Film on Hannum wins WINNIE award
Christianna Hannum
Goodnight Ladies, a 37-minute documentary film about the world’s most famous Master of Fox Hounds, Nancy Penn Smith Hannum, has won a WINNIE award at the Equus Film Festival for best of Equestrian History.
Directed by Christianna Hannum, Nancy’s granddaughter, the adventure film is an epic story of a woman whose passion for her sport was unbridled. Christianna said, “My...
Dinniman to honor Mrs. Hannum, July 4
State senator to present flag in honor of beloved open-space advocate
Nancy Penn Smith Hannum
WEST MARLBOROUGH – State Sen. Andy Dinniman will honor the conservation efforts of the late Nancy Penn Smith Hannum — known best in the Unionville area as “Mrs. Hannum” — by presenting a Pennsylvania state flag in her memory to her family on July 4th following the second annual Chesco Road...
Stars align to spotlight preserve’s latest addition
Lenfest Center opens in Newlin Township with praise, gratitude for its benefactors
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Marquerite (from left) and Gerry Lenfest take a few moments to sit on Saturday evening with Penny Watkins, a Natural Lands Trust board member.
NEWLIN — Stars of all sizes and persuasions – celestial to earthbound – shone Saturday night at the dedication gala...
Film’s focus: County pioneer of preservation
Nancy Hannum documentary one of many gift ideas from Chester County Historical Society
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Nancy Penn Smith Hannum, a pioneer in farmland preservationist, presided over the Cheshire Hunt for decades.
A colorful, influential Chester Countian credited with helping to preserve as many as 20,000 acres of the area’s scenic vistas continues her lasting impact...
