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NJ and the Gilded Age
2025-09-13 14:00:00 2025-09-13 15:00:00 America/New_York NJ and the Gilded Age Join Melissa Ziobro as she shares stories from NJ in the Gilded Age, such as: the disparities between the haves and the have nots, the lavish architecture, the dollar princesses, and much, much more. Brick Branch - Brick Meeting Room

Saturday, September 13
2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Brick Meeting Room

Join Melissa Ziobro as she shares stories from NJ in the Gilded Age, such as: the disparities between the haves and the have nots, the lavish architecture, the dollar princesses, and much, much more.

Join Melissa Ziobro, Director of Public History at Monmouth University, as she shares stories from NJ in the Gilded Age: the economic changes, the disparities between the haves and the have nots, the lavish architecture, the dollar princesses, the gambling, the playground of Presidents, and much, much, more. Professor Ziobro draws on her many years studying NJ history and teaching the "Business and Economic Development of the US."

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Discussion | General |

TAGS: | HistoryOCL |

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