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Palm Beach• September 26, 2023

The Phipps Family in Florida: A World of Their Own, Part 2 of 3

The second installment of the architectural history of the Phipps Family in Palm Beach beginning at the end of the 19th century through the 20th to today. Details, details and engagingly told by Augustus Mayhew...

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Social History• August 18, 2023.
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Social History• August 17, 2023.
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Guest Diary• August 12, 2023.
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Guest Diary• August 11, 2023.
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Social Diary• July 26, 2023.
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Social Diary• July 25, 2023.
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Guest Diary• July 18, 2023.
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Except for the Memory

Social Diary• July 5, 2023.
The days of yesteryear reminded me of the grown-up days when JH and I were inspired to visit the old Trinity Church and its Churchyard down on Broadway... READ MORE
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This Was Then: The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Dinner with D.V.”

Social History• May 3, 2023.
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Social Diary• March 23, 2023.
The final chapter of Billy McCarty Cooper and his life with Douglas Cooper and the history of the world’s greatest Cubist Art Collection... READ MORE
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Social Diary• March 22, 2023.
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Social Diary• March 21, 2023.
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