Gilded Age Properties

Through family letters, artifacts, handwritten notes, dusty newspaper accounts, tax records, wills, and deeds, Kathy Olsen, with a small team of Mansion researchers, was able to piece together the fascinating history of the holdings of two renowned Gilded Age families. Join us for this revealing talk, which will span generations and uncover family assets, surprising beneficiaries, and secret scandals. The talk will be held in the Multimedia Gallery at Stepping Stones Museum for Children. Q&A and Refreshments will follow the presentation.

Ms. Olsen has over 25 years of experience in accounting and finance and currently serves as the Director of Green Brick Partners, Inc. (NYSE: GRBK), a diversified homebuilding and land development company. From 1999 through 2011, Ms. Olsen served as Chief Financial Officer of Eminence Capital, LP, a long/short global equity fund. From 1993 to 1999, she served as audit manager, specializing in investment partnerships at Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP, a public accounting firm located in New York City. Kathy received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the State University of New York at Albany and is presently an adjunct professor at Fordham University.

The LMMM 2025 Lecture Series is made possible in part by Trustee Gail Ingis. LMMM’s 2025 programs are made possible in part by LMMM’s Founding Patrons: The Estate of Mrs. Cynthia Clark Brown; and LMMM’s 2025 Season Distinguished Benefactors: The City of Norwalk, and Lockwood-Mathews Foundation, Inc.

Photo credits: LMMM Collections (Mansion Rotunda, Silver Inkwell by Tiffany & Co.), Hande Gurdogan (Kathy Olsen Headshot)

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