Hosted by Don Schueler · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 16 episodes
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Explore the captivating world of Gilded Age America through the lives of the Flagler and Harkness families. Join us as we uncover their legacies, stories, and influence on both the opulent North and the storied Southern Lowcountry.
Don Schueler hosts Gilded Greats, a history show with 16 episodes published.
Rebekah Harkness, an influential figure in American high society and the arts, was more than just a wealthy heiress. As a patron of the arts, composer, and philanthropist, she played a significant role in founding the Ha
Discover how Henry Flagler's second career shaped Florida's history. Explore the remarkable legacy of a man who transformed the Sunshine State. Visit gildedgreats.com for intriguing stories and family photos, including t
Today we discuss the Harkness and Flagler families and how they teamed up with JD Rockefeller to found Standard Oil. Perhaps you're familiar with Henry Flagler, whose name is practically synonymous with the sunshine stat
Lamon V. Harkness was the first Harkness "Standard Oil" heir. He was also the King of Standardbred Horses. Learn about his legacy and interestingly, how his life changed as Standard Oil grew.
Today, we dive into the intriguing tale of Daniel M. Harkness, long-time Bellevue resident and a man whose influence stretched far beyond his time, shaping the landscape of Ohio and even leaving a peculiar connection to
Explore Stephen V. Harkness's pivotal role in Standard Oil's formation. Born in 1818, Harkness, alongside John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler, shaped the company that revolutionized the late 19th-century oil industry.
Like much of the area, the land known as Belfair today was likely originally inhabited by the Yamasee tribe and even earlier indigenous natives, but in those days, it was a sparsely populated area. For a period before th
Henrietta Pollitzer, born in Bluffton, SC, married Edward Hartford, an heir to the A&P Grocery fortune, and later she married an Italian Prince. So, in a sense, she was "Bluffton's Gilded Age Princess".
One of the most beautiful properties in the Lowcountry of South Carolina is in Okatie, SC, between Bluffton, SC, and Beaufort, SC, along the Okatie River. It is called Chelsea Plantation, and it was recently up for "re-d
Ida Alice Shourds married Henry Flagler in 1883. She was influential, inspiring the Ponce de Leon Hotel and having the yacht Alicia named after her. Concerns arose in the 1890s due to her interest in Spiritualism, her us
David Sinton Ingalls, the U.S. Navy’s first flying ace with six confirmed victories in World War I, belonged to the First Yale Unit, chronicled in "The Millionaires' Unit," a group of privileged young men who volunteered
Alfred Lee Loomis, a Wall Street tycoon turned self-taught scientist, transformed his Tuxedo Park mansion into a secret lab that drew minds like Einstein and propelled major advances in physics. He funded MIT’s Rad Lab,
Explore Palmetto Bluff's Gilded Age history, where financier Richard T. Wilson Jr. built a 72-room palace in 1902. Meet "The Marrying Wilsons," who linked their fortune to the Astors, Vanderbilts, and British aristocracy
As key figures in the Standard Oil trust, the Harkness family stood among America’s Gilded Age elite. For these industrial magnates, wealth was both power and performance. Summer resorts like Bar Harbor, Maine, offered t
Explore the dramatic life of Louisa Carolina Colleton (1763–1822) in this biographical podcast. Once heir to a vast South Carolina dynasty, Louisa survived pirate captures and the Revolutionary War's destruction of her f
Rose Hill Plantation in Bluffton is a historic estate turned private gated community. Originally a 1700s land grant, it features an iconic 1858 Gothic Revival mansion that survived war-time decay and a 1987 fire. Now on
Explore the dramatic life of Louisa Carolina Colleton (1763–1822) in this biographical podcast. Once heir to a vast South Carolina dynasty, Louisa survived pirate captures and the Revolutionary War's destruction of her f
As key figures in the Standard Oil trust, the Harkness family stood among America’s Gilded Age elite. For these industrial magnates, wealth was both power and performance. Summer resorts like Bar Harbor, Maine, offered t
Explore Palmetto Bluff's Gilded Age history, where financier Richard T. Wilson Jr. built a 72-room palace in 1902. Meet "The Marrying Wilsons," who linked their fortune to the Astors, Vanderbilts, and British aristocracy
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