PRESENTATION: Tom Mayer on "The Astors' Impact on Rhinebeck"

DATE/TIME: September 26th @ 7:00pm

LOCATION: Lower floor of the Starr Library, entrance in the rear

DESCRIPTION: Unlike the other "robber barons" of The Gilded Age, who used the Hudson Valley as a respite from the trials of New York City, the Astors were often born here, raised their families here, and were buried here. The Astor families were devoted to Rhinebeck and its surrounding lands and helped to shape its history and growth.