The Forbes House Museum will conclude its year-long 50th anniversary celebration with a Winter Wonderland Gala to take place on Saturday evening, 24 January at 8pm at the home of Georgia and Richard Lee of Milton.
The festive, fundraising event will support the Forbes House Museum, which commences in 2015 with plans for restoration and preservation of its 1833 mansion.
The Winter Wonderland Gala will include live music, cocktails, light fare and parlor games. Wear creative black tie with a touch of gold to celebrate the museum’s golden anniversary! Tickets are $100 per person, and can be purchased by calling the museum office at 617.696.1815 or using PayPal on the museum website at http://www.forbeshousemuseum.org/calendar.html.
The Honorary Chairs for the event are Governor Deval L. Patrick and Mrs. Diane Patrick, Senator Brian A. Joyce and Mrs. Mary K. Joyce, and Representative Walter F. Timilty. The event co-chairs are FHM trustee, Georgia Lee and Carla Morey.
Winter Wonderland Gala event co-chairs, Carla Morey, at left, and Georgia Lee, with Tony Will at the FHM Downton Abbey Ball held on 17 May 2014.
The Host Committee includes Arrigo & On Bodda, Carolyn Burke, Kristen Daly, Sue & Bob Daylor, Jan DeAngelis, Sandy & Greg Downes, Peggy & Dick Dray, Michelle & Matt Freeman, Nancy Gallagher, Shelley & Brian Gallagher, Sara Gillis & Tate Isgrig, Anne Gatnik, Tamara Grant, Tricia Griggs, Sharon Hackett, Meredith Hall, Maggie & Jim Hayes, Rachel & John Hitt, Jane & Richard Howe, Candace Jans, Trish Karter, Meg & Paul Kasuba, Phyllis Forbes Kerr, Lucinda & Richard Larson, Richard Lee, Rosamond Lu, Anne Malone, Mary & Brendan McLaughlin, Karen Moran, Barbara & Wayne Perkins, June & Jack Robinson, Diane & Wallace Sisson, Susanna Place & Scott Stoll, Heather Putnam, Robin Putnam, Mary & Charlie Truslow,Heidi Vaughan, Linda & Steven Weld and Mary & Ted Wendell.
The Museum was founded in 1964 by Henry Ashton Crosby Forbes Ph.D. (1925-2012), pioneer researcher and collector of Chinese export art. He was the great grandson of Captain Robert Bennet Forbes (1804-1889), China trade merchant and civic leader in Milton/Boston.
The Forbes House Museum, is a Greek revival mansion, built in 1833 for Margaret Perkins Forbes (1773– 1856) by her sons, Captain Robert Bennet Forbes (1804– 1889), and John Murray Forbes (1813– 1898). Captain Forbes was an American China trade merchant, designer, writer and philanthropist of international stature. Throughout the 19th century, the Captain and his family were leaders in U. S. trade in Canton, establishing the Boston-based Perkins and Company, which later became Russell and Company. The Museum collection includes Chinese export porcelain and silver, and American, European and Chinese paintings and furniture. Mary Bowditch Forbes (1878– 1962), granddaughter of the Captain, collected President Lincoln memorabilia, and built a replica of Lincoln’s log cabin on the grounds of the estate. The Forbes House Museum is located on Milton Hill, overlooking the Boston city skyline, Neponset River Marshes and Boston Harbor. Individual and group tours are available by reservation. The museum grounds are open to the public from dawn to dusk.
For more information, call The Forbes House Museum office at 617.696.1815 or visit the website www.forbeshousemuseum.org. Like the Forbes House Museum on Facebook at www.facebook.com/forbeshousemuseum.