BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:A Brief Introduction to the du Pont Family and the DuPont Com pany\, Part II BEGIN:VEVENT UID:238302024-04-20 DTSTART:20240420T170000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240420T180000Z LOCATION:11 South East Front Street\nMilford Delaware 19963 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=11 South East Front Street\ nMilford Delaware 19963;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=11 South East Front Stre et:geo:38.912734,-75.427497 GEO:38.912734;-75.427497 SUMMARY:A Brief Introduction to the du Pont Family and the DuPont Company\ , Part II CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, April 20\, at 1:00 p.m. the Milford Museum will c ontinue\nits American History Series at the Milford Public Library with a\ nprogram titled A Brief Introduction to the du Pont Family and the\nDuPont Company\, Part II. Following the popularity of the program in\nAugust tit led The du Pont Family: A Brief Introduction\, historian\nLucas R. Clawson returns with the second part of the du Pont family\nintroduction. In the first presentation\, the discussion focused on why\nthe du Pont family cam e to America and how they built a world-wide\nexplosives business. In this second part\, the presenter will take the\nfamily and company into the 20 th century! The program will address how\nDuPont went from explosives to a variety of products as well as how it\nresponded to many challenges\, inc luding two world wars\, Congressional\ninvestigations\, World’s Fairs\, and a consumer demand for newer and\nbetter things!\n\nSponsored by the Mi lford Museum\, these monthly programs focus on a\nvariety of topics concer ning local\, state\, and national history. The\nMilford Public Library is located at 11 S.E. Front Street in Milford\,\nDelaware. For more informati on\, please contact the Museum at (302)\n424-1080\, tom@milforddemuseum.or g. These programs are offered through\na generous grant from The Delaware Heritage Commission.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

On Saturday\, April 20\, at 1:00 p.m. the M ilford Museum will continue its American History Series at the Milford Pub lic Library with a program titled A Brief Introduction to the du Pont Fami ly and the DuPont Company\, Part II. Following the popularity of the progr am in August titled The du Pont Family: A Brief Introduction\, historian L ucas R. Clawson returns with the second part of the du Pont family introdu ction. In the first presentation\, the discussion focused on why the du Po nt family came to America and how they built a world-wide explosives busin ess. In this second part\, the presenter will take the family and company into the 20th century! The program will address how DuPont went from explo sives to a variety of products as well as how it responded to many challen ges\, including two world wars\, Congressional investigations\, World&rsqu o\;s Fairs\, and a consumer demand for newer and better things!
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\nSponsored by the Milford Museum\, these monthly programs focus on a v ariety of topics concerning local\, state\, and national history. The Milf ord Public Library is located at 11 S.E. Front Street in Milford\, Delawar e. For more information\, please contact the Museum at (302) 424-1080\, tom@milforddemu seum.org. These programs are offered through a generous grant from The Delaware Heritage Commission.

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