Riverside Moguls: Wealth and Power in the Hudson Valley’s Gilded Age. Part Two: Titans of Industry

Building on the theme of part one of his Riverside Moguls series (presented in November), part two, titled "Riverside Moguls: Titans of Industry,” will have Alex Prizgintas focusing on industrialists tied to themes of the Gilded Age beyond railroads, including oil and real estate, at the Butterfield Memorial Library in Cold Spring, NY, on Tuesday, December 29th at 6:30 PM.

Featured in this segment are John D. Rockefeller's Kykuit Estate, the villas of Robert Wilson Goelet's Glenmere Estate and Charles E. Rushmore's Canmore Estate, Pierre Lorillard IV's Tuxedo Park, Col. Oliver Hazard Payne's West Park Estate, and the Livingston Legacy of Staatsburgh. Using period images, newspaper articles, and videos, Prizgintas will take his audience on a journey through history, exploring these individuals' careers and the legacies they left in the Hudson Valley through their elaborate properties.

About the speaker: A graduate of Marist College with degrees in Hudson River Valley history and public administration, Alex Prizgintas has published articles in the Hudson River Valley Review, New York Archives Magazine, and Orange County Historical Society Journal on topics that include Hudson River railroad history, Orange County’s dairy farming history, and the region’s early settlers. He is the town historian for both Woodbury and Tuxedo, NY, president of Orange County’s Woodbury Historical Society, and a board member of the Association of Public Historians of New York State. More information about Alex and his upcoming program schedule is available at https://alexprizgintas.com. Facebook: @Alex Prizgintas | Instagram: @alexprizgintas