Catalyst Flood Update Issue by Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art

BRANDYWINE BRANDYWINE

CATALYST FALL–WINTER 2021. VOLUME 49. NUMBER 2

Flood Update Issue

IN THIS ISSUE: 3

Flood Update

Getting by with Some Help From our Friends

Recovery Wish List

Spared by the Storm

Post-Ida Recovery at the Laurels Preserve

A Resilient Critter Crew

Recipe from the Millstone Café

Memorials & Tributes

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Dear Friends, The remnants of Hurricane Ida that hit our region on September 1 will not soon be forgotten in Chadds Ford and at the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art. As the storm headed north, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) models were predicting a flood level peak of around 14 feet in our area—but the reality ended up being much worse. USGS sensors in the Brandywine River near the Museum recorded 21.04 feet at the height of the flood, shattering the previous record by four feet. Floodwaters overtook the Brandywine’s 15-acre Chadds Ford campus in devastating fashion—breaching every building’s lower level. First, the good news. No staff was injured, and no works of art were damaged— our primary concerns. We are also fortunate that no flooding occurred at our three National Historic Landmark properties: the N. C. Wyeth House & Studio, the Andrew Wyeth Studio, and the Kuerner Farm. Though water came into the lower level of the Museum (on which our lecture room is located) and into the courtyard, it did not reach the first floor where admissions, the Museum Shop, Café and one of our galleries are located. Many members of Brandywine’s staff worked tirelessly through the night and over the next few weeks to protect the Museum and address the flood’s impact. The Brandywine’s well-honed emergency plans and procedures proved to be invaluable during this moment. Although we counted our blessings about the safety of our staff, art, and historic properties, when the waters subsided, we also began to see the widespread devastation where floodwaters had been. The Brandywine’s campus houses well over 100 volunteers and staff in an eclectic collection of 10 buildings—each of which is filled with equipment, supplies, office furniture, heating and air conditioning, bathrooms and kitchens, and conference and copy rooms. Each building had four feet of water—some had more—transforming desks, chairs, phones, computers, printers, files, toilets, sinks, and much more, into unusable trash overnight.

A Building-by-Building Look

Aerial view of the Brandywine River Museum of Art and the surrounding Chadds Ford campus submerged under floodwaters on September 1, 2021. Photo courtesy of Tim Furlong / NBC10.

The large building that houses our Facilities team, on the northeast side of our campus, has previously flooded—mainly impacting the lower-level workshops and equipment storage. With this in mind, as the remnants of Ida approached, the team moved their maintenance vehicles to higher ground and groundskeeping equipment to the Museum’s courtyard—which had been above prior flood levels. Unfortunately, this unprecedented flood entered the courtyard and engulfed multiple tractors, conventional and zero-turn deck-mowers, Utility Task Vehicles and dozens of other pieces of expensive grounds equipment, rendering everything useless. Likewise, the Facilities building took on significant water up past the 3

Photos: 1: Facilities staff installing the flood gate barrier against the Museum’s riverside entrance doors prior to the storm. 2: Water rising inside the Facilities building 3 & 4: The height of the flooded Brandywine River, as seen from the first floor of the Museum’s atrium and café windows. 5: The Museum’s outdoor courtyard and grounds equipment submerged under floodwaters.

workshop areas and into the first-floor work rooms, including our native plant and seed processing area—damaging that operation and ruining expensive seed cleaning and drying equipment—as well as bathrooms and the elevator. Our native plantings and two native plant nurseries on campus took a tough, yet temporary, beating, but like our organization, they are resilient and recovering. The Museum’s lower level has also seen some less-severe flooding in the past. As part of long-established flood procedures, our Facilities staff bolted the flood gate and secured the pumps over the Museum’s riverside entrance in anticipation of the rising water. The flood gate held, but as the force of the swollen Brandywine reached its peak, the water pressure shattered a sealed window on the ground floor and let in a surge of rushing water—reaching almost to the ceiling of the lower level of the Museum. As many of you may know, the Museum’s bottom level is cavernous, containing a security post, a lecture room, classroom, mailroom, volunteer lounge, prep kitchen, Critter ornament and equipment storage, two elevators, four offices, multiple bathrooms, and much of the electrical, HVAC, plumbing and communications equipment that keeps the Brandywine running. Almost everything in that lower level was destroyed or severely damaged. The Brandywine Conservancy staff occupy two large office buildings on the north side of the campus. Water has entered the basements of these buildings in past floods, but during this event, water came up four-to-five feet into the first floor of both buildings, wrecking everything in its path, including the offices and the contents within. Even the Development and Marketing staff ’s relatively new Weymouth building—that was completed in 2004 and designed to withstand flooding, placed on higher ground and elevated above grade— took in around four feet of water, wiping out all equipment and office furniture on the ground floor. The Brandywine also owns buildings along the west side of Station Way Road with mixed uses—as well as two other buildings in the interior of the campus—which all took on at least four feet of floodwater, resulting in damage to everything inside,

and severe structural damage to several of the buildings. Beyond our Chadds Ford campus, our Laurels Preserve and its surrounding area also took on severe storm damage, which you’ll read about further in the pages that follow.

The Aftermath of the Flood Disheartened but resolute, as we surveyed all the damage after the floodwaters receded, we moved into action immediately knowing the enormity of the tasks that lay ahead. Two flood restoration companies were retained, and they began what was a massive cleanup effort. Working with staff, they assessed what could be salvaged from flooded offices in various buildings throughout the campus and from the Museum’s lower level. As news reports began to show the massive flooding in Chadds Ford, many of our colleagues, members, volunteers, and friends began offering their help and condolences. We set up a flood relief appeal on social media and other communication channels, and the response was generous and immediate. To date we have received over 700 donations totaling more than $609,000, which has been put to immediate use. Preliminary estimates indicate total damages may well exceed $6 million dollars. We have been fortunate in assembling a remarkable team of experts—from structural and electrical engineers to architects and project managers—to help chart the long and complex path forward to reopening. Their work continues, and new equipment and systems will be relocated well beyond Ida’s flood level. Concurrently we have worked with insurance adjusters, representatives from FEMA and PEMA, as well as our local, state, and federal officials and agencies.

How Far We’ve Come As I write this, over a month after the storm, much has been done, but we have a long way to go before we can welcome our visitors and staff to Brandywine’s campus. At this point we hope to reopen the Museum during the holiday season and will share updates in the coming weeks. As we move forward it is with the knowledge that we must balance our desire to reopen the Museum as quickly as possible while ensuring

that the organization is even more prepared to deal with such catastrophic floods. And although we are all disappointed that our prolonged closure meant we were not able to present America’s Impressionism: Echoes of A Revolution this fall—after more than five years spent developing this important exhibition—our work goes on unabated. Museum staff are planning for an exciting future with new collaborations and exhibitions, and the Conservancy staff ’s work continues on many fronts—including adding 85 acres to the Laurels Preserve and using the lessons we are learning on our own campus to aid others in the region in taking steps towards climate resiliency. We are so grateful and humbled by the overwhelming support we have received. From the many federal, state and county elected officials, including U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, PA Representative Craig Williams, and PA State Senator John Kane, to Delaware County Emergency Services, Delaware County Council, and our Chadds Ford township manager, staff and supervisors, to Brandywine’s staff and trustees, members, volunteers, foundations and friends—old and new—who have so generously stepped in to help, we send a heartfelt thanks. We truly appreciate all you have done for us during this difficult time. The outpouring of support in all forms has affirmed that Brandywine and the work we do matters. And while the impact of Ida’s raging floodwaters presents one of the greatest trials the organization has faced, we have unshakeable determination and optimism for our future, as we know that Brandywine is resilient and will come through this stronger, wiser and better prepared for the challenges that lie ahead. Please check social media and our website at www.brandywine.org/reopening for the latest updates. We look forward to seeing you soon. With deepest gratitude, Virginia A. Logan The Frolic Weymouth Executive Director and C.E.O.

A SNAPSHOT OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE

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Photos: 1: Damaged sign leading into the Brandywine’s parking lot. 2: All of our native plantings took a heavy beating during the storm. Pictured here are mud-covered— yet still standing—milkweed pods. 3 & 4: Floodwaters in the Facilities building workshop and volunteer room. 5: Some of the damage sustained to offices in the Weymouth building 6 & 7: Flood lines left on the Museum’s courtyard entrance doors and on the exterior of the Facilities building. 8: One of the Conservancy’s office buildings, stripped down to its studs following extensive flood damage. 9 & 10: Some of the destruction to the Museum’s lowest level, including its lecture room (left) and volunteer room (right).

Help support our ongoing recovery efforts. Please consider a donation to our Emergency Flood Relief by 9

visiting www.brandywine.org/give 7

GETTING BY WITH SOME HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS Just two weeks after the flood, more than 150

volunteers rolled up their sleeves for a campus-wide cleanup to help remove trash and large debris from our trails and grounds. Among the volunteers were representatives from PECO, Brown Advisory, and staff from our partner organizations at Natural Lands, Brandywine Red Clay Alliance, and Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. The day was further aided through contributed services and materials, including two dumpsters donated by Republic Services, with dumping fees covered by Southeastern Chester County Refuse Authority. Gloves and trash bags were generously contributed by both PENNDOT and BELFOR Property Restoration, the latter of which additionally provided water for volunteers. The roadmaster from Pennsbury Township also came by the next day to remove larger debris gathered from our grounds. We are so grateful to our wonderful community of supporters who have donated their time, money and services to help us recover during this time. n

RECOVERY WISH LIST

As a result of the flood, the Brandywine lost much of its equipment, office furniture, computers, and other goods needed for our day-to-day operations. Brandywine is gratefully accepting donations of gifts in-kind to help offset these losses. In-kind gifts are donations of goods, such as a vehicle, art supplies or computer equipment or services. Donated goods can be new or gently used and in good working condition, The following items are a sampling of those needed to continue our vital work:

• Ford E350 or similar-sized van • Chevy Equinox or similar-sized SUV • Ford F350 (stake body) truck or similar truck

• Hand tools (e.g., shovels, rakes, snow shovels, pitch forks)

• Landscaping equipment (e.g., garden blowers, string trimmers, hedge trimmers, industrial lawn mowers)

• Battery-operated chainsaws and power washers

• John Deere tractor with implements • Office furniture (e.g., desks, bookcases, credenzas, chairs)

• Computer equipment • Art supplies (e.g., markers, crayons, watercolor paints)

• 6-foot and 8-foot folding tables For more information on all items needed and/ or how to contact us about an item you’d like to donate, please visit www.brandywine.org/wish-list. Photo, above: Members of our Facilities and Maintenance staff take a moment to celebrate the new lawnmower and club car purchased with a generous contribution from two wonderful donors from Michigan.

SPARED BY THE STORM The Queen Anne’s Lace Pod This summer, a whimsical outdoor sculpture

sprung up near the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art’s campus grounds. Titled the Queen Anne’s Lace Pod, this temporary, site-specific installation by Virginia-based artist Ian Stabler is made entirely of natural materials gathered and found onsite. With its location in Potts Meadow, along Brandywine’s Harvey Run Trail, the intriguing sculptural Pod has been an inviting destination for hikers during the summer months. After the storm, staff were unsure if the Pod had survived. A few days

later, once the trails were safe to navigate again, the flood line leading up to the Pod’s location could be seen high up in the trees and surrounding brush along the trail. Thankfully, as staff walked closer and closer to the Pod’s location, the flood line began to drop, and then it leveled off completely before reaching the Pod. There the Queen Anne’s Lace Pod stood—completely untouched—in the heart of the meadow. Stabler was commissioned by the Brandywine River Museum of Art as part of its ongoing sculptural program inviting artists to explore their responses to the local landscape. Tying together the Brandywine’s dual mission celebrating art and nature, the Queen Anne’s Lace Pod reflects Stabler’s abiding interest and response to the local countryside around Chadds Ford, and how art can be incorporated into the natural landscape.

The artist’s initial inspiration for this project was a painting by the late artist George A. (“Frolic”) Weymouth—Brandywine’s co-founder—titled August (1974), which features a hill covered in Queen Anne’s Lace flowers. The design of the Queen Anne’s Lace Pod references the bloom’s form turned upside down so that the visitor enters into the crown itself, while the stalk of the plant rises above them into the sky. Stabler weaved together branches, sticks and leaves gathered throughout Brandywine’s campus to create the walls and windows of the structure. A bench built inside the Pod allows people to sit while viewing the meadow and sky through door and window openings. With its flood-resilient location now confirmed, the Brandywine is looking forward to keeping the Queen Anne’s Lace Pod on view through the new year. n

POST-IDA RECOVERY AT THE LAURELS PRESERVE In addition to the Brandywine’s Chadds Ford campus, the Laurels Preserve was also heav-

ily impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. In just two hours, the storm dropped over 10 inches of rain in and around the King Ranch area, causing massive water damage to the Preserve. New tree plantings were decimated by the flood, as well as all of the trails and stream crossings, and fencings were washed away. Numerous trees were downed, and benches were lost. Both covered bridges—the Hayes Clark Bridge and the Mary Anne Pyle Bridge— had floodwaters above the floorboards, causing some cosmetic damage, but thankfully they both remained structurally sound. Following the flood, the Laurels was closed for two days as Brandywine’s Preserve staff worked on repairs and cleanup. While there is still some work left to do, tremendous progress has already been made thanks to their efforts. Within two weeks, they rehabilitated eight acres of new tree plantings; stabilized trails and the main entrance to the Preserve; removed the majority of tree damage; and repaired culverts and major trail washouts, among many other flood cleanup tasks. n

Photos, above: Flood debris was found over eight feet high in this tree planting area.

Photo, right:Damage to the stone apron leading up to the Hayes Clark Covered Bridge

Flood line visible on the Hayes Clark Covered Bridge

A RESILIENT CRITTER CREW

As we inch closer to the holiday season, one

of the most treasured aspects of that time of year at the Brandywine has always been our beloved Critters—a unique tradition that dates back to the Museum’s founding 50 years ago. Each year, these distinctive ornaments are carefully handcrafted into whimsical creations by a dedicated group of volunteers using only natural materials such as teasel, pinecones, acorns, eggshells, flowers and seed pods. In addition to selling around 10,000 Critter ornaments each year, the Brandywine has maintained an extensive collection of Critters that decorate our holiday trees throughout the Museum. When floodwaters infiltrated the lower level of the Museum and the surrounding buildings on our campus on September 1,

the Critter ornaments for this year’s upcoming sale—along with all of our decorations—were destroyed. Leading up to the flood, the volunteers had already created 8,200 new Critters— and counting—for this year’s in-person and online sales, totaling $98,000 of potential revenue. More than 10,000 hours went into the making of the ornaments this year. Every single new creation was lost in the flood. Likewise, the Critter Workshop—a building on our campus grounds that had been the “home” of the Critter volunteers over the past few decades, and which housed all of the materials collected and used to create the ornaments—was devastated by floodwaters.

It’s hard to put into words how overwhelming this loss was. But just like the rest of us at the Brandywine, the Critter volunteers are a resilient, dedicated and creative bunch. Within one month of the flood, we setup a new “home base” on our outer campus and the volunteers got to work recreating as many new Critters as possible for a sale this year. Their efforts were also aided by a staggering fresh harvest of natural materials sourced and donated from the volunteers and our community in the last few weeks. When it comes to the Critter decorations that typically adorn our festive holiday trees each year, we were unsure how we’d be able to make up for the losses.

Those decorations, some of which date back to the early 1980s, contained decades of history and memories. While nothing can ever truly replace what was lost, we are already well underway with restoring our collection thanks to staff, volunteers and others who have decided to donate their own Critters back to the Brandywine. One volunteer in particular, who has been creating Critters for 32 years, saved two copies of every ornament she ever produced with the idea that she would give them to her children one day. With extreme generosity, she donated them all to the Brandywine—a staggering 450 ornaments, plus three large wreaths adorned with many more Critters. n

CRITTER SALE While this year’s annual Critter sale might look a bit different from previous years, we are grateful for the perseverance of our volunteers who made it a reality. This year we will be offering an in-person sale on December 4 & 5, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m., that will be held at the Chadds Ford Historical Society (located at 1736 Creek Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317). We are thankful to the Historical Society for generously donating their space to the Brandywine for the sale. We’re also thrilled to offer a selection of Critters for purchase online, that can be shipped across the country, by visiting www.brandywine.org/critters.

Brandywine Museum Shop Artfully inspired gifts for the holidays Visit BrandywineMuseumShop.org for a full selection of gifts.

Browse our Holiday Gift Guide at brandywine.org/gift-guide

ANISE COOKIES A recipe from the Millstone Café

While there was a lot to cover in this issue about the devastating flood, we want to leave you with something sweet as we head into the holiday season. From our kitchen to yours, we hope you enjoy this tasty cookie recipe from the Millstone Café’s Executive Chef, Liz Sempervive. Inspired by the holidays that Chef Liz spent at her grandmother’s house, these cookies make an excellent treat all on their own or paired with some hot coffee or tea. Cookie Ingredients: • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour • 1 ½ tsp. baking powder • ½ tsp. kosher salt • 3 eggs • ½ cup granulated sugar • 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted & cooled • 3 Tbsp. canola oil • 1 ¼ tsp. anise extract Icing Ingredients: • 1 ¼ tsp. anise extract • 2 cups powdered sugar • 3 Tbsp. milk 14

Steps: Preheat oven to 350°F. Begin making the cookies by combining the flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl, then set aside. In another large bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar, butter, oil and the anise extract with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, light and foamy (about two minutes). Reduce speed on the electric mixer to low and carefully add in the dry ingredients. Once everything is combined, roll tablespoon-sized balls of dough by hand and place them on a parchment-lined sheet tray about one inch apart. Chill in the refrigerator until very firm (about one hour). Bake cookies for 12 minutes, rotating the pan in the oven half-way through. For the icing, whisk together the powdered sugar, anise extract and milk in a mixing bowl until smooth. Once the cookies are completely cooled, gently toss them in the glaze until lightly coated. Let the excess icing drip off into bowl and then transfer the iced cookies to a parchment-lined sheet tray to sit until the glaze hardens. Enjoy! n

MEMORIALS & TRIBUTES The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art gratefully accepts and acknowledges gifts in honor or in memory of family and special friends, and in appreciation of our staff and volunteers. Recent gifts include: IN MEMORY OF RUTH BASSETT

IN MEMORY OF MRS. SALLY T. DUFF

IN MEMORY OF MRS. NANCY L. MOHR

IN MEMORY OF MR. JOHN J. ROACH

(in addition to previous gifts)

Mrs. Rosemary DiGiovanni

Mr. & Mrs. Albert Mayer

Ms. Hillary Holland Mr. & Mrs. Ian A. MacKinnon Mr. & Mrs. R. Scott Schroeder Mrs. Barbara B. Simonds Keith & Kathy Smith Mr. & Mrs. W. Donald Sparks II

Mr. & Mrs. George H. Berlin III Brutscher, Foley, Milliner, Land & Kelly, LLP Ms. Barbara Carty Ms. Susan Elks Mr. & Mrs. William W. Goudie Ms. Sandra H. Halbkat Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Matz Andy Mott Mr. Robin Reynolds Mrs. Deborah Sellers Mr. & Mrs. William M. W. Sharp Mr. & Mrs. Morris W. Stroud II The Watts Family Trust Walter & Mary Updegrave Mrs. & Mr. Mary Ann B. Wagner

BIRTHDAY

IN MEMORY OF MRS. CORDELIA M.

IN MEMORY OF MR. ROBERT EDWARD

Mrs. Sarah Feit

OVERHISER

TYSON

Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms.

Dieter Abendroth Ms. Margaret Eikov Mr. & Mrs. Fred C. Helbig Mrs. Lynne Lighthill

IN HONOR OF MADDOX BOGAR

Brice Bogar IN MEMORY OF MRS. VALERIE BOZZONE (in addition to previous gifts)

Nancy L. Wilson

IN HONOR OF CAROL ELLIS

IN MEMORY OF THOMAS EVANS

Dr. Beryl Rosenstein Dr. Thomas Pozefsky Mr. & Mrs. Harris J. Silverstone

BRITTINGHAM III, GEORGE T. WEYMOUTH & GEORGE A. WEYMOUTH

The Estate of Dody Waugh

IN HONOR OF MARY PAGE EVANS

Mrs. Margaretta K. Stabler IN MEMORY OF MRS. JANET CANNELLA

Jeremy Cannella IN HONOR OF MS. JANE CHESSON

IN MEMORY OF RALPH & SUZANNE ROBERTS

Mr. & Mrs. George F. Wintersteen IN HONOR OF MR. DAVID D. SHIELDS

Mr. & Mrs. R. Scott Schroeder IN MEMORY OF MARIAN SHOEMAKER

Deanna Brooks IN HONOR OF GEORGE & JULIA STRAWBRIDGE (in addition to previous gifts)

Mr. & Mrs. G. Bernard Hamilton

IN HONOR OF MR. BARR FEIT’S

Nancy Schomburg IN MEMORY OF MR. BROWNELL FERRY IN HONOR OF ROSEMARY CLARK

(in addition to previous gifts)

Anonymous gift

Mr. & Mrs. Earl Norman

IN MEMORY OF MR. JOSEPH M. COLELLA

IN HONOR OF DONNA AND MARK

Lydia Willits Bartholomew The National Bank of Malvern

GORMEL

Nancy A. Collins Verity L. Feldmann Catherine Flalso June Gold Mary Jane M. Mastrodomenico Lucinda O’Neill Taryn E. Warren

Melissa Halter

IN HONOR OF OUR DAUGHTER’S WEDDING

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan B. Taylor IN MEMORY OF MR. JEFFREY MICHAEL

IN HONOR OF MARY CRONIN

IN MEMORY OF ANDREW JOHNSON

PATRICK

IN MEMORY OF GEORGE A. “FROLIC”

Helen Turner

Dr. Cynthia Paris and Mr. Robert Lear Mrs. Deborah Sellers

Mrs. Cristina Baker The Crossings at Christiana Ms. Jill DiStefano Ms. Carol Edwards Mrs. Cheryl Hadley Ms. Ginger Honatke Ms. Kathryn Koch Mrs. Deborah Lingo Heather Lingo Kerry & Thomas Patrick Tyler Radda-Faloon Mr. John Kent Taylor Mr. John Turbitt Uncle Ron, Aunt Susan, Kirsten, Keara & Greg Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Willgruber Ms. Margaret E. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Burriss G. Wilson Mr. Burt Wilson

WEYMOUTH

IN MEMORY OF MR. DOLE W. DONOVAN (in addition to previous gifts)

IN MEMORY OF DR. ELMER FRANCIS

Ms. Thelma Louise L. Temple

LAFFEY

Mrs. Elise Aminah Dorr-Dorynek IN MEMORY OF MRS. BARBARA BATCHELDER DU PONT

IN HONOR OF SALLY & JOE LAYDEN

Mr. & Mrs. Everitt B. duPont Sr.

Mr. Stephen Bruhns

IN MEMORY OF MRS. ROSAMOND L.

IN MEMORY OF MRS. JOSEPHINE A.

DUPONT

MANFREDI

Ms. Elizabeth J. Jenkins and Mr. John W. Day

Mr. & Mrs. Rick Baff Ms. Joyce Dudgeon Mr. & Mrs. James A. Gavin Southwick Village Residents Mrs. Carol Spelman

(in addition to previous gifts)

Mr. & Mrs. G. Bernard Hamilton Dr. Benjamin F. Hammond Mr. & Mrs. Albert Mayer IN MEMORY OF MRS. BETSY WYETH (in addition to previous gifts)

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Landa Mr. & Mrs. Albert Mayer IN MEMORY OF PHYLLIS MILLS WYETH (in addition to previous gifts)

Charles & Rena Cuno

Those who have donated to our Emergency Flood Relief will be acknowledged in the next issue of Catalyst. 15

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PRESERVE HOURS The Laurels, Waterloo Mills & Birmingham Hill Preserves Visit www.brandywine.org/preserves

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Front cover: The Museum’s courtyard entrance submerged under floodwaters.