Inside Whitehall
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Summer 2015 Volume Twenty-Two • Number Three
Mothers Day Tea
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he Museum’s Café des BeauxArts welcomed hundreds of people for this year’s Mothers Day Tea. Families filled the Café over Mothers Day weekend to experience the Gilded Age style lunch of tea sandwiches, scones, sweets, and the Museum’s Whitehall Special BlendTM tea. The Gilded Age grandeur was accentuated by the Flagler Museum’s Whitehall CollectionTM china. Mothers also received a rose, keepsake photo of their family, and a $10 gift card to the Museum Store. The annual Mothers Day Tea is a unique and gracious way for children of all ages to honor their mothers.
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: John M. Blades 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 Fireworks displayed over Whitehall during 2014 Independence Day Celebration.
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, 2015
Independence Day Celebration This year Independence Day celebrations at the Museum will include patriotic songs sung by the “Young Singers of the Palm Beaches” and a reading of the Declaration of Independence. Henry Flagler’s Railcar No. 91 will be decorated with bunting and the Pavilion will be decorated with reproductions of the twenty different United States flags that flew during Henry Flagler’s lifetime, as well as the current flag. The walkway to the Pavilion will be lined with the flags of all U.S. states, territories, and armed services. The Museum’s Main Gate opens at 8:00 p.m.
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here is no better place than the Flagler Museum to enjoy the fireworks display over Lake Worth on the Fourth of July. Museum Members at the Sustaining level and above are invited to enjoy lemonade and ice cream while watching the Fourth of July fireworks. Lawn chairs and blankets are permitted.
Grandparents Day
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amily 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 on September 13th. Tour Whitehall with a Tour and Activity Guide for Kids and then visit the Flagler Kenan Pavilion to enjoy the family-friendly activities including: creating a family tree, designing a scrapbook page to commemorate the day, writing a postcard to send to family, and having a photo taken in front of Henry Flagler’s Railcar No. 91. The Grandparents Day activities are included with Museum admission on September 13th from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Grandparents Day is sponsored by the Sharkey Family Charitable Foundation.
The Independence Day celebration is just one of the many benefits of Museum Membership at the Sustaining level and above. Now is the perfect time to upgrade an Individual or Family Membership to enjoy this and many other invitation-only events. For more information on upgrading a Membership or becoming a Member please e-mail the Member Services Department at membershipdepartment@ flaglermuseum.us or call (561) 655-2833.
Music at Whitehall
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usic has been an integral part of Whitehall since it was completed in 1902. A 1,249-pipe Odell organ, installed in the Music Room, was played by an organist in residence at Whitehall to provide entertainment for the Flaglers and their guests throughout the Season. The Flaglers enjoyed listening to a variety of music; Henry often requested Richard Wagner’s Tannhäuser or other grand classical pieces, while Mary Lily enjoyed more popular songs. Mary Lily often hosted a Palm Beach group called the Fortnightly Club, whose meetings in the Music Room always included musical performances. It is also worth noting that famed opera singers Nellie Melba and Emma Eames both performed in Palm Beach at the Hotel Royal Poinciana and the Flaglers hosted a special tea in honor of Eames. The Flagler Museum’s Archives houses original sheet music from the Flaglers’ years at Whitehall, and the Museum has expanded that collection to include other popular music from the era, such as songs about Florida and John Philip Sousa’s marches. Among the music owned by the Flaglers are a number of pieces published by G. Schirmer, Inc., a prolific New York City music publishing company in existence since 1861. Among the artists that Schirmer published, one stands out in particular: Isaac Van Vleck Flagler. I.V. Flagler, as he was known, was a music producer, concert organist, and composer, and Henry Morrison Flagler’s second cousin. Born around 1841 in New York, I.V. Flagler studied music and composition in both Paris and Dresden. He was an organist and musical director for 19 years in Chautauqua, NY; organist and musical director of Plymouth Church in Chicago, IL, for 8 years; and organist and director of First Presbyterian Church, Auburn, NY for about 20 years. While I.V. did compose his own work, he also spent significant time arranging preexisting scores for organ or piano. The Flagler Museum collection includes three published works by I.V. Flagler. These arrangements show a love of popular classical composers, as well as an incredible ability to take elaborate scores and simplify them for a single instrument. I.V. Flagler died in 1909, yet his work was republished well into the late 1930s. Henry and I.V. were not the only music lovers in the Flagler family, however. Henry Flagler’s son, Harry Harkness Flagler, was a founding member of the Symphony Society, which is now part of the New York Philharmonic. Harry’s daughter Jean Flagler Matthews, the founder of the Flagler Museum, brought the New York Philharmonic to West Palm Beach in 1969 for a concert to benefit the Museum. Another of Flagler’s daughters, Mary Flagler Cary, spent years amassing a significant music
collection, which was ultimately donated to the Morgan Library & Museum in New York. The Flaglers clearly recognized the power of music, and this legacy of music continues today, through the critically acclaimed Flagler Museum Chamber Music Series, the weekly organ and piano demonstrations presented April through November, and the annual Bluegrass in the Pavilion concert.
Halftone Print portrait of I.V. Flagler, ca. 1900. Flagler Museum Archives.
Flagler, I.V. The Organist’s Treasury. New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., ca. 1918. Flagler Museum Archives.
NEH-Funded Projects Completed
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n both 2013 and 2014, the Flagler Museum was awarded Preservation Assistance Grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support collections care. This brings to four the number of times that the NEH has honored the Museum with grants. Both recent projects were completed during the first half of this year. The 2013 NEH award was the third such award supporting the Flagler Museum’s Archives. This grant provided storage improvement and collections care training for the Museum’s film-based archival materials. The goal was to continue the process of preserving the Museum’s fragile film stock – such as transparencies, negatives, and motion pictures - making it more accessible for research and interpretation. Funded improvements included providing photographic care training for Museum staff and archival quality housing and cold storage for filmbased materials. These materials have great regional and national importance, as they cover some of the most important figures, events, and architecture of America’s Gilded Age.
lets in only 27% of the natural light (as opposed to 37% with the old film) and continues to block 100 percent of the harmful UV rays, helping to preserve the extensive conservation and restoration projects undertaken by the Museum. In addition, the upgraded window film helps control temperature in the Museum, providing a better visitor experience and aiding management of the climate control system. Both projects supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities will greatly assist the Flagler Museum in preserving Whitehall and its collections well into the future.
The most recent NEH-funded project supported the removal of deteriorating window film and installation of upgraded film on windows in five of Whitehall’s historic first floor rooms – the Grand Hall, Library, Music Room, Drawing Room, and Billiard Room. By upgrading window film, the Museum is better able to better control light and UV levels within these historic spaces, thereby protecting the fabrics, furnishings, and artifacts on display. Most of the fifteen large-scale windows and Grand Hall entry door – consisting of 742 oversized panes of glass – were covered in film that was more 15 years old, and some had no film at all. The new, improved film
The Flagler Museum’s Archivist and Research Librarian, Kate Bradley, transferred film stock from old, rusted containers to new, archival housing.
Window film specialists removed old film and installed improved light filtering film, which will help preserve Whitehall’s collections, in the Music Room this summer.
The Benedicts
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enry Morrison Flagler’s successes were often linked to his personal ties. His start in business came through the support of his extended family, the Harknesses, who provided Flagler with his first job, and were among the first investors in the Standard Oil Company. Early business dealings with John D. Rockefeller led to a decades-long professional and personal friendship. Flagler also enjoyed important professional and familial connections with banker, industrialist, and yachtsman Elias Cornelius Benedict. Objects, photographs, and documents in the Flagler Museum’s collections illuminate the many facets of their relationship.
leaving them with lessons that affected their professional lives. Both were interested in yachting; Benedict owned the Oneida, and Flagler owned three yachts in succession – the Eclipse, Columbia, and Alicia. Benedict and Flagler also shared an interest in architecture, particularly the work of the young team of John Carrère and Thomas Hastings. Carrère and Hastings built Flagler’s Hotel Ponce de Leon in 1888, Benedict’s Connecticut home in 1895, Flagler’s Memorial Presbyterian Church in 1889, and Whitehall in 1901-1902. Thomas Hastings married Benedict’s daughter Helen in 1900, an event presided over by Hastings’ father, a minister and close friend of Henry Flagler.
It is likely that their similar interests and backgrounds initially drew the two men together. Born in New York State only 4 years after Flagler, Benedict, like Flagler, was the son of a minister. Starting modestly in business, both men had early successes that faltered during the Civil War,
The connection between Flagler and Benedict became familial in 1887, when Frederick Hart Benedict, Elias’ son, married Flagler’s daughter Jennie Louise. Less than a year after her marriage Jennie, her father, and stepmother had the honor of hosting her father-in-law’s close friend,
An oil portrait of Jennie Louise Flagler Benedict (1855-1889) by Abraham Archibald Anderson (American, 1847-1940), painted in 1883. Flagler Museum.
Cabinet Card albumen photograph of Elias Cornelius Benedict, ca. 1900. Flagler Museum.
and The Flaglers President Grover Cleveland, when he visited the Hotel Ponce de Leon. The friendship between Benedict and Cleveland was so strong that in 1893, Benedict provided his yacht Oneida as a place for President Cleveland’s secret surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his jaw. In 1889, two years after her marriage, Jennie gave birth in New York to a daughter named Margery, who lived for only a day. The birth was difficult and Jennie was left gravely ill. A decision was made to send her south to recover and Elias Benedict offered his yacht Oneida for the trip. While the Oneida quickly steamed southward, the Flaglers sped northward from Florida, hoping to meet the ship in Charleston. Upon their arrival at the harbor, however, the Flaglers realized they had arrived too late when they saw
the Oneida with its flags at half-mast. Henry Flagler was devastated by the loss of his daughter. The Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Augustine, built by Henry Flagler as a memorial to his daughter, Jennie, became the final resting place for Jennie, her baby Margery, and eventually her parents, Henry and Mary Harkness Flagler. Both Henry Flagler and his son-in-law, Frederick Benedict, were present at the dedication of the church, less than a year after Jennie’s death. In 1901 Frederick died suddenly, leaving his father in deep mourning as Flagler had been just two years before.
“House of E.C Benedict, Esq., and Yacht ‘Oneida,’ Indian Harbor, Greenwich, CT.” Published in American Architect and Building News, December 26, 1896. Flagler Museum.
Scenic China Souvenirs
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he Flagler Museum’s collections include a number of china souvenirs from the early days of Florida tourism. China mementos were favorites among Gilded Age travelers because they were small and easily transported, and among the most popular were illustrated wares, often referred to as scenic china. Most souvenir china was utilitarian in form, ranging from creamers to toothpick holders, with plates being the most popular. Usually marked by the manufacturer, importer, and local distributor, these pieces can tell us stories about their origins, local history, and the history of tourism. Since America did not yet have an industrial base able to meet the production demands, most souvenir china of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was produced in European potteries, with German factories dominating
until World War I. American companies that ordered souvenir wares supplied postcards or photographs of the desired subjects, which would be copied at the factory by engraving the image on steel or copper plates. From the plates, sheets of transfer decals were printed and individually burnished onto the porcelain blanks before firing. The transferred images could then be left colorless against the white surface, or hand colored by artisans. Among the most popular of America’s souvenir china importers during this period was John Roth and Company of Peoria, Illinois, also known as Jonroth Studios. Roth began his career with C. E. Wheelock and Company, also of Peoria. Wheelock became a serious importer of scenic china in 1894, after the company’s success at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Roth left Wheelock in 1909 to begin his own company. As Florida tourism was booming in the early 1900s, Roth took advantage of the rising national passion for souvenirs and captured most of the Florida market for scenic china. The popularity of souvenir collecting encouraged many businesses to offer their own products. Advertising marks on scenic china indicate that - much like today - it was sold everywhere, including jewelry shops, pharmacies, bookstores, and toy stores. Some of the retailer marks on Jonroth china in the Museum’s collection include: “F.A. Walker, Jeweler, West Palm Beach, Fla.”, “Buena Vista Dept Store, Buena Vista, Fla.”, and “Lee’s Confectionery, West Palm Beach, Fla.”
A Jonroth Studios souvenir plate, THE OVERSEA RAILROAD, KEY WEST, FLA., ca. 1912-1930. Flagler Museum.
Unique to the John Roth Company were colorful full-face plates, where an attractive image covers the entire surface of the plate. Fullface plates were introduced in 1909 and produced until the early 1930s. Examples of souvenir plates depicting scenic views of the Florida East Coast Railway and FEC Hotels appear on display in the Museum’s Flagler Kenan History Room.
Left: A Jonroth Studios souvenir plate, ROYAL PALM HOTEL AND GROUNDS, MIAMI, FLA, ca. 1909-1926, and the same view as a postcard below by J.N. Chamberlain, Miami, Royal Palm Hotel and Grounds, Miami, Fla., ca. 1915. Flagler Museum.
Right: A souvenir vase imported by Jonroth Studios depicting FLAGLER MANSION, PALM BEACH, FLA., ca. 1909-1920s, and above, a postcard illustrating the same scene by E.C. Krapp Co, Milwaukee, ca. 1920s. Flagler Museum.
The Unrealized Central Park
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he Flagler Museum recently acquired a rare book of plans and elevations for entrances to New York’s Central Park designed by Richard Morris Hunt, one of the nineteenth century’s most influential and prolific architects. Long recognized as the architect who designed many of the great homes for the Gilded Age elite, Hunt’s work during his 40-year career was actually much broader in scope. Because of his wide range of projects and his efforts as a teacher and mentor, Hunt and his Beaux-Arts style were extremely influential in the development of American architecture. Henry Flagler’s architects John Carrère and Thomas Hastings, and their magnificent Whitehall, were among the proponents of this Beaux-Arts tradition. Born in 1837, Richard Morris Hunt was the first American to complete the architecture program at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Throughout his career, Hunt saw his social role to bring quality and taste in architecture to the young and, in his opinion, undisciplined nation of America. Though he was an immediate success as a designer of private houses upon his return to America in 1855, Hunt wanted to build great public structures of the kind he had drawn at the École. In 1858 an opportunity arose when Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted won a competition to design New York’s Central Park. Soon the Park Board held another competition to design the four southern entrances to the park along 59th Street which attracted ten design entries, all of which were rejected in favor of Hunt’s designs. Hunt proposed a series of four monumental gates leading to the park’s southern border at 59th Street. The gates at opposite ends of the
park, at Fifth and Eighth Avenues, were to be called the “Gate of Peace” and “The Warrior’s Gate” respectively. In between, opposite Sixth and Seventh Avenues, Hunt envisioned “The Gate of Commerce” and “The Artists’ Gate.” The grand designs featured plazas, architectural elements, statuary, and water features. Hunt’s plan ignited a very public and heated controversy, causing the Park Board to table his designs indefinitely. The crux of the matter was that Central Park, as designed by Vaux and Olmsted, emphasized the ability of the park to be a refuge for the public from the bustle of the city. Therefore, their thinking was that the park’s gates should be simple, transitional, and unobtrusive. Hunt, whose European education greatly influenced his designs, stressed the gates as impressive entrances for the city rather than the park. Influenced by a Beaux-Arts tradition of grand vistas, monumental sculpture, and classicism, it was natural for him to take this approach.
Disappointed and frustrated with the controversy, Hunt made his plans public in the summer of 1865. He exhibited his designs, circulated photographs of them, and in 1866 published, at his own expense, a book of plans and drawings for his Central Park gates. A copy of this publication, entitled Designs for the Gateways of the Southern Entrances to the Central Park, was recently acquired by the Flagler Museum. The volume includes plans and elevations for all four gateways, an extensive description of the overall scheme and individual gates, an anonymous letter in support of the proposal, and extracts from the proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of Central Park.
Despite the enormous amount of time and effort Hunt invested in Central Park, his designs were never built. Hunt survived this professional setback and ultimately designed a broad range of projects including residences, public buildings, commercial structures, museums, churches, and libraries. Richard Morris Hunt’s long and illustrious career ended with his death at the age of 68 in 1895. By then he was recognized as the leading architect in the United States, achieving national and international recognition for his architectural accomplishments, and was highly revered by his peers.
Above: Richard Morris Hunt’s elevation depicting the rear view of the terrace at his proposed entrance to Central Park at Fifth Avenue and 59th Streets, published in 1866. Flagler Museum. Left: An aerial elevation of the grand design for a Central Park entrance at Fifth Avenue and 59th Streets, published by Richard Morris Hunt in 1866. Flagler Museum.
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
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n March 14th the Whitehall Society invited families to come to the Flagler Museum dressed for Tea. The morning began with parents and children decorating festive bonnets and top hats. Children created colorful coffee mug masterpieces as well as filling coloring books with their artistic talents. Donning their new fashion pieces, children and parents enjoyed a story from “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.“ During this story telling children learned the importance of proper table etiquette. With their new skills they were able to help the Mad Hatter practice his manners as well.
Once the craft making and etiquette lessons had commenced, it was on to the Café des Beaux-Arts for tea time. Where guests were treated to a Gilded Age style lunch, featuring a selection of gourmet tea sandwiches, traditional scones, and sweets complemented by a sweet berry-lemonade. A delicious way to put their new etiquette skills to practice. Parents left with photograph keepsake of their dressed up ladies or gentlemen and children were given trinkets as well as a copy of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” to take home.
The Grascals, top photo, and Balsam Range performed to a sold out audience at the 10th Annual Bluegrass in the Pavilion Concert.
Bluegrass in the Pavilion
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n April 11th, The Grascals and Balsam Range performed for a sold out audience at the 10th Annual Bluegrass in the Pavilion concert. An event that continues to bring the best Bluegrass musicians to South Florida.
The Grascals have forged a bond at the intersection of personal friendships, shared professional resumes, and an appreciation for the innovative mingling of Bluegrass and country music that has been a hallmark of the Nashville scene for more than forty years.
Balsam Range is made up of five outstanding acoustic musicians and singers from Haywood County, North Carolina. With five IBMA Awards and nominations, 2013 IBMA Album of the Year winner for “Papertown“, 2011 IBMA Album of the Year nominee for “Trains I Missed“, and 2010 IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year nominee, Balsam Range’s accomplishments are proof of their immense talent.
Their cutting-edge modern Bluegrass is delivered with a deep knowledge of, and admiration for, the work of the genre’s founding fathers. Timely yet timeless, The Grascals make music that is relevant in the present day.
Fusing elements of jazz, country, gospel, swing and oldtime music is what gives this Southern band a unique sound. “Over the past few years, North Carolina’s Balsam Range has established itself as one of the most consistent hit-producing and award-winning bands in Bluegrass music.” - Bluegrass Today.
As Hollie Hosier of PBG Lifestyle magazine observed, “At the end of the afternoon, bluegrass was running through The Pavilion’s blood. This great evening was truly a success and left the crowd eager for next year.” All proceeds benefit the South Arts’ emergency planning for Gulf Coast cultural institutions.
A Gift of Humor
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he Flagler Museum recently received a wonderful collection of Puck magazines, the leading American humor publication of the Gilded Age, generously donated by Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf. This exciting addition of over 400 magazines, published between 1879 and 1903, to the Henry Flagler Harris Research Library will be a valuable resource for understanding how Americans viewed politics, religion, and other aspects of daily life during the Gilded Age. Started by German immigrant and cartoonist Joseph Keppler, Puck was a journal of reform, crusading against political corruption, undue influence of money in politics, and monopolies, while advocating for the rights of labor, fair immigration policies, and tariff reform. Published weekly from 1877 to 1917, Puck was packed with lavish cartoons, color lithographs, and biting satire about everything from politics to fashion and domesticity. The magazine was the first to use full color lithographs in every issue, employing vivid color on the front cover, centerfold cartoon, and back cover of each issue. Puck’s cartoons were often bold, graphic, and exaggerated, with content ranging from silly to sarcastic. The magazine received its highest subscription rate ever during the 1884 presidential election due to its trailblazing political cartoon series known as “The Tattooed Man,” which skewered Republican Senator James Blaine and ultimately lead to Governor Grover Cleveland being elected to office. From the hayseed and new woman to politicians and business men, no one was spared from ridicule. For forty years Puck reigned supreme, constantly adjusting to stay on the forefront of humor but never losing sight of the core values the magazine was built upon. Puck’s style and design was often imitated, spawning dozens of copycats including Judge and Life. This influential humor magazine will be the subject of the Flagler Museum’s upcoming fall 2015 exhibition entitled With a Wink and a Nod: Cartoonists of the Gilded Age. With a Wink and a Nod will examine humor during the period through cartoons created for Puck. The exhibition will illustrate how this ground-breaking magazine helped change the character of American humor through original drawings from the collection of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, published cartoons, and vintage issues of Puck from the recent gift. Organized by the Flagler Museum, With a Wink and a Nod will run from October 13, 2015, through January 3, 2016.
A cartoon by Joseph Keppler (American, 1838-1894), “1902 Finds the Helm in Safe Hands,“ published in Puck, January 1, 1902, demonstrated support for Theodore Roosevelt after he ascended to the presidency. Flagler Museum.
“Phryne before the Chicago Tribunal,“ by Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856-1896), depicted Senator James Blaine as the tattooed man, stained with many indelible scandals. The image, published in Puck on June 4, 1884, was a parody of Phyrne before the Areopagus, an 1861 painting by French artist Jean -Léon Gérôme. Flagler Museum Archives.
Museum Honored With Prestigious Chamber Of Commerce Award
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he Flagler Museum recently received the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches’ 2015 Arts and Culture Non-Profit of the Year Award. This prestigious recognition was presented at the Chamber’s annual Business Awards Breakfast on May 28th, with more than 300 community and business leaders in attendance. The Museum was an Award Finalist along with The Historical Society of Palm Beach County and the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society. The awards were presented by PNC Bank. These awards recognize “Palm Beach County companies that lead with confidence, demonstrating a solid commitment to their business goals, their employees and their local community.” The Museum’s nomination emphasized consistent efforts to meet its mission of preservation and education and its commitment to exemplify Henry Flagler’s tradition of community support. The nomination also focused on the Museum’s role in strengthening both state and local economies by stimulating tourism as an award-winning National Historic Landmark with tremendous appeal for cultural tourists, especially international visitors. Selection as the Chamber’s award recipient from among Palm Beach County’s accomplished cultural community is a great honor and it confirms the Museum’s important role in reaching out locally, regionally, nationally and internationally to educate about America’s Gilded Age utilizing Henry Flagler’s life and his impact upon Florida’s history.
Record Breaking Founder’s Day
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n Friday, June 5th, the Flagler Museum hosted its annual Founder’s Day. With children out of school for the summer, and a widespread social media campaign by the Museum and local media outlets, this Founder’s Day enjoyed the largest turn out it has seen in years with an attendance of 3,635 visitors. Those who attended were able to tour the Museum free of charge and learn about the life of Henry Flagler and his impact on the development of the state of Florida.
Whitehall was built by Standard Oil partner Henry Flagler in 1902 to demonstrate the nation’s rise to the pinnacle of human invention and artistic achievement. 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. National press praise 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.” Founder’s Day allows visitors free access to this National Historic Landmark. Along with the Museum’s vast collection there are special exhibits on Florida history and Henry Flagler’s impact in developing Florida’s East coast while establishing tourism and agriculture as the backbone of the state’s economy.
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Family - $125 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bentz Miss Darci Cohen & Mr. Harrison Bergman Mr. & Mrs. W. Anthony Dowell Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Duane Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Ehrlich Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Evers Ms. Beverly Frasure & Mr. K.C. Yocum Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lloyd George Mr. & Mrs. Edward L. Hennessy, Jr. Ms. Jo Ann Hoffman & Ms. Christie Gibbons Mr. Fred Latsko Mr. Mark Linkous & Ms. Kelly Skillestad Mr. Carlo Manganillo Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Martinez Mr. & Mrs. Eric Marx Mrs. Shirley May & Ms. Kyle May Mr. & Mrs. Mark McAndrew Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Peppler Mr. & Mrs. Ron Ponder Mr. & Mrs. John R. Ricci Mr. & Mrs. David Saxon Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Stoesser Mr. & Mrs. E. LeRoy Swindell Mr. & Mrs. John Vakoutis Mr. & Mrs. Royall Victor, III Mr. & Mrs. Karl Weintz Mr. & Mrs. Craig Wilson Ms. Kathleen Zastrow
Individual - $75 Ms. Weegie Antle Ms. Wendy Bingham Mrs. Martha F. Brooks Ms. Janet F. D’Alessandro Ms. Eden Divine Dr. Michael Flom Ms. Michelle Fredette Mr. Peter Gentieu Ms. Carol Goldenhersh Mr. Oliver R. Grace Ms. Sarah B. Greeley Ms. Janice Gruber Mrs. Jessica M. Gruber Ms. Holly Gulker
Mrs. Joanna Gutterman Ms. Lynn Heck Ms. Laura LaConte Iarussi Ms. Page Kjellstrom Ms. Eleanor Laudicina Mrs. Kyra Lazzara Ms. Sandra Lutz Mrs. Eleanor G. Major Ms. Joyce E. Mantyla Mrs. Carmela Marchitto Ms. Wendy G. Maynard Mrs. Sally A. McKean Mr. Allan Miller Mrs. Barbara T. Missett Mr. Michael Nelson Rev. Dr. Barbara H. Nielsen Mr. David G. Ober Mr. Alan J. Placa Ms. Kimberly Proenza-Smith Ms. Diane Rader Mr. Vidal Rodriguez Ms. Abby L. Ruttenberg Mr. Robert Simpson Ms. Deborah Soule Ms. Frances E. Stevens Ms. Roberta Yackira
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 e-mail at executivedirector@FlaglerMuseum.us
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The Museum Store
Palm Beach A Community Tribute $58.85/$52.97 (Members) Patterned Tote Bags - $35/$31.50 (Members)
Dead Wake By Erik Larson $28/$25.20 (Members) The Wright Brothers By David McCullough $30/$27 (Members)
Handmade vintage crocheted lace necklace - $225/$202.50 (Members) Cotton and silk blend shawl Made in India - $95/$85.50 (Members)
18kt Gold Frames Large (left) - $95/$85.50 (Members) Small (right) - $39.95/$35.96 (Members)
Tea Canton Jars (various sizes) - $20/$18 each (Members)
Tea Set - $125/$112.50 (Members)
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FLAGLER MUSEUM
Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage
A National Historic Landmark
West Palm Beach, FL Permit No. 1831
palm beach, florida
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One Whitehall Way Palm Beach, Florida 33480 www.flaglermuseum.us
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
Upcoming Schedule of Events Independence Day July 4, 2015 8:00 p.m. By invitation only Flagler Museum Members at the Sustaining level and above are invited to enjoy the best view of the Independence Day fireworks from the Flagler Kenan Pavilion. The celebration includes a reading of the Declaration of Independence, live music, a swearing-in ceremony of new citizens, and refreshments. To upgrade your Membership level, or become a Museum Member, contact the Membership Department today.
Weekly Organ Demonstrations Each Sunday in August and October, also September 13th and November 8th 3:30 p.m. Free with Museum Admission The original 1,249-pipe J.H. & C.S. Odell Co. organ can be heard on Sundays. Gilded Age pieces written for the organ and popular piano pieces arranged for organ will be performed.
Weekly Piano Demonstrations Each Sunday in July, September (except the 13th) and November (except the 8th) 3:30 p.m. Free with Museum Admission Whitehall’s original Steinway Model B art-case grand piano in the Drawing Room can be heard Sunday afternoons. Gilded Age pieces written for the piano will be performed.
Grandparents Day September 13, 2015 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free with Museum Admission 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 activities. Sponsored by the Sharkey Family Charitable Foundation.
For more information, please call the Flagler Museum at (561) 655-2833 - www.FlaglerMuseum.us