In Memory of Nancy Corson

Meet Nancy Corson, a descendant of the Corson family that lived on their namesake Homestead in Plymouth Meeting's Historic District. Nancy passed away in 2012, and this program was cablecast sometime thereafter on Whitemarsh TV. She spoke about her family, who owned and lived on the Corson Homestead, which includes Abolition Hall, the Stone Barn, the Hovenden House, and the adjacent Corson Tract. In 2022, the Homestead was preserved through a partnership between Whitemarsh Township and the Karabots Foundation; this public open space area will also become the new home of the Whitemarsh Art Center.
00:00 Intro / How Helen Corson & Thomas Hovenden Met
05:12 Ghost Stories
07:41 Memories of Family During Thanksgiving
08:31 George Corson & Building Abolition Hall
10:02 Photography of People (Early Days)
11:06 Hovenden’s Heroic Death and Helen’s Response to the Tragedy
13:28 A Classmate of Nancy’s Father
14:51 The Window Panes on Hovenden House’s First Floor
17:38 Portrait of Helen Corson Standing by a Window
19:10 Tour of the Portraits in the House
24:44 The Corson Tract circa 2012 / Program Conclusion
Visit the Abolition Hall Steering Committee's website:
WWW.WHITEMARSHTWP.ORG/ABOLITIONHALL