Subject: Quaker horticulturalists / People: Tyler, John J., 1851-1930 / Place: Media (Pa.) / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1690">1690</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1694">1694</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject Quaker horticulturalists People Tyler, John J., 1851-1930 Place Media (Pa.) Year 1690 to 1694

Extent:: 3.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Tyler Arboretum in Delaware County, Pennsylvania is one of the oldest arboretums in the northeastern United States. It began as a private horticultural collection developed in the mid 19th century by brothers Minshall and Jacob Painter, and was turned into a not-for-profit public garden by John J. and Laura Hoopes Tyler in 1944. John and Laura Tyler both descended via the Painter family from Thomas Minshall, a Quaker "First Purchaser" who acquired land from William Penn in 1681. The Tyler family papers, 1681-1937, consist of various papers from John J. Tyler and his wife Laura, the Painter Brothers (Jacob and Minshall Painter), and other members of the Painter and Minshall families.

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