Imagine a meeting between Adelaide Teague Case (d. 1948) and Eliza Howard Sims Burd (d. 1860). This week’s 2-part Friday Reflection offers portraits of these two significant figures in the Episcopal Church. In Part II, Suzanne Glover Lindsay explores Eliza Howard Sims Burd, a founding member of St. Stephen’s and an early proponent of religious education for children.
Read MoreJoin Suzanne Glover Lindsay to explore a neglected side of St. Stephen’s often-featured Rector
Read MoreJoin Suzanne Glover Lindsay as she revisits a long-forgotten act during some of Philadelphia’s most historic violence.
Read MoreContinue with Suzanne Glover Lindsay’s study of the Farm’s activities to its mysterious end.
Read MoreFind out what Suzanne Glover Lindsay learned when she looked into this forgotten mission,
Read MoreJoin Suzanne Glover Lindsay as she reviews the FIVE states of St. Stephen’s chancel over nearly a century (1823-1917)
Read MoreAfter a long musical search, Suzanne Glover Lindsay has discovered St. Stephen’s first organist.
Read MoreA new sound for a new generation! Join St. Stephen’s historian as she explores St. Stephen’s second organ.
Read MoreDid you know that St. Stephen’s has had FOUR pipe organs? Join parish historian Suzanne Glover Lindsay as she explores St. Stephen’s musical voice through the generations.
Read MoreSuzanne Glover Lindsay shares more about the link between St. Stephen’s and the Drew-Barrymore family.
Read MoreSee what our parish historian found when the Philadelphia chapter of the TCM Backlot asked for information about the Drews and Barrymores at St. Stephen’s! Suzanne Glover Lindsay recounts this fascinating connection.
Read MoreWe continue our blog series on the stained-glass windows of St. Stephen’s by exploring those designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Today we’re focusing on a memorial window designed by Tiffany for a congregant in 1899.
Read MoreInterested in stained-glass windows? Join Suzanne Glover Lindsay for an art-historical immersion in two St. Stephen’s windows designed by Henry Holiday for fabricator James Powell & Sons.
Read MoreCheck out what Suzanne Glover Lindsay just found about David D. Wood!
Read MoreSt. Stephen’s historian and curator Suzanne Glover Lindsay details her quest to find the grave of David Wood.
Read MoreSt. Stephen’s historian Suzanne Glover Lindsay reveals a startling cemetery encounter on Memorial Day.
Read MoreParish Historian and Curator Suzanne Glover Lindsay reflects on the historical importance of stone mason and sculptor John Struthers
Read MoreToday we return to Henry Holiday, a progressive English artist of the late nineteenth century who produced important work for St. Stephen’s and Philadelphia.
Read MoreA LOT has happened in a year! Some new facts, more new speculation. . . .
Read MoreToday we celebrate Cornelia Connelly, a figure from St. Stephen’s history who’s currently on the road to sainthood.
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