April - 2017

Tales of Train Travel

Thomas C. Williams, Jr., was a man of varied interests, both business and personal, as evidenced by where he left his money after he...

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Williams' Wishes

T.C. Williams, Jr. was inspired to create the Windsor Farms neighborhood in the image of an idyllic English village. In the center of his...

Distinctive Dining Decor

The dining parlor at Agecroft Hall has obviously changed throughout its centuries in existence. While we are not sure when a dining...

Season's Greetings from Agecroft Hall

These greeting cards are a few of those held in our collection. They are from the 1880s through 1949. We extend our sincerest wishes for...

A Roaring 20's Afternoon Tea

During the holiday season, Agecroft Hall is dressed to impress. While wreaths and garlands abound, a special piece of our collection can...

The Pendle Witches of Lancashire

“...These are they who by the permission of God disturb the elements, who drive to distraction the minds of men, such as have lost their...

Dear Diary - A View of 19th Century World Travel

In the March Ask the Past post, we introduced a Williams’s family letter collection from the family’s voyage around the world--a trip...

Fashionable Franklin Street

T.C. Williams, Jr.’s name is inextricably linked to Agecroft, but he only lived in the house for a little over a year before his death at...

King Charles I

In honor of this month’s coronation of Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms, we are going to discuss...

A Tale of Two Clocks

Lucky us! We are fortunate enough to have two examples of an English lantern clock in our collection and on display in our museum....

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