Hagley Museum and Library Opens Records of Equal Rights Activist Lois Herr

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Marketing Manager

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

Hagley Museum and Library Opens Records of Equal Rights Activist Lois Herr

                Wilmington, Delaware – June 2013 – Hagley Museum and Library announces the papers of Lois Herr are available for research. Herr’s papers document the anti-discrimination case brought against AT&T and its aftermath. When AT&T applied for a rate increase in 1970, the National Organization for Women asked the Equal Economic Opportunity Commission to intervene and deny the rate increase as long as the company discriminated against women. Proceedings began in December 1970 and were settled by agreement on January 18, 1973. Access to the collection is permitted on site. Researchers may view the finding aid online: http://findingaids.hagley.org/xtf/docs/2462.pdf.

                Lois Herr was a founder of the women’s rights committee at Bell Telephone Laboratories, founding member of the AT&T Women’s Alliance, and a member of the National Organization of Women’s AT&T task force. Her papers provide a detailed description about the process by which Herr and other leaders of the women’s rights movement and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) influenced changes in corporate policy to create more equal opportunities for women in the work place. Herr describes this action in her 2003 book, Women, Power and AT&T: Winning Rights in the Work Place.

Hagley’s 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 300,000 digital images and pages in the Digital Archives Department.  Hagley’s Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society organizes conferences, research seminars, and a public lecture series; it also operates a research grants-in-aid program.

Hagley Museum and Library

                At Hagley, we invite people of all ages to investigate and experience the unfolding history of American business, technology, and innovation, and its impact on the world, from our home at the historic DuPont powder yards on the banks of the Brandywine.

For more information, call 302-685-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.

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Get Outside and Get Moving with Hagley’s Summer Bike and Hike Program

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Hagley Museum and Library Marketing Manager

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

Get Outside and Get Moving with Hagley’s Summer Bike and Hike Program

                Wilmington, Delaware – July and August 2013 – When the summer sun starts heating up, cool down at Hagley Museum and Library during Bike and Hike, every Wednesday evening, 5 to 8 p.m., in July and August. Our 235-acre riverside landscape offers a shady retreat for walkers, hikers, and bikers. Admission is $2 per person and free for members. Dates are July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and August 7, 14, 21, and 28.

                Wander along the most beautiful mile on the Brandywine or through wooded trails above the powder yard. During Bike and Hike, visitors will have access to the entire three-mile loop from the Visitor Center to Eleutherian Mills, the du Pont ancestral home. 

                Bring your family! Hagley’s 235-acre property is open to walkers and bikers but closed to traffic so it is an ideal spot for kids biking with training wheels and riding in strollers. Throughout the season there will be fun family activities like scavenger hunts, leaf rubbings, and other nature-related activities. Hagley will also host other local community organizations that will provide education and fun for families: Urban Bike Project on July 10 and August 21, Delaware Bicycle Council on July 17, and Woodside Creamery on July 24.

                Picnic in one of our wooded areas or enjoy dinner on the porch of the Belin House Organic Café. The Belin House Organic Café is located on Workers’ Hill approximately half a mile from the Visitor Center. The café features seasonal menus that include simple, prepared items made from farm-fresh, locally-grown, organic ingredients.

                Worried about the weather? New this year are rain dates for Bike and Hike.  The rain dates are every Thursday in July and August (excluding July 4): July 11, 18, 25 and August 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. Weather postponement decisions  will be made by 3 p.m. and will be posted at www.hagley.org.

                At Hagley, we invite people of all ages to investigate and experience the unfolding history of American business, technology, and innovation, and its impact on the world, from our home at the historic DuPont powder yards on the banks of the Brandywine.Hagley is located on Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. GPS Address: 200 Hagley Road. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.

Hagley Creek Kids Family Programs Feature Hands-on History, by Kids, for Kids

CONTACT:  Meg Marcozzi, Marketing Manager

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

Hagley Creek Kids Family Programs Feature Hands-on History, by Kids, for Kids

Wilmington, Delaware – May through August 2013 – Hagley Museum and Library’s youth leadership program, Creek Kids, returns to Hagley this summer for six dates of family programming.  Join these high school students for afternoons filled with fun like exploring river wildlife in leaf packs, fishing in the Brandywine, and launching bottle rockets! Summer programs include A Day in the Life on May 18, The Natural World on June 15, Black Powder on July 16 and July 20, and Innovation and Power on August 13 and 17. Activities are 1 to 4 p.m., and are included in regular admission. Members are free.

                Hagley Creek Kids Youth Leadership program offer hands-on activities that explore history, science, technology, and innovation.   In A Day in the Life (May 18), families can imagine themselves living in the nineteenth century and try doing chores and playing games. Get down and dirty with Hagley’s natural resources during The Natural World on June 15. Families can fish in the Brandywine and learn about river ecology. Black Powder on July 16 and 20 will focus on the science behind black powder.  A cannon will be fired, and kids can explore a military camp. The heat of August brings Innovation and Power on August 13 and 17. Kids can shoot bottle rockets and learn about innovation in the Hagley Powder Yards.

                Creek Kids is sponsored, in part, by PBF Energy/Delaware City Refinery Company, Mercer Health & Benefits Company, and Nordstrom, Inc.

About Hagley Creek Kids Program

                Hagley Creek Kids program started in 2001 as a youth volunteer program and was developed into today’s youth leadership and development program in 2007. Currently, there are twenty two high school students, six mentors, and one intern in the program. Students work approximately ninety hours to plan, develop, and implement six public programs.

About Hagley Museum and Library

The museum is located on Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. Admission to the entire 235-acre museum is $14 for adults, $10 for students and senior citizens, $5 for children six to fourteen, and free for members and children five and under.

                At Hagley, we invite people of all ages to investigate and experience the unfolding history of American business, technology, and innovation, and its impact on the world, from our home at the historic DuPont powder yards on the banks of the Brandywine.

For more information, call 302-685-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.

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Hagley Museum and Library Presents a Symposium on Intellectual Property

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Marketing Manager

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

Hagley Museum and Library Presents a Symposium on Intellectual Property

                Wilmington, Delaware – May 2013 – Hagley Museum and Library presents Catherine Fisk, Chancellor’s Professor of Law in the School of Law at University of California-Irvine, and Paul Duguid, School of Information at the University of California-Berkley, at its spring symposium on Historicizing Intellectual Property. On May 16, these speakers will discuss the complicated history behind the creation of intellectual property. The symposium begins at 3 p.m. in the Copeland Room at Hagley Library.  This program is free and open to the public. Reservations are required: clockman@Hagley.org or 302-658-2400, ext. 243. Use Hagley’s Buck Road entrance off Route 100.

                “Intellectual property is one of the most controversial and complex arenas of contemporary litigation and legislation,” says Dr. Roger Horowitz, Director, Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at Hagley. “By turning ideas and creative products into property that can be bought and sold -- and serve as a source for profits -- intellectual property has become ever more important in our information economy.”

Catherine Fisk: “Authors Anonymous”

                Dr. Fisk will contrast the norms of attribution in twentieth-century advertising with that of motion picture and television writing. Writers in Hollywood, through their union, the Writers Guild of America, created the screen credit system that regulated compensation and gave writers public recognition for their activities. In advertising, by contrast, there was no union and as a result no formal system of attribution.

Paul Duguid: “Brands in Chains” 

                Dr.  Duguid will challenge the general assumption that wars between companies’ brands (such as Pepsi vs. Coke, or Apple vs. Samsung) only take place between these competing firms. Drawing on historical evidence, his presentation argues these conflicts also play out along the supply chains used to create particular branded products. 

                Commentary following the talks will be given by Philip Scranton, Rutgers University, and

David Suisman, University of Delaware.

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 300,000 digital images and pages in the Digital Archives Department.  Hagley’s Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society organizes conferences, research seminars, and a public lecture series; it also operates a research grants-in-aid program.

Hagley Museum and Library

                At Hagley, we invite people of all ages to investigate and experience the unfolding history of American business, technology, and innovation, and its impact on the world, from our home at the historic DuPont powder yards on the banks of the Brandywine.

For more information, call 302-685-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.

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Hagley Museum and Library Displays Fashion Collection for the First Time in Exhibit Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Nylon’s Introduction to Market

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Hagley Museum and Library Marketing Manager

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

                Wilmington, Delaware – April 2013 – Hagley Museum and Library is displaying a portion of its fashion collection for the first time in its newest exhibit, “Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon.”  This exhibit shows how nylon revolutionized the fashion industry and influenced how people have dressed since its launch in 1938 by the DuPont Company. “Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon” opens on April 6, 2013, and runs through March 31, 2014. The exhibit is included in admission and free for members and children five and under.

                “Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon” celebrates the 75^th anniversary of nylon’s introduction to market. On October 27, 1938, a brand new material named nylon was announced to the public.  Created in DuPont’s labs, nylon replaced silk in the ladies hosiery industry.  Nylon was so popular that its early sales created near riots. The highlight of the exhibit is the early development of nylon and its impact on the fashion industry, but it includes other uses for the discovery such as parachutes, toothbrushes, and carpet.

An Exhibit of Firsts

                “Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon” highlights “firsts” of this discovery from pure science. Visitors will be able to view the first polyamide fiber sample (basis of nylon) and first souvenir sample of nylon thread, first all-nylon woven fabric, one of the first pairs of stockings manufactured at the Experimental Station, and the first pair of seamless stockings. The first wedding dress made of nylon (1942), first dress made of 100 percent spun nylon (1949), and first nylon football pants will also be on display in addition to other nylon “firsts.”

Fashion Industry Forever Changed

                Nylon and other related synthetic fibers made clothing that was durable, washable, stretchable, stain-resistant, and affordable. Visitors can see the first nylon overlay lace dress (1940) and a prototype black nylon nightgown from Vanity Fair (1947). Clothing made from Qiana, a silky nylon fiber that debuted in the late 1960s and influenced fashion of the disco era, will also be displayed. Featured Qiana items include a Bill Blass Qiana Boudoir Robe (1968-1969), William Travilla Qiana evening gown (1968-1969), Oscar de la Renta Qiana wrap dress (1968-1969), Charles Kleibacker Qiana cocktail dress.

                The exhibit is sponsored, in part, by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., and Lyons Companies.

At Hagley, we invite people of all ages to investigate and experience the unfolding history of American business, technology, and innovation, and its impact on the world, from our home at the historic DuPont powder yards on the banks of the Brandywine.

 The museum is located on Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. Admission to the entire 235-acre museum is $14 for adults, $10 for students and senior citizens, $5 for children six to fourteen, and free for members and children five and under. Exhibit-only Admission is $6 for adults, $2 for children six through fourteen, and free for members and children five and under. Call (302) 658-2400 weekdays for more information or visit www.hagley.org.

A two-ton model of actress Marie Wilson’s leg, produced to advertise a Los Angeles hosiery shop, 1945-1950

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Think&Drink with Delaware Historical Society, Hagley Museum and Library, and World Cafe Live at the Queen

with the Delaware Historical Society, Hagley Museum and Library, and World Cafe Live!  Thursday, March 21, 2013 Evening begins at 6:00 p.m. Enjoy a short talk on the history of Delaware breweries, a short historic walk on Market Street, and a grilled cheese & beer tasting by World Cafe Live. $20/members and $25/non-members Reservations required  Click here for more information and to register or call (302) 295-2382 Old Town Hall 5th & Market Streets, Wilmington, DE 19801 Delaware Historical Society 505 N. Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302) 655-7161  - www.dehistory.org

Hagley’s New Family Event Celebrates the Fiber that Changed the World

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Hagley Museum and Library Marketing Manager

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

Hagley’s New Family Event Celebrates the Fiber that Changed the World

                Wilmington, Delaware – April 2013 – Hagley Museum and Library invites families to a new event celebrating the invention of nylon, Fashion, Sports, and Fun with Nylon!, on Saturday, April 6, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The synthetics revolution began at DuPont and spread throughout the world.  From fishing line and racquet sports to tooth brushes and tents, nylon, the first synthetic textile fiber, changed lives. Activities are free with museum admission. Use the main museum entrance off Route 141.

Kids and parents can discover the science behind nylon and learn about its many uses from textiles to toothbrushes!  Families will delight in watching a hovercraft built using nylon, plywood, and a leaf blower move around. Visitors can try their hand at badminton with the Brandywine Badminton Club using nylon stringed racquets and shuttlecocks or play games with a giant parachute. The Boy Scouts of America Troop 601 will demonstrate nylon at work in knot-tying and camping.  Families can learn about sailing and admire a nylon spinnaker at the New Castle Sailing Club demonstration. The University of Delaware Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies will have a display of fashion before and after nylon. Visitors can see a lab demonstration by Delaware Academy of Chemical Sciences. Additional activities include flying kites, playing cornhole toss, jumping rope, and watching fly fishing demonstrations. 

                Don your funkiest nylon outfit or wear all natural materials! These fashion-forward visitors will be entered into a drawing for a prize.

                The Belin House Organic Café will be selling $1 hotdogs and $1 blueberry lemonades in addition to their regular menu. Visitors will receive a 10% discount at the Hagley Store.

                This family program celebrates the opening of Hagley’s latest exhibit in honor of the 75^th anniversary of nylon, “Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon.” Seventy-five years ago on October 27, 1938, a brand new material named nylon was announced to the public.  Created in DuPont Company’s labs, nylon replaced silk in the ladies hosiery industry.  Nylon was so popular that its early sales created near riots because demand was so high.  Hagley’s exhibit will discuss the early development of nylon and its impact on the fashion industry. The exhibit is sponsored, in part, by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., and Lyons Companies.

                Hagley thanks our community partners for their help: Boy Scouts of America Troop 601, Brandywine Badminton Club, Delaware Academy of Chemical Sciences, DuPont Country Club, New Castle Sailing Club, University of Delaware Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies.

Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. The museum is located on Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. Admission to the entire 235-acre museum is $14 for adults, $10 for students and senior citizens, $5 for children six to fourteen, and free for members and children five and under. Call (302) 658-2400 weekdays for more information or visit www.hagley.org.

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One Dollar Admission returns to Hagley Sundays in February and March 2013

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Hagley Museum and Library Marketing Manager

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

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One Dollar Admission returns to Hagley Sundays in February and March 2013

            Wilmington, Delaware – February and March 2013 - Enjoy the picturesque winter landscape along the Brandywine at Hagley Museum and Library for $1 every Sunday in February and March 2013 (excludes Easter Sunday, March 31). Experience the warmth of the Steam Engine house and industrial ambiance of the Machine Shop, tour Eleutherian Mills, and dine at the Belin House Organic Café. One dollar admission gives visitors 235-acres to explore. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.

Eleutherian Mills

            A tour of Eleutherian Mills, the first du Pont family home built in America, reveals the stories of five generations of du Pont family members, from E. I. du Pont, founder of the DuPont Company, to Louise du Pont Crowninshield, his great-granddaughter. Tours of the residence are guided and run every half hour from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Powder Yard

            Walk through remains of the original DuPont gunpowder mills on a self-guided tour or stop to watch demonstrations of nineteenth-century equipment.

Belin House Organic Café

            The Café will feature $1 hot dogs and blueberry lemonade every Sunday in February and March. It will also serve a seasonal menu.

Family Activities

            Children and their parents will enjoy the exhibit “DuPont Science and Discovery.” Gaze at polymers under a microscope, peer through a space suit, or pose for a picture in Jeff Gordon’s #24 DuPont NASCAR. Take a short walk by the Brandywine to the “Easy Does It!” exhibit where kids can lift their parents on a platform and move a wheelbarrow with a fifty pound weight using simple machines.

            Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. The museum is located off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. Call (302) 658-2400 weekdays for more information or visit www.hagley.org.

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Hagley Film on African American Painter Edward Loper, Sr., Available Online

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Marketing Manager

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

Hagley Film on African American Painter Edward Loper, Sr., Available Online

                Wilmington, Delaware – January 2013 – Hagley Museum and Library celebrates Black History Month by making its film, Edward Loper: African American Painter, available to view online and to download without restrictions for educational and non-commercial purposes at www.hagley.org/library/exhibits/ed_loper/watch.html. This film is based on oral history interviews with the late Edward Loper, Sr.

                In Edward Loper: African American Painter, Mr. Loper reflects on growing up in Delaware, his education at Howard High School, early influences on his painting, and his painting philosophy. He is painting through much of the interview, filmed on a sunny, crisp fall day in Wilmington’s Brandywine Park. The footage is interspersed with stills of Mr. Loper's paintings, historic Delaware scenes (such as the Allied Kid leather factory where Loper worked as a young man) and famous national figures mentioned in the interview, such as Horace Pippin, Alain Locke , and Aaron Douglas.

                Edward Loper: African American Painter is a short film created from a 1998 interview with Mr. Loper filmed as part of research for the film, A Separate Place: The Schools P.S. du Pont Built (2003).  

            This film was made possible with funding provided by the Delaware Heritage Commission, Delaware Humanities Forum, Hagley Museum and Library, and the Longwood Foundation.

 About Edward Loper, Sr.

             Edward Loper, Sr., who passed away on October 11, 2011, was born on the east side of Wilmington on April 7, 1916, and lived in Delaware for his entire life. From 1936 to 1941, Loper worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Art Project, a New Deal program designed to provide work for unemployed artists. He then took a job at the Allied Kid leather tanning factory in Wilmington and continued painting after working hours. In 1947, he became a full-time art instructor. Loper taught at the Delaware Art Museum, Lincoln University, and Wilmington's Jewish Community Center, in addition to other places. His paintings are found in many of the nation's most prestigious art collections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., Howard University, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and Clark-Atlanta University Collection of African-American Art. Locally, Loper's paintings are found in the collections of the Delaware Art Museum, the Biggs Museum, the University of Delaware's Paul R. Jones Collection of African-American Art, as well as private collections.

Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley is located on Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org

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Let Hagley’s Valentine’s Day Celebration Warm Your Heart

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Hagley Museum and Library Marketing Manager

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

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Let Hagley’s Valentine’s Day Celebration Warm Your Heart

                Wilmington, Delaware – February 2013 – Bring your loved ones to Hagley Museum and Library for Victorine’s Valentine’s Day on Saturday, February 9, 12:30 to 4 p.m. Families can enjoy making Valentine’s Day cards, decorating candy bar wrappers, and snacking on hot chocolate and gingerbread hearts. Activities are included in the cost of admission. Use main museum entrance off Route 141.

                Share the love! Discover how Valentine’s Day was celebrated in the past by viewing a display of antique Valentine’s Day cards and chocolate-themed treasures from Hagley’s collection. Tap your inner-artist and create a valentine for your special someone. Make a second valentine for someone living in a local nursing home to show that he/she is remembered.

                Get sweet, eat sweets! In the Gibbons House, learn how food was cooked and how families lived in the nineteenth century. Taste gingerbread hearts baked in the wood stove. Warm up with a cup of hot chocolate decorated with fixings from our Hot Chocolate Bar. For a gourmet treat, stop in the Belin House Organic Café and try a selection of $1 desserts.

Cherish your love! Honor the memory of Victorine du Pont Bauduy, the eldest daughter of the DuPont Company’s founder, who spent time as superintendent of the Brandywine Manufacturers’ Sunday School during the nineteenth century, by writing Valentine verses with a quill pen. Victorine lost the love of her life only ten weeks after her marriage, but she found love again in her passion for teaching. In the Brandywine Manufacturers’ Sunday School, visitors can experience what school was like in the nineteenth century.

Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. The museum is located on Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. Admission to the entire 235-acre museum is $14 for adults, $10 for students and senior citizens, $5 for children six to fourteen, and free for members and children five and under. Call (302) 658-2400 weekdays for more information or visit www.hagley.org.

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Discover and Uncover Mysteries of Science at the 2013 Hagley Invention Convention

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Marketing Manager

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

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Discover and Uncover Mysteries of Science at the 2013 Hagley Invention Convention

Wilmington, Delaware – January 2013 – Hagley Museum and Library invites children and their families to the 2013 Invention Convention on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, January 19, 20, and 21. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., youngsters will invent, examine, discover, and uncover the many ways science affects life. Admission, including supplies, is $4 per child (4-14), $6 per adult, and free for Hagley members and children 3 and under. Use Hagley’s Buck Road East entrance off Route 100.

“Invention Convention piques the interest of children. They learn to question and seek answers through exploratory play,” says Education Coordinator Jeff Durst.

The Create-An-Invention Workshop challenges kids to imagine a creation and, then, build it. Kids construct their invention using familiar household items like cereal boxes, paper towel rolls, oatmeal containers, and more. The Hagley Patent Office will give these young inventors patents for the inventions they make.

Parents and children are welcome to explore the Science Fair. Scientists and science groups will conduct science demonstrations and display information on their projects. Much of the hands-on fun seen here can be duplicated at home.

At the Tinkering Tables, children can safely take apart appliances, machines and other discarded items like computers, telephones, and radios. Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County is donating items to be used at the Tinkering Tables.

Information and a schedule on the Science Shows and other activities are available at www.hagley.org. Toscana Catering at Hagley will provide family-friendly foods for purchase.

Hagley will have Goodwill boxes on site for people to bring donations.

            Invention Convention is sponsored, in part, by Agilent Technologies, Inc.; CDA Engineering, Inc.;  Nickle Electrical Companies; Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, and Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County.

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

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2013 EVENTS AND EXHIBITS AT HAGLEY

 CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Hagley Museum and Library Marketing Manager

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

2013 EVENTS AND EXHIBITS AT HAGLEY

JANUARY

January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 – Tuesday-Sunday – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

“Christmas at Hagley” continues

January 19, 20, 21 – Saturday, Sunday, Monday – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Invention Convention

Children and their families discover how things work through exploration, innovation, and creativity.  Families work together to build inventions using everyday household items, and take apart electronics and gadgets to see how they are made. Children explore scientific principles at our hands-on science fair.  The event will highlight the fascinating new technology of 3-D printing. Admission is $4 for children 4-14, $6 for adults; free for children 3 and under and free for members.  Use Hagley's Buck Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.

FEBRUARY

February 3, 10, 17, 24 – Sundays – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Dollar Days

Admission to Hagley is only one dollar every Sunday in February. Enjoy the picturesque winter landscape along the Brandywine. Experience the warmth of the Steam Engine house and industrial noise of the Machine Shop.  Visitors can tour the du Pont ancestral home, Eleutherian Mills, and lunch at the Belin House Organic Café. It will feature several items costing $1 each. Admission free for members. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.

February 9 – Saturday – 12:30 to 4 p.m.

Victorine’s Valentine’s Day

Families will love this afternoon of crafts and activities. Visitors taste gingerbread, make a Victorian Valentine using the “scrap” method, write Valentine verses with a quill pen, and design a candy bar wrapper. A special exhibit featuring antique Valentine cards and candy packaging will be on display. Activities are included in regular admission. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.

February 14 – Thursday – 6:30 p.m.

Research Seminar: David Lucsko, Auburn University

 “Not in My Neighbor's Backyard, Either: Junkyards, Automobile Enthusiasts, and Property Owners, 1965-2010”

The seminar is open to the public and is based on a paper that is circulated in advance. Those planning to attend are encouraged to read the paper before coming to the seminar. Copies may be obtained by emailing Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The seminar begins promptly at 6:30, and takes place in the Copeland Room of Hagley’s library building.

February 24 – Sunday – 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Hagley Bridal Show

Your special day deserves a special place….Hagley! Join us for complimentary hors d’oeuvres, music and the opportunity to meet our preferred partners. Visit www.hagleyweddings.com for more information.

MARCH

March 3, 10, 17, 24 – Sundays – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Dollar Days

Admission to Hagley is only one dollar on Sundays in March. Enjoy the picturesque winter landscape along the Brandywine. Experience the warmth of the Steam Engine house and industrial ambiance of the Machine Shop. Visitors can tour the du Pont ancestral home, Eleutherian Mills, and lunch at the Belin House Organic Café. It will feature several items costing $1 each. Free for members. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. Excludes March 31 (Easter).

March 14 – Thursday – 6:30 p.m.

Research Seminar:  Susan Strasser, University of Delaware

“Snake Oil Revisited”

The seminar is open to the public and is based on a paper that is circulated in advance. Those planning to attend are encouraged to read the paper before coming to the seminar. Copies may be obtained by emailing Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The seminar begins promptly at 6:30, and takes place in the Copeland Room of Hagley’s library building.

APRIL

April 6 – Saturday

New Exhibit Opens: “Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon”

Seventy-five years ago on October 27, 1938, a brand new material named nylon was announced to the public. Created in DuPont Co.’s labs, nylon replaced silk in the ladies hosiery industry. Nylon was so popular that its early sales created near riots because demand was so high. Hagley’s exhibit will discuss the early development of nylon and its impact on the fashion industry. Exhibit included in cost of admission.

April 6 – Saturday – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  

Nylon Exhibit Public Opening: Fashion, Sports, and Fun with Nylon!

Discover the wonders of nylon – the world’s first synthetic fiber! Enjoy hands-on activities made possible by nylon used in fashion, parachutes, fishing line, flags, badminton racquets, jump rope, tooth brushes, and more. Experience the science behind the discovery that changed the world of fashion and make your own fashion creations. Activities are included with general admission.

April 11 – Thursday – 6 to 8 p.m.

Research Seminar: Shennette Garrett-Scott, Case Western Reserve University

“‘All the Other Devils This Side of Hades’: Jim Crow and State Regulation of Negro Banks in Mississippi during the Progressive Era”

The seminar is open to the public and is based on a paper that is circulated in advance. Those planning to attend are encouraged to read the paper before coming to the seminar. Copies may be obtained by emailing Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The seminar begins promptly at 6:30, and takes place in the Copeland Room of Hagley’s library building.

April 18 – Thursday – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Golden Pheasants Friendraiser “Better Things for Better Living:  Introducing Nylon” 

Join Hagley’s networking group, the Golden Pheasants, for a 1938-themed evening in our latest exhibit, “Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon.” Meet other professionals, and enjoy light refreshments, cannon firings, and exhibit tours with Curator Debra Hughes. Cost is $15, must be 21 years or older to attend. Reservations requested by April 11. Call the membership office weekdays at (302) 658-2400, ext. 235. Event will be held in the Visitor Center. Use museum entrance on Route 141.

April 25 – Thursday – 7 to 9 p.m.

Lecture: Adam Rome, University of Delaware

“The Genius of Earth Day”

The lecture is free. Reservations requested, call (302) 658-2400, ext. 243. The lecture will be held in the Soda House. Use Hagley’s Buck Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.

MAY

May 4 – Saturday – 10 to 3 p.m.
NatureFest

Come and join us for our 2^nd Annual NatureFest!  Celebrate May Day, Arbor Day, and Earth Day at this fun-filled family program! Play and learn with exciting “Earth-themed” hands-on activities brought to you by local community partners.   Tour the gardens and greenhouse at Hagley. Refreshments are available for purchase. Admission charged.  Use Hagley’s Buck Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.

May 16 – Friday – 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Conference

“Making Intellectual Property out of Intangible Property: Historical Perspective”

The conference is free. Advance registration required; call (302) 658-2400, ext. 243 or email Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The conference will be held in Hagley’s Soda House building. Use Hagley’s Buck Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, DE.

May 18 – Saturday – 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Hagley's Creek Kids: A Day in the Life
Explore how life in the 19^th century was different from today! Visitors can try out chores, taste what was for dinner, and discover why people decided to settle along the Brandywine. Activities are included with general admission and are free for members.

May 18 – Saturday

Hagley Teacher Appreciation Day

Teachers visiting Hagley today receive complimentary admission. Children of teachers who are fourteen and under will also receive free admission on May 18.

JUNE

June 15 – Saturday – 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Hagley's Creek Kids: The Natural World
Investigate the beautiful natural setting of Hagley! The unique natural resources at Hagley made it the ideal site for the Du Pont powder yards. The Creek Kid’s hands-on activities will explore why du Pont settled here and how we can work to preserve the site’s natural beauty. Activities are included with general admission and are free for members.

June 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Hagley Summer Camp

Registration required.

JULY

July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 – Wednesdays – 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Bike and Hike Evenings at Hagley
Hagley members and visitors will once again stroll and cycle the grounds of Hagley on Wednesday evenings as we continue to open up our property from 5 to 8 p.m. Enjoy our extended three-mile walk as you loop through the property from the Visitor Center to Eleutherian Mills and back, and see spectacular views along the most beautiful mile of the Brandywine. Bring a picnic or dine at the Belin House Organic Café. Rain dates will be July 11, 18, 25, and August 1. Admission is $2 per person. Free for members and children five and under. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.

July 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Hagley Summer Camp

Registration required.

July 16 – Tuesday - 12:30 to 4 p.m.
July 20 – Saturday - 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Hagley's Creek Kids: Black Powder
Experiment with the many different uses of black powder, from stone cutting to gun firing! These Creek Kid events will focus on the science behind black powder and how it was used during times of war and peace. Activities are included with general admission and are free for members.

July 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2 – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Hagley Summer Camp

Registration required.

AUGUST

August 7, 14, 21, 28 – Wednesdays – 5 to 8 p.m.
Bike and Hike Evenings at Hagley
Hagley members and visitors will once again stroll and cycle the grounds of Hagley on Wednesday evenings from July 11 through August 29, as we continue to open up our property from 5 to 8 p.m. Enjoy our extended three-mile walk as you loop through the property from the Visitor Center to Eleutherian Mills and back, and see spectacular views along the most beautiful mile of the Brandywine. Bring a picnic or dine at the Belin House Organic Café. Rain dates are August 8, 14, 21, and 28. Admission is $2 per person. Free for members and children five and under. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.

August 13 – Tuesday – 12:30 to 4 p.m.
August 17 – Saturday – 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Hagley's Creek Kids:  Innovation and Power
Discover the unique innovations incorporated into the Hagley Powder Yards! Explore how turbines harness water power, why roll mills were constructed so unusually, and other sources of power utilized by the DuPont Company. Activities are included with general admission and are free for members.

SEPTEMBER

September 12 – Thursday – 7 to 9 p.m.

Lecture: Regina Lee Blaszczyk, University of Leeds

“The Color Revolution”

The lecture is free. Reservations requested, call (302) 658-2400, ext. 243 or email Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The lecture will be held in the Auditorium of Hagley’s Soda House building. Use Hagley’s Buck Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.

September 15 – Sunday – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hagley Car Show

Browse through more than 500 antique and restored cars that date from the early 1900s-1980s. The show features vehicle parades, motoring music, video and go-kart racing, and a festival food court. Activities are on Hagley’s upper property. Admission charged. Advanced ticket sales begin August 15. Free for Hagley members and children five and under. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.

OCTOBER

October 3 – Thursday – 6 to 8 p.m.

Research Seminar: TBA

The seminar is open to the public and is based on a paper that is circulated in advance. Those planning to attend are encouraged to read the paper before coming to the seminar. Copies may be obtained by emailing Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The seminar begins promptly at 6:30, and takes place in the Copeland Room of Hagley’s library building.

October 5, 12, 19, 26 – Saturdays – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hayrides

On Saturdays in October, families can take a hayride along the Brandywine to experience the beautiful fall foliage in the Powder Yard. Visitors can see a gunpowder explosion, the roll mill in action, and working nineteenth-century machines. Included with admission, free for members. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.

October 19 and 20 – Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hagley Craft Fair

This artisans’ marketplace brings talented artisans from the Mid-Atlantic area to display and sell fine arts and crafts. This premier show will feature works in wood, pottery, jewelry, fibers, metal, and other media. Admission charged, free for members and children under six years old. Use Hagley's Buck Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.

October 24 – Thursday – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Golden Pheasants Friendraiser

Something’s brewing at Hagley! Join our networking group, the Golden Pheasants, for an evening program on beer brewing. Light refreshments will be served. Cash wine and beer. Cost is $15, must be 21 years or older to attend. Reservations requested by October 17. Call the membership office weekdays at (302) 658-2400, ext. 235. Event will be held in the Copeland Room of the library. Use Hagley's Buck Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.

October 24 – Thursday – 6 to 8 p.m.

Research Seminar: Tiffany Gill, University of Delaware

“Africa Must be Seen to be Believed: The Henderson Travel Agency and the Making of Black Global Citizens”

The seminar is open to the public and is based on a paper that is circulated in advance. Those planning to attend are encouraged to read the paper before coming to the seminar. Copies may be obtained by emailing Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The seminar begins promptly at 6:30, and takes place in Gallery 1 of Hagley’s Soda House building.

NOVEMBER

November 8 – Thursday – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Conference: Business and Politics in 20^th Century America

The conference is free. Advance registration required; call (302) 658-2400, ext. 243 or email Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The conference will be held in Hagley’s Soda House building. Use Hagley’s Buck Road East entrance of f Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.

November 23 – Saturday

“Christmas at Hagley” Exhibit Opens

See the du Pont family ancestral home, Eleutherian Mills, dressed for the holidays. “Christmas at Hagley” features a different theme each year. Check www.hagley.org for family activities, special sales days at the Hagley Store, and other events and programs. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The first bus leaves for the exhibit at 10 a.m. and the last bus at 3:30 p.m. The holiday display is included in the cost of admission and free for members. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.

November 29, 30, and December 1 – Friday, Saturday, Sunday – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Christmas Family Programming

Hagley’s Workers’ Hill will be buzzing with fun for visitors. Like the nineteenth-century families who lived on Workers’ Hill, visitors can enjoy making Victorian Christmas paper decorations and ornaments, taste holiday cookies, admire the “Dear Old Tree,” and experience family Christmas traditions. Activities are included in the cost of admission.

DECEMBER

December 5 – Thursday – 6 to 8 p.m.

Research Seminar: Hasia Diner, New York University

“Jewish Peddlers and American Culture”

The seminar is open to the public and is based on a paper that is circulated in advance. Those planning to attend are encouraged to read the paper before coming to the seminar. Copies may be obtained by emailing Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. The seminar begins promptly at 6:30, and takes place in the Copeland Room of Hagley’s library building.

December 7, 8, 14, 15, 21-24, 26-31 – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Christmas Family Programming

Hagley’s Workers’ Hill will be buzzing with fun for visitors.  Like the nineteenth-century families who lived on Workers’ Hill, visitors can enjoy making Victorian Christmas paper decorations and ornaments, taste holiday cookies, admire the “Dear Old Tree,” and experience family Christmas traditions. Activities are included in the cost of admission.

JANUARY

January 1 – Wednesday – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Christmas Family Programming

Hagley’s Workers’ Hill will be buzzing with fun for visitors. Like the nineteenth-century families who lived on Workers’ Hill, visitors can enjoy making Victorian Christmas paper decorations and ornaments, taste holiday cookies, admire the “Dear Old Tree,” and experience family Christmas traditions. Activities are included in the cost of admission.

EXHIBITIONS

Through February 3, 2013

“100 Years of Picturing the Nation’s Business: Photographs from the Collection of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.”  

Hagley Museum and Library celebrates the 100^th anniversary of the United States Chamber of Commerce with this exhibit of photographs that show business in the United States in the twentieth century. The exhibit features original prints from some of the twentieth century’s greatest photographers such as Lewis Hine, Margaret Bourke-White, Arthur Rothstein, William Rittase, Robert Yarnall Richie, Dorothea Lange, in addition to anonymous corporate and commercial photographers, and photographs from U. S. government agencies.  Exhibit-only admission is $6 for adults, $2 for children six through fourteen, and free for children five and under. Exhibit included in regular admission. Free for members. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.

Through May 31, 2013

Exhibit in Eleutherian Mills

“The American Eagle: Symbol of freedom and enterprise to the du Pont family”

The image of the eagle has been an important icon in the history of the du Pont family. The du Pont family came to America on the ship “American Eagle," the DuPont Company's first product was Eagle Gun Powder, and decorative arts collected by Mrs. Louise du Pont Crowninshield were adorned with eagles, a common symbolic element in Federal-style furnishings. This exhibit is on display in the du Pont family ancestral home, Eleutherian Mills. Open through Janaury 1, 2013. Included in regular admission and tour. Free for members. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.

April 6, 2013 through March 31, 2014

“Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon”

Seventy-five years ago on October 27, 1938, a brand new material named nylon was announced to the public.  Created in DuPont Co.’s labs, nylon replaced silk in the ladies hosiery industry. Nylon was so popular that its early sales created near riots because demand was so high. Hagley’s exhibit will discuss the early development of nylon and its impact on the fashion industry. Included in regular admission and tour. Free for members. Exhibit-only admission is $6 for adults, $2 for children six through fourteen, and free for children five and under. Exhibit included in regular admission. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.

ABOUT HAGLEY MUSEUM AND LIBRARY

Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley is located on Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. Admission to the entire 235-acre museum is $14 for adults, $10 for students and senior citizens, $5 for children six to fourteen, and free for children five and under. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.

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