Folklore Friday: The Legacy of the Mother of Little East Side
Fri, Sep 25
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Join us for a story of compassion, religion, inventions, industrialists, a pandemic, racism, and forbidden love that has a connection to Greenbank Mill and William Penn. It’s the story of Sarah Webb Pyle, a woman ahead of her time, who in 1901, founded the People’s Settlement House


Time & Location
Sep 25, 2020, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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About The Event
For our first Folklore Friday of the season, join us for a story of compassion, religion, inventions, industrialists, a pandemic, racism, and forbidden love that has a connection to Greenbank Mill and William Penn. It’s the story of Sarah Webb Pyle, a woman ahead of her time, who in 1901, founded the People’s Settlement House. Gather around the virtual bonfire with us, and be transported back in time through stories of local folklore and history by our gifted storytellers. Join us a half hour before the program starts at 6:30 for a pre-show hangout.
Upcoming Folklore Fridays:
October 2 - Trolleys of Brandywine Springs with local historian Scott Palmer
October 9 - Local history topic with local historian Thomas Gears
October 16 - Blast from the Past: Meet Private James Elbert, a member of the 8th United States Colored Troops in partnership with African Union Church Cemetery, Delaware City