Descendant of Betsy Ross donates sewing table to her house in Philly

Philly Proud Descendant of Betsy Ross donates sewing table to her house and will stop in Philadelphia on historic bike ride By Nikki DeMentri, Nikki DeMentri Nikki DeMentri is a general assignment reporter with CBS Philadelphia. The Central New Jersey native is thrilled she is sharing the stories of where she grew up. Read Full Bio Nikki DeMentri, Will Kenworthy Updated on: June 1, 2026 / 6:52 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia Add CBS News on Google A historic donation to a historic home — the family of Betsy Ross is donating an important piece of history this month to the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia. CBS News Philadelphia caught up with Eric Conrad ahead of the unveiling in Old City.Last month, he started the "Original 13 Odyssey" bike journey. It's a 60-day, 3,600-mile tour of America's original 13 colonies.  Eric Conrad at Tryon Palace in North Carolina Eric Conrad "I'm going to the original 13 states. I'm going to the original capitals, and so I'm going down the coast, mainly," Conrad said.On June 14 — Flag Day — the dad from Maryland is making a stop in Philadelphia at the Betsy Ross House."I'm related to Betsy Ross. She is my great, great, great, great grandmother," Conrad said.Conrad shared that his family still owns several things from Ross. Her original sewing table was one of those items. "I've always been used to seeing an old sewing table that belonged to her and pulling drawers open and seeing the little piece of material and bobbins and things like that," Conrad said. CBS News Philadelphia Conrad's family passed it down from generation to generation."And my mom, same thing, she had it right next to her kitchen," Conrad said. "When my mom passed, it came to me, and it always sat right next to our kitchen."It's currently missing a drawer. Why? Well, the Betsy Ross House team notes that historians believe Betsy used the drawer as a sewing basket to carry around all of her supplies. The drawer, they say, was later replaced, and now...