Stan Hywet executive director to talk about Antiques Roadshow on April 9

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens Executive Director Jennifer Highland will share what it’s like to host PBS’ Antiques Roadshow at the Manor House, along with other events at the historic home at an Akron Press Club luncheon program April 9, 2024.

There will be the opportunity for questions from the audience. The popular Antiques Roadshow came to Akron’s Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in June 2023 to tape a series of shows. Three episodes from Stan Hywet will be broadcast April 22, April 29 and May 6.

Among the highlights are the 1990 Iditarod trophy won by Susan Butcher and postcards written by Fred Rogers to his family asking their thoughts on a show he was working on that would later become known as “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”

Jennifer Highfield became president and executive director of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in September 2022. She previously was president and CEO of the National First Ladies’ Library in Canton. From 2006‐2010, she was Stan Hywet’s director of fund development. She received her Bachelor of Fine Art degree in art history from the University of Akron, and her Master’s degree in art history from Kent State University.