Tag: Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
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Mar 13 2012
Mineola Patch: Local Historian Buys One-of-a-Kind 75 Year Old Chrysler Imperial
Reporter Christopher Collora interviewed Stephanie Gress, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, two classic car experts and me for this Patch article and video:
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Mar 06 2012
Wall Street Journal: The Vanderbilt Legacy
The Wall Street Journal published an article on the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum on March 1, 2012 reviewing its current financial status. The article notes the sale of the 1937 Chrysler with this accompanying photo of Vanderbilt Museum Executive Director Lance Rheinheimer with the car.
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Mar 02 2012
Vanderbilt’s Chrysler: An Update
An article reporting on the recent sale of a 1937 Chrysler Imperial by the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum was published In the February 16, 2012 issue of The Long Islander newspaper. Highlights from the article follow, including photos of the Chrysler as it looks today.
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Feb 08 2012
Press Release: Vanderbilt Museum Sells One-of-a Kind 1937 Chrysler
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum has issued this press release on the sale of a unique 1937 Chrysler built for the Chrysler family.
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Nov 21 2011
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum Selling a Special 1937 Chrysler Imperial
As reported in Newsday, the Hemmings Blog and videojournalist Chris Collora, the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum hopes to establish a new endowment with the proceeds from the sale of a classic car.
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Nov 22 2010
Vanderbilt Museum Announces New Automobile Addition to Its Exhibit
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum has issued the following press release:
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Jul 26 2010
“Black Beast” Returns to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
As described in the Huntington Patch, The Alco "Black Beast" returned to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum last Sunday. Despite the heat and the approaching thunderstorm, a great time was had by all. Here are some highlights:
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Sep 30 2009
Film: “Willie K’s Eagle Nest Mansion"and a Request for Feedback
As part of the LI News Tonight series on Long Island Gold Coast mansions, Chris Collora produced this 3-minute tour of Wiliam K. Vanderbilt, Jr's Eagle Nest mansion located in Centerport. Stephanie Gress, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the museum, provides a wonderful comentary on the manison. Watch for Willie K. and his wife Rosamund also make an appearance on their yacht "Alva".
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Aug 26 2009
“The Black Beast” Visits the Vanderbilt Museum
Yesterday I brought "The Black Beast" to my favorite museum, the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. It is likely the first Vanderbilt Cup racer to visit William K. Vanderbilt, Jr's home ...with the possible exception of "Old 16" Locomobile when it was owned by Peter Helck.
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May 11 2009
Garden City News “Quest Students are History Detectives”
As previously posted, I have been assisting 13 fourth and fifth graders of the Stewart School in their research of the Long Island Motor Parkway. On April 27th, the students and I explored the archives of William K. Vanderbilt Jr. at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport.The Garden City News reported our wonderful adventure in their May 8th issue.
