The Studio Museum

Early Days  |  Radio Built  |  Studio Museum  |  Fireplace

Visit the Studio Museum on the main (upper) floor of the Clubhouse to learn firsthand about the history of Quaker Hill Country Club. For many years whenever Lowell Thomas was at home on Quaker Hill in Pawling, his nightly radio broadcast was beamed to the world from this studio.

Now the studio is a museum filled with photographs and artifacts from the planning and building of the course, the many famous personalities and professional golfers who have visited the Club, and the contributions of Lowell Thomas to the Club and to the community.

Deceased Club member Electra Nicks, secretary to Lowell Thomas for over fifty years, was instrumental in establishing and maintaining the Studio Museum while she was alive. She graciously loaned to the Club many of the displayed items.

The Studio Museum is open during many Club events, and just inside the door a written guide is available to facilitate a self-guided tour.

The History of Civilization fireplace is located in the Great Room, just outside the Studio Museum. A binder near the fireplace contains a reproduction of notes dictated by Lowell Thomas to Electra Nicks with detailed documentation on many of the stones in the fireplace.