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November 21, 2022
The Pilot School's Mystery Along the Brandywine
One beautiful September afternoon, I received an intriguing email. The sender signed off with “Call me when you get a minute,” and thinking I’ve got 40 of them right now, I dialed their number and heard the following tale:
November 21, 2022
Brunner Island: An Electric Venue on the Susquehanna
As an archival intern for the Hagley Museum & Library, I recently processed part of the Pennsylvania Power & Light Company collection. This exciting project included photographs documenting the company’s electrical transmission operations within Pennsylvania.
October 28, 2022
“The Eagle has landed” – ILC Dover, Apollo program records at Hagley
Imagine working on a project that was the difference between life and death, and its success (or failure) would be determined thousands of miles away. This was the reality for employees at ILC Industries in Dover, Delaware. The project? The Apollo program space suit.
October 28, 2022
Imagining the Future of Business
Alvin Toffler’s best-selling 1970 book, Future Shock, famously had Americans thinking about a brave new world just over the horizon. But more than a few people in American business didn’t need Toffler to tell them that things were changing.
October 28, 2022
BBDO: It’s Everywhere You Want to Be
Hagley Library recently announced the opening of the Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc. (BBDO) records.
October 28, 2022
Learn to Dance: A pamphlet from 1898
In July, Hagley’s email reference portal received a message from a potential donor in Virginia.
October 28, 2022
Finding Laminated Documents in Archives (Part I)
When event venues and restaurants invited guests back following COVID lockdowns, some places requested proof of COVID vaccination status. You might have heard the advice to laminate your COVID vaccination card if you kept it in a wallet.
September 26, 2022
Museum Collection: "Cook"-ing up an Addition to Nation of Inventors
The funny thing about exhibits is that you often know more about their subjects when they close than when they open. Once folks see or hear about an exhibit, new information and objects seem to come out of the woodwork.

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