From Smokestacks to Mansions: Eolia Mansion at Harkness State

From Smokestacks to Mansions: Connecticut’s Gilded Age Families
Join Gilded Age historian and curator Christine Volpe for an engaging exploration of Connecticut’s industrial rise and the families who helped shape it. Discover how fortunes built in factories gave way to grand coastal estates like Eolia Mansion at Harkness State Park. You’ll take a step back in time and uncover the legacies these families left behind in both architecture and community life.

Date: September 8, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: 275 Great Neck Rd, Waterford, CT 06385
Admission: Free for members | $10 for non-members