All-American Day at Hagley Features Nineteenth-Century Base Ball Season Finale

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Contact:            Meg Marcozzi, Hagley Museum and Library, Marketing Manager

                        (302) 658-2400, ext. 238    mmarcozzi@hagley.org

What:               All-American Day at Hagley Features Nineteenth-Century Base Ball Season Finale

Where:             Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware, Buck Road Entrance

When:              Saturday, October 27, 1 p.m. (Game begins at 2 p.m.)

Admission:      Included with the cost of admission - $3 for non-members, $2 for members, free for children under six

Briefly:            The Diamond State Base Ball Club takes on the Mechanicsburg Nine in this season finale game.  Nineteenth-century base ball is different from the baseball today. It was a fast-paced and dramatic game, played without gloves and with some different rules. 

Activities:          Enjoy an afternoon watching America’s favorite pastime and some other activities too:

·         Families can play nineteenth-century games

·         Watch a steam-powered popcorn popper making popcorn - courtesy of Marshall Steam Museum at Auburn Heights Preserve (weather dependent)

·         The Belin House Organic Café will be selling a selection of food and snacks

Note: Seating is informal: please bring a blanket and chairs.

About The Diamond State Base Ball Club

            The Diamond State Base Ball Club is based upon a club of the same name, one of the first known amateur baseball teams in Delaware. Organized in September 1865, the original club played in Wilmington from 1865 until the mid-1870’s and was the preeminent amateur team in the state during that era. The modern day Diamond State club wears uniforms replicating those worn by the original ball club and plays according to base ball rules and customs of the mid-1860’s, utilizing reproduction equipment. DSBBC’s vintage base ball matches are a unique blend of athletic competition and living history exhibition.

            The ball club is a member of the Mid Atlantic Vintage Base Ball League and the Vintage Base Ball Association, a national organization of vintage base ball clubs.  DSBBC is the proud recipient of the Delaware Recreation & Parks Society’s 2012 Outstanding Organization Award.

About Hagley Museum and Library

            Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.

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New Hagley Exhibit on Product Packaging Curated by University of Delaware Students

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Marketing Manager

                     (302) 658-2400, ext. 238    mmarcozzi@hagley.org

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New Hagley Exhibit on Product Packaging Curated by University of Delaware Students

            Wilmington, Delaware – November 2012 – Hagley Museum and Library staff and University of Delaware History Department graduate students collaborated on a new exhibit, “History of Product Packaging.”  From vending machines and self-service counters to Palmolive and Sara Lee, this exhibit offers a look at product packaging over the last 150 years. The exhibit will be on display in the library and available to view Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from November 13 through March 1, 2013. Admission is free. Use Hagley’s Buck Road entrance off Route 100.

            Packaging is the science, art, and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use.  The students used many primary sources, including corporate histories, advertisements, trade magazines, and objects in the library collections. Each student wrote a research paper situating a particular product or package within the broader histories of product packaging, corporate strategy, and American consumer culture. These research papers provided the text and themes for the exhibit.

            An online version of the exhibit is available for view, www.hagley.org/packaging. This online exhibit is an ongoing, joint effort between Hagley Museum and Library and the History Department at the University of Delaware. It will continue to grow as future students’ research is integrated into the existing online exhibit.

            Special thanks are extended to University of Delaware History Department, Faculty Supervisor Dr. Kasey (Katherine) Grier, History 867 students, and Web Content Developer John Vanek.

About the Library

Hagley Library is the nation’s leading business history library, archives, and research center. Current holdings comprise 37,000 linear feet in the Manuscripts and Archives Department, 290,000 printed volumes in the Imprints Department, 2 million visual items in the Pictorial Department, and more than 220,000 digital images and pages in the Digital Archives Department.  Hagley’s Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society offers conferences, research seminars, and a public lecture series, and operates a research grant program.

Hagley Museum and Library

            Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.

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Hagley Craft Fair Features Art with a Purpose

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Hagley Museum and Library Marketing Manager

                     (302) 658-2400, ext. 238    mmarcozzi@hagley.org

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            Wilmington, Delaware – October 2012 – The Hagley Craft Fair on October 20 and 21 will showcase the works of fifty regional artisans. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, visitors can browse through hand-crafted jewelry, textiles, glass, and pottery. This year’s show celebrates artists whose art is also functional. Admission is $5 for not-yet members, $3 for members, and free for children under six years old. Use Hagley’s Buck Road East entrance off Route 100.

            “From enhancing your dining room table to having an accent piece to accompany your outfit, the artisans at the Hagley Craft Fair have items that dazzle and decorate” says Event Coordinator Bonnie Wirth. Scott Gold will showcase his hand-carved, wood bowls, which are also food safe. Silver jewelry crafted by metal smith Pat Henriques is “made to be worn!” Book Artist Meg Kennedy creates journals, sketch books, albums, and more using fine papers from around the world. Some artisans will be demonstrating their trades during the Craft Fair.

The weekend festivities include a raffle of items donated by each artisan. Each visitor will have the opportunity to win as a benefit of coming to the Craft Fair. Shoppers will receive additional raffle tickets with each purchase.

This marketplace of fine crafts is held on Hagley’s upper property in the Soda House and Library with free shuttle service between both buildings.

Visitors can take a break from shopping and enjoy lunch or a snack. The Belin House Organic Café will have food available for purchase at library and Soda House.

Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.

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