Sowing Wisdom: Russell Herman Conwell and Seeds of Success

Russell Herman Conwell, the founder and first president of Temple University in Philadelphia.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 15, 1843 Dearest Gardeners, Today, we tip our sun hats to Russell Herman Conwell, a remarkable American Baptist minister, lawyer, author, and educational pioneer who was born on this day. Best remembered…

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Cornell’s first class, Ezra’s vision, and the gardens of Ithaca

Ezra Cornell, the co-founder of Cornell University.

The Lake Cayuga Campus On this day in 1868, Cornell University welcomed the very first class of students to the rural campus overlooking Lake Cayuga in Ithaca, New York. An agricultural land grant university, Cornell was endowed by Ezra Cornell, one of the founders of Western Union Telegraph Co. There’s a funny little story that…

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