.
Flatt Lonesome is a young, new group of pickers fresh to the scene. While deeply-rooted in Bluegrass music’s historic classics, they also have an energetic flair for country sounds, progressive jams, and soul-stirring gospel music while never forsaking their traditional essence. If you love high lonesome harmony, soaring sibling vocals and powerful Bluegrass music, then you will love Flatt Lonesome! Flatt Lonesome was born from the Robertson family’s Bluegrass gospel band, Sandy Creek Revival. Pastor Dolton Robertson, his wife Lisa, and their three children Kelsi, Buddy, and Charli began playing as a group just a few years ago because of their love of Bluegrass and the desire to play music together as a family. This quickly grew into a passion for the Robertson children with a great longing to travel, write, and record. So, in January 2011, Kelsi, Charli and Buddy teamed up with friends Dominic Illingworth, Michael Stockton, and Paul Harrigill (who is now married to Kelsi as of September 21, 2012) and became Flatt Lonesome. In February of 2011, the band entered the SPBGMA International Band Championship in Nashville, TN and placed 3rd – impressive for the band’s very first time on stage! To commemorate the band’s first anniversary in 2012, they once again entered the SPBGMA Band Championship and this time were awarded 1st place.
“Flatt Lonesome is just the sort of band Bluegrass needs right now.” - Daniel Mullins BluegrassToday.com “LRB has done what few bands have done, continuously reinvented itself through the years, staying both popular and relevant.” – Keith Lawrence, BLUEGRASS NOTES.
Lonesome River Band
Since its formation 34 years ago, Lonesome River Band continues its reputation as one of the most respected names in Bluegrass music. Five-time International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Banjo Player of the Year, and winner of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, Sammy Shelor leads the group that is constantly breaking new ground in Acoustic music. With two stellar lead vocalists, Brandon Rickman (guitar) and newest member Jesse Smathers (mandolin), and the impressive talents of Mike Hartgrove (fiddle) and Barry Reed (bass), the band seamlessly comes together, performing the trademark sound that fans continue to embrace. Lonesome River Band’s long career is filled with a multitude of Awards and Recognitions including their 2012 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Award for Instrumental Recorded Event of the Year for their song “Angeline the Baker” from their CHRONOLOGY Volume One album. Sammy Shelor received his fifth win as the 2012 IBMA Banjo Performer of the year. The group has also received other awards from IBMA including Album of the year, along with numerous Awards from SPBGMA – Bluegrass Band of Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Song of the Year and Shelor as Banjo Player of the Year. Sammy Shelor received the 2nd Annual Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. Lonesome River Band with special guest Steve Martin made an appearance and performed on the Late Show with David Letterman on November 11, 2011. For over 30 years, Lonesome River Band continues to set the standard in the Bluegrass music world. Whether performing on the famous stage of the Grand Ole Opry or headlining major concert events and festivals, their loyal fans continue one of the most loved and most influential acts of our time. Many great musicians have had the opportunity to play for the Lonesome River Band through out the years. Sammy Shelor, having been there from the beginning, has seen all the variations. He has enjoyed performing with such stellar musicians as Kenny Smith, Don Rigsby, Ron Stewart, Rickie Simpkins and Mike Hartgrove (who returned in 2005) – each of whom had moved on to pursue other musical endeavors. With each personnel change, Shelor looked for new musicians who could not only fill a spot that had been left vacant, but also bring in an artists with talents of their own.
Founder’s Day Sunday, June 5, 2016, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free Admission On June 5th each year the Flagler 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. Visitors may take a self-guided tour of Whitehall’s first floor, view the permanent collection of art and objects related to the Gilded Age, and climb aboard Henry Flagler’s private railcar in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion. Whitehall was built by Standard Oil partner Henry Flagler in 1902 to symbolize the Nation’s aspiration to rise to the pinnacle of human invention and artistic achievement. Nearly six decades later Flagler’s granddaughter, Jean Flagler Matthews rescued the estate from demolition and established the Flagler Museum on June 5, 1959. Since then millions have immersed themselves in the majesty of American life during the Gilded Age. The National press have praised the Museum’s contribution to history and culture, including National Geographic Traveler who called the Museum, “an absolute must-see for visitors to Palm Beach,” and Art + Auction Magazine which proclaimed “everyone should go to the Flagler Museum. It’s one of the greatest Gilded Age mansions in the world.”
FLAGLER MUSEUM
2016 In its 17th Season, the 2016 Music Series continued to bring some of the most acclaimed chamber musicians to Whitehall. With a line up that included the New Orford String Quartet, the Vega Quartet, the Neave Trio, the Bennewitz Quartet, and the Meccore String Quartet, it wasn’t difficult to attract a sold out audience to experience quality chamber music in one of the finest chamber music venues in South Florida. During the 2016 Music Series a very special historic object was returned to Whitehall, a 1903 Steinway & Sons New York Drawing Room Model A Grand Piano, originally purchased as a Christmas present for Mary Lily. The piano made its debut during the performance by the Neave Trio, it was the first time the piano had been played for a chamber music concert at Whitehall in over a century.
David McCoy, Kathleen O’Shaughnessy and Rex Hearn, Millie McCoy. The Flagler Museum Music Series’ lead Sponsor, Roe Green, with the Museum’s Executive Director, John Blades. The Neave Trio
Roe Green with The New Orford String Quartet.
Contributors, Sponsors & Grantors December 15, 2015 - March 11, 2016
$20,000 and above
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Col. & Mrs. G. F. Robert Hanke
$10,000 and above
Abraham & Beverly Sommer Foundation Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Charitable Foundation Berlin Family Foundation Mr. Stefan Bodstrom Ms. Roe Green Marmot Foundation Mr. Willis H. du Pont
$5,000 and above
Bardes Fund Mrs. F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. The Mosaic Foundation (R. & P. Heydon) Dr. Peter N. Heydon † Mrs. John C. LaMonte Mr. Oliver H. Quinn & Ms. Sara Groff
$2,500 and above
David Minkin Foundation Gift of Mary Nelson Myers Mr. & Mrs. Howard Lester Richard S. Johnson Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Scott Mr. & Mrs. Frederic A. Sharf
$1,000 and above
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Annan Atwater Kent Foundation BMO Harris Bank Mr. & Mrs. John S. Crompton Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Memorial Foundation Mr. Ray K. Farris, II & Dr. Giselle Parry-Farris Mr. & Mrs. Ray Gilmartin Mr. & Mrs. Murray H. Goodman Jasteka Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John H. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. James S. Karp Mr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Kinney Mr. John R. Loring Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Miller Ms. Amy Bloom Nancy and Joel Hart Charitable Foundation
$500 and above
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Darlington, Jr. Mrs. Gayle Kalisman (in honor of Mrs. Julie Fisher Cummings) Mrs. Kathleen R. Pacetti Mrs. Evelyn B. Richter Mr. William A. Torrey
$250 and above
Ms. Barbara M. Bryant Henry Morrison Flagler Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in honor of Mrs. Beverly Frasure Yocum Mrs. Adele F. Kirkpatrick Mr. Michael Sachs Mr. David P. Silverman (in honor of Mrs. Ethel K. Bob) Mrs. Shelby P. Wyckoff
$100 and above
Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Ammarell Dr. Bunny J. Bucho Mrs. Sandra Kay Crawford Ms. Emily F. DiMaggio (in honor of Mrs. Nell Hight) Mr. & Mrs. Ken Endelson (in honor of Mrs. Julie Fisher Cummings) Ms. Judy L. Flynn Mrs. Eleanor G. Major Mr. Thomas O. McCarthy Mrs. Helene D. Newman Mrs. Elizabeth L. Nottingham Ms. Lynne F. Romeo Mr. & Mrs. Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr. Mrs. Patricia Warren Swindle (in honor of Mrs. Nell Hight)
$25 and above
Anonymous Mr. Frederick A. Braman Mrs. Esther M. Feldberg Mrs. Mary Miller Ms. Justine F. Postal Ms. Karen S. Roberts The Honorable & Mrs. Thomas F. Shebell, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eliot I. Snider Dr. Hilda B. Templeton
$10 and above Anonymous † Denotes a full or partial in-kind contribution
New and Renewing Members December 15, 2015 - March 11, 2016
Corporate Memberships Corporate Executive - $3,000
Manheim Palm Beach
Individual Memberships Flagler Associate - $5,000
Mr. Michael Belisle & Ms. Linda A. Gary Mr. & Mrs. Michael Borman Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Butler Mr. John D. Chapman, III Coconuts of Palm Beach Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hedrick Mrs. John C. LaMonte Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah Lambert Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert C. Maurer Palm Beach Symphony Mr. & Mrs. John H. Raymond Mr. & Mrs. Ducasse Saintil Mr. & Mrs. Zvi Schwarzman Ms. Jillian Stacey & Mr. Keegan Bradley Ms. Cindy Yim Ping Wong Ms. Meriam Yousef Mr. John Zimmerebner & Ms. Lyda Muros
Benefactor - $2,500
Mr. & Mrs. E. William Aylward Mr. & Mrs. Stanley N. Gaines Mrs. Alice Z. Pannill Mr. & Mrs. John J. Rinker Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Singer
Patron - $1,000
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bottorff Ms. Roe Green Mr. & Mrs. Stuart J. Haft Mr. & Mrs. Shepard Harris Mr. & Mrs. Lars Henriksen Mr. Dennis Hummel Mr. & Mrs. William Indoe Mr. & Mrs. Peter I. C. Knowles, II Mr. & Mrs. John M. Kubeck Ms. Ann Maxwell Mr. Frank A. Miller Ms. Jo Ann Rioli Moeller Mr. & Mrs. Dudley L. Moore, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jack W. Nicklaus Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Pagliari
Mr. Peter C. Steingraber Mr. & Mrs. George T. Williamson Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Wright
Sponsor - $500
Mr. & Mrs. F. Ted Brown, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David O. Charland Dr. & Mrs. James T. Duncan, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Reeder Fox Dr. & Mrs. Ralph I. Freudenthal Mr. & Mrs. John Galiardo Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Griffen Ms. Helen Hecht & Mr. Evan Hecht Mr. & Mrs. John C. Howard Mrs. Hope Haskell Jones Mr. Jon King & Dr. Gerald Popkin Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Michau Mrs. Harriet Miller Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Morotta Mrs. Agnes C. Musch Mr. & Mrs. Harvey L. Poppel Mr. H. Rick Prudden, Jr. Mrs. Bunny Whitaker
Sustaining - $250
Mr. & Mrs. Jack A. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Stanley A. Applebaum Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Atkiss Mr. & Mrs. Jack Bell Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Bridger Mr. & Mrs. John William Broch Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Buttny Mr. & Mrs. Edward Carheart Ms. Pamela E. Chomko & Ms. Patricia A. Whittaker Mr. & Mrs. David Click Mr. Vincent T. Cloud Mr. & Mrs. John W. Davis, III Mr. J. Barclay Collins & Ms. Kristina Durr Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Comerford Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Coppage Mr. Robert B. Crowe Mr. & Mrs. Mark B. Elhilow Mr. Brad Fox & Mr. Daniel J. Stackhouse Ms. Crystal Friend & Mr. Mark Ostrov Mr. & Mrs. Jack J. Gallagher Mr. & Mrs. James L. Garard, Jr. Mr. Robert Gaynor & Mr. James Dellasala Mr. & Mrs. Mike Gilroy
Sustaining (cont’d)
Mr. & Mrs. George Gottlieb Mr. & Mrs. Haynes G. Griffin Mrs. Rachel C. Gwinn Mr. Charles Hagy & Mrs. Deborah Hale Mr. & Mrs. Steven Haigh Ms. Catherine G. Haines & Ms. Linnea Cittaines Mr. & Mrs. Mike Halvorson Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Heck Mr. & Mrs. James Heusinger Mr. & Mrs. Barry Hoyt Mr. & Mrs. Renard S. Iarussi Ms. Patricia Jennings & Mr. Richard Thurmond Mr. Dennis L. Johnson & Mrs. Ann Logsdon Dr. & Mrs. Marc Karlan Ms. Patricia Kennedy & Mr. Thomas King Ms. Belinda Kielland & Mr. Walter Glennon Mr. & Mrs. Walter Kirkbride Mr. Peter W. Klein & Mrs. Jennifer Ungers-Klein Mr. Roger Klietz Ms. Elizabeth Kuhnke & Mr. Karl Hellmuth Mr. & Mrs. Stallworth M. Larson Mr. Michael Latimer & Ms. Joy Elizabeth Greyer Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lawson Mr. & Mrs. James K. Levin Mr. Robert Alan Lewis Mr. Raymond F. Lucchetti Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mackle Mr. Thomas Magee, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Carlo Manganillo Mr. & Mrs. Mario O. Mariasch Mr. & Mrs. Eric Marx Mr. Gordon Masters & Mr. Ronn Blodgett Mr. Michael J. Mellquist Mr. & Mrs. Michael Miltenberger Councilwoman Danielle Hickox Moore Mr. & Mrs. Hosmer Morse Mr. & Mrs. Edward Pagett Mr. Bill Pearl & Dr. Joann Hendelman-Pearl Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Preis Mr. & Mrs. Mark E. Raymond Mr. & Mrs. Robert Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin L. Scherer Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Schwartz, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Austin C. Starkey, Jr. Ms. Louise H. Stephaich Mr. & Mrs. James E. Stroscheim Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Swogger Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Szalay Mr. & Mrs. Eric Talbott Mr. & Mrs. Steve Templeton Mr. Greg Thorpe & Mrs. Ilene Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Trachtenberg Mr. & Mrs. Ben Turnipseed
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Wagner Mr. Donald Watren & Mr. Anthony Jaggi Mr. & Mrs. Jere H. Williams
Family - $125
Mrs. Joyce T. Alban Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Avellino Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Rigsby Bagby Mr. Archer A. Barry & Mr. Daniel O. Barry, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joel Bedor Mr. & Mrs. Terry Bettendorf Mr. Steve Blacher Mr. Gerald Blackstone & Mr. Aaron Stadler Mr. William B. Blundin & Mr. Kyle Kahriman Mr. & Mrs. John A. Bollero, Jr. Ms. Jessica Brason & Ms. Rita Celano Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Brundage Mr. Charles Buck & Mr. John Murtha Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Burns Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Callahan Mr. & Mrs. James C. Carter Mr. Brett Clarin & Ms. Wenzheng Zhu Ms. Susan DePaula Mr. & Mrs. Josh Dillon Mr. & Mrs. Jack Einhorn Mr. & Mrs. James D. Entress Mr. & Mrs. Paul Evanson Mr. & Mrs. David Glass Ms. Leticia Gnazzo & Mr. Michael J. Odum Mr. & Mrs. Stan Mark Godoff Ms. Lisa Grant & Ms. Elfriede Tonkovich Ms. Caroline Griffin & Mr. Henry Dugan, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ronald S. Gross Mr. & Mrs. David Gurberg Ms. Dolores Harling & Mr. Anthony Widenman, III Mr. & Mrs. W. Gibson Harris, II The Honorable & Mrs. Harris N. Hollin Mr. & Mrs. William J. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Larry H. Hufschmid Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Idy Mr. & Mrs. Dale Jenkins Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy W. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Martin A. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Kinser Mr. & Mrs. Ralph E. Kopf Mr. Neil Kozokoff & Ms. Jackie Schwarting Ms. Alice Lattimore & Ms. Ruth C. Murphy Drs. Robert & Eleanor Laudicina Ms. Anita E. Manuel & Ms. Wanita DeToma Mr. Richard Mascolo & Ms. Bebe Duke Mr. & Mrs. John J. McAtee, Jr. Mr. Thomas O. McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. David McDermott Ms. Suzanne Clarke McDonough
Family (cont’d)
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Menillo Mrs. Anne C. Miller Mrs. Sydell Miller Mr. & Mrs. Tom Myers Mr. & Mrs. James L. Nederlander Mr. & Mrs. Meir Nutman Ms. Jessica R. Pamplona Ms. Robin Parker & Ms. Lauren Parker Mr. & Mrs. John W. Payson Mr. & Mrs. Jerry K. Pearlman Ms. Ebru Pekgulec Mrs. Lori Phelan & Ms. Katie Phelan Ms. Noikha Raymond & Mr. Shelby Fontilus Mr. & Mrs. John R. Ricci Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Riffe Mr. & Mrs. Nicolas Robert Rioux Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Roach Mr. & Mrs. Peter Rose Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Sands The Honorable & Mrs. Thomas F. Shebell, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William Smedley Mr. & Mrs. Eliot I. Snider Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stern Mr. & Mrs. Bruce C. Stoesser Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael Strickland Mr. & Mrs. James Edward Striker Mr. & Mrs. Armando A. Tabernilla Mrs. Sandra L. Thompson Ms. Renee D. Voltmann & Ms. Adrienne M. Naessil Mr. Scott Walkinshaw & Mr. Tom Holleran Mr. & Mrs. John Whitehead Mr. & Mrs. M. Osman Yousuf Mr. Jeffrey R. Zephir
Individual (cont’d)
Mr. Albert S. Goldberg Mrs. Nancy Graham Mr. Samuel M. Harrell Mr. Christian Havemeyer Mrs. Ann Heathwood Ms. Sylvia James Ms. Ilona Jankow Mr. John Kandara Mrs. Susan R. Kaplan Mrs. Margaret E. Kirkbride Mr. Thomas J. Lanahan Mr. John L. Lott
Mrs. Eleanor G. Major
Mrs. Carla Mann Mr. J. D. McClatchy The Honorable Jack McDonald Mrs. Mary Miller Mrs. Sheri Mirsepahi Mrs. Esther S. Natter The Rev. Dr. Barbara H. Nielsen Ms. Denise-Marie Nieman Ms. Matina A. Nimphie Miss Debra A. Pape Ms. Justine F. Postal Mr. Craig R. Presler Ms. Barbara N. Prine Mr. David Pugh Ms. Barbara G. Rentschler Ms. Jean S. Roberts Ms. Karen S. Roberts Ms. Lynne F. Romeo Ms. Jane Romero Mrs. Lily Rovin
Individual - $75
Mr. Petri Ahoniemi Mrs. Lisa Alony Ms. Anita Ambrogi Mr. Bernard R. Baker, III Ms. Cheryl Beatson Ms. Gretchen E. Braunschweiger Dr. Bunny J. Bucho Ms. Sheryl Christensen Ms. Wendy Susan Cohen Mrs. Beatty Cramer Mr. George H. Diller Mrs. Janice M. Feinglass Mrs. Esther M. Feldberg Ms. Judy L. Flynn Ms. Marie Jose Gauthier Ms. Claire Ginnamore
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Flagler Museum
Store Louis XIV statue and pedestal (height 9.75 in.) $35 / $31.50 (Members) Louis XV statue and pedestal (height 9.75 in.) $35 / $31.50 (Members)
18 kt Gold heart picture frames Large - $110 / $99 (Members) Small - $39.95 / $35.96 (Members)
18 kt Gold double picture frame $250 / $225 (Members)
24 kt Gold vermeil, hand enameled and hand filigreed jewelry designed by Barbara Garwood.
Dragon Blood Jasper necklace $180 / $162 (Members)
Lapis oval earrings $180 / $162 (Members)
Lapis oval ring $125 / $112.50 (Members)
Beauty’s Legacy: Gilded Age Portraits in America, exhibition catalogue. Lavishly illustrated with more than eighty full-color images of portraits. Hardcover, 180 pages. $29.95 / $26.96 (Members)
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Upcoming Schedule of Events Bluegrass in the Pavilion April 9, 2016 3:00 p.m. (The Pavilion will open at 2:30 p.m.) The 12th Annual Bluegrass in the Pavilion concert continues to bring the best Bluegrass musicians to South Florida. Artists for the 2016 performance are Flatt Lonesome and the Lonesome River Band. All proceeds benefit the Museum’s children’s education programs.
Mothers Day Tea May 7, 2016, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. May 8, 2016, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Call the Museum or visit website for tickets. The Museum invites all mothers and their families to celebrate this special day in the refined elegance of Café des Beaux-Arts. Guests will enjoy the Gilded Age style lunch of tea sandwiches, scones, sweets and the Museum’s own Whitehall Special Blend™ tea served on exquisite Whitehall Collection™ china. Each mother will receive a keepsake photograph, a rose, and a $10 gift card to the Museum Store.
Founder’s Day Sunday, June 5, 2016 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Free Admission On June 5th each year the Flagler 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. Visitors may take a self-guided tour of Whitehall’s first floor, view the permanent collection of art and objects related to the Gilded Age, and climb aboard Henry Flagler’s private railcar in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion.
For more information, please call the Flagler Museum at (561) 655-2833 - www.FlaglerMuseum.us