For those interested in the history of Longwood Gardens, the following is a brief but delightful summary of how my relatives, the Quaker Woolley family, is connected to this beautiful 1,000 acres of garden and forest.
Five very well to do Quaker families, including Edward Hunter, David Brinton, John Dilworth and the Woolley's along with Peirce joined the Church after living in Chester county. When the call came each of these families sold everything and took their fortunes to Nauvoo. Peirce was approached by Eleuthere du Pont de Nemours who had made a fortune in gun powder mills. He purchased the land and preserved the arboretum and gardens. Peirce, along with the combined fortunes of the Woolley, Dilworths, Brinton, and Hunters helped build the city of Nauvoo. And the fortunes of Dupont grew and grew to this beautiful garden.
Our Senior Couple field trip was great fun for all.
These Seniors really likes the construction
Jim, of course, loved the drafting table.
We all loved the dogwoods. And we didnt have any rain that day. After our great visit we shared more fun with and at Hanks Homestyle cooking.
Great church and family history!
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