top of page
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...
49
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...
438
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...
110
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...
50
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...
239
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...
133
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...
45
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...
160
AgecroftHall
- Aug 31, 2020
- 3 min
A Portrait of a Unknown Gentleman by Adrian Thomas Key
Agecroft’s halls are filled with portraits, and they are some of the objects that prompt the most questions from visitors. This blog...
289
Libby Howlett
- Jul 29, 2020
- 3 min
Who are the John Tradescants?
At the far end of our gardens, past the formal Sunken Garden, sits the Tradescant Garden. Here, our horticulturalists have planted a...
923
AgecroftHall
- Jun 26, 2020
- 3 min
Gentleman’s Study—Curiosity Cabinets
To understand the phenomenon of Curiosity Cabinets, we must first understand the mindset of European society in the early to mid-17th...
239
Libby Howlett
- May 21, 2020
- 5 min
Quarantine during the 1600s in England
It is said that history repeats itself, and those who do not learn from it are the ones doomed to repeat it. Well, as 2020 has proven, we...
528
Libby Howlett
- Apr 29, 2020
- 3 min
Changing Times and English Calendars
I began researching this post with great intentions of writing up a piece about Lady Day and its importance as an English quarter day....
247
Libby Howlett
- Mar 4, 2020
- 3 min
Icon, Kazan Mother of God
Icon, Kazan Mother of God ca. 1900 AH 1967.0011 A-B Enamel and silver Russian As anyone who has visited Agecroft Hall & Gardens knows,...
168
AgecroftHall
- Jan 28, 2020
- 2 min
Clavicytherium
AH 1978.0014 Early 17th century, modified in the 19th century Italy Wood, brass, parchment, ivory In the centuries before television and...
632
Libby Howlett
- Oct 21, 2019
- 2 min
Agecroft Hall Guest Book
1942-1967 The Mortons entertained quite frequently at Agecroft Hall, as evidenced by the guest book now displayed in the Williams...
245
bottom of page