Join WTVP for a FREE screening of WTVP's new Documentary, Lydia: Ahead of Her Time.
- Thursday, December 5th, 2019
- WTVP Studio, 101 State Street, Peoria [Map & Directions]
- Doors Open at 6:15 PM
- Everyone Seated at 6:45 PM
- Live Presentation Starts PROMPTLY at 7 PM
- FREE
Join WTVP host H. Wayne Wilson and special guest, Barbra Kerns from Bradley University live in the studio as we experience the premiere of this new original WTVP Production.
Lydia Moss Bradley was a petite woman who lost her husband and all six children, but she turned her sorrow into long-lasting legacies in Peoria and beyond. Follow the journey of this strong woman, from her humble beginnings in Indiana through her death. Lydia quadrupled her late husband’s estate while at the same time making significant contributions to the community.
As a philanthropist, she donated the land for Laura Bradley Park, was instrumental in creating the current Children’s Home, became a board member of a large bank, paid the mortgage for the then Universalist Church, provided the house for the first hospital of what is now OSF Saint Francis HealthCare and created a horology school that would later be incorporated into Bradley Polytechnic Institute. Entrepreneur, philanthropist, enthusiast of children’s charities and education, Lydia was truly ahead of her time.
Julie Sanders | 309-495-0591
julie.sanders@wtvp.org for more information.