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World War II veteran pens book

Jun 29, 2016 01:49PM ● By J. Chambless

Hockessin resident John Harrison has published a book about World War II with more than 300 photographs focusing on the effort in the South Atlantic.

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Dr. Jeanne Nutter wins Lifetime Achievement Award for oral history work

Mar 17, 2016 11:11AM ● By J. Chambless

Award will be presented April 14 at Hagley Museum and Library

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Enjoy a Hagley holiday

Dec 03, 2015 11:41AM ● By J. Chambless

The du Pont family home has a woman's touch this holiday season

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Hockessin's Woodside Creamery Featured in Artist's Century Farms Series

May 18, 2015 05:24PM ● By Kevin

Mark S. Reeve has completed his paintings series of Century Farms throughout Delaware, including Woodside Creamery in Hockessin.

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Steam Rises at Auburn Heights

Apr 30, 2015 10:26AM ● By Kevin

The Marshall Steam Museum features the world’s largest operating collection of steam cars built by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company.

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Hagley Museum to mark Civil War's conclusion with month of events

Apr 16, 2015 12:30PM ● By J. Chambless

Lecture, bus trip and family festival slated in June

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The first Catholic church in Delaware was behind this gate in Hockessin

Jan 05, 2015 07:48PM ● By Kerigan Butt

In the summer of 1804, a priest named Patrick Kenny was aboard a ship from Dublin, Ireland arriving in Philadelphia.

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Book explores history of the area

Jan 05, 2015 03:29PM ● By Kerigan Butt

When Ed Searl retired from his three-decade-long career as a Unitarian minister in Chicago, he returned to the history-rich region where Delaware meets Pennsylvania and rediscovered the area where he grew up

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Celebrating Chinese arts and culture

Jan 05, 2015 03:06PM ● By Kerigan Butt

The Chinese American Community Center has been promoting the exchange and integration of Chinese and American cultures for more than three decades. From its home in Hockessin, the Community Center's reach extends to the tri-state area

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A new partnership with limitless possibilities

Jan 05, 2015 02:54PM ● By Kerigan Butt

The Hagley Museum recently became the first organization in Delaware to be designated as an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. The partnership will create limitless possibilities for collaborating in the future

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