Join us for this two-part series at Suffern Library with Alex Prizgintas.

Registration is not required, but encouraged so that we set up the appropriate number of chairs. Register for each one separately. 

October 22: Riverside Moguls: Wealth and Power in New York’s Hudson Valley: Part One: Rise of Steel Rails

“Riverside Moguls” is a noted three-part series covering the stories of Gilded Age industrialists and their Hudson Valley estates. Looking to offer a balance of well-known and neglected landmarks, part one of this program features individuals with strong ties to railroads, including Jay Gould’s Lyndhurst Estate, J.P. Morgan’s Cragston Estate, William Henry Osborn’s Castle Rock, E.H. Harriman’s Arden House, and the Vanderbilt legacy of Hyde Park.

October 29: Riverside Moguls: Wealth and Power in New York’s Hudson Valley: Part Two: Titans of Industry

Building on the theme of part one, Titans of Industry focuses on industrialists tied to other themes of the Gilded Age suchas oil and real estate. Featured in this segment are John D. Rockefeller’s Kykuit Estate, the villas of Robert Wilson Goelet’s Glenmere Estate and Charles E. Rushmore Canmore Estate, Pierre Lorillard IV’s Tuxedo Park, Col. Oliver Hazard Payne’s West Park Estate, and the Livingston Legacy of Staatsburgh. 

Presenter: 

Alex Prizgintas is a New York-based historian and musician who lives and works in the Hudson Valley. 

A life-long resident of the region, his draw to local history came at a young age through collecting artifacts of American culture, an interest that still drives his career today. First immersing himself into the world of local preservation by becoming a member of the Woodbury Historical Society at age eleven, he now serves as President of the organization, government-appointed Town Historian of Woodbury, and has built relations with several historical societies and museums across the Hudson Valley—both as a participating member and a lecturer on topics of local history. His continued goal is to instill a theme of collaboration within local history that aids our communities in better understanding the rich history of the Hudson Valley.