Sarah Dickson Lowrie (1870 - 1957)

Born 28 Mar 1870 in Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Died 22 Jun 1957 at age 87 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Sarah was the daughter of Samuel Lowrie and Elizabeth Dickson.

The family was found in the 1880 US Census in Ewing, Mercer, New Jersey, United States.^[1] The household was enumerated as follows:

• Samuel T Lowrie Self M 45 Pennsylvania, United States
• Elizabeth Lowrie Wife F 33 Indiana, United States
• Rachel Lowrie Daughter F 18 Pennsylvania, United States
• Walter Lowrie Son M 12 Pennsylvania, United States
• Sarah Lowrie Daughter F 10 Pennsylvania, United States
• Harriet Lowrie Daughter F 8 Pennsylvania, United States
• Margaret Lowrie Daughter F 4 Pennsylvania, United States
• Peter Brown Other M 22 New Jersey, United States
• Mary Lipp Other F 47 Pennsylvania, United States
• Catharine Garner Other F 48 Pennsylvania, United States
• Jennie C Garner Other F 14 Pennsylvania, United States

Sarah never married.

"Sarah Dickson Lowrie (1870-1957) was a lifelong observer and commentator of Philadelphia and activist. In addition to her position with the Philadelphia Public Ledger, Lowrie was one of the original members of the women's Committee of 1926. Organized at the mayor's invitation, the Committee took an active role in the second world's fair hosted by Philadelphia to commemorate the country's sesqui-centennial celebration of independence. Their project "High Street" was Lowrie's idea and took its title from the original name of the main thoroughfare that divides the city north and south. The project involved a re-creation of a late 18th century cityscape that included the building of 20 replica houses. After the sesqui-centennial, the Committee of 1926 took on the restoration, furnishing and administering of Strawberry Mansion^[2], one of the 18th-century homes in Fairmount Park. The Committee continues to administer the home today. Lowrie served as its corresponding secretary and during the 1930s she and Museum director Fiske Kimball exchanged letters regarding certain furnishings for the house. Lowrie also wrote or was co-editor of three titles published for the Committee of 1926. Her subjects were "Notable Women of Pennsylvania," High Street and Strawberry Mansion.^[3] Lowrie was also active in social reform." ^[4]

She passed away in 1957 and was interred in the Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN8F-CSW : 29 August 2017), Elizabeth Lowrie in entry for Samuel T Lowrie, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 90, sheet 17B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0788; FHL microfilm 1,254,788.
2. ↑ http://www.historicstrawberrymansion.org/board-of-directors/ Historic Strawberry Mansion Board of Directors list.
3. ↑ The Sesqui-Centennial High Street / by Sarah D. Lowrie and Mabel Stewart Ludlum Paperback – 1926 https://www.amazon.ca/Sesqui-Centennial-Street-Lowrie-Stewart-Ludlum/dp/B000872JZO
4. ↑ "Sarah Dickson Lowrie biography of Eli Kirk Price finding aid." Philadelphia Museum of Art. http://www.philamuseum.org/pma_archives/ (Retrieved April 27, 2009 by FaG Contributor 47483594)
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #130636637: accessed 12 April 2019), memorial page for Sarah Dickson Lowrie (28 Mar 1870–22 Jun 1957), citing Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Sarah Campbell (contributor 47483594) .