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Tiny Treasures
In our collection at Agecroft Hall & Gardens, we have a tiny artifact that does not get out of collections storage much due to its small...
Libby Howlett
Mar 291 min read
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Faces of the Williams Library
There are faces all over Agecroft Hall and Gardens, if you take the time to look closely at the paintings, furniture and decorative...
Libby Howlett
Feb 281 min read
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Where do these stairs go?
The staircase installed at Agecroft Hall is from Warwick Priory, the façade of which was used by Alexander and Virginia Weddell in...
Libby Howlett
Jan 301 min read
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Legal Languages
The museum's collection has over a hundred deeds relating to the history of Agecroft Hall, both the land and the people associated with...
Libby Howlett
Nov 26, 20243 min read
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Food for Thought
Savory tongue pie, trout pasties, scotch collops, and quaking pudding; sound yummy? These are examples of dishes made during the Tudor...
Libby Howlett
Oct 30, 20243 min read
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Tokens to Treasure
Love tokens were small, personal gifts given to a loved one: be it from a man to his betrothed, a husband to his wife or a wife to her...
Libby Howlett
Sep 28, 20243 min read
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Book Nooks Worth Looks
Who doesn’t love a good beach read? Something quick and entertaining, be it a romance, comedy, mystery, or thriller, as long as it is not...
Libby Howlett
Aug 10, 20243 min read
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Libby Howlett
Apr 30, 20240 min read
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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...
Libby Howlett
Mar 30, 20242 min read
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Tiny Treasures
In our collection at Agecroft Hall & Gardens, we have a tiny artifact that does not get out of collections storage much due to its small...
Libby Howlett
Mar 291 min read
5


Faces of the Williams Library
There are faces all over Agecroft Hall and Gardens, if you take the time to look closely at the paintings, furniture and decorative...
Libby Howlett
Feb 281 min read
31


Where do these stairs go?
The staircase installed at Agecroft Hall is from Warwick Priory, the façade of which was used by Alexander and Virginia Weddell in...
Libby Howlett
Jan 301 min read
93


Legal Languages
The museum's collection has over a hundred deeds relating to the history of Agecroft Hall, both the land and the people associated with...
Libby Howlett
Nov 26, 20243 min read
113


Food for Thought
Savory tongue pie, trout pasties, scotch collops, and quaking pudding; sound yummy? These are examples of dishes made during the Tudor...
Libby Howlett
Oct 30, 20243 min read
128


Tokens to Treasure
Love tokens were small, personal gifts given to a loved one: be it from a man to his betrothed, a husband to his wife or a wife to her...
Libby Howlett
Sep 28, 20243 min read
151


Book Nooks Worth Looks
Who doesn’t love a good beach read? Something quick and entertaining, be it a romance, comedy, mystery, or thriller, as long as it is not...
Libby Howlett
Aug 10, 20243 min read
215


Libby Howlett
Apr 30, 20240 min read
97
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