The Purpose of the Mountain Lake Sanctuary
Rough draft found in the Nellie Lee Bok Archive. Handwritten by Edward Bok in October, 1928. The purpose of the Mountain Lake Sanctuary and the Singing Tower is four-fold. First: …
Where America Fell Short With Me: The Amercanization of Edward Bok Chapter 38
When I came to the United States as a lad of six, the most needful lesson for me, as a boy, was the necessity for thrift. I had been taught in …
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The History of the Easter Sunrise Service
This year, Bok Tower Gardens will host its 97th Annual Easter Sunrise Service. Despite two years of virtual services, the service remains tje Gardens’ first and oldest tradition. The picture …
The Third Period: The Americanization of Edward Bok Chapter 37
The announcement of Edward Bok’s retirement came as a great surprise to his friends. Save for one here and there, who had a clearer vision, the feeling was general that he …
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The Beginning of Bok Tower Gardens: A Historical Perspective
In Chapter 36 of The Americanization of Edward Bok, he discusses his retirement and sets the scene for what he calls the “Third Chapter.” Here are two articles that provide …
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The End of Thirty Years’ Editorship: The Americanization of Edward Bok Chapter 36
On the voyage home, Edward Bok decided that, now the war was over, he would ask his company to release him from the editorship of The Ladies’ Home Journal. His original …
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At the Battle-Fronts in The Great War: The Amercanization of Edward Bok Chapter 35
It was in the summer of 1918 that Edward Bok received from the British Government, through its department of public information, of which Lord Beaverbrook was the minister, an invitation to …
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Linking Histories: Edward Bok and the Y.M.C.A
The Evening Public Ledger’s post from Nov. 19, 1917 illustrates Bok’s hard work raising Y.M.C.A. war funds. The article, at the right edge of the page, is titled “Y.M.C.A. Fund …
A War Magazine and War Activities: The Americanization of Edward Bok Chapter 34
When, early in 1917, events began so to shape themselves as directly to point to the entrance of the United States into the Great War, Edward Bok set himself to …
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Nature’s Work of Art
Painted Buntings are some of the most beautiful birds you can find here in the Gardens. The very fitting French name for this species is nonpareil, meaning without equal. The …