What is "harmoneons"

The Harmoneons were a blackface musical singing group in the 19th-century United States. The group began as the "Albino Family" in 1843, and later became the "Harmoneon Family." Principal group members included L.V.H. Crosby; Marshall S. Pike (1818-1901); James Power; and John Power Through the years others associated with the group included: F.B. Howe; Francis Lynch; W.H. Mower, manager; T.B. Prendergast; and F.A. Reynolds. In 1847 the Harmoneons performed for President James Polk at the White House. The group sang throughout the U.S., including Baltimore, Maryland (1846-1847, 1850, 1853); Trenton, New Jersey (1847); Portsmouth, New Hampshire (1848); Lowell, Mass. (1849); Salem, Mass. (1849); Belfast, Maine (1850, 1852); and in Boston at the Melodeon (1849), Horticultural Hall (1849, 1851), and other venues. They also toured in Halifax, Nova Scotia.