Inside Whitehall
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The Magazine for Flagler Museum Members
Summer 2017 Volume Twenty-Four • Number Three
The Museum’s staff and docent volunteers gathered for a photo on the steps of Whitehall on April 10, 2017.
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: Richard M. Krasno
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 Guests enjoying a mini-train ride during the Feeding South Florida picnic on June 12, 2017.
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, 2017
Summer Pop-Ups
The Flagler Museum’s summer pop-up series is off to a great start! In April, visitors enjoyed musical harmonies from the ladies of Sunsation Quartet while savoring chocolate-covered treats and lemonade from Peterbrooke Chocolates. Visitors appreciated the nostalgia of the lemonade stand, combined with the energy and enthusiasm of the barbershop quartet.
In May, visitors tried their hands at recreating the Flagler Museum’s Four Cherokee Roses with Uptown Art. No prior artistic experience was required as the instructors from the studio, located in West Palm Beach, created a step-by-step process for painting success. Many more activities will continue to “pop up” over the summer and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Palm Beach County History Institute Each year in early June, the Flagler Museum’s Education Department takes part in a six-way collaboration with area cultural organizations focused on state and local history. The Palm Beach County History Institute began in 2008 as a partnership effort to present local educators with the opportunity to tour historic sites, and collect resources to be utilized in the classroom and supplement field trips. Partner sites have spanned the entire county over the years and anchor sites include: The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Historical Society of Palm Beach County, Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, and Boca Raton Museum and Historical Society. In recent years, the additions of Yesteryear Village, Delray Beach Historical Society, and Loxahatchee River Historical Society have rounded out the weeklong workshop. The workshop presents area educators with the chance to explore and gather information and resources
firsthand, at the historic places where Palm Beach County history has happened, from as early as the Seminole Wars up to and through World War II and the modern era. One incentive to participate is the opportunity to apply Institute experiences toward the required hours for teacher professional development. Many participants also list curiosity and cultural exposure among their top interests. The workshop, however, also serves area partner sites by connecting them with classroom teachers and school administrators who can help direct and focus the content of community and school programs, resource development, and innovations in curriculum and best practices in education. The feedback on workshop evaluations has helped the partner sites hone in on making the Institute useful and practical for teachers. One respondent said about the experience, “This was the best professional development I’ve done and I am so excited to bring history alive in my classroom!”
Mother’s Day On May 13 and 14, Flagler Museum invited mothers and their families to enjoy an elegant Mother’s Day Tea in the Café des Beaux-Arts. Each mom also received a special floral corsage. The celebration of Mother’s Day began during the Gilded Age.
Founder’s Day Every year on June 5, the Flagler Museum celebrates its founder, and Henry Flagler’s granddaughter, Jean Flagler Matthews. In her honor the Museum is open free of charge. This year June 5th fell on a rainy Monday, but that didn’t stop our enthusiastic public from spending hours at Whitehall. More than 2,000 guests made their way through the gates, toured the Museum, and enjoyed shopping for Gilded Age inspired merchandise and books. All visitors were given complimentary tour passes to return and visit Whitehall again during the summer.
Pop-Up Stores Over the past year, the Museum Store has been popping up all over Whitehall, including the Grand Hall for Member receptions, the Cocoanut Grove for Valentine’s Day, the Flagler Kenan Pavilion during Mother’s Day and the West Room during Founder’s Day. There was even a cocktail-inspired popup store on the South Portico during the Whitehall Society’s event, Mixing It Up. These mini markets allow visitors to catch a glimpse of Store offerings without leaving the event.
Off-Season at the Flagler Museum
The 1915 wedding day of Alice Fagg and Carl Fremd Jr., showing the large Fremd family, who managed the landscaping of Flagler’s Palm Beach hotels and Whitehall year-round. Left to right: Mrs. Carl Fremd Sr., Mr. Carl Fremd Sr., Carl Fremd Jr (groom), Alice Fagg Fremd (bride), and Lila Cooper. Flagler Museum Archives.
Before the widespread adoption of air conditioning, all of Henry Flagler’s hotels, as well as his homes in St. Augustine and Palm Beach, closed for more than six months out of the year. Palm Beach hotels were shuttered and most of the staff headed North to work in other establishments, leaving only a small staff behind. Even the managers of the Hotel Royal Poinciana and The Breakers relocated North with their families, to the other hotels they managed during the summer. The Flaglers usually lived at Whitehall for about 12 weeks per year, between January and April. After the Flaglers departed, they often visited St. Augustine, Virginia, or New York City, before heading to Satanstoe, their home in Mamaroneck, New York, for the summer. Closing Whitehall was a long and elaborate process. The staff that had travelled to Florida for the winter would start the closing procedures, but they, too, would soon depart, to open Satanstoe before the Flaglers arrived. Minimal year-round staff, including George and Lila Cooper (a married caretaker and housekeeper), Lila’s sister, Alice Fagg Fremd (cook), and George Conway (security guard and valet) maintained Whitehall during the off-season. As housekeeper, Lila Cooper (known as “Auntie Lide” by family and friends) oversaw the closing procedures. The complex preparations for the summer season were documented in a letter written by Paul Chalfin, artistic director for James Deering’s planned Vizcaya mansion in Miami. Chalfin visited Whitehall while planning Vizcaya in 1912, and interviewed Mrs. Cooper. Chalfin
Henry Flagler and Delos riding in a wicker wheelchair, powered by year-round Whitehall staff member George Conway. Flagler Museum Archives.
wrote a letter about what he learned during the visit, now in the archives of the Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, that outlined the great amount of work involved in closing and opening Whitehall every year. In almost every room, small rugs were relocated and curtains taken down and hung on trestles high off the floor, ensuring their safety from pests. Tapestries and silks that could not be removed were covered, as well as large pieces of furniture, such as the billiards tables. Every book in Flagler’s large library was carefully wrapped in newspaper to keep silverfish out. On the second floor, furniture was moved off rugs, linens and curtains layered with tissue paper and packed away, and mattresses were placed on edge on the bed frames. Throughout the summer and fall, the housekeeper and the caretaker would perform routine maintenance on the property. In good weather, with low humidity, all the doors and windows would be opened to air out Whitehall. During humid weather, however, the
windows and doors would be closed. It is a littleknown fact that Whitehall was built with a furnace, designed not to provide heat for the residents, but to counteract Florida’s damp summers. When the house became too humid and musty, the furnace was turned on, often for more than a week at a time. The 1,249pipe J.H. & C.S. Odell Co. organ in the Music Room required regular playing throughout the summer, and the fabric on the billiards tables was brushed every two weeks. Additional weekly chores included winding all clocks in the house and monitoring for pests.
“...while the summer might seem quiet, behind the scenes there is a buzz of activity.” This system of regular maintenance inside and outside Whitehall continued until December, when the Coopers and Mrs. Fremd began the process of reopening Whitehall. The servants from Satanstoe arrived via train in mid-December. Mr. Cooper was there to meet them at the station, and also pick up supplies sent from Satanstoe, or ordered by the Flaglers in preparation for their arrival. In January 1909, these items included multiple containers of foie gras and 24 hams. By the time the Flaglers reached Whitehall in early January, the home was ready for a busy winter season. Although much has changed over the decades, offseason at Whitehall, now the Flagler Museum, is reminiscent of its early years. Whitehall is now open year-round, and while the summer might seem quiet, behind the scenes there is a buzz of activity. A stateof-the-art climate control system manages humidity as the furnace once did, but also provides comfort for visitors and a stable environment for preservation of collections. The textiles and furnishings are no longer removed or covered, but they do receive deep cleanings and extra attention this time of year. Clocks are still wound weekly, dusting and pest monitoring are continuous, and major conservation projects occur in the summer months.
Top: Exhibit technician, Rylie Osmer, winds Whitehall’s many antique clocks weekly. Bottom: Museum custodian, Shea Tomlinson, makes sure even the smallest details are attended to year-round.
Palm Beach Day Academy
Our Collections, Our Stories
Palm Beach Day Academy has been partners with the Flagler Museum for more than five years. Through this program, first grade students are given the opportunity to learn more in-depth information about the Florida East Coast Railway, Henry Flagler, and his impact on Florida. They learn how to organize art by genre, the art of storytelling, and even play a game designed to trace the railway to Key West. At the end of their program the Museum hosts these mini curators who create exhibits that allow them to show off their own personal collections and share the stories behind them.
Students also learn about Japanese culture by working with and visiting the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens.
Bluegrass in the Pavilion 2017 marked the 12th annual Bluegrass in the Pavilion concert. This year, with new acoustic equipment, the “Afternoon with Dailey & Vincent” was a grand success. Each year the Flagler Museum continues to bring the top names in bluegrass to South Florida. In a special moment, frontman Darrin Vincent brought his mother on stage to sing with the duo. This group is dubbed by CMT as the “Rock Stars of Bluegrass“ and is known as one of the elite bluegrass bands in America.
Docent Training Every year a new group of Docents enters the Flagler Museum with hopes of joining our incredible team of volunteers. No matter what paths lead them here, they are all passionate about one thing - sharing history. A week-long course exposes the Docentsin-training to vast amounts of Flagler history. They learn tour tips from our tour veterans. Docents are a vital part of the great visitor experience at the Flagler Museum. They take the lead in educating our patrons in all things related to Henry Flagler and Whitehall.
The Great American Holiday Among all the holidays, one stands out as preeminently American, reflecting the patriotism and national pride of its citizens. Independence Day, or the Fourth of July, is observed in every state in the nation as our distinctive national holiday, commemorating the date of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the document that declared our country free from British Rule. John Adams wrote a letter to his wife at the time of the adoption, sharing his feelings on the significance of the Sheet music for the “Stars and Stripes Forever! March” by John Philip Sousa, 1897, a patriotic tune often played at Independence Day celebrations. Flagler Museum Archives.
event. “I am apt to believe,” he wrote, “that this day will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.” Though Adams was talking about July 2, the day the colonies resolved to separate from Britain, he accurately predicted public sentiment. The first Independence Day celebration took place the following year, in 1777. The largest celebration that year took place in Philadelphia, and included an official dinner attended by the Continental Congress, a 13gun salute, bell ringing, orations, and fireworks displays. The custom of commemorating American independence spread to other towns, both large and small, where the day was marked with processions, oratory, picnics, contests, games, military displays, decorations, and fireworks. By the end of the War of 1812, observations throughout the nation became even more common. On June 24, 1870, Independence Day was established as an official federal holiday in the District of Columbia, and extended nationwide in 1885, codifying the celebrations practiced in many states since the late eighteenth century. The Fourth of July became a paid holiday for federal employees in 1941. Independence Day celebration customs have changed little over the years, with the traditions of patriotic addresses, musical concerts, games, picnics, parades, and fireworks displays still popular. Nineteenthcentury magazines, newspapers, and household manuals offered many suggestions for decorations, songs, and menus for the occasion, but also began to document the dangers associated with the festivities.
By the second half of the nineteenth century, concern had grown over the number of injuries and deaths associated with Independence Day celebrations, due to the unregulated and unsupervised use of fireworks, guns, and fires. American poet and author Julia Ward Howe, best known for writing the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” was invited to present her ideas on the proper celebration of the holiday in the 1912 publication Independence Day: Its Celebration, Spirit, and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse. In reaction to previous raucous and violent demonstrations, Howe relayed that during her lifetime, the “endless crackling of torpedoes, the explosion of firecrackers and the booming of cannon, made the day one of joyous confusion and fatigue…. devoted to boyish pleasure and mischief.” “Going out of town to avoid the Fourth” became a common activity among city dwellers to escape the noise, crowds, and risk of injury. Deaths and injuries caused by pistols (both real and toy), metal caps, fires, firecrackers, and exploding powders finally became such a problem that by the late 1890s, campaigns were started for “the safe and sane celebration of the Fourth of July.” Such campaigns lead to ordinances regulating fireworks and explosives across the United States. Newspaper accounts recounted the reduction in the number of Fourth of July fatalities over the previous few years. According to The New York Times, July 6, 1912, “The best kind of patriotism is controlled by intelligence, and there is surely no intelligent person left now who believes in the ‘good, old-fashioned Fourth of July’ with its long death roll and list of losses and insurance.” The Flagler Museum Archives houses many archival items that testify to the significance of the holiday in America and the patriotism of the period, including sheet music, postcards, menus, and rare books. Most of these objects feature popular motifs such as George Washington, Uncle Sam, the American Eagle, the flag, and fireworks, all of which are evoked today to symbolize American patriotism and pride. The Flagler Museum celebrates the Fourth of July in Gilded Age fashion each year, with Henry Flagler’s Railcar No. 91 and the Flagler Kenan Pavilion festooned with patriotic decorations. Visitors enjoy the best view of the Independence Day fireworks, and listen to a reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Postcards celebrating Independence Day, ca. 1900-1909. Flagler Museum Archives.
2017 Contributors, Sponsors & Grantors January - June 2017 $100,000 and above
Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council
$25,000 and above
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Col. & Mrs. G. F. Robert Hanke † Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Lightburn
$10,000 and above
Abraham & Beverly Sommer Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Butler Samuel J. & Connie M. Frankino Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Richard M. Krasno Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Royce
$5,000 and above
Mr. William B. Blundin Mr. & Mrs. John J. Cafaro Ms. Linda Dunhill C and A Johnson Family Foundation Earle I. Mack Foundation Fortin Foundation of Florida Mrs. John C. LaMonte Dr. Annette Rickel & Mr. John Leone Marvin H. Davidson Foundation in honor of the Bal Poudré Chairs Mr. George G. Matthews Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Palm Beach Daily News Mr. & Mrs. Ellis J. Parker Sharkey Family Foundation Mrs. Lesly S. Smith Ms. Mary P. Surrey Mr. & Mrs. Leo A. Vecellio, Jr.
$2,500 and above John J. Pohanka Family Foundation Soter Kay Foundation The Richard Foundation in honor of Mr. Michael A. Kovner Mr. & Mrs. Martin Gruss Ms. Meredith Townsend
Mr. & Mrs. Ambrose K. Monell Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Rose Mr. Kevin P. Scherer Mr. Peter C. Steingraber Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Tower
$250 and above
Berwind Corporation $1,000 and above Mr. John D. Corey & Mr. Miguel Rosales BMO Wealth Management Elizabeth E. Matthews Fund of the Mrs. Robyn Joseph Ms. Gloria Kaufman Community Foundation for Thomas S. Kenan III † Palm Beach and Martin Mr. Zachary Potter Counties Ms. Diana R. Quasha in honor of Ms. Alease Osborne Fisher Mrs. Kamie Lightburn Mr. & Mrs. Stanley N. Gaines Mr. Timothy Radigan-Brophy Mr. & Mrs. Murray H. Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Larry Grafstein in honor of Mrs. Kamie $100 and above Lightburn Mr. & Mrs. F. Ted Brown, Jr. Ms. Yaz Hernandez in honor of Dr. Bunny J. Bucho Mrs. Kamie Lightburn Mrs. Sandra Kay Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Kinney Mrs. Pamela O. Dean Mario Romano Capri IBM Corporation Matching Grants Mr. & Mrs. Adam Munder Nancy & Joel Hart Charitable Fund Program Mrs. Eleanor G. Major Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Mrs. Betsy K. Matthews † Foundation Mrs. Elizabeth L. Nottingham Ms. Elizabeth Petersen Mr. & Mrs. Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Othon Prounis Ms. Lisa Ruth Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf † Mrs. Gilda Slifka Mr. Michel Witmer Mr. & Mrs. John Emery Smyth Ms. Beverly S. Wilbur $500 and above Mr. & Mrs. George T. Williamson Ms. Yim Ping Wong Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bundy & Ms. Karen Wong Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel B. Day Mrs. Myrna R. Haft Mrs. Eleanora Kennedy $25 and above Mr. & Mrs. Scott Laurans Mayor Paulette M. Burdick Dr. & Mrs. Richard Lazzara & Mr. Gregory S. Burdick Lucille and David Fannin Ms. Bonnie Morrison Charitable Fund Mrs. Virginia Waldrop Powell † Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Maltese, Jr. Dr. Hilda B. Templeton
† Denotes a full or partial in-kind contribution, or a donation to the Museum’s Permanent Collection.
New and Renewing Corporate, Whitehall Society, and Individual Members March 16 - June 2, 2017
Individual Memberships Flagler Associate - $5,000
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Alevizos Anonymous Ms. Estefania Arenas & Mr. Brent Ward Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Cowie Ms. Jessica Gentile & Mr. Santo Leo Mr. & Mrs. Adam Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. John J. Pohanka Ms. Marina Raikhel & Miss Lena Vaynberg Selfless Love Foundation
Benefactor - $2,500
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley N. Gaines
Patron - $1,000
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis C. Bottorff Mr. Ray K. Farris, II Mr. & Mrs. Raymond V. Gilmartin Mr. Lamont B. P. Harris Mr. & Mrs. Robin B. Martin Ms. Jo Anne Rioli Moeller Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Pagliari Mr. & Mrs. John J. Rinker Mr. & Mrs. Zsolt Rumy
Sponsor - $500
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Axelrod Mr. & Mrs. David O. Charland Dr. & Mrs. James T. Duncan Mr. & Mrs. James A. Erneston Mr. & Mrs. Joe Fuchs Mr. & Mrs. John D. Geberth Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hazard Ms. Patricia E. Herbert Mr. & Mrs. Henry G. Herzing Mr. & Mrs. Richard Horowitz
Sustaining - $250
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Anbinder Mr. & Mrs. Jack A. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Atkiss Mr. William B. Blundin & Mr. Kyle Kahriman Mr. Vincent T. Cloud Mr. & Mrs. John J. Cusick Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Evans Mrs. Elayne Flamm Ms. Holly Gleason
Mr. & Mrs. Haynes G. Griffin Mr. & Mrs. John Harnett Mr. & Mrs. Joel Hart Mr. & Mrs. Barry Hoyt Ms. Kata Jenkins Juliette M. Lloyd & Mr. Charles L. Coltman, III Ms. Blanca Luaces & Mr. Steven Pliskow Mrs. Kathleen C. McCarthy & Mr. Antti A. Roiha Mr. & Mrs. Charles Willing Pepper Mr. Kenn Pfrengle Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Rizzi Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Royce Dr. Patrice Ryan & Mr. Raymond Janus Mrs. Isabelle Schmitt & Mr. Bernard G. Perron Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Smith Mrs. Caroline B. Sory Ms. Dorrie Strausser Mrs. Silvana Tsoflias & Mrs. Melena Audrey Ward Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Lih Jiun Yang
Family - $125
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Andrica Ms. Alison Beimler & Mr. Charles Sieving Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Burns Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Cypel Mrs. Susan DePaula Mrs. Katherine Drew & Mr. Terry Strecker Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Duane Ms. Megan Edgley Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Ehrlich Mr. & Mrs. Richard Feldman Mr. & Mrs. Noel Friedland Mr. & Mrs. Robert Galletta Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Gross Mr. & Mrs. David Gurburg Mr. & Mrs. William J. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Idy Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Johansen Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Larkin Mr. & Mrs. Alejandro Mandelbaum Ms. Christina Minna & Ms. Karen Giorno Mrs. Barbara Smith O’Connell Ms. Sonia Angelica Peters & Mr. Michael Ferdenzi Mr. & Mrs. James Phillips Mrs. Robin Reardon & Mr. Norman Nelson Ms. Barbara G. Rentschler Mr. & Mrs. John R. Ricci
New and Renewing Members March 16 - June 2, 2017
Individual Memberships Family - $125 (continued)
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Searcy Mr. & Mrs. A. Randy Seeger Mr. & Mrs. Albert H. Small Mr. & Mrs. Bruce C. Stoesser Mr. & Mrs. Brent Weingarten Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Weiss Ms. Yim Ping Wong & Ms. Karen Wong
Individual - $75
Ms. Rebecca Balikci Ms. Holly Carias Ms. Rachelle Cohen Ms. Dianna Compton Mr. Kenneth Easton Mrs. Carol Goldenhersh Mrs. Nancy Graham Ms. Sarah Greeley Mrs. Jessica M. Gruber Mr. Christian Havemeyer Ms. Juanita Henson Ms. Sylvia James Ms. Suzie Kaplan Mrs. Stephanie G. King Ms. Page Kjellstrom Mrs. Kyra Lazzara Ms. Sandi Lutz Mrs. Eleanor G. Major Ms. Maria Mendelsohn Mr. Allan Miller Ms. Bonnie Morrison Ms. Sabrina Nameri Rev. Dr. Barbara H. Nielsen Ms. Dana W. ODonnell Mrs. Joanne D. Payson Mr. Gordon Lee Pollock Mr. Rick Rose Ms. Lynn Salberg Ms. Dorothy Slover Mr. Robert Stickney Ms. Maria Visser Mr. Jim Wangard Ms. Hatice Yalman Marquesa de San Damian
You can make a lasting difference for generations to come by remembering the Flagler Museum in your estate plan. If the Museum can be of any assistance to your attorney or estate planner, please have them contact the Museum’s Executive Director at the Museum’s main telephone number or via email at executivedirector@flaglermuseum.us. Donor Recognition Panels, on permanent display in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion, acknowledge annual gifts. A complete list of annual Memberships is included in the Museum’s Annual Report.
Feeding South Florida Summer Fun Day and Picnic On June 12, the Flagler Museum and Feeding South Florida joined forces to put on a summer fun day and picnic at the Museum. Families were able to tour Whitehall, play midway games, take minitrain rides, and enjoy a delicious picnic lunch in the Cocoanut Grove.
This program was presented as part of the Museum’s Flagler’s Spirit initiative to provide opportunities for children and adults to visit Whitehall and experience it in new and meaningful ways.
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Upcoming Schedule of Events Organ and Piano Demonstrations Sundays through November 19 Whitehall’s original 1,249-pipe J.H. & C.S. Odell Co. organ, located in the Music Room, and the Steinway Model B art-case grand piano, located in the Drawing Room, can be heard at 3:30 p.m. each Sunday afternoon through November 19th. The brief demonstrations serve to exercise the instruments and showcase popular music of the Gilded Age. Grandparents Day Sunday, September 10, 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Family played an important role in the history of the Flagler Museum. The Museum’s founder, Jean Flagler Matthews, was a 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 familyfriendly activities. Flagler Museum Fall Exhibition Knights of the Air: Aviator Heroes of World War I October 10 through December 31, 2017 In recognition of the centennial of America’s entry into World War I, the Flagler Museum presents Knights of the Air: Aviator Heroes of World War I. This exhibition considers the image of the pilot, following his rise from novice to flying ace during the dawn of aviation. It will feature works of art, artifacts, and photographs showcasing the World War I aviator and his legacy after the War.
For more information, please call the Flagler Museum at (561) 655-2833 - www.FlaglerMuseum.us