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All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories

Brief biographies of permanent residents of Laurel Hill East in Philadelphia and Laurel Hill West in Bala Cywnyd, Pennsylvania. Often educational, always entertaining.

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23:00

William J. Mullen: The Prisoner's Friend and Female...

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/03/03

From All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories #072, segment 2 William J. Mullen was the first President of Female Medical College of Pennsylvania. He is remembered for his tireless philanthropic work among inmates at Moyamensing Prison and for his over-the-top grave marker in the south section of Laurel Hill East.

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13:50

Founding the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/03/02

From All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories #072, segment 1With the help of several Quaker philanthropists, a medical school for women was chartered in 1850. Through the courage and strength of the founders and early graduates, it slowly grew into a respected medical school whose memory lives today through the Drexel University School of Medicine.

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01:57:42

ABC072 Women's Medical College: Some Selected Stories

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/03/01

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories #072 gives you a condensed history of Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. The entire podcast is available on March 1st. Each segment will be released as an individual recording in the days that follow. First, I will tell you about the founding of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1850. Second, I will talk about William J. Mullen, the school’s first President and a major contributor. He is remembered today for his over-the-top grave marker

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28:54

John W. Forney: Gadfly, Chameleon, Provocateur

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2025/02/15

Biographical Bytes from Bala: Laurel Hill West Stories #041John W. Forney was a publisher, a politician, a railroad agent, and the only person to serve as both Clerk of the US House and Secretary of the US Senate. Abraham Lincoln befriended the man, but political enemies called Forney "Lincoln's dog." Andrew Johnson drank to excess at Forney’s Stag party the night before he was sworn in as Vice President and the two men later became bitter enemies. John W. Forney, political gadfly, chameleon, and

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19:23

Jack Jones: Pioneering TV Anchor

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/02/05

ABC#071, segment 4John Claver "Jack" Jones was a Philadelphian through-and-through - West Catholic High School, La Salle University. He was befriended by TV announcer John Facenda who got him hired at a local TV station. Jack rose to be evening anchor but died far too young.

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18:24

Judge Doris May Harris: Pioneer in Children's Court

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/02/04

All Bones Considered #071, segment 3 Doris May Harris was a summa cum laude graduate of Howard University who was the third Black woman to earn a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She went on to a long and distinguished career on the bench and introduced novel approaches to the punishment and rehabilitation of teen offenders.

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18:44

Florence DaVida Johnson-Reid: Reaching a Pinnacle in...

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/02/03

ABC#071, segment 2 Florence daVida "Videe" Howard Johnson-Reid steadily worked her way up the ladder of education until she was Dean of Graduate Studies at Cheyney University, whose history dates back to 1837 and the Institute for Colored Youth. Learn about the evolution of education for Philadelphia's African American citizens and more.

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18:03

Lynwood Blount: Bootstraps Judge, Hospital Director

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/02/02

ABC#071, part 1Lynwood Blount was a municipal judge who worked his way to the top, including night law school at Temple. He was elected judge after a successful 20-year law career. He was also President of Mercy-Douglass Hospital during its waning years. He did not suffer fools lightly. Along the way he picked up the nickname "Count Blount." He also served as President of Mercy-Douglass Hospital in its final days, so you can learn about medical education for African American Philadelphia

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01:32:46

ABC#071 Black History Month for 2025 - Four More Stories

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/02/01

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories #071 for February 2025 - complete Judge Lynwood Blount became a lawyer by going to night school and rose to be a judge in the Philadelphia criminal justice system. His manner and authoritative presence earned him the nickname “Count Blount.” Florence DeVida Johnson-Reid came through the ranks to become Dean of Graduate Education and Continuing Education at Cheyney University, but her life was tragically cut short by cancer. Judge Doris May Harris was

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20:43

Herb Lusk: The Praying Tailback

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/01/18

BBB040, part 3Herb Lusk was a running back who developed the habit of dropping to a knee and uttering a brief prayer after he scored a touchdown. He brought this habit with him to the pros and then quit after three seasons to become a very successful Baptist preacher. He was awarded a Super Bowl ring 39 years after he retired.

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18:39

Nate Ramsey: #24 for the Eagles

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/01/17

BBB070, part 2 Nate Ramsey played nine years with some pretty mediocre Eagle teams but was voted by fans as the best Eagle to ever wear uniform #24. The problem was his legal difficulties, which plagued him before, after, and during his career.

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27:21

M. Roy "Slab" Jackson: Football, Dogs, Horses, and a...

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/01/16

BBB070-part 1 Mac Roy "Slab" Jackson played college ball on one of the best Penn teams ever, then joined a professional league in Western Pennsylvania where he led a local team to a national championship. He is best remembered today for his skills in dog breeding and horsemanship.

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01:15:57

Hut!Hut! Hut!: Three Professional Football Players

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/01/15

Biographical Bytes from Bala #040 Mac Roy Jackson played college ball on one of the best Penn teams ever, then joined a professional league in Western Pennsylvania where he led a local team to a national championship. He may be better remembered as a master of the hounds and a judge of horse flesh. Nate Ramsey played nine years with some pretty mediocre Eagle teams but was voted by fans as their favorite Eagle to ever wear uniform #24. The problem was his legal difficulties, which plagued him

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30:39

COL Richard Henry Rush: From West Point to Lancers

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/01/14

ABC 2025 bonus episode Happy 200th birthday Richard H. Rush, born February 12, 1825. Richard’s grandfathers Benjamin Rush and Richard Stockton both signed the Declaration of Independence. Richard’s father served as a cabinet member under three presidents and unsuccessfully ran for Vice President in 1828. Richard attended the US Military Academy at West Point. When the Civil War started, Richard mustered and led from his Germantown neighbors the 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, better known as “Rush’s

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15:28

Henry Charles Lea: He Expected the Spanish Inquisition

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2025/01/06

ABC#070, part Henry Charles Lea was a publisher, researcher, and author, who wrote the definitive history of the Spanish Inquisition. His grave marker was sculpted by Alexander Stirling Calder and is one of the most photographed monuments on the property. This is a partial rerun of #ABC018 - The Calder Connection

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22:07

John Roh: Death by Inferno

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/01/05

ABC070, part 5 John Roh was an inpatient at the Blockley Almshouse in 1885 when a fire raced through his wing and killed more than a score of male psychiatric patients who were locked in their cells. John Roh was one of the victims of that tragedy, and we’re pretty sure he is interred in the family plot at Laurel Hill East.

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24:42

Laura Matilda Towne: Teaching the Least Fortunate

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/01/04

ABC070, part 3 Laura Matilda Towne was an abolitionist who studied homeopathic medicine and became an instructor for recently freed enslaved Africans on the islands off South Carolina. It turned into her life’s work for the next 30+ years.

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20:44

Edwin Fitler: The Emperor of Rope

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/01/03

ABC070, part 2 Edwin Henry Fitler made his fortune in rope at a time when Philadelphia had one of the busiest shipyards in the country. He was the first Philadelphia mayor to establish his office at City Hall in the years it was being completed. Fitler is namesake for Fitler Square and his obelisk is the tallest at Laurel Hill East.

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27:04

Thomas Craycroft: For Love of His Fellow Man

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/01/02

ABC070, part 1 Thomas Craycroft was a medical student who volunteered to help in the 1855 Yellow Fever epidemic in Norfolk, Virginia. He was one of 15 Philadelphians who died during that mission of mercy but whose remains are now interred under the Yellow Fever monument at Laurel Hill East.

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02:14:29

Happy 200th Birthdays!

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories ·

2025/01/01

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories #070 - Happy 200th Birthdays! Thomas Craycroft was a medical student who volunteered to help in the1855 Yellow Fever epidemic in Norfolk, Virginia. He was one of 15 Philadelphians who died during that mission of mercy but whose remains are now interred under the Yellow Fever monument at Laurel Hill East. Edwin Henry Fitler made his fortune in rope at a time when Philadelphia had one of the busiest shipyards in the country. He was the first Philadelphia

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