Newsletters

April 2021

• From the Exec’s Desk – April 2021
  We are happy to say the Mansion has resumed our tour schedule. We are adhering to safety protocols such as: All tours are limited to six people (until restrictions are lifted). Masks are required to be worn and safe distancing guidelines adhered to. No-touch temperatures will be taken on arrival, along with basic health questions […]
• Take a tour, any tour!
  Since we reopened, we have added two NEW tours to our schedule. After a guest has taken the General Tour and is interested in seeing more of the Mansion, we recommend one of three additional house tours. The NEW Upper House tour is a two-hour tour that covers the Bedroom Floor, Attic, Second Attic, and […]
• What’s Exciting and New – April 2021
  We are starting a new series in May called Tuesday’s Teaser Tours. Every Tuesday we will send out a new Teaser tour. The video will be 1 to 2 minutes long devoted to something special in the Mansion. We hope this will intrigue you to come and visit firsthand the Mansion. Even excite you to […]
• Building Blocks of Our History
  Any good story starts with a beginning. While still studying in Freiberg, Edward Hegeler developed a friendship with fellow student Friedrich Wilhelm Matthiessen in 1835 in the province of Schleswig-Holstein, then part of Denmark. The two friends had numerous things in common: similar economic backgrounds, values, and goals. They formed a most successful association that […]