John Goff will present a guest lecture and slideshow titled Growing Up Greenough at the Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery on Sunday, October 26, at 2:00pm.

The talk will cover the family story of Charles Pelham Greenough, 3rd (1908-1983), who became one of the chief organizers and benefactors of the Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg. It will trace Pelham’s descent from many prominent old English and East Coast Greenoughs, along with his time growing up in Boston, Massachusetts. It also focuses on his aunt, Ethel Greenough Holmes (1879-1964) of Boston and Kansas City, and her association with the mobile, talented, and artistic Swedish American Birger, Alfrida, and Margaret Sandzen. Ethel was initially an art student of Birger Sandzen (1871-1954) before she introduced her nephew Pelham to the Sandzen’s daughter, Margaret (1909-1993). The presentation considers the growing and diverse art interests in both the Sandzen and Greenough families, as well as how these exceptional individuals helped Lindsborg become a distinguished art center.

The presenter, John Goff, is a retired architect and historian. He is also the grandson of Barbara Greenough Bradley (1913-2002), Pelham Greenough’s first cousin.

The Sandzen Gallery is located at 401 N. First Street. There is no charge for the presentation. For further information, please call the Gallery at 785-227-2220 or email sandzengallery@gmail.com.