Anne BoydIt was a terrible loss to Philadelphia's historical, museum, and horticultural communities alike when Joel T. Fry, long-time curator at Bartram's Garden, passed away last month. The official remembrance page for Joel is now live on the Bartram's Garden web site: https://www.bartramsgarden.org/remembering-joel/ You can also see personal remembrances on the Bartram's Garden Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=592853726211937&set=a.321442076686438 #bartramsgarden #gardenhistory #franklinia
Remembering Joel T. Fry (1957–2023) | Bartram's Garden
Acclaimed historian Joel T. Fry, the long-time curator at Bartram’s Garden, died on March 21, 2023. Beyond his family, his memory is cherished by the dozens of gardeners, historians, archaeologists, scientists, and colleagues, both here in Philadelphia and worldwide, who relied on Joel as an inexhaustible source of scholarly expertise, dry wit, and constant inspiration.