Past Highlights
- Special receptions and dinners
- Louis XIV and Versailles, lecture by James Caughman
- “How Paris Became Paris, Making a Great Walking City”, lecture by Joan DeJean
- Trip to Maine to visit Petite Plaisance, home of French author Marguerite Yourcenar
- A dinner and book signing of “Dior and His Decorators” by Maureen Footer
- The Boston Chapter organizes a variety of cultural and social events for its members throughout the year. Proceeds from Chapter benefits have been designated for specific grants that FHS Board members have voted to support. The current projects are listed below in bold.
François Bardonnet, Christina Sayare and Thomas Thaler are the current Boston Chapter Co-Chairmen. For further information or to learn more about Membership, please contact FHS Programs and Membership Officer Benjamin Wells.
Photos above: Boston Chapter dinner and book signing of “Dior and His Decorators” by Maureen Footer.
Events
The Northern California Chapter invites you to a summer luncheon celebrating FHS's involvement in the 2024 Olympics in Paris hosted by Austin Hills and Farnoosh Hariri. A member of the Olympic fencing team will be a special guest and share first hand experiences.
The Atlanta Chapter invites you to meet Timothy Corrigan at a Cocktail Culturel and lecture ... Read More >
FHS is excited to present this year’s Chairman’s Circle trip to the Côtes du Rhône. Our six-night trip will begin in the dramatic ancient city of Avignon, which is renowned for its majestic Palais des Papes, a UNESCO World Heritage site. We will explore the splendid Provencal landscapes and monuments in the surrounding area, including the gorgeous 12th-centuy Romanesque Abbaye de Sénanques, and Gordes, renowned as one of the most beautiful villages of France. We will be hosted in style at individual homes for private receptions in Avignon and Gordes.
Save the date for our annual black-tie celebration in New York City!To register your early ... Read More >
Grants
- Gore Place, MA
- The Mount, MA
- Trinity Church, MA
- Petite Plaisance, ME
- Château de Hautségur, France
- Château de la Grange, France
- Jardins de Oulès, France
Abbaye de Longues, France- Prieure du Mont St. Michel, France
- Rochambeau Monument, RI
- Château de Meung-sur-Loire, France
- Degas House, LA
- Château de la Verrerie, France
- Château de Septème, France
- Beauregard-Keyes House, LA
- Château de By, France
- Château de Millets, France
- Petit Palais, France
- Château du Clos de Vougeot, France
- Village of Bourbonnais, IL
- Château de Bourmont, France
- Bolduc House, MO
- William Vernon House, RI