All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories

10/15/2025

Biographical Bytes from Bala #049: Mariticide for Beginners dives into the deadly side of love — from jealous lovers and family feuds to fatal affairs.

Tune in for chilling tales of betrayal, scandal, and murder in Philadelphia.

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https://jrlexjr.podbean.com/e/mariticide-for-beginners/

10/10/2025

I am publishing Biographical Bytes from Bala: Laurel Hill West Stories #049 a few days early so you will have extra time to listen before Halloween. "Mariticide for Beginners" tells of three men buried at Laurel Hill West who were victims of intimate partner violence and died at the end of a revolver barrel.

By the way, this is the FIRST piece of AI generated art that I really, really am proud of. https://jrlexjr.podbean.com/

10/10/2025

Isidor Schwaner Ravdin was a second-generation American and a fourth-generation physician who combined research with surgery and completely changed the fields of both. During his 40+ years at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Ravdin rose to become Chief of Surgery and Director of Research.

Visit Link in bio!

10/07/2025

Andy Warhol considered him "the only person in town with glamour." The Philadelphia Art Alliance deemed him "the first gentleman of Philadelphia." Connoisseur Magazine named him one of the top ten art collectors of all time.

Listen Here: https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-kty8f-780f6a

10/06/2025

Due to a mix up on my part, there is NOT an Author's Event at Ludington Library on Tuesday evening.

10/05/2025

Author events for October
7th at 6:30pm - Ludington Library, Bryn Mawr
9th at 10am - Sacred Spaces & Storied Places Tour, Laurel Hill West
16th at 7pm - Bala Cynwyd Library
19th at 10am - Elfreth's Alley Craft Show
23rd at 7pm - Philadelphian Condos
24th & 25th - Laurel Hill East, Soul Crawl
28th at 6pm - Lower Merion Historical Society

10/05/2025

10/04/2025

Cynthia DeLores Tucker was a Philadelphia born and raised champion of Civil Rights in the 1960s and 1970s and worked closely with such icons as Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Shirley Chisholm, and Cecil B. Moore.

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10/02/2025

Many architects made Philadelphia the showcase city that it is today.

*John Notman: The Athenaeum, Laurel Hill Cemetery

*Napoleon LeBrun: Academy of Music, Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul),

*Frank Furness: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, gatehouse at the Philadelphia Zoo

*Horace Trumbauer: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Free Library of Philadelphia

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10/01/2025

This week’s episode dives into Laurel Hill residents tied to Philly’s organized crime of the 1930s–40s: the Flag Day Massacre, gangland slayings, a cop-killer escapee, and the infamous arsenic poisoning insurance ring. Full episode available now, with segments released individually soon!

Available here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://jrlexjr.podbean.com/e/thugs-gangsters-of-laurel-hill/

09/30/2025

The October podcast will be delayed by a few hours. Expect it sometime early Wednesday afternoon.

09/29/2025

Dennis Sandole was one of the best kept secrets in jazz. Born Dionigi Sandoli in South-Philadelphia-born, his teaching techniques were sought by Art Farmer, James Moody, Benny Golson, Jim Hall, and especially John Coltrane, who became his most famous student.

Listen Here: https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-kty8f-780f6a