Old Pine Conservancy

As part of its Black History Month Commemoration, the Old Pine Conservancy hosted a presentation at the Nebinger School, 601 Carpenter St., of the Lest We Forge...t Museum of Slavery traveling exhibit. Students listened to curator Gwen Ragsdale recount the experiences of Africans brought to America as chattel. Students then had the opportunity to ask questions as they viewed the artifacts Ms. Rasgdale brought to share. See more

Please join us as the Old Pine Conservancy celebrates Black History Month, February 18-20. Friday night, 7p.m., Dan Campbell presents The Enslaved and the Enslavers of Colonial Third Presbyterian Church. Saturday at 2p.m., The St Thomas Gospel Choir will offer a concert of gospel music. These two events will take place at Old Pine Street Church, 412 Pine Street. Sunday, 12:30p.m., Gwen Ragsdale, curator of the Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery, will share slave artifacts, Ji...m Crow objects, bill-of-sale documents and more. Sunday, 2:00p.m., Kevin Williams, researcher, presents The Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania. These two events will take place at Old Pine Community Center, 401 Lombard Street. Nebinger School students’ mosaics, inspired by the Gees Bend quilting project, will be on display all weekend. All events are free and open to the public. Masks and vaccine ID are required. For more information and details visit our website: www.oldpineconservancy.org See more

OPC commemorates the beginning of Black History Month.

Old Pine Conservancy commemorates Black History Month.

Special birthday shout out to our very own @alicereyes441! You make Old Pine shine with your dedication and everlasting passion. We are all so thankful to know you! Have a blessed day, Alice!!

Kevin Williams, Researcher for Old Pine Conservancy, has created this map of the Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania in preparation for his presentation on that topic during OPC’s Black History Events taking place February 18-21, 2022. Kevin will also be the author of the next Heritage magazine, devoted to two Philadelphia African American pastors reinterred in Old Pine’s graveyard: Stephen Gloucester and Benjamin Templeton. Gloucester was involved in the Underground Railroad and Templeton may also have been involved.Come see the presentation on February 20th! #oldpineconservancy

Members of National Constitution Center getting tour of Old Pine St Presbyterian Church Graveyard of Patriots from Kevin Williams, OPC’s Researcher. Old Pine Conservancy

Please join us as the Old Pine Conservancy celebrates Black History Month, February 18-20. Friday night, 7p.m., Dan Campbell presents The Enslaved and the Enslavers of Colonial Third Presbyterian Church. Saturday at 2p.m., The St Thomas Gospel Choir will offer a concert of gospel music. These two events will take place at Old Pine Street Church, 412 Pine Street. Sunday, 12:30p.m., Gwen Ragsdale, curator of the Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery, will share slave artifacts, Ji...m Crow objects, bill-of-sale documents and more. Sunday, 2:00p.m., Kevin Williams, researcher, presents The Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania. These two events will take place at Old Pine Community Center, 401 Lombard Street. Nebinger School students’ mosaics, inspired by the Gees Bend quilting project, will be on display all weekend. All events are free and open to the public. Masks and vaccine ID are required. For more information and details visit our website: www.oldpineconservancy.org See more

Free tours of the Graveyard of Patriots on Saturdays, 10 am - 2 pm, at Old Pine St Presbyterian Church.

Although 19th-century women were increasingly engaged in church activities like serving on church boards, teaching Sunday School & Bible studies, being involved in mission work, and agitating for temperance, they were forbidden official privileges. However, the PCUSA finally supported women’s suffrage in 1917, although it did not allow female deacons until 1922, and female Elders until 1930. Women could not be ordained as ministers until 1956.

Celebrate Women’s History Month.

A love story graces the Old Pine Street Church graveyard.... Maestro Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra conductor for 44 years, and his wife, Margaret are buried in this historic graveyard. Learn more about this incredible love story by going to our website: oldpineconservancy.org

Black History Month at Old Pine Conservancy. Scots Presbyterian Church merged with Old Pine Street in the 20th century. Hannah Till, liberated from enslavement, was cook for Washington and Lafayette and was in communion with Scots Presbyterian when her son was baptized after being born in the American camp at Valley Forge. Till later joined the First African Presbyterian Church. Old Pine St Presbyterian Church

Kevin Williams is taking notes on Charles Ross, a military veteran to be featured in one of our upcoming audio tours. There will also be a general tour, both in English and Spanish, a Sea Captains, Privateers and Mariners tour, and a tour on Old Pine Street Church's history and mission. These tours are part of our project to increase online access to the graveyard and the wonderful stories hidden within. You can support this effort by donating on https://www.oldpineconservancy.org/Donate

Our intern, now hired historian: Kevin Williams. Kevin Williams is a senior Secondary Education major at Temple. After doing an outstanding job as an intern, the OPC has hired Kevin as part of its Jobs4GenZ program. He assist is creating audio tours of the historic graveyard. To contribute and for more information go to https://oldpineconservancy.org #oldpineconservancy

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Check tomorrow for OPC’s Veterans Day observant.

The latest adopted Patriot at Old Pine St Presbyterian Church: Samuel Barclay. Please visit Oldpineconservancy.org.