Alva Belmont, then WK Vanderbilt’s wife, costumed for a fancy dress ball which she gave in March of 1883.Bettmann/Getty Images Alva Vanderbilt Belmont was a prominent Gilded Age socialite who married ...

NMAHMAI copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. This book tells the story of one of the most infamous railroad construction projects of the late 19th century. This 200-mile line through ...

"The Gilded Age" just wrapped up season three. While some of its characters are fictional, the show is populated with real people from the era. Oscar Wilde, Booker T. Washington, and J. P. Morgan have ...

"The Gilded Age" was renewed for a fourth season ahead of the season three finale. While some of its characters are fictional, the show is populated with real people from the era. Oscar Wilde, Booker ...

It is no secret that Weedsport has always been a transportation hub, from the days of the Erie Canal, to the railroads that followed, to the New York State Thruway. One of the reasons for this is ...

Alva Vanderbilt Belmont was a prominent Gilded Age socialite who married a Vanderbilt railroad heir. She built palatial residences on "Millionaires' Row" in New York and in Newport, Rhode Island. In ...