Victorian Mourning Traditions and the Darker Side of the Gilded Age

OCTOBER 16 – 26, 2025  TICKETS

American Sign Language interpreting Services will be provided on Saturday, October 25th at 6:00 pm. This tour will be conducted in spoken English with ASL Interpretation. This tour is specifically for people requiring ASL Interpretation and those accompanying them. Tickets

Experience the history of Lyndhurst Mansion, explore Victorian mourning lore, and learn about the darker side of the Gilded Age in the glow of an October evening; Lyndhurst After Dark! You will experience the house, decorated in the spirit of the season, and learn about the mystical superstitions of the age: phrenology, palmistry, spiritualism, crystal balls and séances with special items displayed that were owned by the actual occupants of the house!

With Donna James, Ari Mack, Elizabeth Mialaret, Kathleen Muldoon, Melinda O’Brien, Anne Rodgers Pearl, Jim Petrillo, Laura Petrillo, Emmy Schwartz, Quint Spitzer, Kate Gleeson Troiano, Richard Troiano, Howard Weintraub and Nan Weiss.