Botanists on the Brandywine (virtual)

Chester County History Center

Join CCHC for a pre-recorded presentation by Ron McColl, hosted by The Brandywine Conservancy. Learn about Chester County's famous botanists

An intriguing conversation about the life and work of the remarkable number of pioneers in horticulture and botany associated with the Brandywine River and its environs. Presented by Susan Charkes, Associate Planner at Brandywine Conservancy, and Ron McColl, Special Collections Librarian/Curator of the Darlington Herbarium at West Chester University, this virtual discussion highlights a variety of local figures, including Humphry Marshall (owner of Chester County’s first greenhouse), William Darlington (author of Chester County’s first flora survey), Hannah Freeman (locally known as “Indian Hannah,” who preserved Lenape farming traditions), Josiah Hoopes (founder of a nationwide tree nursery) and Joseph Trimble Rothrock (Pennsylvania’s first forestry commissioner).About the Speaker: Ron McColl is assistant professor, Special Collections Librarian, and Curator of the William Darlington Herbarium (DWC) at West Chester University. He has been researching, speaking, and writing about William Darlington and Chester County botany for several years. Ron is also interested in the intersection of book history and scientific networks. His most recent project was a copy census of William Darlington&#x27;s Florula Cestrica (1826), one of the country&#x27;s first local floras.About the Presenter: Susan Charkes is Associate Planner in the Land Conservation department at Brandywine Conservancy. She is also a writer and author on nature and the outdoors.About the Program: Admission is Pay as You Wish! Registered participants will receive a Zoom link the day of the program; if you don&#x27;t see a link, check your spam folder. This presentation IS PRE-RECORDED and will NOT feature a traditional Q&amp;A section at the end. Your donation supports the ongoing preservation and interpretation efforts of CCHC&#x27;s 70,000 objects and over 700,000 manuscripts.

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