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The Seed Spencer Films
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Everything old is new again! Spencer Films and the Staley Museum explore the history of A. E. Staley and the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company in Decatur, IL through our podcast "The Seed". We provide background and insight to the documentary "Fields of Gold", produced in partnership with the Decatur Herald & Review. The film, with Emmy Award-winning narrator Peter Coyote, looks at the life of A. E. Staley as he traveled the country to build his agribusiness empire, and how one seed he planted as a young boy in North Carolina grew into the legacy that remains today. Find out more about the documentary, the Staley Museum, the Decatur Staleys football team (which became the Chicago Bears), and the history that surrounds it all through this look back in time.
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Episode 22: Happy Holidaze
In this special holiday edition of THE SEED, host Julie Staley discusses Staley traditions from Christmas past, followed by the Staley Museum and Spencer Films staff sharing their memories and favorite things about the season.
THE SEED is produced by Spencer Films in partnership with The Staley Museum and Herald & Review. The podcast is sponsored by Staley Credit Union and the Brechnitz Group of Raymond James. -
Episode 21: A Very Staley Christmas
Host Julie Staley and co-host Laura Jahr talk about the holiday season at The Staley Museum, including decorating the Staley Mansion, items available in the shop for gift giving, and details on the Staley Museum's Holida Open House, Friday, December 16, in Decatur IL.
THE SEED is produced by Spencer Films in partnership with The Staley Museum and Herald & Review. The podcast is sponsored by Staley Credit Union and the Brechnitz Group of Raymond James. -
Episode 20: Food for Thought
In this episode of THE SEED, Spencer Films Production Manager Laura Richter and The Staley Museum Assistant Director Erynn Williams Burge provide "Food for Thought" as they discuss the recipes, cookbooks, and special publications distributed by Staley Manufacturing, some of which were published over 100 years ago.
THE SEED is produced by Spencer Films in partnership with The Staley Museum and Herald & Review. The podcast is sponsored by Staley Credit Union and the Brechnitz Group of Raymond James. -
Episode 19: Recipe for Success
In this episode of THE Seed, "Recipe for Success," host Julie Staley from Spencer Films and co-host Laura Jahr from The Staley Museum discuss the women who promoted, marketed, and used Staley products.
THE SEED is produced by Spencer Films in partnership with The Staley Museum and Herald & Review. The podcast is sponsored by Staley Credit Union and the Brechnitz Group of Raymond James. -
Episode 18: Decatur's Haunted History
Producer Laura Richter presents a special Halloween edition of THE SEED, joined by historian and Haunted Decatur Tour Guide, John Winterbauer. Laura and John talk about locations that still exist from the time A.E. Staley resided in Decatur - the Masonic Temple, Wabash Depot, and Avon Theater - and the ghost stories associated with them.
THE SEED is produced by Spencer Films in partnership with The Staley Museum and Herald & Review. The podcast is sponsored by Staley Credit Union and the Brechnitz Group of Raymond James. -
Episode 17: A Journey through History
Archivist / researcher Lana Wildman joins host Julie Staley in this episode of THE SEED, discussing the travels of A. E. Staley in the late 1800s. One of those visits was to the 1893 World Fair in Chicago, with the first appearance of George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.'s magnificent "Chicago Wheel."
THE SEED is produced by Spencer Films in partnership with The Staley Museum and Herald & Review. The podcast is sponsored by Staley Credit Union and the Brechnitz Group of Raymond James.