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Hear stories from the brandywine valley oral history project

Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley includes over 200 recorded interviews conducted between 1953 and 1990 by Hagley staff.

Start your holiday shopping at Hagley's Craft Fair!

The Hagley Craft Fair brings more than 50 talented artisans from the Mid-Atlantic area to display and sell fine arts, crafts, and gourmet items.

Explore the past through the voices of people who lived it

The Millrace is an oral history podcast that tells stories of enterprise and industry from Hagley's oral history collections.

Hagley Happenings

Upcoming Events & Programs

Farm To Table Dinner

September 25, 2018 | 6 p.m. | Tuesday

Enjoy a family-style farm-to-table dinner at Hagley!

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A cannon fires during the demonstration.

Cannon Firing Demonstration

September 30, 2018 | 1, 2 and 3 p.m. | Sunday

Cannon firings in the powder yards demonstrate how black powder was made and used.

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Author Talk: Benjamin Gross

October 4, 2018 | 7 p.m. | Thursday

Did you know that RCA was hard at work on a flat panel television in the 1950s? Ben Gross will explain how RCA’s imaginative leader David Sarnoff set his talented scientists and engineers to work on developing a television that could hang on a wall.

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Hagley’s Harvest Happy Hour

October 11, 2018 | 5:30 to 8 p.m. | Thursday

Celebrate the fall season and meet other Hagley Members!

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Hayrides at Hagley

October 13, 2018 | 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Saturday

Take a hayride along the Brandywine to experience the beautiful fall foliage in the Powder Yard.

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Science Saturday

October 13, 2018 | 1 to 4 p.m. | Saturday

Learn about pigments and diffusion. Experiment with different tree leaves to discover their hidden colors using chromatography.

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Patent Model - Improvement in Boats for Duck-Shooting

Patent Model Tour

October 13, 2018 | 11 a.m. | Saturday

Join one of our Hagley guides for an introductory tour of Hagley’s patent model collection.

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Hagley Craft Fair

October 20, 2018 | Saturday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Saturday

Hagley's Craft Fair features works in wood, pottery, jewelry, fibers, metal, and other media, and includes a specialty outdoor food market with more than 15 vendors.

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Research Seminar: Seth Lunine

October 25, 2018 | 6:30 p.m. | Thursday

Attendees are encouraged to read Lunine's paper, “Groundbreaking Technology: California Dynamite and the Eastern Frontier, 1866-1886” which may be obtained by contacting Carol Lockman at clockman@hagley.org.

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