1784 map [portion] showing Shawnee Run along the Kentucky River - future site of the Shaker community of Pleasant Hill ("Map of Kentucke", John Filson. Engraved by Henry D. Pursell & printed by T. Rook. LOC collection) |
Map of Kentucky [portion] showing Mercer, Fayette and Madison Counties - home of Runyon family members before their arrival at Pleasant Hill (Lloyd's official map of the state of Kentucky [portion], 1862, LOC collection) |
Our Shaker Heritage |
Early Shaker list of male departures listing Silas, Asa, & Lawson Runyon |
The Trustee's Office (Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey, Walter Smalling, Jr., photographer, 1978) |
Pleasant Hill cemetery, where Phineas and Charity Runyon plus 21 of their descendants are believed buried (Photos N. Reddy, 2001) |
Completed in 1834, the Center Family served as the dwelling for the senior order of the Church and was home to several members of the Runyon family (Photo left: Hutton, p. 36, Photo right: Infirmary bedroom in Center Family dwelling (Photo N. Reddy, 2001) |
Jane Sutton (Hutton, p.47) last Runyon Shaker descendant |
Page from Benjamin Dunlavy's song book with music composed by Amy Runyon May 25, 1845 (Clark, p.57) |
Broom making in the East Family Brethren's Shop (Photo N. Reddy 2001) |
Shaker records showing member birth, arrival, and dates of death and nativity including those for Phineas Runyon, Joseph Runyon, and John Badgett (Sen.) |
Map of Kentucky [portion] showing Mercer, Fayette and Madison Counties - home of Runyon family members before their arrival at Pleasant Hill (Lloyd's official map of the state of Kentucky [portion], 1862, LOC collection) |
1784 map [portion] showing Shawnee Run along the Kentucky River - future site of the Shaker community of Pleasant Hill ("Map of Kentucke", John Filson. Engraved by Henry D. Pursell & printed by T. Rook. LOC collection) |
The Meeting House at Pleasant Hill - wood frame painted white - conformed to the standards set by the central ministry in New England - Elders such as George Runyon lived on the second floor of the building (LOC collection) |
