Description:Lecture and Research – Focus on History November 14th – 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Mr. Hilt will meet with students after school to discuss and examine the historical setting from which the Biltmore was established – the Gilded Age. The Progressive Movement – the social, political, and economic response to the Gilded Age - will also be examined. The meeting will provide students with historical background knowledge in preparation for the Biltmore field trip.