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All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories

Joe Lex
Philadelphia
Laurel Hill Cemetery
World War I
Civil War
Titanic
Panama Canal
Laurel Hill West
University Of Pennsylvania
Minstrelsy
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Women's History Month
Aviation
World War II
Rudolph Hering
Laurel Hill East
Emily Elizabeth Holman
Abram W. Harris
Dillwyn Parrish Starr
Charles Thomson

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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ABC:LHS #087-5   Rev. William Smith...

...was a Scottish-born Anglican who impressed Benjamin Franklin with his ideas about higher education and set up the skeleton and backbone of what became the University of Pennsylvania today, but he made few fr... more

ABC:LHS #087-4  Hilery Baker...

...was a German immigrant who became two-term mayor during the time when the city was also the nation's capital. He established the first city police force and was the first "Officer Down" in the city's history.

ABC:LHS #087-3 Alexander Murray...

... came from a family that was part of the Scottish diaspora to the New World after the Jacobite Rebellion in the early 1700s. Born in Maryland, he was a ship's captain before he was out of his teens and rose to b... more

ABC:LHS #087-2 Thomas Godfrey...

...was one of the New World's first native inventors. While working as a glazier, he was intrigued by the reflection and refraction of light through a shard of glass. This led to his invention that made life on the s... more

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Joe Lex
Host and creator of All Bones Considered; long-running producer and host with extensive work on cemetery-focused biographies and Laurel Hill stories; appears as a volunteer guide and researcher across multiple series.

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 67 ratings
  • Jack Merriam

    I enjoyed listening to your podcast on the First 20 Years of Laurel Hill. I am a descendant of George S. Pepper and I didn’t know the Pepper family plot was on the area where Fairy Hill stood. My grandfather had a painting of Fairy Hill which is now at the Old York Road Historical Society. I really enjoy listening to your podcasts and learn about Philadelphians!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mike Newark
    United States6 months ago
  • Jack Merriam

    I enjoyed listening to your podcast on Mr. Merriam especially about Maybrook. My great-great grandfather built Maybrook. I got to meet Mr. Merriam several times. He let me visit Maybrook whenever I wanted to and he kept the downstairs just like it was in the late 1800s. I was just a child but I remember visiting Aunt May in the carriage house and have some of her paintings. Henry Gibson’s main home was at 1612 Walnut Street where he housed his art work in the gallerys. Thanks again for the p... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mike Newark
    United Statesa year ago
  • Walking tour

    I really love the episodes and the walking tours Thank you for this

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Wallywbm
    United States2 years ago
  • Um .....

    Okay .... This podcast is “very interesting”. .......

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    Bweedy
    Canada2 years ago
  • Love this podacast

    Each episode is so well researched and presented. This is a treasure trove of history with interesting stories about many Philadelphians. I love listening to it and always learn a lot! Thanks to Joe Lex for all you do to make this a great podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Suzanne O
    United States2 years ago

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What is This Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Biographical storytelling focused on notable residents and local history around Laurel Hill East and Laurel Hill West, blending thorough research with personal narrative and walking-tour sensibilities. Episodes frequently center on architects, industrialists, artists, civic leaders, and family dynasties connected to Philadelphia's cemeteries, offering tour-ready anecdotes, behind-the-scenes notes, and previews of future installments. Noteworthy angles include a strong emphasis on local heritage, detailed plot-level biographical sketches, and a host with long-running involvement as a volunteer guide and researcher, which gives the show a distinctive, museum-like storytelling voice that still feels intimate and narrative-driven. Potential lis... more

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