GILDED AGE CHRISTMAS TOURS OF RICHARDS-DAR HOUSE

Step into the Gilded Age and experience a special self-guided tour inspired by the elegance, history and influential women of the era on Friday, Dec. 4, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 6, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Richards-DAR House Museum. The tour will highlight Alva Vanderbilt, the Mobile-born society leader known for her elaborate entertaining, architectural influence, and later advocacy for women’s suffrage, along with her cousin Mary Desha, educator, reformer, and co-founder of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Throughout the historic Richards-DAR House, visitors will discover Gilded Age-inspired décor, fashion, music, correspondence and stories that bring the period to life while exploring the connections between Mobile, the Vanderbilt family and the women who helped shape American society. Tickets are $15. For more information, go to https://richardsdarhouse.com/upcoming-events.