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Lighting the Night: Light Devices at Agecroft Hall

With the time change occurring in early November, it seems to get dark at 5m. Darkness is easy enough for modern people to combat...

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Portraits of the Past

We have been the lucky recipients of generous donations here at Agecroft Hall & Gardens. While we, as with most museums, have strict...

Documents of Yore

As a continuation of last month’s post, let us briefly discuss the other large collection of documents housed at Agecroft Hall. These...

The Receipts

Deep in Agecroft’s archives lies a treasure trove of information that expands upon our current understanding of the house, its people,...

Married to the Facts

We all think we know certain “facts” from Tudor history: people were so much shorter thanks to poor nutrition, no one lived past the age...

April's Abundance at Agecroft

Enjoy this collection of flower photographs from one of our favorite times of year!

All In The Details

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

Playing Favorites

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...

The Great Salt

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