"We Used to Own The Bronx" – Book Reading at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
An Evening with Eve Pell
Join author Eve Pell and historian Blake Bell for a scintillating evening at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
Tuesday, May 5, 6:30 p.m.
Author and journalist Eve Pell will read from her new book, We Used to Own the Bronx, and discuss “The Making of a Patrician Family: How the Pells Married Fact, Fiction, and Rich Wives from 1635 to the Present” on Tuesday, May 5, 6:30 p.m., at historic Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in Pelham Bay Park. The Museum’s site is land first owned by Pell family patriarch and Lord of the Manor Thomas Pell in the 1600s.
We Used to Own the Bronx (SUNY Press, 2009) tells Eve Pell’s story. Born into an East Coast dynasty, she left her world of privilege for a career as an investigative reporter. Recounting her upbringing, she offers a fascinating inside look at the sometimes bizarre values and customs of the American aristocracy.
Ms. Pell will read from her new book and discuss with Pelham town historian Blake Bell the disparity between Pell family history and legend — a family whose name has been interwoven with the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum site, the Bronx, and Westchester since 1654. Books will be available for sale and signing.
Admission $5 adults, $3 seniors and children 12-17, members free.
Appropriate for ages 12 and up.
For reservations (requested) or more info 718.885.1461 or [email protected]