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Agecroft's Blog
Libby Howlett
- Mar 30
- 2 min
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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Libby Howlett
- Feb 29
- 3 min
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...
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Libby Howlett
- Jan 30
- 2 min
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...
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Libby Howlett
- Dec 19, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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Lauren Hatfield
- Nov 30, 2023
- 3 min
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...
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Education Department
- Oct 13, 2023
- 2 min
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...
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Libby Howlett
- Sep 26, 2023
- 3 min
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...
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Libby Howlett
- Jul 10, 2023
- 3 min
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...
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AgecroftHall
- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
Agecroft's Turf Maze
The turf maze at Agecroft Hall As you survey the 23 acres on which Agecroft Hall sits, you may notice two low cut areas on the back lawn....
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AgecroftHall
- Apr 20, 2021
- 3 min
Tulip Mania
Tulips in Agecroft Hall's Sunken Garden The cultivation of the tulip stretches back to the Ottoman Empire (fourteenth to early twentieth...
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AgecroftHall
- Apr 20, 2021
- 1 min
Food and Medicine: The Kitchen and Herb Gardens
When most people think of the gardens at Agecroft Hall, they think of the tulips in the Sunken Gardens and exotic plants in the...
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AgecroftHall
- Apr 20, 2021
- 1 min
Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite: Getting Rid of Vermin
Getting rid of bugs is a topic that comes up quite a few times in housekeeping manuals during this time. Most people lived on farms. ...
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AgecroftHall
- Apr 20, 2021
- 1 min
Herbs Underfoot
Herbs were a big part of the spring cleaning routine. They were used in soaps for washing linens. Herbs were also an important...
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