- Joined
- Dec 28, 2008
- Location
- Pennsylvania
Today my husband, son and I were walking around Old City in Philadelphia, and as we often do, we stopped in to Christ Church. I love the old church, and will stop there whenever I can, just to sit quietly in a pew (maybe the William Penn box, or the Ben Franklin box) and marvel at the venerable old building.
Anyway, today there was a docent talking to a small group in the front of the church about the history of the church and its furnishings (like a baptismal font brought to the church in 1697 from England--the same font William Penn was baptized in, and which was given to the church with the requirement that it be actually used, which it still is today). She was quite good, but I felt myself sort of drifting off anyway (maybe because I needed a cup of after-lunch coffee). Then I heard her say the name, General George Meade, and point to one of the granite grave stones in the middle aisle floor.
No, General Meade isn't buried there, but apparently, his uncle Robert is. Here's some info about him:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31010737
I always say that I can connect the Civil War with just about anything--and now I can add another connection to my list!
Anyway, today there was a docent talking to a small group in the front of the church about the history of the church and its furnishings (like a baptismal font brought to the church in 1697 from England--the same font William Penn was baptized in, and which was given to the church with the requirement that it be actually used, which it still is today). She was quite good, but I felt myself sort of drifting off anyway (maybe because I needed a cup of after-lunch coffee). Then I heard her say the name, General George Meade, and point to one of the granite grave stones in the middle aisle floor.
No, General Meade isn't buried there, but apparently, his uncle Robert is. Here's some info about him:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31010737
I always say that I can connect the Civil War with just about anything--and now I can add another connection to my list!