Mount Vernon Cemetery: History and Resurrection
Wednesday, September 7, 2022, 6:30 PM
Brief annual meeting at 6:15 PM for EFHS members
Via Zoom - Click here to join the event!
East Falls’ distinguished neighbors include Laurel Hill Cemetery, founded in 1836 as an early exemplar of the rural cemetery movement. Only twenty years later, and nearby, came Mount Vernon Cemetery (MVC), also then seen as “in the country.” In it rest remains of 33,000 persons, including members of the Barrymore and Drew theatrical family and other notables. The 18th century burial ground of the Second Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia was removed to MVC in 1867. Abandoned by its owners, MVC became a sadly blighted property. In 2021, the Philadelphia courts awarded MVC to a conservatorship, which now works tirelessly to bring it back from the dead.
Join us on Zoom as historian Brandon Zimmerman, MA, a leading activist in the current restoration effort, presents an illustrated lecture and update on progress. Mr. Zimmerman, is an historian of photography and medicine, as well as an exhibit designer. He has worked for Drexel University, the College of Physicians of Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum, and the Academy of Natural Sciences.
Everyone welcome. Free. CLICK HERE on Wednesday, Sept. 7 to join - 6:15 for member meeting; 6:30 for presentation.
Methodist Episcopal Church "Daisy Quilt"
This quilt, about 6 ½ feet square, is embroidered with an image of the church, surrounded by 32 daisies. Within the daisies are more than 600 names, all hand-stitched.
Click here for “EF Historical Society solves mystery of ‘Daisy Quilt’” from East Falls NOW.
Click here for the "Daisy Quilt" page.
