This just in: STAATSBURG, NY (9/19/14) – The 28th annual Gathering of Old Cars will take place at Staatsburgh State Historic Site, within Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park, on Sunday, October 19th from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Cars of every class and era will be displayed to advantage on the great lawn of the Hudson River estate. In a setting fit for The Great Gatsby, antique autos will parade before the 1895 Beaux Arts mansion, with peak autumn foliage and the Hudson River in the background. Car clubs from throughout the Hudson Valley will attend the event, which will take place rain or shine. Food will be available from concessionaires on site. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome will generously lend a World War I tank from their collection for display at the Gathering of Old Cars. The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, a museum of World War I and Golden Age aircraft and antique automobiles, is located in Red Hook, New York. To learn more about the Aerodrome, visit their website at oldrhinebeck.org. The tank will stay on Staatsburgh’s grounds for about two weeks after the event. Staatsburgh State Historic Site is also marking the World War I anniversary with a special exhibit and a special tour. The exhibit is devoted to Staatsburgh’s owner in the 1930s, Secretary of the Treasury Ogden Livingston Mills, and highlights his volunteer service in World War I. The special tour, World War I and the End of the Gilded Age, explores how the cataclysm of World War I brought an end to the extravagant excesses of the Gilded Age. The 90-minute tour will be offered October 12th and October 26th at 1:00 p.m. Reservations for the tour are strongly recommended and can be made by calling (845) 889-8851. Staatsburgh State Historic Site will be open for tours during the Gathering of Old Cars. The cost to tour the mansion is $8 for regular admission; $6 for seniors and students; children under 12 are free. For more information, please call (845) 889-8851. Staatsburgh State Historic Site and Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park are located on Old Post Road in Staatsburg, off Route 9 between Rhinebeck and Hyde Park. The historic site is one of 6 sites and 15 parks administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation – Taconic Region. For more information please call 845-889-8851 or visit our websites at nysparks/historic-sites/25/details.aspx and facebook/StaatsburghSHS.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:58:57 +0000