Sometimes, life is in the details. In the museum world, sometimes an object’s smallest detail can provide vast amounts of information....

Many times, when people find out what I do for a living, the first question they ask is, “What is your favorite object?” I am always...

When reading a recipe, salt is usually included—even in those shockingly sweet baked goods! Salt has a very long history (search online...

We are so lucky to have had a great response to our August Ask the Past (which you can read here) We are fortunate to have a family...

In the servants’ quarters on the upper floor of Agecroft Hall, there lies a secret space. What appears to be a solid, built in, shelf...

William Shakespeare famously asked “What’s in a name?”[1] Try naming a baby, a new pet, or a company—the challenge to pick the perfect...

History is constantly evolving—our knowledge grows and, at museums, our exhibits change to reflect that new knowledge. If you’ve visited...

Agecroft Hall has a very long history. There’s been some version of the hall standing since approximately 1500. While we know about the...

Earlier this summer, digital money was in the news with dogecoin, a form of cryptocurrency, stock doing extremely well in the market....

In our upper hallway, a portrait of a woman hangs. This woman, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Countess of Lincoln, was once thought to be the most...

Today, high-profile divorces are reported as breaking news. There have been many epic divorces throughout history. Divorces among famous...

For this month’s blog post, I took a moment to speak with Joseph Day, our Head of Horticulture and Maintenance, about our magnificent...

Mantle Clock AH1967.0044 Late 1800s-early 1900s Brass Ormolu, Mar