Ludington: Author Event
Margaret Strawbridge Butterworth charts the history of Philadelphia’s iconic department store, Strawbridge & Clothier through vivid stories from past employees. For 128 years the store strove to meet the needs of its customers and employees. It held fast to its founding principles of integrity and character and built a ‘store family’ culture that adapted to changing times. The department store branched out to nearby New Jersey and Delaware in the mid to late Twentieth Century. At the time of its sale in 1996, Strawbridge & Clothier was the oldest department store in the country with continuous family ownership and management. Margaret invites you to join the ‘store family’ as she shares Strawbridge & Clothier’s rich history.
Margaret (Meg) Butterworth grew up in the Philadelphia suburb of Merion and attended the Agnes Irwin School. After graduating from college in 1997 she moved to Seattle, WA where she currently lives with her husband and two teenage children. She is a freelance writer and contributes to several Seattle news publications. Philadelphia’s Strawbridge & Clothier: From Our Family to Yours is her debut book.
- Date:
- Saturday, March 16, 2024
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 4:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Ludington Library
- Library:
- Ludington Library
- Audience:
- Adults Older Adults Teens
- Categories:
- Author Event
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