A Tribute To Dr. Anna Broomall
Media Arts Council 11 E. State Street, Media
Free event with light refreshments served
Delaware County native Dr. Anna E. Broomall (1847-1931) dedicated her life to helping her community. She was a pioneering female physician, an advocate for women, a teacher, and a prolific archivist of Delaware County History. This show seeks to tell her remarkable story through the art and artifacts in the collection of the Delaware County […]
Media, the county seat, has had a thriving Black community since before it was founded in 1850. Dr. Sam Lemon, whose maternal great-great grandparents arrived in Media as runaway slaves during the Civil War, will discuss his ancestors’ journey to freedom and the start of Media’s thriving Black community. Given refuge and support by local […]