Afternoon: Program registration in hotel lobby 3PM to 5PM. Registration for guest rooms begins 4PM. Wine and cheese reception in dining room 5PM to 6PM.

Dinner: Dinner in hotel dining room

Evening: Introduction of faculty and participants, review of week's programs and menu, orientation to hotel and area.

Lodging: Inn of Cape May

Meals Included: Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel. Choice of either a hot breakfast, oatmeal or cold cereal.

Morning: Lectures on the history of Cape May and general Victorian social history. Cape May has been a seashore resort attracting visitors for more than 200 hundred years. Learn how and why the resort developed and about its founding families and famous visitors. Once you know about Victorian Cape May, learn about Victorian society. Informative hand-outs accompany each lecture.

Lunch: Lunch in the hotel dining.

Afternoon: Lecture and Field Trip Richly illustrated Powerpoint presentation about the elements of Victorian architecture, focusing on Cape May's rich collection of Victorian era buildings. The lecture is followed by 45 minute guided walk through Cape May's primary Historic District to see examples of the various styles..

Dinner: Dinner at hotel

Evening: Explore Cape May on your own.

Lodging: Inn of Cape May

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Lecture/Field Trip/Carriage House Tearoom and Cafe/Living History Presentation

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel. Choice of hot breakfast, oatmeal or cold cereal.

Morning: Lecture and Field Trip Victorian Etiquette & Manners: Learn the Ps and Qs about etiquette and manners before traveling to the Emlen Physick Estate so you know how to comport yourself with the Physick Family. Then enjoy a guided field trip through Cape May's Historic District and to the Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May's only Victorian House Museum. Trolley shuttle transportation provided to and from hotel.

Lunch: Enjoy a traditional Tea Luncheon at Carriage House Tearoom and Cafe on the grounds of Emlen Physick Estate. Lunch includes homemade tea breads, salad, sandwiches and dessert. Following lunch, take part in the temperance debate raging in Cape May in 1899. Listen to Women's Christian Temperance advocate Jennie Wales as she battles with saloonkeeper Patrick Collins and then exercise your right to vote. This living history presentations features costumed characters from the past who welcome you into their world.

Afternoon: In 1878, Cape May suffered the Great Inferno, a fire which engulfed 30 acres of the city center and changed the face of the city forever. Join Colonel Landis, the Fire Chief of Cape May in 1878, as he leads you through the district and talks about fighting the monstrous blaze. A contemporary guide accompanies the group to provide information about the city that rose from the ashes.

Dinner: Dinner at hotel

Evening: The Physick Family - Dr. Emlen Physick, his mother Mrs. Frances Ralston and Aunt Emilie Parmetier - come to play a call on you at the hotel. They are prepared to share with you the news of what's happening in the Cape May of the Victorian era, including choice bits of gossip. They welcome questions about their world.

Lodging: Inn of Cape May

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel. Choice of a hot breakfast, oatmeal or cold cereal.

Morning: Lecture and Field Trip The Keeper of the Cape May Lighthouse shares his knowledge and love of the structure in a richly illustrated lecture about lighthouse history, legend and lore. The lecture is followed by guided field trip to Cape May Lighthouse at Cape May Point State Park, where you may climb the 199 steps to the watchroom. If you choose not to climb, a fully accessible visitors center is available. You will also explore Cape May Point State Park and Sunset Beach, where you can look for "Cape May Diamonds." Trolley shuttle transportation provided to and from hotel.

Lunch: Soup or salad and sandwich, beverage and dessert.

Afternoon: Participants free to explore area on own

Dinner: Dinner at hotel

Evening: An Evening of Victorian Music: Learn about Victorian music from an expert in this richly illustrated lecture. The program includes audio of the music discussed as well as historys of the most influential musicians of the day.

Lodging: Inn of Cape May

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel. Choice of a hot breakfast, oatmeal or cold cereal.

Morning: What were Victorian women like? Find out if they were frail, fragile hothouse creatures swaddled in the cocoon of their society, their home and their clothing or independent thinkers ready to fly the cocoon in this afternoon seminar on Victorian women. Richly illustrated Powerpoint presentation, supplemented by artifacts and objects from the past.

Lunch: Lunch at hotel

Afternoon: Join our living history characters, members of the Cape May Literary Society, as they read and discuss the great works of the era. From the Gettysburg Address to Ibsen's Dollhouse to Alice in Wonderland, the readers give you a glimpse into the minds of our Victorian ancestors. Audience participation encouraged.

Dinner: Dinner at hotel

Evening: Victorian Recreations: participants will enjoy a richly illustrated lecture about how the Victorians re-created themselves in their leisure time. Using artifacts from the era, the presenters will demonstrate some of the past-times enjoyed by our ancestors.

Lodging: Inn of Cape May

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel. Choice of hot breakfast, oatmeal or cold cereal.

Morning: John Philip Sousa is the graduation speaker and will talk about his fascinating life and his times. The presentation is richly illustrated and full of interesting information about America's March King. John Philip Sousa is a living history reenactor and life long musician, who even plays the helicon, the forerunner of the Sousaphone and today's tuba. Afterwards, review final exam questions, collect evaluations and distribute diplomas. Open forum with participants to discuss program, review additional offerings.

Lunch: Lunch at hotel. Box lunch available for early departures.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch