Repository: Heinz History Center
Title: Kiskadden Family Papers and Photographs
Creator: Kiskadden, Margaret
Collection Number: MSS 735
Extent: 0.5 linear feet (1 box)
Date: late 1700s-1900s (bulk 1800s-1900s)
Abstract: The Kiskadden Family Papers and Photographs contain photocopied genealogical notes, news clippings, photographs, and correspondence of the Kiskadden family and their relatives, including the Hardy family which immigrated to Pittsburgh from England in the 1800s. Robert Hardy's granddaughter Margaret Kiskadden is the donor of the collection.
Language: The material in this collection is in English.
Author: The guide to this collection was written by Sarah Ecklund.
Sponsor: This collection has been made accessible as part of an NHPRC-funded Basic Processing grant.
Publisher: Heinz History Center
Address: 1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org

History

Robert Hardy was born in 1813 in Manchester, England and immigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1827 before moving to Hampton Township in 1833. He manufactured spool-cotton in Pittsburgh for five years and then became a Justice of the Peace in Hampton Township in 1860, a position he held for 20 years. In 1832, he married Nancy Stoup and had seven children, one of whom was Florence Hardy. Florence Hardy married William John Kiskadden and they had five children together, including Margaret Kiskadden who was born in 1894. The Hardy and Kiskadden Families resided around south-western Pennsylvania and are also related to the Howell, Blaine, and Carskadden Families.

Scope and Content Notes

The Kiskadden Family Papers and Photographs contain photocopied genealogical research about the Kiskadden family, which includes handwritten histories, newspaper articles, correspondence, and photographs. Most of the photocopies are annotated by Margaret Kiskadden. The information Margaret Kiskadden gathered for the genealogies and biographical sketches of the Hardy family are taken from the family Bible which is not in the collection, and the History of Allegheny County (1889) and spans from the late 1700s to early 1900s. Further genealogical notes are typed or from other publications, some of which contain citations. Information on various Kiskadden family members is contained in letters, photographs, marriage certificates, land deeds, and army records. The papers also include correspondence from other family members to Margaret Kiskadden concerning her genealogical research.

Conditions Governing Access

None

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift from Margaret Kiskadden in 1968.

Preferred Citation

Kiskadden Family Papers and Photographs, late 1700s-1900s (bulk 1800s-1900s), MSS 735 , Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Sarah Ecklund on 02/22/2012.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.

Subjects

Personal Names

Adams Family
Whitehead Family
Howell Family
Hardy Family
Kiskadden Family
Blaine Family
Carskadden Family

Guide to the Kiskadden Family Papers and Photographs late 1700s-1900s (bulk 1800s-1900s)