Summer 2015 - Vol. 44 No. 2 SAVE THE DATE Fireworks! June 12 and 19 Bike and Hike Wednesdays June - August Civil War at Hagley HagleyMAGAZINE June 27 and 28 2014 ANNUAL REPORT Fireworks at Hagley From The Executive Director Executive Director This is a special time at Hagley last June, and the impression made David Cole Museum and Library, a season with by the experience was unforgettable. green canopies in the woods, blossoms Hagley’s show, as all of our guests can on the fruit trees, and goslings along attest, is not a typical fireworks display. Cover: Pyrotechnics the millrace of this beautiful natural Lying on the lawn, overlooking fill the sky at Hagley’s preserve. The welcome annual fireworks shows. sight of flora and fauna is matched by the Back: Visitors at the Belin quickened pace of people, Each of these outdoor events House Organic Café during water, and mechanisms exemplify a commitment to a Bike and Hike evening. on the property as the exhibitions and active learning at Hagley. programming swing into gear during the summer months. Walking tours, Bike Eleutherian Mills and the E.I. Garden, and Hike evenings, Water Works, and you are, literally and figuratively, Civil War reenactments are all on tap showered in lights, colors, and sounds for our summer fun. Each of these as the shells burst over your head. outdoor events has its unique charms Complemented by an interesting Board of Trustees but, collectively, they exemplify a narrative about Hagley’s collections, and Henry B. duPont IV President commitment to active learning—and stirring music, Hagley’s fireworks are a Howard E. Cosgrove fun—that is quintessentially Hagley. unique recipe for a fully immersive, “up Vice President Augustus I. duPont Stimulating your senses, reveling in close and personal” experience—one Treasurer a beautiful natural setting; if you’re like that is not to be missed. So please make Ann C. Rose Secretary me, these experiences evoke images your plans now, and I’ll see you under Edward B. duPont of another, much anticipated Hagley the stars in June! President Emeritus ritual—the annual fireworks show. Carol A. Ammon My family and I had the pleasure of Edward J. Bassett, CFA E. Matthew Brown attending our first Hagley fireworks Thomas M. Connelly, Jr., Ph.D. Darla Pomeroy du Pont Charles M. Elson Robert V. A. Harra, Jr. Hagley Magazine is published quarterly by Hagley Hagley Magazine welcomes your feedback. Blaine T. Phillips Museum and Library, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contact us at www.hagley.org/contact. M. Gary Talley Address: P. O. Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807-0630 (302) 658-2400 • www.hagley.org Stephen W. Usselman, Ph.D. JoAnne Yates, Ph.D. COVER STORY Fireworks at Hagley Hagley’s annual fireworks show, a of fun tunes and awe-inspiring Hagley thanks membership event, is considered one pyrotechnics. Wilmington Trust of the best membership perks Hagley To help you navigate this full Company/M&T Bank offers, as recently confirmed by a evening of family entertainment, here as the major contributor member survey. Every guest has the are a few helpful tips: to Fireworks at Hagley. best seat in the house as you lie back on • Premium parking means you park near the lawn and watch the fireworks fill the front of the general field. These Fireworks at Hagley the sky overhead. A family of four (two limited parking passes cost $100 and are sold first-come-first-served. Fridays, June 12 and 19 adults and two youths) can enjoy this Buck Road East Gates full evening of family entertainment for • Kid Central is open 6 to 8 p.m. Enjoy open at 5 p.m. Rain dates only $100. If you already come and love bounce arounds, games and other fun are the following Saturdays activities before the show! and Sundays. it, this is the year to bring a friend and introduce them to the best fireworks • The raffle booth and the Hagley Store Adult tickets - $35 Youth (14 and under) show in Delaware. accept cash and credit cards. Bring address labels for your raffle tickets! tickets - $15 All of this takes place on Fridays, For questions about your • The Hagley Store has fun glow-in-the- June 12 and 19, as Wilmington Trust/ membership level and the dark items, but you should also bring M&T Bank presents “Fireworks at number of tickets and car flashlights for after the show. Hagley: The Art of Advertising.” This passes you may purchase, • Chef Dan Butler of Toscana Catering contact the membership year’s theme was inspired by Hagley’s at Hagley is preparing fireworks office weekdays at (302) rich collection of marketing and picnic packages—order yours at www. 658-2400, ext. 235. advertising materials, including Avon ToscanaCatering.com and pick it up at Products and Seagrams. The theme the show! lends itself to an inspiring combination 3 INNOVATION IN ACTION Re-Imagining the Interactive Hagley’s new exhibition, “Driving into the exhibit include the necessities “Driving Desire” Desire,” opening in October, explores of building durable, user-safe devices Opens October 2 the experience of the consumer and the from scratch, as well as the mechanical Hagley Visitor Center evolution of automobile advertisements. puzzle involved in programming many Second Floor Gallery The exhibition, which was inspired by activities. For example, the Safety section Included with admission Hagley’s Z. Taylor Vinson collection of features a slot machine with three catalogues and print advertisements drums that display an innovation on the for more than 1,900 automobile first, a year of invention on the second, manufacturers, separates car advertising and a carmaker on the third. When into six main themes: luxury, economy, three drums are correctly lined up, the performance, patriotism, style, and safety. machine goes off like a standard slot Hagley staff and volunteers have machine. According to McCoy, curator of incorporated interactives. Staff members mechanical exhibitions, the construction Chris Corbin, John McCoy, and Liz of this machine requires a great deal of Lawrence worked with retired engineers linear logic and programming. While a Gordon Wosak and Dan Caster, as well major goal of these interactive activities as retired draftsman Irv Levine, to throughout the exhibition is to provide build functional and engaging activity an educational experience for the viewer stations for visitors. The challenges of that will enhance what they have learned, 4 implementing these interactive activities visitors are also encouraged to have fun. YOUR DONATIONS AT WORK Thank You For Stepping Up! Three years ago, Hagley received institution operates,” she said. This Hagley Audiovisual a generous opportunity designed to experience will help her develop best Archivist Laurie Rizzo. increase giving to the Hagley Annual practices for migrating analog moving Fund through a challenge from the images and sound recordings to digital Nor’ Easter Foundation. The challenge forms. Since her return, she has been Hagley Annual Fund was accepted by 361 donors, bringing improving preservation of and access to If you’d like to contribute in $471,478. Hagley’s valuable collection of historic to Hagley’s Annual Fund, These donations enabled Hagley to film, video, and audio. contact Jill MacKenzie expand current programs and fuel new Opportunities such as professional at (302) 658-2400, ext. 302, or make your opportunities. One new opportunity development keep Hagley’s staff at the contribution online at is the recent Smithsonian Affiliation, a forefront of innovations in their fields. www.hagley.org/donate. partnership between Hagley and the The generosity of donors who stepped up Smithsonian that allows Hagley to use to the Hagley Annual Fund Challenge Smithsonian resources. Laurie Rizzo, enriched the knowledge of our staff, Hagley’s audiovisual archivist, spent two increased access to our collections, and weeks in April with the Smithsonian’s expanded current programs. Digital Asset Management System team. Thank you for your support. It “My time at the Smithsonian enabled me shows your commitment to Hagley and to develop new skills, build relationships Hagley’s pursuit of continuing education with colleagues, and see how the for both our staff and our visitors. 5 HAPPENING AT HAGLEY Photos by Ashley Schroeder Winter Was Long—Get Outside! Walking tours and Let warmer weather put a spring in of powder yard workers and their Science Saturdays your step as you explore Hagley through families. provide opportunities the new season of walking tours. Science Saturdays offers an for exploration, Tours offer guests a deeper opportunity for families to experiment discovery, and fun! understanding of the du Pont family and innovate. Work creatively together and DuPont Company. “Sights, Sounds, to solve a problem or make an and Smells” reveals the wonders of improvement. Programs include: Walking Tours black powder manufacturing. “H2 Oh!” May 23: Float Your Boat Free with admission, examines the innovative water power June 13: Boom! The Science reservations requested, call systems used at Hagley. Summer is the of Explosions (302) 658-2400, ext. 261. perfect time to appreciate the beauty Science Saturdays and bounty of nineteenth-century July 11: Bridge the Divide Activities included with admission. gardens in “What’s for Dinner? A Tale July 25: Tune into Science of Two Gardens.” Uncover the geology Visit www.hagley.org August 8: Pump It Up for current schedule. of the Brandywine and its fundamental importance to the powder manufactory Visit www.hagley.org for a complete in “Rocks and Roll Mills.” In “Workers’ schedule of walking tours and Science World,” the vibrant nineteenth-century Saturdays. industrial village come to life in stories 6 HAPPENING AT HAGLEY Photos by Ashley Schroeder Bike and Hike Returns With the arrival of longer days and Back by popular demand are the warmer temperatures comes the return Dog Days of Summer.