Henrico author tells Arents’ story – and her own

Nine years and 63 poems later, librarian and poet Wendy DeGroat has completed her book on the life of Grace Arents, a philanthropist who transformed Richmond. With the wealth she inherited from her uncle, Lewis Ginter, in the late 1800s, Arents embarked on projects that would improve the lives of many in the community. She founded St. Andrew’s School, opened […]