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April 20, 2020
Museum Collection: In Coffee and Sugar We Trust 
As we navigate this strange new world and routines we’ve been forced into, I’ve found it helpful to take the time to find new ways to enjoy the things I did when the world was “normal”. For me, that means baking up some new recipes, and NEVER skipping my morning cup (or 3) of coffee.
April 20, 2020
Who’s who at The NAM…Doug Kenna
In the 1970s, the NAM went through many changes, including moving its headquarters and a structural reorganization. The man at the helm leading those changes was Doug Kenna. Kenna worked as NAM president from 1973 to 1977, succeeding NAM’s first full-time president, Werner P. Gullander.
April 20, 2020
Conservation Treatment: You Can’t Take it (Home) With You (Installment #1) 
Just before the official Delaware State announcement that non-essential businesses would have to close to reduce the of spread COVID-19, I started gathering what I would need to work from home.
April 16, 2020
Food Truck Nation
New titles on deposit from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States serve up stories of entrepreneurship at a time when we hunger for inspiration! Many of us find ourselves improvising on the job as we work from home to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
April 13, 2020
Roller Skating Safety, 1980
 Out of the thousands of collections at Hagley, few raise eyebrows like the collection of roller skating stickers we acquired in 2012.
April 9, 2020
Green Harvest (1949): A film about Forest Management seen by millions
Green Harvest. Sponsored by the Weyerhaeuser Forest Products. Produced by Wilding Films, Released in 1949. Starring Inez Cooper.
March 16, 2020
What Women Can Do: the Women’s Department Records
In honor of women’s history month, I would like to talk about a relatively small, but very interesting part of the NAM collection: the Women’s Department.
March 16, 2020
Machine Replaces Artist’s Palette
In a report for the November 1950 newsletter of the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC), color consultant Faber Birren enthusiastically announced the Martin-Senour Paint Company’s newly released Nu-Hue color system.

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