Greenwich Historical Society is excited to present an engaging and enlightening series of educational lectures and presentations exploring the breadth of American history over the course of 250 years. Each month, join the Historical Society for a special presentation covering topics from experts in the fields of fashion, local and national history, archaeology, historic preservation, archives, and more.
Light bites from Grazing Charcuterie Bar and drinks will be available from 5:30-6:30 PM in our Museum Lobby before each presentation begins. A Q&A with the audience will follow all presentations.
Join Trudy Coxe, CEO of The Preservation Society of Newport County, for a captivating look at Newport’s iconic mansions, the families who built them, and The Preservation Society’s extraordinary efforts to protect, preserve, and present them to the world.
Explore how the Vanderbilts, Berwinds, and others reshaped a quiet seaside town into America’s grandest summer retreat and showcase for the country’s most opulent parties, fashion, social clubs, and summer “cottages” like The Breakers, The Elms, and Marble House.
The evening also includes a behind-the-scenes look at HBO’s The Gilded Age, filmed in Newport, exploring how today’s master storytellers are reviving this era of power and prestige for a new generation.
It’s history, architecture, and ambition, all in one evening.
