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Summer 2016 - Vol Summer 2016 - Vol. 45 No. 2 SAVE THE DATE Fireworks! June 10 and 17 Bike and Hike Wednesdays June-August Terrific Trades at Hagley HagleyMAGAZINE July 16 2015 ANNUAL REPORT Bike and Hike! From The Executive Director Executive Director David Cole From the emergence of the internet as a effect, rolled out a red carpet to our bricks- consumer phenomenon in the 1990s, it did and-mortar institutions and invited a curious not take long for cultural institutions to begin public to have a close look inside our walls. Cover: A young visitor to debating the implications of this exciting As a global population of researchers Hagley’s Bike and Hike proudly new medium for their missions and programs. is well aware, Hagley’s library has digitized shows off her ice cream. Museums and libraries quickly recognized and presented archival material online for Back: A furry visitor at the potential of the web to dramatically many years. Now, it is the museum’s turn. In Hagley during Bike and Hike increase access to their collections, but this March, the museum launched “Exploring Dog Days of Summer. enthusiasm was tempered by a nagging concern: if the public can satisfy its The web has rolled out a curiosity about artifacts and archival materials red carpet to our bricks- through a multidimensional, and-mortar institutions. hyperlinked online experience, will they ever invest the time (and money) to visit collections the Collection,” publishing a 150-object in person? Why bother to see “the real thing”— selection of prized artifacts on Hagley’s Board of Trustees the items that museums and libraries conserve, website. Comprised of patent models and Henry B. duPont IV President house, and interpret at great expense—when objects drawn from the histories of the Carol A. Ammon browsing the digital equivalent will suffice? DuPont Company, the du Pont family, and Vice President Twenty years into this experiment with the explosives industry, this tantalizing Augustus I. duPont presenting collections online, I am pleased sample will offer the public a taste of the Treasurer Ann C. Rose to observe that these initial concerns were nearly 65,000 objects in the museum. These Secretary overblown. In fact, there is now ample artifacts now serve as a gateway to a rich Edward B. duPont evidence to support the view that digital experience of Hagley’s collections—online and President Emeritus Edward J. Bassett, CFA access to collections only whets the in-person. I invite you to have a look at http:// E. Matthew Brown public’s appetite for “up close and personal” museumcollection.hagley.org and then to visit Mati Bonetti de Buccini encounters with genuine, tangible artifacts Hagley and see “the real thing.” James C. Collins, Jr. and primary source materials. The web has, in Howard E. Cosgrove Charles M. Elson Blaine T. Phillips Hagley Magazine is published quarterly by Hagley Museum Hagley Magazine welcomes your feedback. M. Gary Talley and Library, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contact us at [email protected]. Steven W. Usselman, Ph.D. Address: P. O. Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807-0630 John S. Wellons (302) 658-2400 • www.hagley.org JoAnne Yates, Ph.D. COVER STORY Bike and Hike Adds Brews Photo by Ashley Schroeder Hagley’s popular Bike and Hike series All Bike and Hike participants can pack their expands the excitement this summer with own food, order a Picnic Tote in advance from Bike and Hike selected evenings featuring Dogfish Head craft the café, or buy something to eat when they Wednesdays in June, July, and August, 5 to 8 p.m. beers and Belin House Organic Café sliders. It’s arrive. The complete Belin House Organic Café $2 for adults, free for members a great way to enjoy your Wednesday summer menu will be available for every Bike and Hike. and children 5 and younger evenings by the Brandywine. Picnic totes for two (sandwiches, sides, dessert, Date Night Picnic Totes Bike and Hike runs 5 to 8 p.m. every and drinks) are $20, and orders are due by 3 p.m. cost $20 and may be ordered from Toscana by calling (302) 658-2400, Wednesday from June 1 through August 31. each Tuesday at 302-658-2400, ext. 271. ext. 271, by 3 p.m Tuesdays Stroll, jog, or cycle a three-mile loop from Three nights will feature Woodside Brews Nights: June 22, Hagley’s Visitor Center to Eleutherian Mills and Creamery, providing a selection of ice cream July 13, August 3, and August 24 back. Participants can explore parts of the for purchase. Dog Days of Summer: June 29, July 27, August 31 picturesque, 235-acre property not usually The last Wednesday of the month will be Woodside Creamery: open to visitors. Dog Days of Summer. Your furry friends are June 1, July 6, and August 10 All Bike and Hikes are weather-permitting, welcome to join you! Please remember your Events are weather-permitting with updates posted on www.hagley.org. leashes and clean-up bags. Bike, Hike, and Brews adds to the fun on Hagley thanks Dogfish Head’s Beer and June 22, July 13, August 3, and August 24. On Benevolence Program for its support of Bike Workers’ Hill, Dogfish Head beers and special and Hike brew nights. menu items from Chef Roy at the Belin House Organic Café will be available for purchase. The star of the special menu will be sliders, of chicken or pork, with the style changing each evening. WSTW will provide music on June 22. 3 HAPPENING AT HAGLEY Photos by Ashley Schroeder The Big Bang Theory of Fun “Tradition! The History of Fireworks” is Some tips for fireworks: Hagley Fireworks the theme of Hagley’s annual members- • Premium parking, near the front of the June 10 and 17 only fireworks extravaganza. M&T Bank and field, is $100 and will be filled on a first-come- Buck Road East entrance Wilmington Trust will again present the show, first-serve basis. opens at 5 p.m. Tickets available for purchase Fridays, June 10 and 17. • Kid Central is open 6 to 8 p.m. by Hagley Members only. Your fireworks invitation was mailed in • The show starts around 9:20 p.m. April, with the opportunity to purchase tickets • The raffle and silent auction booth and at www.hagley.org or by mail. the Hagley Store accept cash and credit cards. Hagley thanks M&T Bank The Fireworks Big Bang VIP Zone is a The store has glow-in-the-dark items, but you and Wilmington Trust, major contributors to Fireworks at Hagley. new way to enjoy the show. A table of ten, for should also bring a flashlight for after the show. Printing by Minuteman Press. Kid $2,500, includes an exclusive reserved table for • Chef Dan Butler of Toscana Catering at Central sponsored by Sheridan your guests, premium fireworks viewing area Hagley is preparing picnic packages. Order Auto Group. Also sponsored by under a canopy of trees lit by thousands of your basket at www.ToscanaCatering.com and Microsoft and The Kenny Family twinkling lights, ten admission wristbands, five pick up your goodies in the show food court. Foundation/ShopRites of Delaware general parking passes, a complete summer On Friday, June 17, The Delaware and Koons Lexus of Wilmington. barbecue by Toscana Catering at Hagley, three- Firefighter’s Association joins us as guests of hour open bar, and five raffle tickets per guest. M&T Bank. Welcome, DVFA! Contact Heather Bohler at (302) 658-2400, ext. For questions about the show, contact the 304 or [email protected]. membership office weekdays at (302) 658- 4 2400, ext. 235. HAPPENING AT HAGLEY Photo by Ashley Schroeder Summer Fun at Hagley Three special-focus days in July and bookmark, and create a quilt square for August will let visitors discover Hagley in new Hagley’s community quilt. Summer Fun at Hagley ways. Terrific Trades, Fantastic Fibers, and At Water Works on August 13, visitors will Terrific Trades Water Works will all feature demonstrations plunge into the science and power of water. July 16, 2016 and hands-on activities throughout the historic They can play Volleyballoon, Balloon Ring Toss, Fantastic Fibers July 30, 2016 powder yards and Workers’ Hill. Water Balloon Target Shoot, and Long Shot. Water Works at Hagley On July 16, Terrific Trades will transport They can scientifically explore the health of August 13, 2016 visitors back to the nineteenth century, when the Brandywine River, race a wooden boat in a All events are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. blacksmithing, coopering, masonry, and millrace, or make a waterwheel to take home. Included with admission powder-making were common occupations Visitors during these events are also in the area. Visitors will be challenged to invited to step back in time by participating in Young visitors can see how assemble a wooden bucket or roll a barrel demonstrations at Hagley’s roll mills, 1870s-era far they can launch a water through an obstacle course. Trained craftsman machine shop, 1890s-era turbine, and steam balloon during Water Works. will demonstrate their trades. engine. Visitors may also explore the upper On July 30, Fantastic Fibers will hook property at the original du Pont family home visitors into the creativity of textile arts. They in America and the E.I. du Pont Garden. will learn how to make a three-dimensional object out of wool through needle felting, weave a ribbon, stitch an embroidered 5 STAFFHAPPENING NEWS AT HAGLEY Kosher Food, From Coke and Beyond Kosher USA is available In April, Dr. Roger Horowitz, director of • Why did Orthodox rabbis first say that from Columbia University Hagley’s Center for the History of Business, Jell-O was kosher—and then change their Press or Amazon.
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