Category: History
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Found in the Floorboards: 200 Year Old Seed Packets
Did you know that William Hamilton of The Woodlands and William Bartram of Bartram’s Garden were contemporaries and friends? The two shared a love of plant collecting and botany, were…
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Introducing the Two Williams
Did you know that William Hamilton of The Woodlands and William Bartram of Bartram’s Garden were contemporaries and friends? The two shared a love of plant collecting and botany, were…
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Celebrating Our Bartram Oak
Just over the fence from the Ann Bartram Carr Garden is our Bartram oak (Quercus heterophylla). John Bartram first observed this tree as a single specimen on the banks of…
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SEEING HISTORY — THE REMAINS OF A HISTORIC WHARF
If you explore the boardwalk at Bartram’s Garden, it will take you along the shore of the Schuylkill River. At one spot, you can observe old timbers in the water. We…
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HISTORIC FIND IN FLORIDA: 200 YEARS BEFORE THE BARTRAMS
You already know that John and William Bartram traveled to the South in their lifetimes, collecting plants such as the Franklinia tree. Among their stops was present-day St. Augustine, Florida,…
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Pirates, Privateers & John Bartram
Philadelphians are often surprised to learn about the history of pirates in our region, including the legendary figures of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd. Says one source: “Philadelphia, like many cities…
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Empowering Young People at The Farm at Bartram’s Garden
On Feb 11th, our High School Internship Crew was transformed into teachers and chefs for the day. They led a two-hour cooking and culture workshop for young women from Camp…
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Winter-blooming Flowers in the Garden
Curator Joel Fry was exploring the Garden this week and discovered two very early-blooming flowers. Let’s hear from Joel: “First is the Yellow-flowered winter sweet (Chimonanthus praecox) that is blooming in the…
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