The Stanley Home Museum and Education Center is hosting their annual fundraising gala on July 24. This year’s gala will focus on F.O. Stanley’s fellow inventors. The Stanley Home Museum and Education Center celebrates F.O. and Flora Stanley daily and their contribution to Estes Park and our nation.

This year’s fundraising gala highlights not only F.O. Stanley, but other inventors of the Art Nouveau (1890-1914) period as well. Each gala table will feature a different Art Nouveau period inventor. These inventors include Clarence Birdseye, George Eastman, John Harvey Kellogg, John Thompson Dorrance, Judy Reed, Mary Phelps Jacob, and so many more. Each gala table will be decorated elegantly with examples of the invention and a bio of the inventor. Learn more about Mary Phelps Jacob and other inventors of the period.

Mary Phelps Jacob earned a patent for the first modern backless bralette. She was a patron of the arts, a publisher and the woman Time Magazine called “the literary godmother to the Lost Generation of expatriate writers in Paris.” Similarly, Judy Reed was believed to be the first African American woman to receive a US Patent for her cooking-related invention. She and her husband were believed to be illiterate, as her patent application is signed with an “X.”

Intrigued by what she invented? Join us at the Stanley Home Museum and Education Center’s 4th annual gala. The annual Stanley Home Museum and Education Center Fundraising Gala is an elegant, one-of-a-kind affair. Tickets can be purchased at www.stanleyhome.org and are $150.00 per person. Tables of eight can also be purchased by calling 970-235-0062. Reservations must be made prior to July 14.

Enjoy being transported back to the inspiration of the decorative arts and nature of the Art Nouveau period. Period and black-tie dress are encouraged. The Gala will feature 50 silent and 10 live auction items. Some of the exciting auction items include exclusive seating at professional sports games, staycation trips in Fort Collins, artwork, and so many other unique packages and items.The Stanley Home Museum and Education Center is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on preserving, and protecting “Rockside”, the summer home, built in 1904, of F.O. and Flora Stanley. The Stanley Home Museum and Education Center provides docent-led tours of the home, as well as regular cultural and educational programming.

For more information, contact Lisa O’Sullivan Carroll, director@stanleyhome.org