When Henry Plumer McIlhenny died in 1986, he left everything - an estimated $100M worth - to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where he had served for 50 years as curator, trustee and chairman of the board. This International Museum Day, take a listen to his story on Episode #023 of Biographical Bytes from Bala, available wherever you get your podcasts. #podcast #phillypodcast #phillyhistory #Philadelphia #historypodcast #historiccemetery #LaurelHill #phillyfacts #cemeteryphilly #artmuseum #museumday #phillymuseums
Anna Jarvis was an American social activist who is recognized as the founder of Mother’s Day, first celebrated on May 12, 1907. For her story and more, check out episode #004 of All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories, available wherever you get your podcasts. #cemeteryphilly #podcast #phillyhistory #phillypodcast #historiccemetery #historiccemetery #historypodcast #cemeteryphilly #Philadelphia #historypodcast #LaurelHill #phillyhistory #phillyfacts #phillypodcast #phillyfacts #LaurelHill #podcast #mothersday #happymothersday #mothersday2024
Septimus Winner was the composer of several catchy songs including the classic "Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone." This Philadelphia native is now interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery. For his story and more, listen to All Bones Considered Episode #054, available wherever you get your podcasts. #Philadelphia #podcast #cemeteryphilly #phillypodcast #phillyfacts #historypodcast #phillyhistory #LaurelHill #historiccemetery #composer #music #musicphilly #musichistory
Glenna Collett-Vare was one of the giants of women’s golf and the top American player in the 1920s and 30s. She won 49 amateur tournaments between 1921 and 1935. She could hit a ball straight down the fairway nearly 300 yards. She was the first woman to break 80 in the U.S. Women’s Amateur, which she won six times. She is in the golf hall of fame, and the Vare Trophy is awarded annually to the woman professional with the best scoring average. She played into her 80s but never turned professional. In her day, she was "The Female Bobby Jones". She is buried at Laurel Hill West in a crypt that does not even acknowledge her presence – an unmarked grave. This National Golf Day, listen to her story in Biographical Bytes from Bala Episode #024, available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillyhistory #LaurelHill #cemeteryphilly #ApplePodcasts #Philadelphia #historypodcast #podcast #historiccemetery #phillyfacts #phillypodcast #golf #golfday #nationalgolfday #crypt #womeningolf
Three Quaker sisters – Hannah, Elizabeth, and Katharine Shipley – decided they wanted to start a school. Not another finishing school where girls learned to cook and crochet and behave in society, but a rigorous academic school specifically to train girls in languages and the sciences so they could get into Bryn Mawr and other colleges that were springing up for women in the late 19th century. In this podcast, you will learn about the evolution of girls’ education from before the founding of the country, and some special personalities that populated the Shipley School for its first 75 years. This Teacher Appreciation Week, take a listen to Biographical Bytes from Bala Episode #018: “Courage for the Deed, Grace for the Doing: The Shipley Sisters and Educating Girls.” Available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillypodcast #phillyfacts #phillyhistory #Philadelphia #historiccemetery #LaurelHill #historypodcast #podcast #cemeteryphilly #ApplePodcasts #shipley #teachers #teacherappreciation #phillyteachers #brynmawr
RP: @gehrmanator “This fun fact ironically popped up in front of me this morning.” #McGillins #Philly #PhillyFacts #FunFacts #PhillysOldestBar
William Welsh Harrison would have been 174 year old yesterday. Born in 1850, he was a moneyed man due to America’s sweet tooth – he made a fortune as a sugar manufacturer. Part of his wealth went to build the family home, Grey Towers Castle in Glenside. His former home now serves as administrative offices for Arcadia University, but his presence is still felt on the property. Apparently, the castle and other campus buildings are haunted. For his story and more, check out episode #050 of All Bones Considered, available wherever you get your podcasts. #cemeteryphilly #phillyhistory #historiccemetery #LaurelHill #Philadelphia #podcast #historypodcast #phillyfacts #phillypodcast #arcadia #haunting #ghoststories
Francis Xavier Dercum grew up in Philadelphia and trained as a neurologist, and treated President Woodrow Wilson. Francis's sister Clara also became a physician and spent much of her career giving charity care to the poor in Philadelphia, while working tirelessly for women's rights. Their half-sister Susanna went in a different direction and became Leopold Stokowski's choice for the voice of Maria Aegyptica when he conducted the American premier of Mahler's 8th Symphony in 1916. For their story and more, check out episode 7 of Biographical Bytes from Bala, available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillyfacts #historiccemetery #phillyhistory #LaurelHill #cemeteryphilly #historypodcast #Philadelphia #phillypodcast #podcast #siblings #siblingsday
Did you know that one of the first American ballerina's was from Philadelphia? For Mary Ann Lee's story, check out Episode #026 of All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories, available wherever you get your podcasts. #historypodcast #cemeteryphilly #phillyfacts #ApplePodcasts #LaurelHill #phillyfacts #phillypodcast #phillyhistory #Philadelphia #historiccemetery #LaurelHill #cemeteryphilly #phillyhistory #historiccemetery #dancer #ballet #maryannlee #danceday
This World Book Day, check out Episode #003 of All Bones Considered, featuring Owen Wister. Wister is credited with writing the first definitive Western novel "The Virginian." He is now interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery. #historypodcast #historiccemetery #ApplePodcasts #phillyfacts #phillyhistory #Philadelphia #cemeteryphilly #phillypodcast #LaurelHill #podcast #western #cowboy
"We loved the earth but could not stay." This phrase is on Loren Eiseley's tombstone, now interred at Laurel Hill. He was Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and History of Science, and the curator of the Early Man section at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Like Henry David Thoreau, his writings on man and nature are treasured to this day. When Eiseley died in 1977, many people felt as though they had lost a close personal friend, even if they never met him. On this Earth Day, listen to his story in Biographical Bytes from Bala episode #008, available wherever you get your podcasts. #historiccemetery #Philadelphia #phillyhistory #cemeteryphilly #podcast #phillypodcast #historypodcast #phillyfacts #LaurelHill #ApplePodcasts #EarthDay #EarthDay2024 #earth #author
There's no city quite like Philly and there's no tour quite like Founding Footsteps. 🏙️ From Revolutionary War stories to obscure historical tidbits, our tour guides ensure that every walk is filled with facts, fun and a true sense of the vibrant spirit that has always tinged this city's atmosphere. Whether you're a local or a first-time visitor, you are bound to learn something new and be thoroughly entertained along the way. 😊 #ExplorePhilly #DiscoverHiddenGems #WalkThroughHistory #FoundingFootsteps #PhillyFacts
#phillyfacts Did you know Benjamin Franklin helped establish the first pubblicato liberty in Philadelphia?? #philadelphia #phillylibraries #booklover #findasittertoday
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#phillyfacts Did you know that the first computer was built in Philadelphia?? #philadelphia #babysitter #findasittertoday #philadelphia_citylife #babysitterapp #babysitting
April 11 is National Safe Motherhood Day, and we're featuring Dr. James Batts from episode #047. Dr. Batts was an early champion of improving prenatal care for Philadelphia’s African American population. For his story and more, you can listen to episode #047 wherever you get your podcasts. #ApplePodcasts #phillyhistory #medicine #podcast #cemeteryphilly #historypodcast #phillyfacts #phillypodcast #historiccemetery #Philadelphia #medicalhistory #doctors #LaurelHill #motherhood #prenatalcare
Constantine Hering (pictured) was born and educated in Germany and learned the homeopathic methods of fellow countryman Samuel Hahnemann; he brought these beliefs with him to Philadelphia and is considered the Father of Homeopathic Medicine in the United States. For his story and more, take a listen to All Bones Considered #017, available wherever you get your podcasts. #cemeteryphilly #phillyhistory #historiccemetery #phillyfacts #podcast #phillypodcast #ApplePodcasts #historypodcast #medicine #homeopathy #worldhomeopathyday
These three Drinker siblings are all buried together on a hillside at Laurel Hill West. For their stories and more, check out episode #041 of All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories. Available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillypodcast #LaurelHill #historypodcast #phillyhistory #cemeteryphilly #Philadelphia #ApplePodcasts #historiccemetery #phillyfacts #podcast #siblings #siblingsday
Founding Father, David Rittenhouse, would have been 292 yesterday. Rittenhouse was recognized in the colonies as being not only the finest astronomer in the land, but the finest builder of delicate, accurate astronomical equipment. For his story and more, check out Episode #052 of All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories. Available wherever you get your podcasts. #rittenhouse #historypodcast #history #podcast #phillyfacts #phillyjawn
Did you know Philadelphia is home to the OLDEST continuously inhabited street in America? Elfreth's Alley, in Old City, is a charming time capsule lined with cobblestones dating back to 1702! ✨ Imagine strolling past colorful brick homes that once housed everyday people like blacksmiths and craftsmen. Today, it's a vibrant community and a peek into the past. #FunFacts #Philadelphia #PhillyFacts #MichaelDelCielloPhiladelphia #HistoricalCity #PhiladelphiaHistory #History #ElfrethsAlley #OldCityPhilly #PhillyHistory #LivePhilly #FollowForFollowBack #USAHistory #EastCoastLiving #TravelTuesday #HiddenGems #LikeForLike #ArchitecturalDigest #BrickHouseLove #PhillyLife #TimeCapsule #HistoryLover #HistoryBuff #Cobblestones
This International Children's Book Day, we're highlight All Bones Considered Episode #038: Lewis Carrol Connections! Available wherever you get your podcasts. #historiccemetery #ApplePodcasts #podcast #historypodcast #phillyhistory #phillypodcast #cemeteryphilly #phillyfacts #lewiscarroll #aliceinwonderland #childrensbooks #childrensbookday
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Trivia time! What Philly neighborhood is home to our nation’s oldest residential street? Elfreth’s Alley, located in the _______ neighborhood in Philadelphia. This street dates to 1703, with the first built houses dating between 1703 and 1836. – It includes 32 houses, and The Elfreth’s Alley Museum opened in the 1960s. #phillyfacts #phillyhistory #elfrethsalley #philadelphiainquirer #phillymag #phillymaps #phillyartist #phillyneighborhoods #phillymuseums
Before the internet, before television, before radio, there were magazines. Philadelphia was the place you wanted to be if you were in the magazine business. It had the best presses, the best printers, and the railroads to get them where they needed to go. Cyrus H.K. Curtis was the king of magazine publishing, but could only do it with the help of two amazing editors – his wife, Louisa Knapp Curtis (pictured), and his hire from Boston, George Horace Lorimer. All three are now buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery or West Laurel Hill Cemetery, and featured in All Bones Considered Episode #016. This World Poetry Day, take a listen! Available wherever you get your podcasts. #cemeteryphilly #phillyfacts #ApplePodcasts #historypodcast #phillypodcast #Philadelphia #phillyhistory #historiccemetery #podcast
March 19 is St. Joseph's Day, and we're highlighting Joseph Clay Neal. Neal, whom many called “the American Dickens,” started his writing career with an evening newspaper “The Daily Courier,” and ended up fostering the career of a teenage girl who became one of the primary woman authors of the 19th century. For his story and more, listen to episode #030 of All Bones Considered Laurel Hill Stories, available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillyhistory #podcast #cemeteryphilly #phillypodcast #ApplePodcasts #phillyfacts #Philadelphia #historiccemetery #historypodcast
This St. Patrick's Day, we're featuring Irish-born General, Robert Patterson, and his son Francis. Both are now interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery, and their story is featuring in All Bones Considered Episode #006. Available wherever you get your podcasts. #historiccemetery #LaurelHill #podcast #cemeteryphilly #phillypodcast #phillyfacts #historypodcast #Philadelphia #ApplePodcasts #phillyhistory #germantown #generals #
Celebrating 45K downloads for All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories! New episodes twice a month. Available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillyhistory #podcast #historiccemetery #Philadelphia #historypodcast #LaurelHill #cemeteryphilly #phillypodcast #ApplePodcasts #phillyfacts
It's Working Women's Day! These three remarkable women shattered many glass ceilings in their long careers. Dr. Nellie Neilson was one of the best – and best known – Medieval history scholars in the world, but she struggled to climb every rung to the top during her long career. Sara Yorke Stevenson was a self-trained Egyptologist, a founder of the Penn Museum, a leader in women’s rights, and a popular newspaper columnist who gained respect from colleagues around the world – her story is told by fellow Laurel Hill Cemetery docent Pat Rose. Elizabeth Head Fetter, older sister to maverick inventor Howard Head, was writing under the pen name of Hannah Lees about topics like masturbation and women’s extra-marital affairs in the prudish 1940s, several years before the Kinsey Report was released. For more, check out Episode #048 of All Bones Considered, available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillyfacts #phillypodcast #historypodcast #feminism #womenshistory #historiccemetery #podcasts #phillyhistory #Philadelphia #womenshistorymonth #LaurelHill #ApplePodcasts #cemeteryphilly #podcasts
Helen Bradford Thompson turned the understanding of gender roles on its head. Her groundbreaking work at the turn of the 20th century, summarized in her PhD thesis "The Mental Traits of Sex," exploded on the psychology scene like nothing that had come before it. And yet the name Helen Bradford Thompson Woolley was little remembered for decades, only recently being rediscovered because of the blossoming of feminist studies. She is interred at Laurel Hill West. This Women's History Month, take a listen to her story in Biographical Bytes from Bala Episode #009, available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillyfacts #ApplePodcasts #LaurelHill #historiccemetery #phillyhistory #Philadelphia #phillypodcast #cemeteryphilly #historypodcast #podcasts #feminism #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth
Composer William Kirkpatrick was born on this day in 1838. Kirkpatrick was a hymn writer whose Christmas carol you have been singing all your life! He is now interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery. For his story and more, check out All Bones Considered Episode #054, available wherever you get your podcasts. #ApplePodcasts #phillyfacts #phillyhistory #phillypodcast #Philadelphia #LaurelHill #historiccemetery #podcasts #historypodcast #cemeteryphilly #bornonthisday #composer #musichistory
Joseph Miller Huston was an up-and-coming architect who got the plum job of designing Pennsylvania’s State Capitol; instead of leading him to even bigger jobs, it became his professional downfall. Huston was born on this day in 1866. He is now interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery, and is featured on Episode #049 of All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories, available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillyfacts #phillypodcast #historypodcast #historiccemetery #phillyhistory #Philadelphia #podcasts #cemeteryphilly #ApplePodcasts #LaurelHill #bornonthisday #harrisburg #capitolbuilding #architect
Portrait artist Thomas Sully painted this image of President George Washington, who was born on this day in 1732. Sully is now interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery, and featured on Episode #006 of All Bones Considered, Laurel Hill Stories. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. #phillyfacts #phillyhistory #historypodcast #phillypodcast #Philadelphia #cemeteryphilly #historiccemetery #podcasts #washington #portrait #painting #washingtonbirthday #presidentsday #presidentsday2024
Raphael Coel was a World War II veteran and insurance executive. His wife Julia was a lifelong swimmer who served as the first Black female lifeguard for the City of Philadelphia. They serve as an anchor for Biographical Bytes from Bala Episode #017. If you are White, learn what it was like to attempt to “Swim While Black” in the United States. If you are Black, you already know. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. #podcasts #phillyhistory #LaurelHill #cemeteryphilly #historypodcast #phillyfacts #phillypodcast #Philadelphia #historiccemetery #ApplePodcasts #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth
Jack Rose was an old soul guitarist who took John Fahey and other fingerpickers as role models. Born on this day in 1971, Rose moved to Philadelphia in 1998, where he became part of the alternative music scene. As he taught himself the primitive styles of Blind Blake, Charlie Patton, and others, he took on the name “Dr. Ragtime”. His album “Raag Manifesto” was named one of the top 50 records of the year by British music magazine “The Wire”. Davendra Banhart included one of his songs in the compilation “Golden Apples of the Sun”. His fourth recording, “Kensington Blues”, was his breakthrough and he toured extensively. Rose’s career was tragically cut short in 2009 when he died before his 39th birthday and just before the release of his 5th album “Luck in the Valley”. He is interred in the Nature’s Sanctuary section of Laurel Hill West, one of our green burial spaces. But his music lives on. For his story, check out Biographical Bytes from Bala episode #027, available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillypodcast #phillyhistory #LaurelHill #historiccemetery #phillyfacts #podcasts #ApplePodcasts #historypodcast #cemeteryphilly #Philadelphia #bornonthisday
Happy Valentine's Day! Hilary Koprowski was a Polish-born virologist who developed the first effective polio vaccine, but who is little remembered today. His wife, cytopathologist Irena Koprowska, was a co-developer of the Pap smear. The couple are now interred at Laurel Hill West. For their story and more, listen to All Bones Considered Episode #027, available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillyfacts #phillypodcast #historypodcast #phillyhistory #historiccemetery #ApplePodcasts #LaurelHill #podcasts #valentines #vday2024 #valentinesday
Hy Lit was one of the top names in radio for five decades. He is now interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery. For his story and more, check out episode #023 of All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories. Available wherever you get your podcasts. #podcasts #phillypodcast #ApplePodcasts #historiccemetery #LaurelHill #historypodcast #phillyhistory #phillyfacts #Philadelphia #cemeteryphilly #radio #worldradioday
President Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809. Several of his friends in life are now permanent residents of Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. Admiral John Dahlgren was the father of Naval Ordnance, and the father of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren of the infamous Dahlgren affair during the Civil War that may have directly led to the assassination of their friend Abraham Lincoln. Bishop Matthew Simpson - you've seen his statue on Belmont - was a confidante who delivered Lincoln’s funeral oration in Springfield, Illinois. For their story and more, check out episode #010 of All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories. Available wherever you get your podcasts. #historiccemetery #phillyfacts #podcasts #cemeteryphilly #Philadelphia #historypodcast #phillypodcast #phillyhistory #LaurelHill #ApplePodcasts #lincoln #presidentsday #lincolnbirthday #bornonthisday
Langhorne Wister was a colonel with the Bucktail Regiment during the Civil War, shot through the mouth at the Battle of Gettysburg. On this National Armed Forces Day, take a listen to his story and more in All Bones Considered Episode #025, available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillyhistory #Philadelphia #historypodcast #phillypodcast #cemeteryphilly #historiccemetery #podcasts #LaurelHill #phillyfacts #armedforces #armedforcesday
Dennie Hoggard, Jr., of West Philadelphia was a tight end at Penn State who helped to integrate the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year’s Day of 1948. He is now interred at West Laurel Hill. This Super Bowl Weekend, take a listen to his story and more in episode #035 of All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories, available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillypodcast #cemeteryphilly #LaurelHill #phillyhistory #podcasts #phillyfacts #ApplePodcasts #Philadelphia #historiccemetery #historypodcast #football #superbowl #superbowlweekend #superbowl2024
Giuseppe del Puente (left) was considered the premier baritone of the late 19th century. Eleanor Mayo (center) had a budding career derailed by a bad review and a marriage. David Bispham (right) was "The Quaker Singer" who was a favorite of Teddy Roosevelt. For their stories and more this Opera Day, check out episode #012 of All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories, available wherever you get your podcasts. #operahistory #opera #phillypodcast #LaurelHill #operaphilly #phillyhistory #Philadelphia #podcasts #cemeteryphilly #phillyfacts #ApplePodcasts #historiccemetery
It's World Ballet Day! Many people consider Mary Ann Lee to be America’s first professional ballerina. She is now interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery. For her story and more, check out episode #026 of All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories. Available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillyhistory #cemeteryphilly #historiccemetery #Philadelphia #phillyfacts #LaurelHill #podcasts #phillypodcast #ApplePodcasts #ballet #ballerina #maryannlee
[LINK IN BIO] This tiny town, only a 90 minute drive from Philadelphia, has one of the longest names in the country! 😯 With 17 letters, it's tied with Mooselookmeguntic, Maine, for being the longest one-word, unhyphenated census-designated place name in the US. The population is estimated to be only a mere 37! 💥 Head over to the 🔗 in our bio to find out more. Let us know if you would visit a small town with few people? 👀⬇️ #mysecretphiladelphia 📸: Wikipedia Commons #smalltowns #longesttownname #phillyfacts
City living that keeps on giving? That’s so ✨Philly ✨ Whether you’re trading up, trading down, or trading the suburbs & city, there are so many reasons to make 2024 your year to level up your living in the City of Brotherly Love ❤️ #philadelphiarealestate #phillyrealestate #philadelphiarealtor #cityliving #phillyliving #philadelphia #visitphilly #onthesquarerealestate #compass #compassphilly #centercityphiladelphia #phillyfacts
It's National Meat Week! Check out Episode #024 of All Bones Considered featuring Momma Dietz of Dietz & Watson, now interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Available wherever you get your podcasts. #historiccemetery #Philadelphia #ApplePodcasts #phillypodcast #podcasts #phillyhistory #LaurelHill #cemeteryphilly #historypodcast #phillyfacts #meats #meatweek #delimeat #dietzandwatson #philly
Take a walk down Elfreth’s Alley. The cobblestones in the Alley date all the way back to 1702 and the area is the oldest continuously inhabited street in America. #phillyfun #phillyfunfriday #phillyfacts #oldcity #oldestresidentiastreet #elfrethsalley #cleaningservice #cleanhouse #cleanhousecleanmind #professionalcleaners #customizeable #cleaningneeds #residentialcleaningservices #commercialcleaningservices #standardclean #deepclean #moveinmoveoutclean #housecleaningphiladelphia #supportlocal #whyilovephilly #phillygram
Take a walk down Elfreth’s Alley. The cobblestones in the Alley date all the way back to 1702 and the area is the oldest continuously inhabited street in America. #phillyfun #phillyfunfriday #phillyfacts #oldcity #oldestresidentiastreet #elfrethsalley #cleaningservice #cleanhouse #cleanhousecleanmind #professionalcleaners #customizeable #cleaningneeds #residentialcleaningservices #commercialcleaningservices #standardclean #deepclean #moveinmoveoutclean #housecleaningphiladelphia #supportlocal #whyilovephilly #phillygram
Quiz time! In what Philly neighborhood did the Stetson Hat factory reside? Here are some more fun facts about the company… ….. ….. The world-renowned hat manufacturing company began in a single-room workshop in 1865, and over five decades it grew into a nine acre, 25-building complex, creating its own town-within-a-town. Stetson employed 5,000 workers and provided them with their own private services, including education, training, sports, and entertainment. Chief among all benefits was health care administered at the company-owned hospital. #stetsonhats #stetsonhatbox #phillyhistory #phillymaps #phillymag #philadelphiainquirer #riverwards #phillyfacts
Hy Lit was one of the top names on-the-air for five decades. Today, we're featuring him for National DJ Day! Take a listen to All Bones Considered Episode #023 for his story and more, available wherever you get your podcasts. Link in bio. #phillyfacts #Philadelphia #podcasts #historypodcast #historiccemetery #phillypodcast #ApplePodcasts #cemeteryphilly #phillyhistory #LaurelHill
Take a listen for yourself, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. #LaurelHill #phillyhistory #phillypodcast #historypodcast #phillyfacts #ApplePodcasts #cemeteryphilly #historiccemetery #Philadelphia #podcast #podcasts #review #5star #5starreviews #testimonial #reviews
Take a listen for yourself, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. #LaurelHill #phillyhistory #phillypodcast #historypodcast #phillyfacts #ApplePodcasts #cemeteryphilly #historiccemetery #Philadelphia #podcast #podcasts #review #5star #5starreviews #testimonial #reviews
Today is National Argyle Day, celebrated on January 8 since 2008! In honor of the pattern, we're featuring All Bones Considered Episode #053: Suited to a Tee. Philadelphia has been an epicenter for golf since the 1890s. There are dozens of golf courses within an easy drive of the city, and a few in the city itself. For more on golf's connections to Laurel Hill Cemetery, take a listen wherever you get your podcasts. #argyle #historian #historiccemetery #phillyhistory #historypodcast #phillypodcast #phillyfacts #cemeteryphilly #LaurelHill #history
David Bispham, otherwise known as "The Quaker Singer," was born on this day in 1857. He was a favorite of Teddy Roosevelt, and is now interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery. For his story and more, check out episode #012 of All Bones Considered: A Night at The Opera. Available wherever you get your podcasts. #historiccemetery #historian #cemeteryphilly #historypodcast #LaurelHill #history #phillyhistory #phillypodcast #phillyfacts #opera #operaphilly #operahistory #bornonthisday
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Born on this day in 1868: Architect Horace Trumbauer Trumbauer designed the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Free Library of Philadelphia, Irvine Auditorium, Whitemarsh Hall, and many others. He is now interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery. For his story and more, check out All Bones Considered Episode #005, available wherever you get your podcasts. #podcasts #phillyfacts #historypodcast #historian #cemeteryphilly #phillypodcast #laurelhill #phillyhistory #historiccemetery #LaurelHill #Philadelphia #ApplePodcasts #architects #architecture
Merry Christmas! 🎄 William Kirkpatrick was a hymn writer whose Christmas carol you have been singing all your life: Away in A Manger. He is now interred at Laurel Hill. For his story and more, check out All Bones Considered Episode #054, available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillypodcast #historiccemetery #laurelhill #cemeteryphilly #LaurelHill #podcasts #phillyfacts #phillyhistory #historypodcast #winter2023 #historian #christmas #christmas2023 #christmascarols #awayinamanger #christmassongs
For the Winter Solstice, we're featuring clockmaker Henry Voigt, who helped David Rittenhouse build his legendary orrery (pictured) and supplied surveying instruments to the Lewis & Clark Expedition. For his story and more, check out All Bones Considered Episode #043, available wherever you get your podcasts. #cemeteryphilly #Philadelphia #podcasts #phillyfacts #historypodcast #phillypodcast #laurelhill #phillyhistory #historiccemetery #LaurelHill #wintersolstice #solstice #winter #winter2023
All days are 24 hours long. So while it might “feel” like the shortest day, it’s not— just the least amount of sunlight. The good news? After today, we add on more sunlight, with later sunset times starting tomorrow! #themoreyouknow #sunset #sunlight #wintersolstice #philly #phillyfacts
Howard Head found that he was not a very good tennis player, so he changed the equipment to improve his game, just as he had done for skiing. He is now interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, and featured in Episode #034 of All Bones Considered, Laurel Hill Cemetery. Available wherever you get your podcasts. #podcasts #laurelhill #ApplePodcasts #phillyhistory #Philadelphia #historypodcast #phillyfacts #historiccemetery #phillypodcast #podchaser #historian #cemeteryphilly #underdog #underdogday #tennis #sportshistory
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Raymond Pace Alexander was born in #Philadelphia to former enslaved people, but graduated with honors from #Harvard Law School and became the go-to civil rights lawyer in Philadelphia. In 1959, he became the first black judge to sit on the Court of Common Pleas. We honor him this December 10th, Human Rights Day, which in 2023 commemorates the 75th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For his story, check out Biographical Bytes from Bala #005, available wherever you get your podcasts. #civilrights #humanrights #laurelhill #podcasts #phillyhistory #historypodcast #phillyfacts #ApplePodcasts #lawyer
Today is National Letter Writing Day! A day designed to encourage folks to put down the smartphone and pick up a pen. In All Bones Considered Episode #040, we feature Colonel William Drayton, a veteran of the War of 1812 and a Unionist from South Carolina whose father had exchanged dozens of letters with Jefferson on many topics, especially agriculture. Take a listen and get inspired, available wherever you get your podcasts. #Philadelphia #historiccemetery #phillyhistory #phillypodcast #LaurelHill #phillyfacts #historypodcast #podcasts #podcast #ApplePodcasts #podchaser #thomasjefferson #letterwriting #letters #letterwritingday
John Carbutt, the forgotten pioneer of Philadelphia photography, was born on this day in 1832. Born in England, he spent the first years of his career as a railroad photographer in Canada and the American West. After settling in Mount Airy and opening a factory in Wayne Junction, Carbutt was the first person in the country to commercially produce dry photographic plates, the first to produce sheets of celluloid coated with photographic emulsion for making celluloid film, and the first to make commercially available dry plates for x-rays. Around 1890 he made film 35 mm width for the Kinetoscope, which set the 35 mm film standard for motion picture cameras and still cameras. At the time of his death in 1905, he was working on a method to produce color film. John Carbutt is buried in an unmarked grave at Laurel Hill West. For his story, check out Biographical Bytes from Bala episode #019, available wherever you get your podcasts. #phillypodcast #podcast #phillyhistory #LaurelHill #historypodcast #googlepodcasts #cemeteryphilly #podcasts #historian #phillyfacts #Philadelphia #historiccemetery #bornonthisday #photography #photographyhistory
Did you know William Penn created five public squares in his city plans back in 1682? Rittenhouse Square, Logan Square, Washington Square, and Franklin Square still exist. The fifth square—Centre Square—is the location of City Hall and Dilworth Park. #PhillyFacts
Great article! For more on Glenna Collett Vare, check out Biological Bytes from Bala Episode #024, available wherever you get your podcasts. #golfer #balacynwyd #golfchampion #femalegolfer #golfhistory #phillyfacts #laurelhill #phillyhistory
This World Television Day, we're highlighting All Bones Considered Episode #013: On the Tube! Dave Garroway was one of the most successful announcers in the early days of television, but things fell apart when he walked away from "The Today Show." Main Line socialite Anne Francine might be better remembered for her time on stage or in cabaret performances, but she spent a memorable season in a TV show starring Barbara Eden. And anyone who lived in Philadelphia over the past 40 years knew about Edie Huggins and Sheela Allen-Stephens. Available wherever you get your podcasts. #ApplePodcasts #historiccemetery #phillypodcast #LaurelHill #phillyhistory #phillyfacts #cemeteryphilly #Philadelphia #tv #broadcasting #television #worldtvday #worldtelevisionday
James Garfield was born on November 19, 1831. He is connected to several folks interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery. -Philadelphia’s Samuel Jackson Randall defeated Garfield for Speaker of the House three times before Garfield leapfrogged him to become President. -University of Pennsylvania’s Dr. David Hayes Agnew, probably the best surgeon in the country, was summoned to Garfield’s bedside as a consultant after he was shot. -Penn’s Dr. Charles Karsner Mills testified against Garfield’s assassin Charles Guiteau and then assisted in Guiteau’s autopsy. This and more in All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories #44, available wherever you get your podcasts. #ApplePodcasts #cemeteryphilly #cemetery #phillyfacts #historiccemetery #phillyhistory #phillypodcast #historian #LaurelHill #bornonthisday #jamesgarfield #garfield
This National Princess Day, we're featuring Princess Olga Demidoff Troubetzskoy Stoever from Episode #015 of All Bones Considered. She was briefly the wife of Germantown-born and raised archeologist and businessman Edward Royal Stoever; her life is the thing of legends. For her story and more, visit the #LinkInBio or search wherever you get your podcasts. #cemetery #historiccemetery #Philadelphia #phillypodcast #cemeteryphilly #historypodcast #ApplePodcasts #phillyfacts #phillyhistory #podcasts