The Philly History
Book Club
The Philly History
Book Club
Join us on Friday, November 14th, from 5-6PM for book club, presented by Christ Church Preservation Trust and Historic St. George's Museum & Archives. November's book: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Join us on Friday, November 14th, from 5-6PM for book club, presented by Christ Church Preservation Trust and Historic St. George's Museum & Archives. November's book: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
The Philly History
Book Club
Join us on Friday, November 14th, from 5-6PM for book club, presented by Christ Church Preservation Trust and Historic St. George's Museum & Archives. November's book: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Book club:
join us for book club!
join us for book club!
326 New St, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Second Friday of each month. 5-6PM.
FREE!
Historic St. George’s Museum & Archives and Christ Church Preservation Trust are teaming up to explore diverse — and often overlooked — stories from Philadelphia’s rich history. Each month, we’ll select a book that highlights the events and figures who helped shape the Philly we know today. Join us on November 14th, from 5-6PM! We will be discussing Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Learn more about the book below.
BRAIDING SWEETGRASS
BRAIDING SWEETGRASS
By Robin Wall Kimmerer
JOIN US FOR BOOK CLUB!
326 New St, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Second Friday of each month. 5-6PM.
FREE!
Historic St. George’s Museum & Archives and Christ Church Preservation Trust are teaming up to explore diverse — and often overlooked — stories from Philadelphia’s rich history. Each month, we’ll select a book that highlights the events and figures who helped shape the Philly we know today. Join us on November 14th, from 5-6PM! We will be discussing Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Learn more about the book below.
bOOK CLUB:
BRAIDING SWEETGRASS
By Robin Wall Kimmerer
Category: Nonfiction, Autobiography
Length: 408 pages
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants is about botany and the relationship to land in Native American traditions. Kimmerer, who is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, writes about her personal experiences working with plants and reuniting with her people's cultural traditions. She also presents the history of the plants and botany from a scientific perspective.
This month, we will be discussing how indigenous communities have affected Philadelphia.
Category: Nonfiction, Autobiography
Length: 408 pages
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants is about botany and the relationship to land in Native American traditions. Kimmerer, who is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, writes about her personal experiences working with plants and reuniting with her people's cultural traditions. She also presents the history of the plants and botany from a scientific perspective.
This month, we will be discussing how indigenous communities have affected Philadelphia.
