We are so excited to welcome you all to Staatsburgh for "A Gilded Age Christmas" starting next week! 🎄🏛️
Before we open the doors to the public, enjoy this video from NY State Parks & Historic Sites showcasing the decorating process and public experiences available at Staatsburgh throughout this festive season. We wish to thank all of our staff and dedicated volunteers for their countless hours decorating the house this month, and for their enthusiasm in showcasing the decorated mansion during the whole "Gilded Age Christmas" season.
Advanced reservations for all Christmas programming are required at Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS
#GildedAgeChristmas #StaatsburghSHS #HudsonValley #GildedAge #Christmas #SeeYouOutThere
We are proud to be part of the wonderful Taconic Region of NY State Parks & Historic Sites! 🍁
#SeeYouOutThere #StaatsburghSHS #HudsonValley
Peep these peepers! 🐸🔊
For World Frog Day, we're highlighting this beautiful pair of 19th century 'kendi' vases. Kendi were originally handleless pouring vessels created in Ming-era China for export to Southeast Asia. Staatsburgh's kendis, however, were created as European imitations of those earlier pieces. On the bottom of our vases is the maker's mark "Minton" – an English firm called "Europe's leading ceramic factory during the Victorian era" – along with a mark indicating these vases were manufactured around 1872.
Outside the mansion, the symphony of springtime peepers have arrived at Staatsburgh - take a listen!
#WorldFrogDay #Peepers #FirstDayofSpring #GildedAgeMansions #MingDynasty #EnglishPorcelain #Kendi
If you visited the mansion this summer, you probably saw an area near the public entrance marked as a turtle nesting zone. Well….
Happy Holidays from Staatsburgh State Historic Site
Happy Holidays from all of us here at Staatsburgh!!
Today is the first annual World Ice Skating Day dedicated to celebrating ice skating across the globe. In honor of the day, enjoy this short clip of our resident figure skater gliding in Gilded Age garb! #WorldIceSkatingDay #WorldIceSkatingDay2022 #WISD
We didn’t get much snow overnight, but enough to launch sledding season!
Kjirsten describing her upcoming talk
Historian Kjirsten Gustavson describing the topic of her Aug 26th talk and bike tour, "Women on a Wheel" History and exercise in a wonderful outdoor mix, a perfect program for for adults, teens and tweens. For info and reservations, call (845) 889-8851
A peek into the "downstairs story" at Staatsburgh
If you've ever wondered what we are up to in the Butler's Pantry during the Gilded Age Tea & Talk programs, here's the "big reveal".....we're waltzing! Please join us in waltzing and other period dances at the mansion on Sunday, April 29, at 1:00pm, when we offer beginner dance instruction in the formal dining room, instructed by Joe Donato, of the @Hudson Valley Dance Depot Reservations required, $15/person; $12 Friends of Mills Mansion (845) 889-8851 for more info.
Earlier this month, Century 21 Department Store held a photo shoot at Staatsburgh. The images and a great video are currently on their website until Wednesday, 8/24 (www.c21stores.com). Take a look at the slideshow to see the way Staatsburgh was featured in these shots! #c21stores
Staatsburgh State Historic Site & Mills-Norrie State Park
This past summer, we were fortunate to have I LOVE NEW YORK shoot aerial video footage of the beautiful grounds of Staatsburgh State Historic Site and the surrounding Mills-Norrie State Park. They even captured gorgeous views of the Esopus Meadows Lighthouse and the majestic Hudson River. Enjoy!