Burholme Park

Mary Reed Ryerss spent the rest of her life traveling around the world collecting objects for the museum and planning for the library and park.

Robert's stepmother, Anne Ryerss, would care for elderly and sick work horses on the Burholme estate.

Robert was educated at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, but because of the family's wealth, he was able to live a life of leisure, while using much of his inheritance for philanthropic purposes.

Fox Chase Cancer Center announced on January 16, 2010, that it was abandoning its efforts to expand into the park.

In December 2008, Judge John W. Herron ruled that Fox Chase was not entitled to build on 19.4 acres (79,000 m2) of the 65-acre (260,000 m2) park.

These woods also serve as a haven for underage drinking, which is heavily targeted by city (not) suburban police.