Subject: Genealogy / Place: Media (Pa.) / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1870">1870</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Grace Erwin Jenkins was a resident of Media, Pennsylvania and an avid genealogist. The Grace Erwin Jenkins genealogical research files, 1870-1952, is comprised of genealogical research and primary materials gathered by Jenkins.

Held at: Historical Society of Montgomery County [Contact Us]

Extent:: 3.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Edward V. Streeper (1876-1951) was a resident of Delaware County, Pennsylvania for most of his life and an avid local historian. Streeper was involved with the Delaware County Institute of Science, serving as the chairman of its Historical Section. The Edward V. Streeper book research scrapbooks on Delaware County (Pa.) history, 1833-1977 (bulk 1923-1937), consist of 28 volumes of newspaper clippings, research notes, and a smaller quantity of photographs, ephemera, manuscript documents, and other primary-source materials. The volumes focus on local subjects such as biographies, schools, taverns/cafes/restaurants, and politics.

Held at: Media Historic Archives Commission [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: Tyler Arboretum [Contact Us]

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