Friends & Family: Merrick Connection in Our Midst (Oct. 22, 2023)

Journalist Helen Muir wrote "The Biltmore: Beacon for Miami" based on her coverage of the hotel, which began with a story in 1935. Her son, Toby Muir, will reflect on his mother’s life in Miami and friendships with Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Eunice Peacock Merrick and Richard Merrick, George’s brother. Introduction by Gay Bondurant, Merrick House Docent Coordinator, who told a "Gables Fable" about the Muirs.

Preserve & Protect: The Early Days of Saving Places (Sept. 17, 2023)

As the City’s first director of historic preservation, Ellen Uguccioni crafted the cottage ordinance, brought back the Biltmore, and further defined the unique look of Coral Gables. This prolific speaker and author will share anecdotes of her adventures in city stewardship.

A Woman of Substance: Julia Ward Howe (May 7, 2023)

Known for writing the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” author and poet Julia Ward Howe penned the original 1870 pacifist Mother's Day Proclamation in which she called on mothers to demand world peace and envisioned a Mother’s Day for that purpose. Ward Howe descendant Lawrence “Monk” Terry describes the writings, social activism and legacy of this dynamo, who co-founded the Association for the Advancement of Women.

Some Moor History (Feb. 12, 2023)

Completely enamored by the romanticism of Spanish culture, George Merrick wrapped his dreams of building a city with images of seductive Moorish architecture, spiced with the patina of a history lasting nearly 800 years on the Iberian Peninsula. His magical visions of the Alhambra palace culminated in selecting "Castles in Spain" as the design inspiration for Coral Gables. Brett Gillis, Ziyad Mneimneh and Sadia Raja travel through time highlighting the history of the Moors and their vast influence on Spanish culture and Coral Gables. Presented in collaboration with The Coral Gables Tertulia of the Historic Preservation Association of Coral Gables (HPACG.)

School Days: Tales from In and Out the Classroom (Nov. 6, 2022)

Gablelites Gay Bondurant, Lon Dowlen, Petsy Mezey and June Morris recall the halls of their grade, middle and high schools, as well ass what was done for fun before playdates were a thing.

A George of All Trades: The Merricks and the Miami Postal Service (Oct. 2, 2022)

Long-serving Merrick House docent Juan Riera, an avid postcard and stamp collector, shares engaging anecdote about the early days of the post office for which both George and Charles Merrick worked.