The Salisbury Chamber of Commerce is having a ribbon cutting to celebrate the 50th Birthday of The Friends of Poplar Hill Mansion, recognized as an official entity on August 25, 1975 at 8:30 a.m., along with Poplar Hill Mansion as a museum for 50 years.
Meet the Curator, Sarah Meyers, and Chair of the Friends of Poplar Hill Mansion, David Scheid, along with Board Members, Volunteers, and members of the City of Salisbury’s Arts, Business, and Culture Department (ABCD).
Learn how the Mansion became a museum, about those who worked tirelessly to preserve the house, about current preservation and restoration efforts, and about future exhibits, restoration, and reconstruction plans.
Tour Poplar Hill Mansion and see the exhibits in each of the curated 19th Century rooms, the special exhibit “50 Years as a Museum” which contains photographs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia of the Mansion since becoming a museum in 1975, and the grounds which include a reconstructed Smokehouse exhibit and the restored Necessary.
SACC members can win one of several door prizes including a Poplar Hill Mansion Gift Basket or use of the Mansion for a Business Meeting at no cost, and be entered to win a special Wine and Charcuterie Tour of Poplar Hill Mansion with the Curator, for you and 15 guests.
As we celebrate becoming a museum in 1975, enjoy some light fare and drinks prepared by museum staff and volunteers of authentic recipes straight from the 1970s: Polynesian meatballs, Watergate Salad, pigs in a blanket, ambrosia, fondue, Jello molds, Harvey Wallbanger Cake, beer and wine, and more!
This is a free event with the Chamber of Commerce. The event is open to SACC members at 4:00 and opens to the general public at 5:00.
Thank you in part to our generous sponsors for our 50th Anniversary year, Robert Nock Insurance and Margaret Lawson & Belford Lawson III, Esq.!
