Child Labor in the Gilded Age, Ashintully, the McLennans and a Special Friendship and A Thin Veneer: The Berkshires’ Sordid Underbelly in the Gilded Age are just three of ten fascinating Tuesday Talks that Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum will present during its Summer 2023 series starting on June 20 and ending August 29 (except July 4).  The series is sponsored by the Dobbins Foundation. Tickets will go on sale in early May.

June 20 –  A Thin Veneer: The Berkshires’ Sordid Underbelly in the Gilded Age
July 11 – Mary Todd Lincoln as Hostess and Housewife
July 18 – Architecture of the Gilded Age in New York City
July 25 –  L. C. Peters: From Immigrant to Pillar of the Community
August 1 – Lost Gilded Age Mansions of Newport
August 8 – Ashintully, the McLennans and a Special Friendship
August 15 – Child Labor in the Gilded Age
August 22 – Ogden Codman, Jr., Transatlantic Tastemaker