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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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Libby Howlett
- May 31, 2021
- 6 min
The Fall of Anne Boleyn
Today, high-profile divorces are reported as breaking news. There have been many epic divorces throughout history. Divorces among famous...
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AgecroftHall
- May 20, 2021
- 1 min
Word Search and Scavenger Hunt
Download our fun word search and scavenger hunt all about Shakespeare!
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AgecroftHall
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
The City and the Theater in Shakespeare's Time
To see one of William Shakespeare’s plays during the time period that he lived would have been a very different experience compared to...
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AgecroftHall
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
Elizabethan-Era Shakespeare
Someone who lived during Shakespeare’s time could get into the theater to see a play for as little as one penny. What does this say to...
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AgecroftHall
- May 20, 2021
- 3 min
Modern versus Early Modern English
One of the things that would have been quite different during Shakespeare’s day compared to our own is the very pronunciation of the...
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AgecroftHall
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
Through the Ages: The Victorian Period
While many things about theaters and plays have changed since the late 1500s and early 1600s, from stages, to who could be an actor, to...
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AgecroftHall
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
Shakespeare's (Harlem) Renaissance and Beyond
Though William Shakespeare wrote his works during a time period known as the English Renaissance, which lasted from the early 1500s to...
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AgecroftHall
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
Shakespeare Gone Global
Since Shakespeare’s death over 400 years ago, his works have transcended the Globe for, well, the globe. His plays have been on the move...
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AgecroftHall
- May 20, 2021
- 3 min
Paint a Scene From A Midsummer Night's Dream
For the past four centuries, artists, writers and actors have been inspired by Shakespeare to create their own works of art. There have...
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