On Sunday, August 26 at 10 am, historian Kjirsten Gustavson is set to present “Women on a Wheel” at Staatsburgh State Historic Site. The program will combine history, costumed interpretation, and a short bike ride through the hamlet of Staatsburg, which surrounds the Gilded Age mansion on the Hudson River.
In the 19th Century, the bicycle took the world by storm, and in the process, transformed women’s lives. Suddenly, they were more athletic, more mobile and… in need of bloomers. Susan B. Anthony once said of the bicycle, “I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance.” [Read more…] about Women on a Wheel: History Talk and Bike Ride
Staatsburgh State Historic Site’s “Gilded Age Experience Deluxe Audience Participation Tour,” on Sunday, June 24th (at 1 pm), lets visitors participate in activities that took place in the mansion 100 years ago.
To commemorate the centennial year of the ending or World War I, Staatsburgh State Historic Site will offer a tour, “World War I and the End of the Gilded Age” on Saturday, February 24 at 1 pm.
On Saturday, November 4, 2017 a conference on the Country House will take place from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm at the Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Drive, Staatsburg.
In celebration of the centenary of New York women obtaining the right to vote, Staatsburgh State Historic Site will host a book talk and signing by Susan Goodier, co-author of, Women Will Vote! Winning Suffrage in New York State, recently released by Cornell University Press, on Saturday, October 28th.
The Staatsburgh State Historic Site, in Dutchess County, NY, will host a Gilded Age tour on October 1st at 1 pm.
To mark the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I in April 1917, Staatsburgh State Historic Site will offer a theme tour, “World War I & the End of the Gilded Age.” The 90-minute tour, led by an interpreter in period clothing, is offered on Saturday, April 8, at 1 pm.
