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Back to SearchA Brief History of Performance
Episode 450
BBB:LHWS #051-1 Human performance...
...has ancient roots in ritual, storytelling, music, and dance, evolving from prehistoric communal activities…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Mummers, Minstrels, and Laurel Hill
Episode 453
BBB:LHWS #051-0 Mummery & Minstrelsy in the City of Brotherly Love
Philadelphia has been the home of Mummers for centuries and you can still see th…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Benjamin Richards: Merchant, Mayor and Cemetery Cheerleader
Episode 447
ABC:LHS #041-4 Benjamin Wood Richards...
...was mayor during a time with challenges like public health crises, infrastructure needs, and social ten…
10 months, 1 week ago
Nathan Dunn and His 10,000 Chinese Things
Episode 446
ABC:LHS #081-3 Nathan Dunn...
...sailed as a merchant to China around 1818 and gained respect by avoiding the opium trade, rather engaging in tea,…
10 months, 1 week ago
John Jay Smith: A Founder's Non-Cemetery Life
Episode 449
ABC:LHS #081-2 John Jay Smith served diverse roles as librarian, editor, cemetery founder, and member of the Society of Friends. He introduced pape…
10 months, 1 week ago
The First 20 Years of Laurel Hill
Episode 445
ABC:LHS #081-1 In the Beginning...
Inspired by the allegory of Old Mortality, Laurel Hill was founded in 1836 by John Jay Smith, Benjamin Richards, N…
10 months, 1 week ago
Some Laurel Hill Founders: The First 20 Years
Episode 448
ABC:LHS #081-0 The First 20 Years of Laurel Hill Cemetery
Laurel Hill Cemetery was founded opened in 1836 to give the people of Philadelphia a fina…
10 months, 1 week ago
Lon Jourdet: The Face of Early Quaker Basket Ball
Episode 444
BBB:LHWS #052-1 Lon Jourdet...
...was an All-American footballer who also excelled at basketball. He spent 23 years as coach at Penn and captured …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Basket Ball and Laurel Hill
Episode 443
BBB:LHWS #050 Basket Ball started...
...on the day James Naismith nailed 13 rules to a gymnasium door in Springfield Massachusetts. The game spread…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Hugh Craig, Jr.: The Glue That Held It All Together
Episode 442
ABC:LHS #080-5 Hugh Craig, Jr. ...
...was a successful businessman whose life became the Troop, where he served both as treasurer and as quartermas…
11 months ago