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Kennett Township Historical Commission [Contact Us]
circa 1850-1950
Creator:
Hannum family
Extent: 2.5 linear feet
The Hannum family were members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) based in and around Kennett Township, Chester
County, Pennsylvania. Charles Beverly Hannum (born 1861) was employed at times as a railroad agent and owner of a general
store. One of his sons, Edward Darlington Hannum (1892-1977), worked variously as a postmaster, greenhouse manager, florist,
and mushroom grower. The Hannum family papers, circa 1850-1950, consist of various materials from the Hannum, Cloud, and Darlington
families, including photographs, scrapbooks, financial records, and other documents. Best represented are Charles B. Hannum
and Edward D. Hannum. (View full finding aid.)
Kennett Township Historical Commission [Contact Us]
1848-1974
Creator:
Kennett (Pa. : Township). Board of Supervisors
Extent: 1.5 linear feet
The first recorded mention of "Kennett Township" in Chester County, Pennsylvania is from 1705. An abolitionist stronghold,
Kennett was popular with freedom-seekers escaping slavery prior to the Civil War due to the presence of progressive Quakers
and a community of free blacks that was established as early as 1830. Later, the Kennett area became known for producing more
than half of the mushrooms consumed in the United States. The Kennett (Pa. : Township). Board of Supervisors records, 1848-1974,
consist of documents produced by the governing body and various administrative departments of Kennett Township, Chester County,
Pennsylvania including minute books, correspondence, and tax and other financial records. (View full finding aid.)
Kennett Township Historical Commission [Contact Us]
1987-2013
Creator:
Kennett Township Historical Commission
Extent: 2 linear feet
The first recorded mention of "Kennett Township" in Chester County, Pennsylvania is from 1705. An abolitionist stronghold,
Kennett was popular with freedom-seekers escaping slavery prior to the Civil War due to the presence of progressive Quakers
and a community of free blacks that was established as early as 1830. Later, the Kennett area became known for producing more
than half of the mushrooms consumed in the United States. The Kennett Township Historical Commission oral histories, 1987-2013,
consist of cassette tape recordings of the recollections of about thirty members of the Kennett Township community. (View full finding aid.)
Kennett Township Historical Commission [Contact Us]
1994-2011
Creator:
Kennett Township Historical Commission
Extent: 7 linear feet
The first recorded mention of "Kennett Township" in Chester County, Pennsylvania is from 1705. An abolitionist stronghold,
Kennett was popular with freedom-seekers escaping slavery prior to the Civil War due to the presence of progressive Quakers
and a community of free blacks that was established as early as 1830. Later, the Kennett area became known for producing more
than half of the mushrooms consumed in the United States. The Kennett Township Historical Commission property research files,
1994-2011, consist of two surveys of historic sites in Kennett Township completed in 1994-1996 and 2009-2011, covering approximately
350 properties. (View full finding aid.)
Kennett Township Historical Commission [Contact Us]
1847-2014
(Bulk: 1980-2014)
Creator:
Kennett Township Historical Commission
Extent: 10 linear feet
The first recorded mention of "Kennett Township" in Chester County, Pennsylvania is from 1705. An abolitionist stronghold,
Kennett was popular with freedom-seekers escaping slavery prior to the Civil War due to the presence of progressive Quakers
and a community of free blacks that was established as early as 1830. Later, the Kennett area became known for producing more
than half of the mushrooms consumed in the United States. The Kennett Township Historical Commission subject files, 1847-2014
(bulk 1980-2014), focus on people, places, organizations, buildings, and events of Kennett Township. The files consist mainly
of secondary-source materials, such as clippings, pamphlets/ephemera, and family genealogies, as well as a small amount of
primary-source materials. (View full finding aid.)
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