HAGLEY MUSEUM AND LIBRARY • ANNUAL REPORT 2003

have agreed to bring back this third night of fireworks in 2004
with the possibility of it becoming an annual bank event.
Much of what Hagley offers requires special marketing
of events. In 2003, we joined forces with sister institutions
in the Brandywine Valley and several hotels and restaurants
to try a very different kind of marketing. With a grant from
the Delaware Tourism Office and additional funds from the
partners, we marketed hotel and ticket packages for visits to
“Chateau Country.” Under the direction
One of the granite eagles from Penn of Hagley Marketing Manager Suzanna
Station now has a home at Philadelphia’s Rogers, the concept proved popular
30th Street Station.
beyond our expectations, and the
partners renewed for a second year and
increased the advertising budget.
And finally, a small tribute. Sometimes, as Sherlock
Holmes noted, the significant thing is the dog that does not
bark in the night. Our business office consists of three people:
Jay Stellenberg, the business manager; Peggy Teofilak, and
David Alston. They routinely deal with thousands of purchase
transactions and checks for contributions and membership;
they staff our active Investments Committee and execute its
directives; they oversee the museum shop and the restaurant;
and they manage the entire Hagley budget, providing regular
reports to the director and Board of Trustees. They do all this
with no fanfare and no mistakes of any significance. Year in
and year out, our auditors find little to bark about, and for
that we salute the business office staff.
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George L. Vogt
Director