Like most upper-class women of her generation, Ruth Livingston Mills would have abhorred any suggestion of sun exposure on her skin, a sign ...

Recently, items once owned by the Mills' daughter Beatrice were on display at Dublin Castle . Beatrice married an earl who was originall...

Caroline Schermerhorn Astor (1830-1908) was undeniably the grande-dame of society for decades.  She reigned over New York Society and the ...

Interpreters at Staatsburgh often dress in period clothing while giving tours in order to best represent the period.  Guests often wonder...

In the study of history, a personal connection is often what draws us in to begin to explore a subject or a place or an era.  We might be in...