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Ask the Past
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
- Dec 12, 2020
- 3 min
Victorian Gingerbread
In Medieval England gingerbread meant preserved ginger. The hard cookies were a staple at Medieval fairs in England and on the continent....
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AgecroftHall
- Dec 12, 2020
- 1 min
Christmas Crackers
Victorian Christmas Crackers You may be familiar with the tradition of “popping” Christmas crackers during the holidays. These...
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AgecroftHall
- Dec 12, 2020
- 2 min
Lord of Misrule
Trading Roles at Christmas If you have ever watched a movie like Freaky Friday, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle or Your Name, you are...
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AgecroftHall
- Dec 12, 2020
- 1 min
Word Search
Tudor Word Search Click below to enjoy our interactive word search! https://thewordsearch.com/puzzle/1722918/tudor-yuletide-word-search/
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AgecroftHall
- Dec 12, 2020
- 2 min
Kissing Ball
The Kissing Bough (Kissing Ball) A Tudor and Victorian Christmas Tradition The kissing ball, or bough, comes to us from the Middle Ages....
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AgecroftHall
- Dec 12, 2020
- 1 min
Playing Games During the Holiday
Blindman's Buff - Blindman's Bluff Games like Nine Men’s Morris (a cross between checkers and tic-tac-toe) and stoolball (similar to...
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AgecroftHall
- Dec 12, 2020
- 1 min
Decorations at Agecroft
The Williams Library at Christmas Agecroft Hall was built in Richmond with the intention of it becoming a museum. When Mrs. Bessie...
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AgecroftHall
- Dec 12, 2020
- 2 min
Singing in the Snow
Christmas Carols Carols were first sung in Europe thousands of years ago. These were pagan songs sung in celebration of the winter...
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