2023 Annual Report

The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association 2023 Annual Report

Thank You, Volunteers

the mission of the mount vernon ladies’ association is to preserve, restore, and manage the estate of george washington to the highest standards and to educate visitors and people throughout the world about the life and legacies of george washington, so that his example of character and leadership will continue to inform and inspire future generations.

Letter from the Regent | 4

Letter from the President | 5

Strengthening Our Foundations | 6

Preserving the Mansion | 8 and Historic Area

Teaching America’s Story | 18

Securing Our Future | 32

Volunteer Year in Numbers | 48

Financial Highlights | 49

Fine and Decorative Arts | 50 Collection Acquisitions

Peter Presidential Collection | 54

Thank You to Our Supporters | 58

The Mount Vernon | 68 Ladies’ Association

Through research, scholarly programs, and special collections, the Washington Library continues to shed new light on the life of George Washington and is the educational base for the preservation and understanding of this historic estate.

—margaret h. nichols, regent

Letter from the Regent

It is a privilege to present the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association’s annual report for the year 2023. This report details the progress of many of our ongoing initiatives and the stories of those who uphold the MVLA’s longstanding mission of preservation and education.

Mount Vernon remains fresh in its appeal as a place to find inspiration and common purpose in the history of our nation’s founding. With a promise to future generations, the MVLA has purposefully preserved Mount Vernon as a model of dynamic stewardship, balancing innovation with the challenging directive of its founder, Ann Pamela Cunningham, -”Ladies, the Home of Washington is in your charge. See to it that you keep it the Home of Washington!” Visitors learn about the many facets of Washington’s legacy layered throughout the pastoral beauty of Mount Vernon.

George Washington never stopped planning, improving, repairing, beautifying, and cherishing his home, and neither has the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. After years of thorough research, study, and expert consultation, the Association began the Mansion Revitalization project, the most intensive preservation work on the Mansion since taking ownership in 1858. This phased project will span through 2026, offering visitors an exciting and rare opportunity to experience the MVLA’s trailblazing preservation efforts firsthand as we celebrate the many anniversaries of the nation’s founding. Upon completion, there will be a state-of-the-art HVAC system to protect our most treasured objects to the highest museum

standards, new perspectives through a rich interpretation of the cellar, and – perhaps most importantly – a strong, secure foundation in the Mansion to ensure the home of George Washington will endure for generations to come.

Now in its fourth decade, the Mount Vernon Volunteer Program is a shining example of service. Founded in 1992 by volunteer Jack Evans, the program has grown from 30 volunteers to more than 242 active volunteers. Whether in the archaeology lab, the gardens, or providing a warm welcome in the orientation center – our volunteers give their time and expertise to every department on the estate. This dedicated corps extends Washington’s hospitality to all they meet and contributed more than 21,000 hours of service in 2023!

The George Washington Presidential Library celebrated its first decade of scholarship in 2023 after its grand opening on September 27, 2013. Through research, scholarly programs, and special collections, the Washington Library continues to shed new light on the life of George Washington and is the educational base for the preservation and understanding of this historic estate.

On a beautiful October morning, a celebration was held honoring the 40 year anniversary of the Slave Memorial Monument. Designed by architecture students from Howard University and unveiled in 1983, this Monument commemorates and ensures that all enslaved persons, especially those who lived, worked, and died at Mount Vernon, are honored for their contributions. This testament to the power of collective stewardship was hosted by Black Women United for

Action and the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. The anniversary celebration culminated with a gala dinner raising funds for a research fellowship at the Washington Library to support African American history and leadership.

As you read this year’s report noting the many accomplishments and ongoing efforts, it is clear that the MVLA’s mission is as vital and relevant now as it was when the Association chose to save our first president’s home in 1858. The unprecedented and foundational work on the Mansion is tangible evidence of that commitment, as is the Association’s 166 years of uninterrupted stewardship. Thank you for your generosity and commitment to our mission. It is felt every day by those who visit Mount Vernon and are inspired by the legacy, leadership and life of George Washington.

Margaret H. Nichols Regent

Mount Vernon Ladies’

Letter from the President

2023 was a year of celebration and achievement. The George Washington Presidential Library celebrated a milestone 10th anniversary. The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association’s vision to create an important institution that houses George Washington’s personal books and papers, supports scholarship of the founding era, and produces robust public programming, among many other functions, has met with tremendous success in one short decade.

The Library has transformed our educational endeavors, bringing George Washington’s values and leadership lessons to the public and classrooms worldwide. We have engaged audiences in meaningful discourse and learning by hosting symposia, lectures, book talks, leadership groups, and teacher programs. In honor of this significant anniversary, we sponsored one of our most impactful events to date, exploring the past and future of our nation’s governing order in the George Washington Symposium, The Great Experiment: Democracy from the Founding to the Future.

We at Mount Vernon constantly think about the future while we educate the world about our past. Nothing signifies this more than our commitment to preserving and restoring George Washington’s estate. We are now undertaking the largest preservation effort since the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association took over

the management of Mount Vernon more than 160 years ago. With our Mansion Revitalization Project, we are safeguarding the original building fabric and preserving this iconic home for generations to come. In 2023 we completed the first major step of this great project, the completion of the mechanical bunker underground next to the Mansion. I am happy to say we completed the bunker on time and under budget.

This huge task requires a great deal of time and resources, and we are grateful to our supporters, donors, and members like you. With your assistance, this critical work will be completed over the next few years, and we can be confident that millions of future visitors will also get the chance to walk in the footsteps of George Washington at the place he cherished most.

Preserving the Mansion is the cornerstone of Strengthening Our Foundations: The Campaign for Mount Vernon. The success of this Campaign also allows us to invest in exhibition work and the professional development of teachers. The ongoing Campaign will provide the support we need to continue to educate the world about the life and legacy of George Washington.

The most valuable—and scarce— resource we all have is time. Mount Vernon could not function at its high level without our volunteer army. Every day, a volunteer at Mount Vernon assists with a wide range of essential

tasks, from planting in the gardens, to driving golf carts during special events, to serving as the friendly face at the front desk. We are so grateful to the passionate volunteers who provide their time and talent to ensure Mount Vernon has the extra support necessary to succeed.

We can do all this amazing work because of you. The dedication of the entire Mount Vernon community of supporters—in all the various ways you generously contribute—is unparalleled, and we are incredibly grateful. Because of you, we are indeed strengthening our foundations for years to come.

My very best thanks,

Douglas Bradburn, Ph.D. President and CEO

STRENGTHENING OUR FOUNDATIONS

The Campaign for Mount Vernon

In 2023, fundraising was bolstered by a multi-million-dollar gift from Washington Cabinet member Karen Buchwald Wright, which was matched by Ariel Corporation, where she serves as chairman of the board. This support for the Campaign enabled the year-end Revolution to Revitalization Matching Gift Challenge and inspired contributions from others.

The cornerstone of the Campaign is the once-in-a-lifetime preservation effort to revitalize the Mansion. This multi-year project got underway in 2023. It will address both structural and

environmental concerns through work such as repairing framing and masonry, underpinning the foundation wall, rebuilding cross walls, and replacing the HVAC system. It is an honor and privilege for our generation to be the one to do this work to preserve the Mansion.

The Campaign also augments Mount Vernon’s annual support and endowment to ensure adequate resources are available to maintain George Washington’s estate and educate the world about his life and legacies despite any future volatility in visitation.

In addition, gifts to the Campaign are enhancing Mount Vernon’s educational efforts through exhibit revitalizations and professional development programs for teachers nationwide. Mount Vernon received a $2 million commitment from Dr. Jennifer Burkhart London to honor her family by providing support for the revitalization of the exhibition on George Washington’s biography in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center. Fifteen additional donors supported this project in 2023 for a combined $4.7 million, including

Fundraising for Strengthening Our Foundations: The Campaign for Mount Vernon has topped $160 million for the extraordinary achievements chronicled in this report.

a $1 million commitment from Sanda and Jeremiah Lambert to sponsor the space for interactive family learning experiences.

The Campaign also benefitted from Mount Vernon’s most successful fundraiser to date. The gala celebrating the 10th anniversary of the George Washington Presidential Library raised more than $2.5 million to support the Campaign and Mount Vernon’s education and preservation mission. Current and emerita members of the board provided extraordinary leadership and support for the event.

The year 2023 also marked the centennial anniversary of Henry Ford’s visit to Mount Vernon and the historic philanthropic partnership between the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association and the Ford Motor Company. In addition to their annual support of the Spirit of Mount Vernon, Ford Evening Book Talks, and discounts for Title 1 schools, Ford gave a special commemorative gift. The special donation sponsored the gala celebrating the 10th anniversary of the George Washington Presidential Library, the expanded 2023 George Washington Symposium focused on democracy, and

Mount Vernon’s 2024 commemorations of President’s Day. Mount Vernon deeply appreciates and values this meaningful 100-year relationship.

We are also grateful to the tens of thousands of donors from across the country who have supported the Campaign at all levels. Opportunities remain to become involved. Through the efforts of this Campaign, in 2026, we look forward to presenting the revitalized Mount Vernon as a birthday gift to the country and a reminder of all we owe the indispensable father of our experiment in democracy.

preserving the mansion and historic area

Mansion Exterior Restoration

Little Parlor Wash House

The Bunker Project Fresh Perspectives

PRESERVING THE MANSION AND HISTORIC AREA

Mansion Exterior Restoration

Completion of painting and sanding the Mansion’s east front marked the culmination of a significant preservation initiative: a landmark, multi-year campaign to restore the entire exterior of George and Martha Washington’s home, protecting the structure from the

elements and refreshing its appearance to “look best and most resemble Stone,” as Washington intended.

Beginning with the west front in 2019, the Architecture team systematically worked across each elevation. After removing built-up sand paint (more than two dozen layers in

some areas), they assessed the condition and made repairs to both the siding and framing. They painstakingly researched original fabric, previous treatments, and current work, then finished off by applying fresh sand paint, following the very same procedures that the General himself prescribed.

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Little Parlor

New discoveries regarding wall treatments, artwork, and furnishings guided the curatorial efforts in 2023 to align the Little Parlor with its 1799 appearance, building upon the architectural work carried out in recent years. The walls display a vibrant floral-trail wallpaper with both a wide floral border and a narrow classical border—all reproduced from a rare set of surviving papers originally sold by the same supplier that George Washington patronized. Reproductions of 15 of the 20 artworks recorded in the room in his probate inventory are on display, the most complete representation to date. Architectural work in the room included rebuilding the Rumford firebox insert, restoring the window sashes, and repainting the woodwork with replica hand-ground paint to represent the 1790s cream-colored finish.

The Mount Vernon Ladies’

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Wash House

The wash house reopened to the public following exterior carpentry repairs and a new interior scenario that captures the volume of work performed by Dolshy and Vina, enslaved laundresses, to maintain the “well-resorted tavern” that was Mount Vernon. The installation highlights the many tasks performed here, from washing, drying, and ironing personal and household linens to mending items of clothing, brushing hats, and laundering and drying fine lace. The preservation work included innovative framing repairs that enabled carpenters to test an approach that will be used in the coming months during the Mansion Revitalization Project.

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The Bunker Project

Visitors to Mount Vernon this year encountered an unusual sight: outside the New Room’s grand Venetian window, excavators, drills, and cement trucks were hard at work, expanding the underground mechanical bunker north of the Mansion. First, the Archaeology team excavated the site to ensure all cultural resources were documented and removed. Then, construction crews excavated a swimming-pool-sized hole, lined it with concrete, and covered it over so that nothing remains visible. The expanded bunker will support a new HVAC unit to better control environmental conditions in the Mansion—a key element of our landmark Mansion Revitalization Project. Officially launching in 2024, this visionary effort will safeguard the Mansion for another century of educating and inspiring its visitors.

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Fresh Perspectives

Washington and Mount Vernon Commemoratives on Display

In celebration of the Washington Library’s 10th anniversary, the Fine and Decorative Arts staff installed a new exhibit in the Ann and John Bookout Reception Hall. George Washington in the American Home, 1795–1870, curated by curatorial intern Georgina Ohrstrom, showcases decorative glass and china wares, an enameled copper portrait, silver chalices, and an iconic gilt-bronze mantel clock.

Promising Discoveries at Union Farm

Our summer archaeological field school at George Washington’s Union Farm made significant strides in this landmark investigation of an outlying agricultural slave quarter. In addition to several thousand artifacts, archaeologists discovered evidence of quarter dwellings, potentially with two wells and a compost midden or planting beds (likely those described by a Mount Vernon visitor in 1798).

Textile Storage: Strong Foundations

With the generous funding of the Connoisseur Society, 90 percent of our unparalleled textile collection now has custom storage mounts. This preventive conservation measure provides external and internal support for fragile textiles, allowing them to be clearly seen and studied while minimizing their movement and handling and the risk of damage. The Connoisseur Society also funded critical conservation needs for important individual pieces, such as Martha Washington’s brown silk gown and purple silk wedding shoes.

teaching america’s story

The George Washington Presidential Library: 10 Years of Excellence

The Founding Debates

The Democracy Symposium

Celebrating Excellence with Our Student of the Year Award Winners

Interpreting Together

Slave Memorial Commemoration

Research Fellows

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The George Washington Presidential Library: 10 Years of Excellence

The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of George Washington and his role in the founding of the United States. Rooted in its mission to illuminate the life and times of the nation’s first president, the Washington Library serves as a beacon of historical preservation, scholarship, and education. Over the past decade, the Library has emerged as a leading institution for knowledge creation and exchange, shaping the discussion surrounding Washington’s contributions to the nation’s history and guiding the understanding of our past.

Central to the Library’s mission is its extensive collection of original Washington books and manuscripts, meticulously curated and continuously augmented with new acquisitions. These materials serve as primary sources for researchers, educators, students, and the public, offering invaluable insights into Washington’s character, leadership style, and enduring influence on American society. From personal correspondence to official documents, the Library’s archives provide a window into the life of a revolutionary leader and the turbulent times in which he lived.

One of the hallmarks of the Washington Library is its annual gatherings of research fellows, comprised of scholars dedicated to advancing our understanding of Washington

and his era through innovative research. In its first 10 years, the Library has welcomed more than 150 scholars from around the globe. These fellows delve into various aspects of Washington’s life and times, exploring themes such as his military leadership, political philosophy, entrepreneurship, and experimental farming. Their scholarly contributions not only enrich the Library’s collection but also inform a wide range of programmed events, including lectures, symposia, conferences, book talks, and gatherings of thought leaders.

Furthermore, the Library’s commitment to scholarship extends beyond its physical walls, fostering international collaboration through fellowships and conferences. Dignitaries and foreign leaders alike are drawn to the Library’s resources, recognizing its place as a global center for the study of Washington and the founding era. It has hosted major gatherings abroad, in Turin, Paris, and Madrid, and has plans for one in London in 2025. By facilitating dialogue and exchange on an international scale, the Library strengthens its impact and relevance in an increasingly interconnected world.

In addition to its scholarly endeavors, the Washington Library is dedicated to education, ensuring that the lessons of Washington’s life and legacy reach audiences of all ages and backgrounds. On-site and virtual teacher programs provide educators with the tools and resources to incorporate

“Today, in this beautiful setting on this magnificent morning, we are opening a library at Mount Vernon. How thrilling. How important. Not just because it is long overdue but because of the influence, the inspiration, the effect, the impact that this gathering place, this center of learning, will have on future generations of all people of all kinds from all over the world.”

—David

McCullough | September 27, 2013

Washington’s story into their curricula, while free digital educational resources make historical knowledge accessible to students worldwide. Through innovative initiatives such as the Center for Digital History, the Library leverages technology to engage with the next generation, producing research databases, award-winning videos, digital programming, and podcasts that bring history to life in new and captivating ways.

Looking ahead to the next decade, the Washington Library remains committed to its mission of fostering excellence in education and preservation. As the custodian of George Washington’s life and legacy, the Library recognizes the importance of acquiring additional items that document this pivotal era and ensuring that scholars have the resources to uncover new insights and narratives. By embracing emerging technologies, the Library seeks to extend its reach beyond

physical boundaries, sharing its collections and stories with audiences around the globe.

Moreover, as the nation approaches significant anniversaries, including the 250th of American Independence in 2026 and the 300th of Washington’s birth in 2032, the Library will play a central role in commemorating these milestones and shaping public interest. By convening important conversations and fostering dialogue on the meaning and relevance of America’s founding principles, the Library reaffirms its commitment to advancing historical understanding and civic engagement in American life.

As Washington emphasized, a democracy’s strength hinges on the historical literacy of its citizens, a role the Library is poised to fulfill in the years to come.

The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association

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The Founding Debates

The George Washington Presidential Library hosted a memorable Founding Debates program on September 29, 2023, in honor of its 10th anniversary.

Fox News Chief Political Anchor & Executive Editor Bret Baier opened the event in conversation with Executive Director of the Washington Library Patrick Spero in which Baier discussed his new book, To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment. While the book’s release date was still 10 days away, Baier surprised the audience by announcing that his publisher had provided complimentary copies to everyone in attendance.

Baier then took over as interviewer and was joined by his All-Star Panel, which included Washington Times columnist Charlie Hurt and USA TODAY’s Washington Bureau chief Susan Page. They explored George Washington’s indispensable role in enacting the Constitution and its lasting effects on America today. Their conversation also covered George Washington’s famed “Farewell Address,” highlighting his prescient warning of political polarization, the risk of foreign entanglements, and his precedent of a peaceful transfer of power.

Following the program, the guest speakers joined the audience for a cocktail reception. Baier graciously signed hundreds of copies of his book To Rescue the Constitution Prior to the event, Special Report filmed the show live from the George Washington Presidential Library. Mount Vernon President & CEO Doug Bradburn was interviewed for a show segment.

The Founding Debates are sponsored by the Ammerman Family Foundation, Dr. Denis Franks and Joy Ammerman Franks, and Michael and Stephanie Franks to honor former Mount Vernon President and CEO James C. Rees, whose vision lives on in the Washington Library.

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The Democracy Symposium

On November 2–4, 2023, in honor of the George Washington Presidential Library’s tenth anniversary, Mount Vernon assembled many of the nation’s most respected and thoughtful historians, authors, journalists, and leaders to examine American democracy in the symposium, The Great Experiment: Democracy from the Founding to the Future.

At the event, virtually every speaker agreed that there are significant threats to democracy in America and that there is a grave need to improve civics education.

The program started with a black-tie dinner at the State Department’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms. The topic of the evening was America’s role in the world. CNN’s Natasha Bertrand moderated a conversation between US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma and president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass.

The following two days at Mount Vernon offered thoughtful discussions and insights on the history and future of democracy and the new challenges America faces to protect its democratic form of government. A key highlight of the symposium was top retired military leaders—General Joseph Dunford, Jr., General John Kelly, and General Jim Mattis— together on stage for the first time since their retirement, discussing the military’s role in democracy with Pulitzer Prize–winning author Rick Atkinson.

At the symposium, retired General Kelly said, “What’s the greatest thing that George Washington did, in my opinion? He did it twice. He went home. All the other stuff that he did, unbelievable stuff that he did, took us to victory in the Revolutionary War and then began to establish how to be a president when there was no guidebook for him to do it. All of that remarkable stuff. But he went home twice. And that lesson

is a lesson that, certainly, people in the military understand, and I think has set the standard for politicians and military men and women since then. He went home.”

Additionally, experts discussed Constitutional interpretation today. U.S. Court of Appeals Judge David S. Tatel reflected, “I have been around a long time, and my perspective is based pretty much on my own experience, but . . . the country and the courts themselves are far more polarized than they were 25 years ago. And you see that in our courts in terms of the increasing, large number of ideologically divided, not just Supreme Court decisions, but decisions of the lower federal courts where I sit.

“There’s a huge debate going on in the Supreme Court about some pretty fundamental constitutional questions. The role of the federal administrative state, voting rights, affirmative action, abortion, all of these issues are being debated at the same time. I’m not aware of a time in American history where that’s happened, at least not in current American history.”

The event also featured a new national poll on Americans’ views on the future of democracy. Sponsored by the George Washington Presidential Library in publicity partnership with the University of Virginia Center for Politics, this national survey found that Americans have deep concerns about the health of American Democracy, with younger generations skeptical of democracy. More than two-thirds of Americans (67 percent) said democracy in the U.S. is on the wrong track, and 77 percent think democracy is in jeopardy.

The Democracy Symposium was presented by Ford and sponsored by Lee & Toni Verstandig. The annual George Washington Symposium is supported by a generous endowment established by The Barra Foundation.

To view the conversations, please visit mountvernon.org/democracy

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Celebrating Excellence with Our Student of the Year Award Winners

In our third year of awarding the Mount Vernon Prize for Excellence in Civics and History in Honor of Dr. Jennifer London, our commitment to supporting student achievement extends across the country to Washington State, for High School Winner James Byrd, and Hawaii, for Middle School Winner Riki Karamura. This prize is made possible by the generous legacy gift of Jack London in honor of his wife Dr. London, who continues to champion the students and the program that elevates the sharing of George Washington’s story to future generations.

Our High School Winner, James Byrd, stood out for his intent, engaging delivery, and commitment to civic engagement. He wrote and performed a one-act play about Washington’s early years to promote a greater relatability with and understanding of Washington for younger audiences. James is a member of the Chickasaw Nation and a member of the Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.), and part of his performance addressed Washington’s recognition of Indigenous nations and Chickasaw sovereignty. While crisscrossing the state giving his performances, James emphasized the importance of civic participation among young people and the importance of learning more about the man for whom their state was named. His creativity, effort, scholarship, and success in reaching so many people made him the unanimous recommendation for the award by our Student Advisory panel.

Our Middle School Winner, Riki Karamura, wrote an essay about George Washington’s military successes. The paper is much more than a mere retelling of military battles fought by Washington; it delves into the lessons learned from each. His nuanced understanding of leadership shines through as he identifies qualities such as integrity, courage, and adaptability that made Washington a great military leader—encouraging the reader to look beyond Washington’s military record to understand his military greatness. Riki made thorough use of Mount Vernon’s digital resources, such as the Digital Encyclopedia, in his in-depth research for this paper.

The Student of the Year Award is one way Mount Vernon elevates and centers student voices in our work to prepare for future generations. The Student Advisory Board, a select group of eight local high school students committed to Mount Vernon’s success with younger audiences, served as part of this year’s review committee. In 2024, these students will take an expanded role in the award. In collaboration with the board, we plan to involve them in the creation of promotional content, seeking their insights on how to encourage more submissions.

As we celebrate the achievements of James and Riki, we invite our readers to join us in recognizing outstanding students in your circles. If you know a student making significant contributions to research and sharing the leadership and legacy of George Washington, we encourage you to nominate them for consideration in future award cycles.

James Byrd

Riki Karamura

Interpreting Together

Each year, George Washington’s Mount Vernon welcomes hundreds of thousands of guests, each eager to see the home of our nation’s first president. From the gate to the gift shop and everywhere in between, guests immerse themselves in history as they explore the grounds. Getting lost in the 18th century at Mount Vernon doesn’t happen by accident; it takes a dedicated team of professionals, across several departments, to research, develop, deploy, and support all the work that goes on at the estate. One department in particular, Interpretation, engages with nearly every single visitor Mount Vernon welcomes with its focus on educational tours and programs.

Interpretation is responsible for distilling an immense amount of information about George Washington into accessible and informative content for visitors of all ages. Each of the three sub-departments, History Interpretation, Historic Trades, and Character Interpretation, has its own unique areas of expertise. History Interpretation guides guests through the Mansion, New Tomb, and grounds. Historic Trades interprets the Farm, blacksmith shop, Distillery, and Gristmill and provides demonstrations of trades common in the late 1700s. Character Interpretation transports guests to Washington’s time, emotionally connecting the past to the present. Though each group has its unique areas of focus, 2023 was a year of cooperation between teams.

Staff intentionally broke down barriers between departments to enhance the expertise shared and improve the engagement of our student audience. History and Character Interpreters cross-trained at the Farm site, which included at the 16-sided treading barn and slave cabin, and Don Francisco, History Interpretation’s Resident Fifer, led students in marches and drills. The additional staffing on the Farm allowed Historic Trades to focus on increasing their demonstrations of cooking, baking, spinning, and fishing while also staffing the spinning house and blacksmith shop in the historic area.

The benefits of this cross-training were highlighted during Mount Vernon’s 2023 Colonial Days programming. This popular offering brings local school systems, particularly students in grades 2–5, to Mount Vernon to learn about life in colonial America. Students who attend Colonial Days see demonstrations and learn about farming, play 18th-century games, pay tribute to the Washingtons at the New Tomb, and tour the Mansion. In the past, Historic Trades staffed the Farm, while History Interpretation covered the New Tomb and Mansion. The cross-training this year provided a more robust experience, including increased demonstrations and broader access to experts for students while also increasing staff knowledge and encouraging camaraderie across departments.

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“This gathering is a testament to the tenacity of the power and the presence of the life of ancestors; their story matters; this place matters.”

—Jason Boroughs, Ph.D., Mount Vernon Research Archaeologist

Slave Memorial Commemoration

The Slave Memorial at Mount Vernon has stood for 40 years, honoring the hundreds of enslaved individuals who labored, lived, and loved on the Mount Vernon estate and serving as a testament to the power of collective stewardship. Esteemed local and international guests were welcomed to participate in a series of powerful events to commemorate the Slave Memorial in 2023. A poignant public memorial ceremony was held, along with a fundraising gala to support the creation of an African American history research fellowship to advance the study of the contributions of enslaved and free black people at the George Washington Presidential Library.

Black Women United for Action, a local civic organization, hosted the annual Slave Memorial Commemoration on Saturday, October 7. The event served as a reminder of the lives and legacies of enslaved people at Mount Vernon. It celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Slave Memorial’s installation and dedication and the 33rd year of Black Women United for Action’s involvement.

On September 21, 1983, the Slave Memorial was dedicated and opened to the public thanks to the efforts of concerned citizens, including descendants of the enslaved community, Black Women United for Action, and the Mount Vernon

Ladies’ Association. Howard University architecture students designed the memorial, which features a truncated granite column in the center of three concentric brick circles inscribed with the words “Faith,” “Hope,” and “Love.” This memorial rededicated this sacred bluff above the Potomac River as the final resting place for enslaved and free black people who lived and labored at Mount Vernon in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The commemoration event was an opportunity for remembrance and reflection, an amalgamation of talented and determined individuals dedicated to remembering the past and educating the future. Black Women United for Action founder Sheila Coates delivered remarks, underscoring the significance of honoring the enslaved community and recognizing the work done by past community members to bring about the memorial. The Regent of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association Meg Nichols, Mount Vernon President & CEO Dr. Doug Bradburn, Research Archaeologist Dr. Jason Boroughs, and various international guests added their voices to the ceremony, highlighting the importance of acknowledging Mount Vernon’s diverse history and sharing the work of the MVLA and its partners in recognizing and elevating the history and stories of the enslaved community.

For moments when spoken words proved not enough to express the gravity of the day, performances filled the space. Djembe drumming opened the ceremony, providing a heartbeat that gave life to the day’s events. George Washington Presidential Library Fellow Dominic Shodekeh Talifero performed an original piece during the ceremony that marked the culmination of his fellowship, exploring the histories of the enslaved community through breath. Musical interludes, performed by the Virginia State Choir, resonated throughout the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Auditorium, carrying the ceremony’s weight to other areas of the estate.

At the ceremony’s close, guests were invited to participate and pay their respects by laying boxwood sprigs at the center of the Slave Memorial, a simple act symbolizing remembrance, honoring the lives of the enslaved community, and promising never to forget their stories.

The remembrance celebration concluded with a gala dinner inspired by Hercules Posey, the enslaved chef of the Washingtons, widely admired for his culinary skills, followed by celebratory fireworks on October 20.

Event photos by Monroe Anderson Jr.

Daniel J. Burge, Ph.D.

Kentucky Historical Society, The Washington Doctrine: A Continental History, 1800–1920

Sarah F. Donovan

The College of William & Mary, Transplanted Whiteboys and Sons of Paxton: Patterns of Extralegal Violence in the British Atlantic World (The Society of Colonial Wars Fellowship)

Lindsey M. Fisher-Hunt, Ph.D.

Middle Tennessee State University, Mapping Their Influence: The Widespread Reach of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association (The Amelie W. Cagle Fellowship)

Edward P. Green

Penn State University, Power, Diplomacy, and Interdependent Sovereignty in the Choctaw Nation, 1720–1924

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Research Fellows

Mount Vernon continues to foster academic research on George Washington and the founding era. The Research Fellowships program offers short- and long-term fellowships for scholars. This program provides funding and living space at the Richard and Helen DeVos House on the grounds of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon. Fellows gain access to the Library’s collections and interact with Mount Vernon staff to advance their academic pursuits.

Learn more at mountvernon.org/researchfellows

2023–2024 Research Fellows

Sally Hadden, Ph.D.

Western Michigan University, One Supreme Court

Matthieu Haroux

University of Paris 1 PanthéonSorbonne, Rochambeau and the American War of Independence, 1780–1783 (The James C. Rees Fellowship on the Leadership of George Washington)

Cynthia A. Kierner, Ph.D.

George Mason University, George Washington and the Ladies of Trenton

Timothy A. Long

Hindman Auctions, George Washington’s black velvet suits and the formative years of the United States of America (Dr. William M. and Betty H. Busey Family Fellowship)

Laurence Machet, Ph.D.

Bordeaux-Montaigne University, George Washington, the Environment, and National Identity

Dael A. Norwood, Ph.D.

University of Delaware, The Beginnings of the Businessman (James C. Rees Fellowship on the Entrepreneurship of George Washington)

John Phibbs

Debois Landscape Survey Group, The Influence of English Design on Mount Vernon’s Landscape

Meg Roberts

University of Cambridge, Caregiving and Crisis in the American Revolutionary War

Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, Ph.D. Miami University, Ohio, The Miranda Affair: A Venezuelan Patriot and the United States

Lucy Smith

University of Michigan, The Atlantic Bite: Circulation, Economy, and the Meaning of Teeth in George Washington’s World

Dominic Shodekeh Talifero

4-VA: Advancing the Commonwealth, Breaths Along the Potomac

David Williard, Ph.D.

University of St. Thomas, “One Part Against Another”: George Washington, Memory, and the Limits of the Second American Revolution

Career stages

7 university faculty members

5 Ph.D. candidates

4 independent scholars

Fellowship length

11 one-month fellows

4 three-month fellows

1 six-month fellow

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Library 10th Anniversary Gala

Birthnight Supper and Ball

The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon

The Life Guard Society of Historic Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Travel Program

The Connoisseur Society

Spirit of Mount Vernon

Washington Cabinet

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Library 10th Anniversary Gala

The gala celebrating the 10th anniversary of the George Washington Presidential Library was held on September 30. The event made history as Mount Vernon’s most successful fundraiser to date. The gala was chaired by the Vice Regents for Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. The Vice Regents Emeritae for Florida and Wyoming served as honorary co-chairs. More than 550 guests enjoyed a seated dinner under a tent on the east lawn as well as fireworks, dancing, and a performance by the American Pops Orchestra. Before the event, guests enjoyed complimentary tours of the Mansion and historic area as well as lunch and an open house at the Library. Tours of the Distillery and Gristmill rounded out the festive weekend. Proceeds from the event supported the Campaign for Mount Vernon.

Commander in Chief

Ariel Corporation

Ford Motor Company

Melanie and Mark Jacobsen

Karen Buchwald Wright and Tom Rastin

Triple Benefactor

Helen Herboth Laughery

General

Mr. Richard H. Brown and Ms. Mary Jo Otsea

Sarah Miller Coulson

Manuel and Mary Johnson Foundation

Ms. Deborah Smith Magness

Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Smith, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Smith

Catherine M. and Frederick H. Waddell

Benefactor

Anonymous (2)

Cricket Bauer and Tim Messman

Mrs. Barbara Becker and Mrs. Lindalee Fitton

Ann and John Bookout

Maribeth and Hal Borthwick

Dr. and Mrs. Doug Bradburn

CIBC Private Wealth

Lucia B. and Joseph W. Henderson

Mrs. Holliday L. Hurd and Kate Shuster

Adrian and Larsen Jay

Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson W. Kirby

A. Michael and Ruth C. Lipper

Ms. Jacqueline B. Mars

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mauran IV

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin McCarthy

Medlin-Hale Foundation, Elizabeth and Sheffield Hale

Margaret and David E. Nichols

Anne Neal Petri and Thomas E. Petri

Jim and Jo Carol Porter

Wayne and Grace Rickert

Mr. and Mrs. J. Schley Rutherford

Andrea and Kenan Sahin

Ann Cady Scott

Stella Boyle Smith Trust, Catherine and Michael Mayton, Trustees

Jeffrey and Barbara Steele

Rob and Jamie Taylor

Susan M. and P. Coleman Townsend

Gail Berry West and Hilary Carter West

Next Generation

John and Stavroula Alachnowicz

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Aldredge

Dr. and Mrs. A. Todd Alijani

Marta Hallowell Black and David B. Black

Burke & Herbert Bank

Red and Sheri Cavaney

Anne and James F. Crumpacker Family

Mr. Remmel T. Dickinson

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley N. Gaines

Mary and David Giachetti

Dr. and Mrs. John W. Given

Mr. and Mrs. Glen G. Hamel

Dr. Robert Highsmith and Dr. Sarah Fogg

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Horton

Terri Lynn Land and Daniel Tedford Hibma

Nathan and Valerie McCarry

James D. and Pamela J. Penny

Richard S. Reynolds Foundation

Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott

Eleanor R. Seaman

Mrs. Kenneth W. Starr

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Trulaske

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Veatch

The Honorable and Mrs. Lee L. Verstandig

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Welsh

Leader

Mrs. Margaret Allison

George and Charlotte Benz

Mary Lang Bishop and C. Morton Bishop III

Mr. and Mrs. Rolin P. Bissell

Ellen Boer

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Brady

Ramon and Lucy Breeden

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Coleman

The Honorable and Mrs. Sean Connaughton

Theodore F. and St. Clair Craver

Peter and Sarah Anne Cressy

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Crosby

Ms. Martha Dippell and Mr. Daniel Korengold

Ms. Tarry Faries

Mrs. Monica Greenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick W. Gross

Robert and Mimie Helm

Elizabeth Whitesides Holdsworth

Ms. Karen E. Hooper

John L. Hunter and Zoe T. Hunter

John H. Kerby and Theresa Thompson

Lambert Kayden Family Fund, Sanda and Jeremiah Lambert

Alice and Harry Legum

Mr. Michael J. Mars and Ms. Terri Campbell

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Mayer

Mac and Cathy McClelland

Mr. and Mrs. David McCreery

Mr. Mark Z. Orr

Ann and John Pyne

Ed and Lori Ryan

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Schuiling

David and Ilene Smith

Steven W. Spandle and Kev Massoyan

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. J. Sullivan, Jr.

Catharine W. Trauernicht and K. Dunlop Scott

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Travis

Mr. Robert L. Tritt

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Veletsis

Frances Culp Wheeler

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Wood

Birthnight Supper and Ball

On February 19, 218 guests gathered for the 76th annual Birthnight Supper and Ball—Mount Vernon’s longest-running fundraiser. This tradition celebrates the birth of George Washington. Organized by the Neighborhood Friends, this sold-out black-tie gala supported the restoration and preservation of George Washington’s beloved home.

Neighborhood Friends Steering Committee

The Neighborhood Friends are Mount Vernon members who live on one of George Washington’s original five farms. They support the estate’s mission of education and preservation through their membership contributions.

Joseph and Ann Somerset, Co-Chairs, Riverwood on Union Farm

Tyler and Jacquie Brown, Stratford on the Potomac on River Farm

Eric and Danae Delman, Mount Vernon Terrace on Union Farm

Bob and DeNise Enck, Riverside Estates on Muddy Hole Farm

Terry and Trisha Enright, Yacht Haven on Union Farm

Stephen Fahy and Marjorie Roddy, Stratford on the Potomac on River Farm

Daniel and Hyunjoo Fleming, Stratford Landing on River Farm

Matt and Audra Gannon, Riverwood on Union Farm

Barry and Tracy Hutchison, Stratford Landing on River Farm

Scott and Gayla Keller, Tower House on River Farm

Ralph and Jennifer Letizia, Waynewood on River Farm

Chris and Elizabeth Massey, Belle River on Union Farm

David McCallum and Victoria Grady, Wellington on River Farm

Paul and Janis Mikolashek, Surrey-at-the-Potomac on Forest adjacent to Mansion House Farm

Michael and Magda Patrick, River Farm

Mark Platt and Julia McLellan, Fields of Woodlawn on Dogue Run Farm

Gregory and Melissa Prunchak, Riverwood on Union Farm

Larry and Kathleen Spoth, Surrey-at-the-Potomac on Forest adjacent to Mansion House Farm

Gregory and Kristin Try, Waynewood on River Farm

John and Pat Veatch, Collingwood on the Potomac at River Farm

Mount Vernon Ladies’

Platinum

Rachael Glaws and Joshua Pinedo

Julia Gluck

Historic Hotels of America

Joseph and Ann Somerset

Gold

Richard A. and Janice M. Crosby

Lee Ann Goodyear

David McCallum and Victoria Grady

John and Pat Veatch

Silver

John and Stavroula Alachnowicz

Matt and Audra Gannon

Jerry and Janet Kohlenberger

Jim and Jo Carol Porter

Bronze

Stephen Fahy and Marjorie Roddy

Holliday Hurd and Gus Polichron

Barry and Tracy Hutchison

John H. Kerby and Theresa Thompson

Michael and Magda Patrick

Kate Shuster

Patron

Cricket Bauer and Tim Messman

Red and Sheri Cavaney

Susan Chainer

Ms. Jeanne M. Defliese and CAPT James D. Huck, USN (Ret)

Thomas and Emily Harper

BG (ret) and Mrs. Lynn C. Hooper

Paul and Jan Mikolashek

Lt Col Amy and Kenneth Mitchell

Greg and Melissa Prunchak

Patti and Bill Turner

The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon

The Founders Committee hosted their annual fundraising event on the east lawn on June 4. Proceeds supported the restoration of the Mansion’s Old Chamber, the only bedchamber on the first floor. Nearly 200 guests enjoyed Mansion tours, music, a buffet dinner, and views of the Potomac River. The event surpassed its fundraising goal.

Founders Committee Members

The Founders, Washington Committee, is a group of patriotic women from the Washington metropolitan area. Since 1980, their fundraising has supported myriad programs and projects furthering the mission of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Their ardent work has added inestimably to the Mount Vernon experience.

Mrs. I. Townsend Burden III, Chair, Washington, DC

Mrs. Geoffrey B. Baker, Washington, DC

Mrs. Edmund Bartlett III, Chevy Chase, MD

Mrs. Peter Boer, Golf, FL

Miss Edith H. Brewster, Washington, DC

Mrs. Brice M. Clagett, Sarasota, FL

Mrs. James M. Costan, Washington, DC

Mrs. H. Richard Dietrich III, Chevy Chase, MD

Mrs. Eric P. Fraunfelter, Bethesda, MD

Mrs. James C. Gerber, Chevy Chase, MD

Mrs. Ian Glenday, Washington, DC

Ms. Lee Bradford Guerry, Alexandria, VA

Mrs. Constance B. Harriman, Washington, DC

Mrs. Jeffrey P. Hart, Washington, DC

Mrs. Joseph W. Henderson III, Berryville, VA

Mrs. Mark J. Kington, Alexandria, VA

Ms. Martha Dippell Korengold, Chevy Chase, MD

Mrs. Jeremiah D. Lambert, Washington, DC

Mrs. Charles G. Mackall, Jr., The Plains, VA

Mrs. I. Guyman Martin III, Washington, DC

Ms. Marcia V. Mayo, Washington, DC

Mrs. Thayer Sargent McGregor, Chevy Chase, MD

Mrs. David B. Morgan, Chevy Chase, MD

Mrs. Thomas E. Petri, Fond Du Lac, WI

Mrs. Philip W. Pillsbury, Jr., Washington, DC

Mrs. John Daniel Reaves, Chevy Chase, MD

Mrs. Robin D. Roberts, Washington, DC

Mrs. Kristina Schendt, Chevy Chase, MD

Mrs. William E. Schuiling, Alexandria, VA

Mrs. Catharine Trauernicht Scott, McLean, VA

Mrs. W. N. Harrell Smith IV, Washington, DC

Mrs. Lucille Anderson Streeter, Washington, DC

Ms. Hilary C. West, Washington, DC

Mrs. Frances C. Wheeler, Delaplane, VA

Mrs. Togo D. West, Jr., Emerita, Washington, DC

Miss Eleonore Wotherspoon, Emerita, Northport, MI

The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association

Benefactor

Anonymous

Wayne and Grace Rickert

Leader

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey B. Baker

Mary T. Bartlett

Valerie and Townie Burden

Diana S. Clagett

David and Nancy Morgan

Catharine W. Trauernicht Scott and K. Dunlop Scott

Frances Culp Wheeler

Patron

Ellen Boer

The Frances and Townsend Burden Foundation

Mrs. H. Richard Dietrich III

Martha Dippell and Danny Korengold

Louisa C. Duemling

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gerber

Mary and David Giachetti

Joe and Lucia Henderson

Thomas S. Kenan III

Ann and Knight Kiplinger

Susan and Frank Mars

Mr. and Mrs. I. Guyman Martin III

The Honorable and Mrs.

Thomas E. Petri

Beth and Robin Roberts

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Schuiling

Sponsor

John and Stavroula Alachnowicz

Anonymous Cricket Bauer and Tim Messman

Mrs. Barbara Becker

Mary Lang Bishop

Ann and John Bookout

Edith H. Brewster

Mr. and Mrs. Childs F. Burden

Jane Lipton Cafritz

Margaret and Jay Costan

Sarah Miller Coulson

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Crocker

Richard A. and Janice M. Crosby

Harriet and Eric Fraunfelter

Elisabeth French

The Honorable Douglas H. Ginsburg and Ms. Deecy Gray

James Glenn

Lee Bradford Guerry and Witney W. Schneidman

Jay and Robin Hammer

The Honorable Constance Harriman and The Honorable Ed Whitfield

Mrs. Jeffrey P. Hart

Dr. and Mrs. Fraser Henderson, Sr.

Robert Highsmith and Sarah Fogg

Ruth and John Huber

Mrs. Holliday L. Hurd and Gus Polichron

Garett Jones

John H. Kerby and Theresa Thompson

Ann and Mark Kington

Sanda and Jerry Lambert

Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Mackall, Jr.

Ms. Marcia V. Mayo

Catherine H. and Michael R. Mayton

Mrs. Thayer S. McGregor

Mr. and Mrs. C. Ashton Newhall

Mrs. R. Kendall Nottingham

Brenda Powers Parker

Dean Patterson

John Pellett and Sally Marfing

James D. and Pamela J. Penny

Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel Reaves

Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Reed

Thomas G. and Kristina I. Schendt

The Honorable and Mrs. R. Schubert

Cheryl Sharp

Adelia Simplot

Mrs. W. N. Harrell Smith IV

Dean and Tonya Stoltzfus

Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Streeter

David M. Trebing

Catherine Marlette Waddell

Ellen C. Walton

Hilary Carter West

Corinne Birdsong Winburn

Miss Eleonore Wotherspoon

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The Life Guard Society of Historic Mount Vernon

Members of the Life Guard Society came together to sponsor and support the gala celebration of the 10th anniversary of the George Washington Presidential Library The Life Guard has been a steadfast supporter of the Library since it opened in 2013. Over the course of the year, members also furthered efforts to pool their personal giving toward a generous gift from the Life Guard to support and name a gallery in the revitalized exhibition on George Washington’s biography.

Life Guard Society Members

Named after the elite group of soldiers responsible for ensuring the safety of George Washington, today’s members of the Life Guard Society hold fundraising events to support specific projects at Mount Vernon and support the estate through personal contributions. Membership in the Life Guard Society is not considered an honorary role but rather a call to action—members generously give their time, talent, and resources to help with a wide variety of signature projects focused on Mount Vernon’s mission.

Ms. Cricket Bauer, Chair, Alexandria, VA

Mrs. Kim David, Executive Committee, Baltimore, MD

Dr. Jennifer Burkhart London, Executive Committee, McLean, VA

Mrs. James E. Porter, Executive Committee, Fairfax Station, VA

Lt. Col (Ret) Edmund P. Ryan, Executive Committee, Paris, France

Mr. Jeffrey L. Steele, Executive Committee, Bethesda, MD

Mrs. Stavroula Alachnowicz, Alexandria, VA

Mrs. Barbara J. Becker, Alexandria, VA

Mrs. Ellen S. Boer, Golf, FL

Mrs. Sheri Cavaney, Alexandria, VA

Mr. Daniel K. Chandler, Alexandria, VA

The Honorable Sean T. Connaughton, Alexandria, VA

Mr. Richard A. Crosby, Alexandria, VA

Ms. Jeanne M. Defliese, Alexandria, VA

Mr. William Downey, Williamsburg, VA

Mr. Akram R. Elias, College Park, MD

Miss Elizabeth L. Elser, Fox Point, WI

Mrs. Lindalee B. Fitton, Alexandria, VA

Mr. Robert W. Helm, Ellicott City, MD

Dr. Robert Highsmith, Dumfries, VA

Mrs. Gudrun Hooff, Lorton, VA

Mrs. Holliday L. Hurd, Alexandria, VA

Mr. Peter C. Keefe, Alexandria, VA

The Honorable Walter D. Kelley, Jr., Alexandria, VA

Mr. Steven Kelmar, Alexandria, VA

Mr. John H. Kerby II, Arlington, VA

Mr. Gerald L. Kohlenberger, McLean, VA

Mr. Vernon T. Lankford, Alexandria, VA

Mrs. Alice Legum, Annapolis, MD

Mr. James H. Lemon, Jr., Arlington, VA

Mr. Ronald H. McCall, Ashburn, VA

Mr. Shane McCullar, Alexandria, VA

Mr. James D. Penny, Williamsburg, VA

The Honorable Trevor A. Potter, Marshall, VA

Ms. Lola C. Reinsch, Arlington, VA

Mrs. Ilona S. Savage, Alexandria, VA

Mrs. Karen M. Schuiling, Alexandria, VA

Ms. Kate Shuster, Alexandria, VA

Mr. Paul S. Stevens, Alexandria, VA

Mr. Richard J. J. Sullivan, Jr., Babylon, NY

Miss Eleonore Wotherspoon, Northport, MI

Mr. Cyrus A. Ansary, Emeritus, Bethesda, MD

Dr. Peter H. Cressy, Emeritus, Falls Church, VA

Ms. Claire Dwoskin, Emerita, Arlington, VA

Mrs. T. Eugene Smith, Emerita, McLean, VA

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Mount Vernon Travel Program

Members of the Connoisseur Society embarked on The Treasures of Houston with Mount Vernon tour from March 10–12. The Vice Regent for Texas hosted the trip and facilitated access to many behind-thescenes experiences. Highlights of the visit included a tour of Memorial Park with landscape architect Thomas Woltz; a private tour of Bayou Bend’s exquisite collection and gardens; curator-led tours of Reinzi, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and Rothko Chapel; and two exclusive visits to private homes with extraordinary collections.

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The Connoisseur Society

The Connoisseur Society’s 2023 contributions supported the acquisition of the Peter Presidential Collection of Washington family objects. Twenty-two members from across the country gathered at Mount Vernon for a special dinner and after-hours Mansion tour on June 1, followed by a luncheon and morning tours on June 2.

Connoisseur Society Members

The Connoisseur Society is a group of George Washington enthusiasts who are dedicated to the acquisition, preservation, conservation, and exhibition of Mount Vernon’s rich and diverse collections.

Mrs. Lucy S. Rhame, Chair, Alexandria, VA

Mrs. Irene Roosevelt Aitken, New York, NY

Mrs. Cyndy Alaimo, Charlottesville, VA

Margaret Appleton Allison, Seattle, WA

Marta Hallowell Black, Denville, NJ

Ann Haunschild Bookout, Houston, TX

Mrs. Nadene Bradburn, Mount Vernon, VA

Marjorie McHenry Bride, Cambridge, MA

Mrs. Ann Coffin, Chestnut Hill, MA

Mrs. M. L. Coolidge, Charlottesville, VA

Sarah Miller Coulson, Bryn Mawr, PA

Mr. James L. Freeman and Mrs. Laura Lofaro-Freeman, Palm Beach, FL

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gilbane, Cape Elizabeth, ME

Mrs. Julia C. Gluck, Alexandria, VA

Mr. Joseph P. Gromacki, Chicago, IL

Mrs. Bessie Hanahan, Charleston, SC

Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Dupont Hayward, Wilmington, DE

Elizabeth Whitesides Holdsworth, Naples, FL

Mary McLean Sherrill ‡ and Matt Holland, Burlington, NC

Mrs. Edward C. Johnson III, Boston, MA

Virginia Cretella Mars, McLean, VA

Mr. James D. Marsteller, Atlanta, GA

Liz Rollins Mauran, Providence, RI

Mr. David Maxfield, Washington, DC

Leander and Stephanie McCormick-Goodhart, Mechanicsville, MD

Ms. Pauline C. Metcalf, New York, NY

The Honorable Mary V. Mochary, Montclair, NJ

Mrs. P. William Moore, Jr., Staunton, VA

Margaret Hartman Nichols, York Harbor, ME

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Perkins, Chevy Chase, MD

Ann Sherrill Pyne, New York, NY

Mrs. Joan Rhame, Alexandria, VA

Mrs. Barbara G. Robinson, Greenwich CT

Andrea Notman Sahin, Boston, MA

Mr. and Mrs. Randall A. Schrimsher, Huntsville, AL

Mr. ‡ and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, New York, NY

Mrs. Eleanor R. Seaman, Hobe Sound, FL

Jean Armfield Sherrill, Winston Salem, NC

Mr. Steven Spandle and Mr. Kev Massoyan, Hoboken, NJ

Mrs. Suzanne M. Spencer, Pittsford, NY

Susan M. and P. Coleman Townsend, Jr., Greenville, DE

Ms. Mary Ann Way, Alexandria, VA

Mr. David E. Weisman and Ms. Jacqui Michel, Palm Beach, FL

Mrs. Wallace S. Wilson, Houston, TX

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Spirit of Mount Vernon

The 22nd Spirit of Mount Vernon was held on October 5. A record-breaking 950 guests from the corporate, association, and government affairs communities attended the event, which raised funds for Mount Vernon’s education and preservation mission. The evening included a sunset reception, a performance by the Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, fireworks, dinner, and a live auction. General John F. Kelly provided remarks. The event continues to be a centerpiece of the government affairs community’s philanthropic giving.

Co-Chairs

Kevin Burke

President & CEO

Airports Council International, North America

Steve Caldeira

President & CEO

Household & Commercial Products Association

Lorraine Riffle Caron

Vice President, Global Government Affairs

Kimberly-Clark

Shannon Meade

Executive Director, Workplace Policy Institute

Littler Mendelson P.C.

Michael Skahill

Director, Government Relations

Lineage

Presenting Sponsor

Ford Motor Company

Platinum Sponsor

Boeing Intuit

Lineage

National Association of Realtors

Virginia Distillery Washingtonian

Gold Sponsor

Airports Council International, North America

American Council of Life Insurers

American Petroleum Institute

Breakthru Beverage

Burke & Herbert Bank

ConocoPhillips

Corn Refiners Association

Household & Commercial

Products Association

International Dairy Foods Association

Kimberly-Clark

Littler Mendelson P.C.

National Association of Chain Drug Stores

National Retail Federation

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association

Northrop Grumman

Raytheon Technologies

Co-Sponsor

American Bureau of Shipping

American Council of Engineering Companies

Associated Equipment Distributors

Associated General Contractors

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Consumer Healthcare

Products Association

Cressy Family

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States

Five Guys/Matt and LeeAnne Murrell

Fragrance Creators Association

The Honorable and Mrs.

Edward W. Gillespie

Healthcare Distribution Alliance

The Heritage Foundation

Hilton

Holland & Knight

International Franchise Association

International Student House, DC

K&L Gates

Main Street Media

Mars Inc.

National Confectioners Association

National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association

National Restaurant Association

PNC Financial Services Group

Subject Matter

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Triple Patron Sponsor

Food Marketing Institute

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association

Double Patron Sponsor

Cigna

Health Care Service Corporation

Patron Sponsor

Airlines for America

Alliance for Automotive Innovation

The Aluminum Association

American Forest & Paper Association

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers

American International Automobile Dealers Association

American Trucking Association

Amway

Aprio

Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Beglin

Berman and Company

Mary Lang Bishop and C. Morton Bishop

Bridgestone Americas

Capital One

Catoctin Creek Distillery/Scott and Becky Harris

CGCN Group

Citi

Consumer Brands Association

Cresa

CropLife America/ The Fertilizer Institute

Edison Electric Institute

Edwards Virginia Smokehouse

Global Cold Chain Alliance

Insured Retirement Institute

JPMorgan Chase

Leading Authorities

Locust Street Group

McGuireWoods Consulting

The Moran Family

Nanolumens/Electrosonic

National Association of Home Builders

National Association of Manufacturers

National Association of Professional Employer Organization

National Grocers Association

Northern Trust

Samson & Surrey

Dan Scandling and Tammy Eddy

The Sugar Association

Summit Wealth Management

The Vinyl Institute

Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association

Vulcan Materials

Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America

Individual Sponsor

American Frozen Food Institute

American Society of Association Executives

The Breakers

Equipment Leasing & Finance Association

Goldman Sachs/John Doherty

Inn at Little Washington

Elizabeth and Erik Milito

Monument Advocacy

National Chicken Council

Paul Zanowski

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Washington Cabinet

The Washington Cabinet’s annual gathering took place on November 1–2 and was attended by 35 Cabinet members. The event included a day of exclusive, behind-the-scenes tours; lunch in the greenhouse; a special dinner celebrating Washington’s love of the Potomac River; and an annual meeting where members heard a presentation on Mount Vernon’s critical projects and looked ahead to 2026. Many members stayed for the expanded George Washington Symposium, The Great Experiment: Democracy from the Founding to the Future

Washington Cabinet Members

Members of the Washington Cabinet serve as ambassadors for Mount Vernon, raising the estate’s national profile and advocating for its mission and efforts. Through their investments of time, influence, and resources, members of the Washington Cabinet are committed to supporting Mount Vernon’s education and preservation mission.

David M. Rubenstein, Chair, Washington, DC

Theodore H. Ashford, Rockland, DE

Richard Brown and Mary Jo Otsea, New York, NY

Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Buckley III, Wayne, PA

Dr. Peter H. Cressy (RADM USN-RET), Falls Church VA

Dick and Betsy DeVos, Grand Rapids, MI

Mr. Remmel Tyndall Dickinson, Little Rock, AR

Martha Dippell and Daniel Korengold, Chevy Chase, MD

Claire Dwoskin, Arlington, VA

Heather Burns Eagon and J. Kenyon Eagon, Portland, OR

Jean and Ric Edelman, Great Falls, VA

Jean and Rob Estes, Richmond, VA

Frank Islam and Debbie Driesman, Potomac, MD

Manley and Mary Johnson, Upperville, VA

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klehm III, Morristown, NJ

Sanda and Jeremiah Lambert, Washington, DC

The Honorable Terri Lynn Land and Daniel Tedford Hibma, Wyoming, MI

Sid and Ruth Lapidus, Harrison, NY

Ruth and Mike Lipper, Summit, NJ

Barry L. MacLean, Libertyville, IL

Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Mars, McLean, VA

Jacqueline B. Mars, New York, NY

John and Adrienne Mars, Jackson, WY

The Honorable Mary Mochary, Montclair, NJ

Dr. and Mrs. J. Mario Molina, South Pasadena, CA

Brian Murdock, Vero Beach, FL

Mr. and Mrs. C. Ashton Newhall, Lantana, FL

George and Carol ‡ Overend, Atlanta, GA

Dailey and Gordon Pattee, Sagaponack, NY

Bruce A. Ragsdale and Richard G. Scobey, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Rutherfoord, Jr., Washington, DC

Jordan D. Schnitzer, Portland, OR

Mr. and Mrs. Randall A. Schrimsher, Huntsville, AL

Shelby and Andrew Silvernail, Lake Forest, IL

David and Ilene Smith, Chevy Chase, MD

Gloria and Juan Ernesto Snead, Dallas, TX

Alice M. Starr, Waco, TX

Mr. Gray Stevens and Ms. Lori Pheasant, Naples, FL

Mary and Steven Swig, San Francisco, CA

Rob and Jamie Taylor, Park City, UT

The Honorable Lee L. Verstandig and Toni G. Verstandig, Washington, DC

Kim and Finn Wentworth, Morristown, NJ

Karen Buchwald Wright, Mount Vernon, OH

Jaime and Christine Yordán, Vero Beach, FL

MOUNT VERNON AT A GLANCE

Volunteer Year in Numbers

1,833 HOURS

volunteering in the archaeology lab

volunteering in Guest Services 2,496 HOURS

1,445 HOURS

76 HOURS

373 HOURS sewing and mending costuming

3,255 HOURS staffing administration front desks of transportation coordination and driving

Flying Flags

856 HOURS assisting Mount Vernon’s fifer

Financial Highlights

eorge Washington valued fiscal responsibility in all his business ventures. The MVLA carries on this timeless tradition of responsible spending and engages in robust fundraising. We are proud to have spent 86 cents of every dollar received directly on programs connected to our mission, including historic preservation and collections initiatives, educational outreach efforts, and enhancements to the guest experience. We allocated just 8 percent of our funds to inspire generous citizens to support our mission. Thanks to our conservative financial management, our administrative costs accounted for only 6 percent of our total expenditures. Our 2023 audited financial statements are available at mountvernon.org/about or by request from our Finance Department.

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Acquired through the generosity

ACQUISITIONS

John

Fine and Decorative Arts Collection

Two fragments from Martha Washington’s garments: silver tissue from her wedding petticoat, c. 1759, and striped floral silk, 1770–1800

Gift: Jess and Grace Pavey Fund

Two Chinese export porcelain tureen bases in the “tobacco leaf” pattern, which match lids and stands owned by George and Martha Washington, 1760–1790

Gift: Jess and Grace Pavey Fund

A two-bottle silverplate wine cooler, owned by George Washington, 1790

Gift of the Estate of Mary Lee Bowman

Five pieces of blue and white Chinese export porcelain, in the deer and pine trees pattern, similar to tablewares owned by George and Martha Washington, 1760–1775: sauceboat, tureen, plate, and two octagonal platters

Purchased by the A. Alfred Taubman Acquisition Endowment Fund

Comitia Americana medal, Lt. Colonel François-Louis Teissédre de Fleury at Stony Point, 1779, struck in bronze from US Mint dies, 1880

Purchased by the A. Alfred Taubman Acquisition Endowment Fund

Anti-slavery medallion, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, jasperware, c. 1788

Purchased in honor of Jessie MacLeod, Associate Curator (2012–2023)

Engraving

Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware, published by Goupil et Cie, New York, 1853, in period frame

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Pyne 50 The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association

French porcelain dessert plate, presented to the Washingtons by the Comte de Custine and made by the Niderviller Pottery and Porcelain Factory, c. 1782

Gift of the Estate of Mary Lee Bowman

Fragment of Argentan lace from George Washington’s shirt ruffle, c. 1795

Acquired through the generosity of the Connoisseur Society of Mount Vernon, in honor of Lucy S. Rhame

Blue and white Chinese-export porcelain plate featuring a central basket of flowers, similar to examples found archaeologically at Mount Vernon, 1730–1750

Gift of Natalie and Bruce Larson

Glass presentation tumbler, inscribed “Washington,” attributed to John Frederick Amelung, New Bremen Glass Manufactory, Frederick County, Maryland, 1788–1795

Acquired through the generosity of Walter E. and Sylvia H. Button

Lafayette at Washington’s Tomb, watercolor and silk embroidery, 1824–1835

Gift of Marta Hallowell Black

George Washington transferprinted creamware jug, printed by Francis Morris after Joseph Wright, Staffordshire, England, 1800–1815

Gift of Marilyn B.C. Wandrus

George Washington Canova statue transfer-printed earthenware plate, made by Enoch Wood & Sons, Staffordshire, England, 1833

Gift of Arlene and Wilmont Schwind

Cane made from wood found at George Washington’s tomb, 1827

Purchased by the A. Alfred Taubman Acquisition Endowment Fund

A silver Mount Vernon commemorative child’s mug, made by Gorham and Co., Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1853

Purchased by the A. Alfred Taubman Acquisition Endowment Fund

A white glass bust of George Washington attributed to Bakewell, Pears & Company, Pittsburgh, 1876

Purchased by the A. Alfred Taubman Acquisition Endowment Fund

Comitia Americana medal, General Anthony Wayne at Stony Point, 1779, struck in bronze from US Mint dies, 1887

Purchased by the William and Lisa Moore Acquisition Endowment Fund

Eight pieces of white English salt–glazed stoneware, with a dot, diaper, and basketweave pattern, similar to tableware owned by George and Martha Washington: tureen and stand, three platters, four plates, 1745–1770

Gift: Jess and Grace Pavey Fund

Selected Loans

The MVLA is grateful to the individuals and institutions that have placed on loan to Mount Vernon original art, artifacts, books, documents, and period objects. We would like to acknowledge in particular the following items:

Society of Cincinnati membership certificate for George Ogier, signed by George Washington, March 31, 1787

Society of Cincinnati eagle medal, sketched by Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 1783

Courtesy of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

A pair of silver salt cellars with the Fairfax crest, made by Robert Hennell, London, c. 1760

Courtesy of Sarah F. Whiting

Thirteen portrait medallions featuring George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, the Marquis de Lafayette, and other notable figures of the American Revolution, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Wedgwood & Bentley, stoneware (jasperware, basalt), 1776–1800

Promised gift from Rosalind Pretzfelder

George Washington portrait medallion, 1778

1780

“Tobacco leaf” Chinese-export porcelain tureen lid and stand, c. 1755

Acquired through the generosity of Steven W. Spandle and Kev Massoyan

ACQUISITIONS

Small pot ( pot à jus), white and gold Sèvres porcelain, 1778

Acquired through the generosity of an anonymous donor

Peter Presidential Collection

Thanks to the generosity of the Connoisseur Society and its individual members, the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association (MVLA) succeeded in “bringing home” a significant collection of original Washington pieces, many of which were used to entertain guests in the president’s houses in New York and Philadelphia. Comprising approximately 90 items, the collection descended with impeccable provenance in the family of Martha Washington’s second oldest granddaughter, Martha (Patty) Custis Peter. Prior to the collection’s acquisition, it was the largest assemblage of original Washington objects remaining in private hands.

Headlining the collection is an extraordinary French chess set, a reminder of Washington’s close associations with French military officers who played the game and are known to have brought sets with them to America. In addition, a needlework cushion stitched by Martha Washington brings the total number of examples of her artistry to eight (out of the original set of 12).

The many pieces of white and gold porcelain from the set George Washington acquired from the departing French minister in 1790—three dozen pieces of dinner, dessert, coffee,

and tea wares—dramatically enhance our ability to set the Washingtons’ table in the appropriate neoclassical style, accompanied by rarely surviving glassware (Washington himself complained that the glassware in the presidential residence had been “worn out, broken, stolen, and replaced” and that the couple had replaced it “at private expense, over and over again”).

Equally rare are the large piece of gold silk lampas cut from the curtains in the president’s drawing room and two examples of Mrs. Washington’s quilting frames—all items typically reused or discarded rather than saved for posterity. Fragments of silk and velvet from garments worn by both the General and Mrs. Washington strengthen our unparalleled holdings of these very evocative personal items.

The return of original Washington objects has long been the MVLA’s highest collecting priority, making this acquisition a stunning accomplishment and testimonial to the dedication and commitment of all who made it possible. We are so grateful to all who supported this landmark acquisition.

George and Martha Washington’s chess set and box, France, c. 1785

Acquired through the generosity of Lucy S. Rhame in honor of Adam T. Erby

Shell pattern canvas work chair cushion, made by Martha Washington, 1765–1802

Acquired through the generosity of John Bookout and Ann Bookout, Vice Regent for Texas

Glass sugar bowl and lid, England, 1765–1780

Acquired through the generosity of Marta Hallowell Black

Peter Presidential Collection Acquisition Highlights

Twelve pieces of white and gold French porcelain: nine Sèvres plates (assiettes), 1778; two Angoulême shells (compotiers à coquille), 1781–1787; and an Angoulême square stew dish (compotier carré ), 1781–1787

Martha Washington’s quilting frame, 1750–1800

A gold locket containing George Washington’s hair in the shape of the Washington coat-of-arms, 19th century

Acquired through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Randall A. Schrimsher

Nine pieces of English glassware:

A decanter, 1755–1765

Six wine glasses, 1790–1800

A sugar bowl lid, 1765–1780

A salt dish, 1790–1800

Acquired through the generosity of Marta Hallowell Black

Seven white and gold Angoulême porcelain plates (assiettes), 1781–1787

Acquired through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. P. William Moore, Jr.

Fifteen pieces of white and gold French porcelain: a Sèvres platter (compotier rond ) and three tea saucers, 1778; four Sèvres coffee cups (tasses litron or gobelets litron) and five saucers, 1778–1787; and two Nast porcelain chocolate cups, 1783–1787

Three fragments of Martha Washington’s English yellow silk lampas wedding dress, 1718–1730

Two English wool rose blankets, 1775–1800

A table cover, possibly made at Mount Vernon, 1790–1800

A pincushion, 1790–1830

A pinking iron, 1750–1800

Acquired through the generosity of the Connoisseur Society of Mount Vernon

Three white and gold Angoulême porcelain soup plates (assiettes à potage), 1781–1787

Purchased by the William and Lisa Moore Acquisition Endowment Fund

A jelly glass, retailed by Richard Farrar, London, c. 1759

Acquired through the generosity of The Honorable Mary Mochary

A white and gold Sèvres porcelain

teacup (tasse á thé ), 1778

Acquired through the generosity of Liz Rollins Mauran, Vice Regent for Rhode Island

A white and gold Sèvres porcelain teacup (tasse á thé ), 1778

Acquired through the generosity of Mrs. Stanley D. Scott

A white and gold Sèvres porcelain egg cup (coquetier), 1778

Acquired through the generosity of Elizabeth Whitesides Holdsworth, Vice Regent Emerita for New Jersey

A glass salt dish, English, 1790–1800

Acquired through the generosity of Eleanor R. Seaman, Vice Regent Emerita for Wisconsin

A glass decanter stopper, 1790–1800

Acquired through the generosity of M. L. Coolidge

Martha Washington’s quilting frame, 1750–1800

Acquired through the generosity of an anonymous donor

Mount Vernon Ladies’

Three fragments of English gold silk lampas used in the Yellow Drawing Room of the President’s Houses in Philadelphia and New York, 1750–1760

Acquired through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Randall A. Schrimsher

GENEROUS SUPPORT

Thank You

Our 2023 accomplishments were made possible by generous contributions from patriotic individuals, corporations, and foundations representing all 50 states and countries around the world. The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association relies on this support and does not accept government funding. We are grateful for this commitment to Mount Vernon’s mission of education and preservation.

Cumulative Lifetime Giving

Mount Vernon is grateful for the generous support of major contributors. The following list represents cumulative contributions to Mount Vernon since our modern record keeping began in 1986.

$25M+

John F. Mars and Adrienne B. Mars

Donald W. Reynolds Foundation

$10-$24.99M

The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation

Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company Fund

Scott and Lynn Molitor

David M. Rubenstein

Robert H. Smith Family Foundation

Karen Buchwald Wright

$5M-$9.99M

Anonymous

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States

The Life Guard Society of Historic Mount Vernon

Neighborhood Friends of Mount Vernon

$2.5M-$4.99M

Anonymous

Ann and John Bookout

Maribeth and Wm. Harold Borthwick

Mr. Richard H. Brown and Ms. Mary Jo Otsea

Sarah Miller Coulson

Una Keyes Davis

Donald and Nancy de Laski ‡

The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon

Google Inc.

Estate of Dorothy Compton

Marks Herbruck

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

The F. M. Kirby Foundation

Lilly Endowment Inc.

Dr. J. Phillip London ‡ and Dr. Jennifer Burkhart London

Mr. Forrest E. Mars, Jr. ‡

Jacqueline B. Mars

Mr. and Mrs. P. William Moore, Jr.

Richard M. Scaife ‡

Eleanor R. Seaman

The Gordon V. and Helen C. Smith Foundation

$1M-$2.49M

Annenberg Foundation

Anonymous (4)

The Boeing Company

Estate of Sally A. Burge

The Cabell Foundation

The Connoisseur Society

Crawford Taylor Foundation

J. Hap and Geren Fauth

Dr. Denis Franks and Mrs. Joy Ammerman Franks

Gay and Stanley N. Gaines

The Gilder Foundation

Linda and Bill Graves

Estate of Robert and Bettye Hammond

William Randolph Hearst Foundation

The Heinz Endowments

Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation

William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust

Lambert Kayden Family Fund, Sanda and Jeremiah Lambert

Terri Lynn Land and Daniel Tedford Hibma

Robert and Carew Lee ‡

The Lemon Foundation

Christopher and Betsy Little

Richard King Mellon Foundation

Leslie Miller and Richard Worley

Molina Family Foundation

Frank Peters Moore ‡

George and Carol ‡ Overend

The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation

Jess and Grace Pavey Fund

The Payne Fund

Robert W. Plaster Foundation

Jim and Jo Carol Porter

Lucy S. Rhame

Melody Sawyer Richardson

Wayne and Grace Rickert

Robertson Foundation

Dr. Scholl Foundation

Mr. ‡ and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott

Mr. ‡ and Mrs. Albert H. Small

A. Alfred Taubman ‡

Catherine M. and Frederick H. Waddell

$750,000-$999,999

Anonymous (4)

Coca-Cola Consolidated

DIAGEO

Estate of John C. and Paula P. Evans

Lucia and Joe Henderson

Estate of James W. Howard

Betty Wold Johnson ‡

Ms. Linda A. Mars

The Richard S. Reynolds Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Seamans, Jr. ‡

Adelia Garro Simplot

$500,000-$749,999

Allegheny Foundation

Margaret and James ‡ Allison

Anonymous (3)

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence M. Bishop , Jr. ‡

Dr. Patrick M. Byrne

The Challenge Foundation

The Chisholm Foundation

Theodore F. and St. Clair Craver

Richard A. and Janice M. Crosby

Anne and James F. Crumpacker Family

Julia Cobey Gluck

Robert and Mimie Helm

Melanie and Mark Jacobsen

Virginia James

The Charlotte and Walter Kohler

Charitable Trust

Helen Herboth Laughery

A. Michael and Ruth C. Lipper

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Barbara B. and Benjamin F. Lucas II

Estate of Ms. Irma Sue Macy

Mars Foundation

Microsoft Corporation

The Middendorf Foundation, Inc.

Eleanor ‡ and Phillip Newman

Nimick Forbesway Foundation

James D. and Pamela J. Penny

M. Elaine Rand

William H. ‡ and Ilona S. Savage

Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated

Mark and Rosemary Schlachter

Randy and Kelly Schrimsher

Ann Cady Scott

Estate of Betty Shaver

The L. J. Skaggs and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation

T. Eugene ‡ and Joan H. Smith

Jeffrey and Barbara Steele

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schott Stevens

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. J. Sullivan, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. P. Coleman Townsend, Jr.

Harlow Giles Unger

Stephen K. and Ann W. West ‡

$250,000-$499,999

Estate of Russell B. Adams, Jr.

John and Stavroula Alachnowicz

Anonymous (6)

Estate of C. Joseph Arbogast

Malcolm and Jean Baber ‡

BAE Systems

Royce and Kathryn McCormick Baker ‡ Battelle

Ms. Cricket Bauer and Mr. Timothy Messman

Breakthru Beverage Group

Brown-Forman Corporation

Burke & Herbert Bank Carrier Corporation

Castle Rock Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lewis Chapin

Dr. Thomas F. Cleary ‡

RADM and Mrs. Peter H. Cressy

Scott B. and Kimberly L. David

Geraldine W. and Robert J. Dellenback Foundation, Inc.

Delman Family Charitable Fund

Bonnie P. and Richard A. Dial

Martha Dippell and Daniel Korengold

Dominion Energy

Robert H. and Lorraine F. ‡ Duesenberg

Claire Dwoskin

Akram and Lourdes Elias

Foley & Lardner LLP

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Forbes

Lynn and Foster ‡ Friess

Robert B. and Anne W. Gibby ‡

The Florence Gould Foundation

The Amanda and Greg Gregory Family Fund

Beatrice and Randolph H. Guthrie

The Phil Hardin Foundation

Pierre and Martina Hayward

Mr. and Mrs. Frank X. Henke III

Robert Highsmith and Sarah Fogg

Huether-McClelland Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Keiser

John H. Kerby and Theresa Thompson

William S. and Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation

David H. Koch ‡

Virginia Dawson Lane and Charles Glover Lane

The Lehrman Institute

Rush Limbaugh ‡

Richard Lounsbery Foundation

Penn Natanson Lupovich, M.D.

Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation, Inc.

James Douglas Marsteller

Estate of John William Mason

Liz and Frank Mauran

The Ben May Charitable Trust

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buck Mayer

Mr. ‡ and Mrs. Robert L. McNeil, Jr.

James C. ‡ and Virginia W. Meade

Claude Moore Charitable Foundation

Mrs. Judith Koper Morris

Margaret H. and David E. Nichols

George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Foundation

Estate of Mrs. Arthur Newton Pack

Robert ‡ and Christine Ralphs

Dr. and Mrs. James S. Reibel

Mrs. George Revitz

John ‡ and Barbara G. Robinson

Mrs. Patricia S. Robinson ‡

Mr. and Mrs. J. Schley Rutherford

Andrea and Kenan Sahin

Ms. Kate Shuster

Stella Boyle Smith Trust, Catherine and Michael Mayton, Trustees

The Honorable Ken Starr ‡ and Alice Starr

Ambassador and Mrs.

Nicholas F. Taubman

The I. N. and Susanna H. Van Nuys Foundation

Ellen C. and James M. ‡ Walton

Chuck and Lucy Weller

Constance and Frederick ‡ West

Estate of The Honorable

Henry K. Willard II

Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America

Christine and Jaime Yordán Foundation

Estate of Robert and Anne Zelle

Multiyear Supporters

Mount Vernon is grateful for the generous support of the following major contributors who made payments on multi-year commitments in 2023.

Anonymous

The Boeing Company

Ann and John Bookout

The Cabell Foundation

Richard A. and Janice M. Crosby

Scott B. and Kimberly L. David

Dr. Denis Franks and Mrs. Joy Ammerman Franks

Linda and Bill Graves

The Heritage Foundation

John H. Kerby and Theresa Thompson

Honorable Terri Lynn Land and Daniel Tedford Hibma

Helen Herboth Laughery

The Lemon Foundation

Jacqueline B. Mars

John and Adrienne Mars

Mr. and Mrs. P. William Moore, Jr.

Nimick Forbesway Foundation

The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation

The Payne Fund

Anne Neal Petri and Thomas E. Petri

Jim and Jo Carol Porter

The Richard S. Reynolds Foundation

Wayne and Grace Rickert

Ilona S. Savage

Randy and Kelly Schrimsher

Eleanor R. Seaman

Kate Shuster

Stella Boyle Smith Trust, Catherine and Michael Mayton, Trustees

Alice Starr

LTC Timothy & CPT C. Monika Stoy, USA and KyungJin & HaeSook Choi

The Virginia Society of the Cincinnati

The 1732 Society

The 1732 Society recognizes extraordinary annual contributions of $25,000 and above from individuals, foundations, and corporations toward our mission of education and preservation.

$1M+

Lambert Kayden Family Fund, Sanda and Jeremiah Lambert

Dr. Jennifer Burkhart London

Karen Buchwald Wright

$500,000–$999,999

Linda and Bill Graves

Melanie and Mark Jacobsen

$250,000–$499,999

Marta Hallowell Black and David B. Black

Maribeth and Wm. Harold Borthwick

Martha Dippell and Daniel Korengold

Akram and Lourdes Elias

Google Inc.

Estate of Patricia S. Robinson

$100,000–$249,999

Estate of Mr. Russell B. Adams, Jr. Anonymous (2)

Battelle

Ann and John Bookout

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Brown

Red and Sheri Cavaney

The Challenge Foundation

Dallas Family Foundation Inc.

Una Keyes Davis

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company Fund

Julia Cobey Gluck

Robert and Mimie Helm

Huether-McClelland Foundation

Mrs. Holliday L. Hurd and Mr. Gus Polichron

Virginia James

Helen Herboth Laughery

Barry L. MacLean

Mr. and Mrs. P. William Moore, Jr.

Ourisman Automotive of Virginia

Dr. Scholl Foundation

The Scrooby Foundation

Catherine M. and Frederick H. Waddell

$50,000–$99,999

Allstate Insurance

American Cornerstone Institute

Anonymous (3)

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation

Mr. Richard H. Brown and Ms. Mary Jo Otsea

Estate of Walter and Sylvia Button

Sarah Miller Coulson

Delman Family Charitable Fund

Mrs. Lindalee B. Fitton

Estate of Selma G. Fleisher

Manuel and Mary Johnson Foundation

Steven Kelmar

Mr. and Mrs. Knight A. Kiplinger

The F. M. Kirby Foundation

A. Michael and Ruth C. Lipper

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Ms. Debby Smith Magness

Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation, Inc.

Ms. Linda A. Mars

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin McCarthy

Robert R. McCormick Foundation

George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Foundation

Jess and Grace Pavey Fund

Ann and John Pyne

Estate of Dr. Louise Restak

Wayne and Grace Rickert

Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Smith, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Smith

Jeffrey and Barbara Steele

Rob and Jamie Taylor

Susan M. and P. Coleman Townsend, Jr.

The I. N. and Susanna H.

Van Nuys Foundation

Toni and Lee Verstandig

$25,000–$49,999

Acorn Foundation Fund for Beautification

John and Stavroula Alachnowicz

Susan and Richard Ammerman

Anonymous (2)

Mark S. Barbaro

Ms. Cricket Bauer and Mr. Timothy Messman

Frank ‡ and Barbara Becker

Mary Lang Bishop and C. Morton Bishop III

Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Bradburn

Dr. and Mrs. Fred Brammell

Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Buckley III

Burke & Herbert Bank

Ruth Camp Campbell Foundation

CIBC Private Wealth

Coca-Cola Consolidated

Ms. Celia W. Coe

RADM and Mrs. Peter H. Cressy

Richard A. and Janice M. Crosby

Dick and Betsy DeVos

Family Foundation

Mr. Remmel Tyndall Dickinson

C. Curtis Dunnavan Trust

Claire Dwoskin

Heather Burns Eagon and J. Kenyon Eagon

Jean and Rob Estes

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Ferrill

Greg and Amanda Gregory

Elizabeth and Sheffield Hale

Tom and Char Hand

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Hardwick

Sophie and Val Hawkins

Lucia and Joe Henderson

Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Henggeler

Bonnie and Frank X. Henke III

Honor For Life Foundation

Estate of James W. Howard

Intuit

Mr. Frank F. Islam and Mrs. Debbie Driesman

Adrian and Larsen Jay

Karen M. and Jefferson W. Kirby

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klehm III

Honorable Terri Lynn Land and Daniel Tedford Hibma

Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Mars

Jacqueline B. Mars

John and Adrienne Mars

Liz and Frank Mauran

The Ben May Charitable Trust

Cameron K. and Charles B. Mayer

Nathan and Valerie McCarry

Molina Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Murdock

National Center for Housing Management Charities

Dr. and Mrs. Greg Neas

Mr. and Mrs. C. Ashton Newhall

Margaret H. and David E. Nichols

George and Carol ‡ Overend

Dailey and Gordon Pattee

James D. and Pamela J. Penny

Peterson Family Foundation

Anne Neal Petri and Thomas E. Petri

Petrovich Family Foundation

Jim and Jo Carol Porter

Dr. Bruce A. Ragsdale and Mr. Richard G. Scobey

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Rutherfoord, Jr.

Laura P. Rutherford and John Schley Rutherford

Andrea and Kenan Sahin

Samueli Foundation

Mr. Jordan D. Schnitzer and Ms. Renata Baranow

Randy and Kelly Schrimsher

Ann Cady Scott

Eleanor R. Seaman

Shatz Charitable Foundation

George L. Shields Foundation, Inc.

Kate Shuster

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Silvernail

Stella Boyle Smith Trust, Catherine and Michael Mayton, Trustees

David and Ilene Smith

Gloria and Juan Ernesto Snead

Steven W. Spandle and Kev Massoyan

The State Chamber of Oklahoma

Mr. Gray Stevens and Ms. Lori Pheasant

Mary and Steven Swig

Kim and Finn Wentworth

Gail Berry West

Annie Wichman

Christine and Jaime Yordán Foundation

Estate of Robert K. Zelle

$10,000–$24,999.99

Airports Council International - North America

Mrs. Russell B. Aitken

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Aldredge

Sarah and A. Todd Alijani

Margaret Appleton Allison

American Bureau of Shipping

American Council of Engineering Companies

American Council of Life Insurers

American Petroleum Institute

Anonymous (5)

Associated Equipment Distributors

Associated General Contractors of America

Mr. and Mrs. G. William Beale

Mrs. Ellen S. Boer

Breakthru Beverage

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Bristor, Jr. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Dr. William M. and Betty H. Busey Family

Mr. Fredrick Butler and Ms. Elizabeth Butler

Amélie and Charles Cagle

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Carmichael

Mr. Daniel K. Chandler and Ms. Neysa M. Slater-Chandler

Cigna

Mrs. Diana S. Clagett

Mrs. Michele Clair

The Honorable and Mrs. Sean Connaughton ConocoPhillips

Consumer Healthcare Products Association

Corn Refiners Association Inc.

Theodore F. and St. Clair Craver

Anne and James F. Crumpacker Family

Scott B. and Kimberly L. David

Ms. Emily Monk Davidson

Mrs. Helene L. Deboe

Ms. Jeanne M. Defliese and Capt. James D. Huck, USN (Ret)

Bonnie P. and Richard A. Dial

Linda and Bill Dickinson

Mr. and Mrs. William Downey

Miss Elizabeth L. Elser

Pamela Fairchild

Ms. Tarry Faries

Mr. Roger Ferguson and Ms. Annette Nazareth

Finch Family Foundation

Five Guys / Matt and LeeAnne Murrell Flowerree Foundation

Food Marketing Institute

Fox Corporation

Fragrance Creators Association

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Frykholm

Gay and Stanley N. Gaines

Mary and David Giachetti

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gilbane

The Honorable and Mrs. Edward W. Gillespie

Dr. and Mrs. John W. Given

Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Virginia

Mr. Michael Grisanti and Dr. Paula P. Grisanti

Mr. and Mrs. Glen G. Hamel

Health Care Service Corporation

Healthcare Distribution Alliance

Hello! Washington D.C.

The Heritage Foundation

Mrs. Helen Herman

Robert Highsmith and Sarah Fogg

Mr. and Mrs. J. Tomilson Hill

Hilton

Elizabeth Whitesides Holdsworth

Holland & Knight

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Horton

Household & Commercial Products Association

Insured Retirement Institute

International Dairy Foods Association

International Franchise Association

The Honorable and Mrs. Walter D. Kelley, Jr.

Mr. Thomas S. Kenan III

John F. Kennedy Center

John H. Kerby and Theresa Thompson

Mrs. William S. (Jeanie) Kilroy, Sr.

Kimberly-Clark

Virginia Dawson Lane and Charles Glover Lane

Mrs. Robert W. Lawson III

Alice and Harry Legum

The Lemon Foundation

Lineage

Littler Mendelson P.C.

Barbara B. and Benjamin F. Lucas II

Mrs. Charles G. Mackall, Jr.

Main Street Media

Mars Foundation

Mars Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Claude G. Martin

Catherine H. and Michael R. Mayton

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald McCall

Mr. and Mrs. George R. McClelland

Mr. and Mrs. Leander McCormick-Goodhart

Mr. and Mrs. Shane S. McCullar

Ms. Nancy Mikulin

Jack Miller Family Foundation

Cynthia Mirsky

The Honorable Mary V. Mochary

Mr. and Mrs. Clark Musser

National Association of Chain Drug Stores

National Association of Realtors

National Confectioners Association

National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association

National Restaurant Association

National Retail Federation

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association

Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Newbegin

Northrop Grumman

Mr. and Mrs. David Patterson

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Pherson, Jr.

PNC Financial Services Group

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Poenisch

The Honorable Trevor A. Potter

and Mr. Dana Westring

Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Propper de Callejon

The Randleigh Foundation Trust

Raytheon Technologies

Ms. Lola C. Reinsch

Mrs. Laura B. Revitz

The Richard S. Reynolds Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Pat Ritz

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Rodbell

Sandra K. Ross

Steve and Jean Roth

Ed and Lori Ryan

Ilona Savage

Scandling Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin W. Schmidt

Mr. James A. Schroeder

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Schuiling

Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott

Mr. K. D. Scott and Ms. Catharine W. Trauernicht

Mrs. T. Eugene Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Somerset

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Somerville

Alice Starr

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schott Stevens

Ms. Susan Stoltz

Subject Matter

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. J. Sullivan, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Tritt

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Trulaske

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Veatch

Virginia Distillery

Ms. Mary Ann Way

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Welsh

Hilary Carter West

Ms. Frances C. Wheeler

The H.W. Wilson Foundation

Miss Eleonore Wotherspoon

$5,000 – $9,999.99

AARP

Airlines for America

Gen and Mrs. John R. Allen

Alliance for Automotive Innovation

The Aluminum Association

American Forest & Paper Association

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers

American International Automobile

Dealers Association

American Trucking Association

Amway

Anonymous (3)

Aprio

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey B. Baker

Dr. and Mrs. Richard N. Baney

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Baron

Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Bartlett III

Ms. Norma Baumann

Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Beglin

Mr. and Mrs. George P. Benz

Berman and Company

Robert J. Bernasconi

Ms. Mary R. Bhuta

Mr. and Mrs. Rolin P. Bissell

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Brady

Mr. James E. Bramsen

Ramon and Lucy Breeden

Antoinette Brennan

Ms. Marjorie Bride

Bridgestone Americas

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Burd, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. I. Townsend Burden III

Capital One

Mr. Dennis Carroll and Ms. Leslie Hill

Catoctin Creek Distillery

CGCN Group

CharterUP

Citi

Ms. Marianne Clay

Clements Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Coleman

Dr. Virginia Hertenstein Conley

Consumer Brands Association

Mrs. M.L. Coolidge

Martin C. Coren

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Cowie

Cresa

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Crosby III

Mr. John Danio

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States

Mrs. Junia Doan

Dorrance Foundation for Education

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Downes

Edison Electric Institute

Jill Eisner

Dr. Judith N. Eshleman

Mr. and Mrs. Reade Fahs

Ms. Ruth Ann Fay

The Fijalka Living Trust

West Ford Legacy Foundation

Dr. Denis Franks and Mrs. Joy Ammerman Franks

French Heritage Society

The General Society of Colonial Wars

Ms. Carolyn J. Gill

Global Cold Chain Alliance

Mr. and Mrs. Randy L. Greely

Mrs. Hermen Greenberg

Greenpoint Technologies, Inc

Patrick and Sheila Proby Gross

Guilford Foundation

Mrs. Mary E. S. Hanahan

Lt. Col. Thomas Harper and Mrs. Emily Harper

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Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Sullivan

Supreme Forest T.C.L.

Mr. and Mrs. Matti Suzuki

Michael D. Swanson, M.D.

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Taft IV

Mrs. Lynn Tanguay

Mr. and Mrs. Morad Tavallali

Alice Taylor

Mrs. Anne L. Terio

Mrs. Regina M. Thomas

Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Thompson II

Mr. and Mrs. J. Timothy Thompson

Mary Louise and W. Reid Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. W. Frederick Thompson

Mr. Jack C. Threet

Mr. Tito Tiberti

Ambassador Warren W. Tichenor

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Tieman

Tietze Family Fund

Tiger Supplies

Mr. Holland Timmins

Ms. Kimberly Tolman

Ms. Ev Totten

Mrs. Mary West Traylor

Mr. Mark A. Treadwell

and Ms. Patricia E. Anderson

Mr. David M. Trebing

Ms. Patricia A. Trout

Mr. Robert Truan

TTR Sotheby’s

Mrs. Elizabeth G. Tullis

Mr. John Turbyfill

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Turcotte

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Turnbull

Lt Col (Ret) and Mrs. William G. L. Turner

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Unbehaun

Ms. Kay Unvererth

Ms. Janet C. Uribe

Christian Valentine

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Valera

Mr. and Mrs. Tom van Gorder

Mr. Fred Van Loan

Mr. and Mrs. James Van Metre

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Van Name

Mr. and Mrs. Francis R. Varacalli, Jr.

Ms. Elizabeth W. Varsa

Mr. Rann L. Vaulx

Ms. Elsa Velez and Ms. Bianca Kerrigan

Mr. and Mrs. Bob E. Vincent

Robert and Susan Vincent

Dr. and Mrs. James S. Vinson

Mrs. Marjorie Volkel

Mr. Ronnie Volkening

Mr. Paul Von Gahl

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Vuori

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Walker, Jr.

Dr. John Wallace

Ms. Julia Walz

Mrs. Patricia Wangeman

Mr. and Mrs. David B. Warren

Ms. Ruth A. Washek

Tarleton Watkins II and Janet Atkins

Ms. Connie A. Watts

Mrs. Barbara C. Webber

Chuck and Lucy Weller

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wendell

Mr. and Mrs. Fowler C. West

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. West

The Wetmore Family Foundation

Mrs. Linda L. White

Mr. Raymond A. White

Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun W. Wick

Ms. K. Allison Wickens

Ms. Linda K. Wickens

Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Wicks

Ms. Marilyn J. Wiebke

Mr. Robert Wiegand II and

Ms. Kimberly J. Raemdonck

Jana L. Wilkinson

Mrs. Stacy Wilkirson and Mr. John Wilkirson

Lt Col W.B. Willard, Jr. USA (Ret)

Williams Living Trust

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Williams

Mr. Caldwell R. Willig

Mr. Robert C. Wilson and

Mrs. Sara Najjar-Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wilson

Mrs. Corinne Winburn

Mr. and Mrs. Jake Winebaum

Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Wise III

Mrs. Karen E. Wise

Robert P. Wise and Victoria Wise

Miss Isabella G. Witt

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wood

Mr. Robert Woodbury

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Woodhull

Ms. Kathie Woolard

Mr. James T. Workman

Mr. Robert A. Wright and Ms. Charlotte Sallfors

Frank Wyman

Mrs. Melissa C. Wynne

Mr. and Mrs. George Yamnitzky

Mr. and Mrs. Billy Yarborough

Mrs. Carol A. Yarnall

Carol Yeager

Paul Zanowski

Mr. and Mrs. David Zazworsky

Marcia Zech

Charles Zeiders

Mr. Chris Ziebach

Mr. and Mrs. Tmitri J. Zukowski

Dorothy Zuniga

Ann Pamela Cunningham Society

Members of the Ann Pamela Cunningham Society have remembered Mount Vernon in their estate plans or provided for a planned gift, such as a bequest in their will or establishing a charitable annuity. Its namesake, Miss Cunningham, founded the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union in 1853 and tirelessly gathered support from across America to rescue George Washington’s home and ensure his legacy endures.

Judith M. Allen

Mr. ‡ and Mrs. James E. Allison

Anonymous (12)

Shepard and Boyce ‡ Ansley

Mr. and Mrs. ‡ Armstrong

Phyllis A. Bailey

Mark S. Barbaro

Ms. Donna H. Barr

Mr. Russell Baum

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Beck

George and Charlotte Benz

Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Berkeley

Warren and Laura Bingham

Mary Lang Bishop and C. Morton Bishop III

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Black

Ann and John Bookout

Maribeth and Wm. Harold Borthwick

Mr. Evan Bowler

Mr. Richard T. Bretches

Edith H. Brewster

Prudence A. Broadwell

Mr. Joseph S. Buc

Margrett Buchholz

Ms. Karen J. Buege

Dennis ‡ and Marlene Burke

John Bushman

Mrs. Richard W. Call

Maj. Daniel K. Chandler, USA (Ret) and LCDR. Neysa M. Slater-Chandler, USNR

Richard and Betsy Cheek

Dr. Douglas E. Clark

Earl F. Clayton

Joseph Merryman Coale III

Robert M. Coffelt, Jr.

Mrs. George R. Cole

Gilbert S. Conn

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cornyn

Ms. Nancy E. Cortese

Candace and Charles Cowan

Mrs. Barbara L. Cox

Theodore and St. Clair Craver

Richard A. and Janice M. Crosby

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Crumpacker

Mr. Fred Dailey

Keith B. ‡ and Mary A. Daniels

Col. William Bruce Danskine

Mrs. William Lipscomb Davis, Jr.

Spencer Dayton

Mr. Vincenzo Devito

Paul and Nancy Downes

Paul Drew

Eva R. Duggins

Ms. Barbara Early

Mr. George H. Eatman

James ‡ and Nancy Eberhardt

Barbara Edington

Carrie E. Edwards

Dr. Ronald L. Eshleman ‡ and Dr. Judith N. Eshleman

Donald G. and Sandra Brown ‡ Everist

Mr. and Mrs. J. Hap Fauth

Mrs. Kathleen T. Ford

Judith Foreman

CAPT and Mrs. ‡ J. Compton

French, Jr. USN (RET)

LTC Carolyn J. Friedle (Ret.)

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley N. Gaines

Mr. ‡ and Mrs. Stewart Gammill III

Fredrick L. Geisler

Carolyn J. Gill

Golden Retrievers of Ginger

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gomez

Eleanor Gomolinski-Lally

Ms. Taffy Gould

John A. Grady

Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Gregory, Jr.

Richard and Claire Griffin

Kenneth J. and Linda J. Grimes

Dr. and Mrs. Randolph H. Guthrie

Mr. ‡ and Mrs. Benjamin A. Hagood

Richard Ten Haken

Thomas P. and Charlene D. Hand

Steve and Patty Harrison

Mr. and Mrs. ‡ Ray C. Hawn, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Henderson III

Mr. and Mrs. Frank X. Henke III

Elizabeth Whitesides Holdsworth

Bob and Jeanne Howlett

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Huber

Wayne Huber

Mary F. Hume

Holliday Hurd and Gus Polichron

Mr. John Peters Irelan

Mr. Robert Irwin

Louise G. Jenne

Virginia Hurt Johnson

Frederic ‡ and Marsha Julius

Auntie Karyn

John B. and Emily M. Kendrick

Mrs. Helen Kirkpatrick

Dieter and Ruth ‡ Kluin

Barbara Knopke

Gerhardt ‡ and Barbara Kraske

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kuranko

Patricia A. Lachman

Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Lane

Richard and Donna Larson

Helen Herboth Laughery

Mr. ‡ and Mrs. Robert W. Lawson III

Larry L. Ledbetter

Mr. and Mrs. A. Michael Lipper

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Little

Ms. Sarah E. Lobban

Mr. ‡ and Mrs. Robert S. Lohrey

Barbara B. and Benjamin F. Lucas II

Ms. Charlene M. Mann

Ms. Angela Marchese

Elizabeth Rollins Mauran

David Maxfield

Mr. and Mrs. George L. Mayer

Catherine H. and Michael R. Mayton

Nathan and Valerie McCarry

Dr. John McCusker and Mrs. Ann Van Pelt

Daniel and Deborah McGinn

Ms. Lucy McLean

Mr. Michael Alan McReynolds

Mark Melchiori

Mr. Joseph N. Meli

Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Miller

Ms. Joan W. Miller

Mr. ‡ and Mrs. William E. Minshall

Larry Mobley and Emily Ettinger

Frances Edmonds (Mohr) and Michael Mohr

Dr. Bruce and Julie Molen

Scott and Lynn Molitor

Mr. and Mrs. P. William Moore, Jr.

Thomas and Mary Donna Morr

Judith Koper Morris

Bruce and Myrna Morrison

Ms. Alice Navasargian

David Donald Nelson

Mr. Dale Newlin

Janice B. Norcutt

Mr. Benjamin Nulton, Jr.

Jeff and Mary Jane Olhasso

Eleanor R. Page

Mr. Robert E. Page

David and Christa Pannorfi

John D. and Allison Peebles

Dr. Ivana Pelnar-Zaiko and Dr. Edward J. Zaiko

Ms. Bernice Perkins

Anne Neal Petri and Thomas E. Petri

Martha K. Preston

Bruce and Corrinne Radford

Bruce Ragsdale

Ms. M. E. Rand

Mr. ‡ and Mrs. J. Woodward Redmond

Barry L. Rice

Melody Sawyer Richardson

Ronnie R. Richardson

Mrs. Charlene Rogers

Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Rohde

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rorie

Jane Rose

Dr. Tamzin A. Rosenwasser

Mrs. John Schley Rutherford

Mr. Thomas A. Sachs

Mr. and Mrs. Sans

Miss Ann Sargent

William H. ‡ and Ilona S. Savage

Ms. Sandra A. Sawicki

Shirley Scafetta

Mark and Rosemary Schlachter

Dr. Michael Schreiber

Mr. James A. Schroeder

Kurt and Margaret Semon

Ms. Cheryl Sharp

Mr. and Mrs. Everette C. Sherrill

Legacy Gifts

Mrs. Nelson T. Shields III

Kate Shuster

Mr. ‡ and Mrs. Albert H. Small

The Reverend Letitia L. Smith

Paul J. Smith, Jr.

Mr. Richard N. Smith

Kim Sommer

Carolyn and David Soper

Sarah J. Spicer

Judith M. St Aubin

Robert A. Stein, MD

Helen S. Stevenson

Margaret M. Stewart

Thea Stidum

Timothy and Monika Stoy

Ms. K. Anne Street

Harold W. and Mary O. Sundstrom

Kevin and Sylvia Sutton

Brian and Cynthia Tennant

Mr. Roger J. Tieman

Richard and Karen Toth

Mrs. Elizabeth G. Tullis

Lt Col (Ret) and Mrs. William G. L. Turner

Mr. Rick D. Unbehaun

Mr. Harlow G. Unger

John J. ‡ and Sylvia D. Valloric

James and Nancy Van Metre

Mrs. Mary C. Vassallo

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Veatch

The Honorable William F.B. Vodrey

Ms. Suzanne L. Walck

Patricia Wangeman

The Honorable ‡ and Mrs. John W. Warner

Ms. Carol A. Widmayer

Mary Ann Taylor

Sondra K. Williams

Don ‡ and Kay Wilson

Miss Virginia Wood

Ms. Bridget Wright

Ms. Karen Buchwald Wright and Mr. Tom Rastin

Donna J. Zeck

Mrs. Teresa Zeitz

Mount Vernon is grateful to the members of the Ann Pamela Cunningham Society whose planned gifts have left a lasting impact. Their legacy lives on at George Washington’s home.

Mr. Russell B. Adams, Jr.

CPT and Mrs. Richard Alexander

Anonymous (7)

C. Joseph Arbogast

Nancy Bagwell

Margaret Jane Barton

Marilyn G. Bernard

Robert and Kathleen Best

Mrs. A. Smith Bowman

Jean B. Burnett

Sylvia Button

Mr. Jack A. Buzbee

William H Carothers, Jr.

Ms. Joan Cataldo

Mr. Harry L. Clark

Adelaide Comegys

Martin C. Coren

Mr. W. Alan Dayton

Mrs. Helene L. Deboe

Mrs. Arthur J. Dewey, Jr.

Enid Storm Dwyer

Mr. John C. and Mrs. Paula P. Evans

The Donald H. Evory Trust

Mrs. Elizabeth M. Falk

Mr. Robert D. Fisher

Alexander (“Sandy”) Gaston

Gene R. Gilchrist

CDR James T. Gobbel, Jr. USN (Ret.)

Dolores Grammatikas

Mr. William Grau, Jr.

William R Griffiths and Dorthy W. Griffiths

Ms. Kathryn L. Hafer

Mrs. Randall H. Hagner, Jr.

Mr. Stephen W. Hartwell II

Dorothy Compton Marks Herbruck

Richard A. Higgins

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Hollis

The Honorable and Mrs. A. Linwood Holton

Paul and Sally Houdayer

James W. Howard

Heather Karen Hunt

Norma M. Jayne

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keadle

G. M. Kirchner

Marilyn A. Kubu

Mr. and Mrs. Constantine L. Lagakis

Dr. Janet K. Lecklider

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee IV

Harry G. Lehnert Jr.

Mr. Robert S. Lohrey

Ms. Irma Sue Macy

Dr. Leonard Madison and Mrs. Geana Madison

Lucille J. Marottoli

John W. Mason

Douglas Clinton McDougal

Mr. Denman K. McNear

William Mirra

David Moore

Nancy J. Moser

Memorial Gifts

Mr. and Mrs. James T. Neal

Jane Pumphrey Nes

Dr. Ronald N. Ollstein

Mr. David A. Overton

Francis and Margaret Paca

Dr. and Mrs. Edward M. Peebles

Ms. Ann G. Prothro

William L. Race

Patricia S. Robinson

Dr. Dolores M. Sabalos, Ph.D.

Mr. Willard H. Scott, Jr.

Pauline Shermar

Miss Millicent R. Stoltz

Mr. Donald Taulman

Carl M. Tenny

Mr. Evert Tigner, Jr.

Mrs. Helen Timberlake

Tse Van Deo

Mrs. Letitia R. Wallace

Stephen K. and Ann W. West

The Honorable and Mrs. Henry K. Willard II

Mr. Douglas D. Williams

Alfred Woodill

Ms. Teresa K. Wren

Mary D. Wright

Robert and Anne Zelle

Special gifts were made during 2023 in memory of the following individuals:

Boyce Lineberger Ansley

Susan Marie Vanderwende App

C. Joseph Arbogast

Raymond Ardoline

John K. Bartz

Charlotte Timberlake Battle

Bruce A. Beatie

Dr. and Mrs. Peter Bonanno

Dennis Brittingham

Sherman William Broka, Jr.

James R. Burns

Marie Cipriano

Richard (Dick) S. Clair

Richard Coburn

Marty Coren

J.E.G. Craig, Jr.

Barbara Crowder

Sharon DeMello

Raymond A. Dende

Marilyn L. Denny

George Duckers

Edwin Russell Embrey

Dr. J. Edward Fisher

Robert Fisher

Henry Clay Fleck

Barbara Foster

Marion Merseburger Freeman

Edward Adrian Funk

Robert Lee Glenn III

Judy Grant

Evan Granville

Warrant Officer 2 Nicole Grothe

Dr. Donald and Mrs. Viola Grover

Nancy Mathews Hamrick

Larry Jackson

Dr. Joseph Katz

Susan Kopac

Mrs. John W. Labouisse

Drew Ley

June Doris Ley

Barbara McCormick

Mrs. Janet Hailer McGrath

Joyce Deborah Meyer

Joanna Moore

Mo and Jean Nafzinger

Mrs. Georgianne D. Neal

James H. Oeser and Harriet W. Oeser

Beatrice A. Olmsted

Carol Beale Potts

John M. Ryan

Mary V. Schofield

Lindsay E. Selkirk

Mary McLean Armfield Sherrill

Regena Sinclair

Dr. Betsy Singh

Joe Snyder

Eric, Kyle, and Niels Tietze

James and Margaret Weakley

Matching Gifts

Mount Vernon is grateful to the following corporations and foundations that match gifts from their employees and board members to Mount Vernon. To find out if your company matches gifts, please visit: doublethedonation.com/mountvernon.

AbbVie

AIG Matching Grants Program

Ameriprise Financial

Amgen Foundation Matching Gifts

and Staff Volunteer Program

Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Barings

Battelle

The Benevity Community Impact Fund

BNY Mellon Community Partnership

Boeing Gift Matching Program

Bright Funds

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation

BWX Technologies, Inc.

Campbell Soup Company

Caterpillar Foundation

Chevron Matching Employee Funds

Constellation Brands, Inc.

Dominion Energy

Give Lively Foundation, Inc.

Goldman Sachs Gives

IBM Corporation

Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies

Matching Gifts Program

JP Morgan Chase Foundation

Mills Bee Lane Memorial Foundation

Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Inc.

Lilly Endowment Inc.

Markel Corporation

Mastercard Impact Fund

Merck Foundation

Microsoft Matching Gifts Program

Motiva Enterprises

Network for Good

Nordson Charitable Giving Programs

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program

Portland General Electric Employee Giving Campaign

Salesforce.org

Shell Oil HERO

Sherwin Williams

State Farm

TD Bank Group

Texas Instruments Foundation

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

U.S. Bank Foundation

UMB Financial Corporation

Varian Medical Systems

Waters Corporation

Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign

Business Members

Mount Vernon’s essential programming, educational outreach, and historic preservation efforts receive generous support from national and local businesses. We extend our thanks to the following 2023 Business Members:

Platinum

National Harbor Convention and Visitors Association

Gold

Ally Charter Bus

CharterUP

Historic Hotels of America

Ourisman Automotive of Virginia

Shofur

Vulcan Materials Company

Bronze

Becker Electric Company, Inc.

Mr. German P. Culver, CPA

Kolas Contracting, Inc.

Poole / Braun Real Estate Team

Simply Sabrina

TD Bank

J. Timothy and Catherine Thompson

TTR Sotheby’s International Realty and The Patterson Group

Wegmans

All contributions to Mount Vernon are tax-deductible under the limits of the law. The support of the many generous donors listed on these pages is deeply appreciated by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, as is the support of the thousands more who made gifts of less than $1,000. Although every effort has been made to include all donors who support Mount Vernon with gifts of $1,000 or more, omissions and errors occasionally occur. We reserve the right to edit listings in order to comply with our organizational style guide. We would appreciate corrections and additions forwarded to the Senior Vice President for Development, The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, P.O. Box 110, Mount Vernon, VA 22121.

Volunteers

The Mount Vernon Volunteers are now in their 31st year. Our team of approximately 241 active volunteers provided 21,190.75 hours of support across the estate in 2023. The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association is grateful for the time, energy, and dedication of the volunteers.

American Eagle of Freedom Award

(more than 15,000 cumulative hours)

Dick Noble (emeritus)

George Washington Eagle Award

(more than 10,000 cumulative hours)

Darlene MacPherson (emerita)

The George Washington Award

(more than 7,500 cumulative hours)

Ray Hawn

Andrea Boyce

Faye Holland (emerita)

Cal McWhirter (emeritus)

Eagle of Excellence Award

(more than 5,000 cumulative hours)

Judi Paulos

Pat Veatch

Platinum Eagle Award

(more than 3,500 cumulative hours)

Bob Simoniz

Cheryl Sharp

Diane Kapanowski

Judy Morrill

Richard Walsh

Golden Eagle Award

(more than 2,000 cumulative hours)

Jan Mikolashek

Carol Boland

Mickey Fenyk-King

Carolyn Ostrom

Bill Kane

Executive Staff

Julia Gluck

Pat Duffy

Susan Finkel

Jack Coulter

Ed Coan

Nancy Harper

Pat Creswick

Stevi Will

Sharon Fletcher

Rose Gunthorpe

Bob Howlett

Margaret Snow

Sandy Ross

Linda Durand

Debra Schwartz

Silver Eagle Award

(more than 1,000 cumulative hours)

Jonathan Hill

James Carty

Gay Massarsky

Pat Getz

Gail Eger

Tom Clutz

Larry Ledbettter

Kitty Ahmad

Pam Broka

Barbara Diehl

Tom Sparks

Betty Davis

Stephen Fahy

Elaine Harar

Mary Klappa

Delores Taylor

Kathy Mcloughlin

Jeanne Howlett

Kathy LaBarre

Irene Schubert

Mary Jane Holt

Douglas Bradburn, Ph.D., President & CEO

Joe Bondi, Senior Vice President, Development

Matt Briney, Vice President, Media & Communications

Phil Manno, Chief Financial Officer

Susan P. Schoelwer, Ph.D., Executive Director, Historic Preservation & Collections and Robert H. Smith Senior Curator

Joseph Sliger, Vice President, Operations & Maintenance

Patrick Spero, Ph.D, Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library

K. Allison Wickens, Vice President, Education

The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association

Program Committees

EXECUTIVE

Officers

Margaret Nichols, Regent (2021–2024)

Andrea Sahin, Secretary (2021–2024)

Anne Petri, Treasurer (2021–2024)

Members-at-Large

Catherine Waddell (2021–2023)

Susan Townsend (2022–2024)

Adrian Jay (2023-2025)

GOVERNANCE

Lucia Henderson, Chair

Mary Bishop

Maribeth Borthwick

Sarah Coulson

Andrea Sahin

Catherine Waddell

Hilary West

AUDIT

Cammie Mayer, Chair

Elizabeth Hale

Karen Kirby

Liz Mauran

Susan McCarthy

Hilary West

COLLECTIONS

Ann Bookout, Chair

Sarah Coulson

Adrian Jay

Helen Laughery

Catherine Mayton

Susan McCarthy

Ann Pyne

DEVELOPMENT

Karen Kirby, Chair

Mary Bishop

Helen Laughery

Catherine Mayton

Ann Scott

Susan Townsend

EDUCATION

Catherine Waddell, Chair

Helen Laughery

Liz Mauran

Susan McCarthy

Anne Petri

Ann Pyne

Ann Scott

Hilary West

FINANCE

Ann Bookout, Chair

Maribeth Borthwick

Sarah Coulson

Lucia Henderson

Anne Petri

Ann Scott

HORTICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & FORESTRY

Catherine Mayton, Chair

Sarah Alijani

Mary Bishop

Elizabeth Hale

Virginia Lane

Cammie Mayer

Anne Petri

Susan Townsend

Hilary West

INVESTMENT

Maribeth Borthwick, Chair

Sarah Alijani

Adrian Jay

Helen Laughery

Catherine Mayton

Susan Townsend

Catherine Waddell

LIBRARY & LEADERSHIP

Sarah Coulson, Chair

Ann Bookout

Maribeth Borthwick

Karen Kirby

Anne Petri

Catherine Waddell

Hilary West

MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS

Liz Mauran, Chair

Elizabeth Hale

Lucia Henderson

Adrian Jay

Laura Rutherford

PRESERVATION

Susan Townsend, Chair

Sarah Alijani

Elizabeth Hale

Lucia Henderson

Karen Kirby

Cammie Mayer

Liz Mauran

Andrea Sahin

VIEWSHED

Virginia Lane, Chair

Elizabeth Hale

Adrian Jay

Liz Mauran

Laura Rutherford

Hilary West

Mount Vernon Ladies’

Ad Hoc Committees & Task Forces

CAMPAIGN FOR MOUNT VERNON

Andrea Sahin, Co-Chair

Catherine Waddell, Co-Chair

Karen Kirby, Development Liaison

LIBRARY CELEBRATION

Andrea Sahin, Co-Chair

Hilary West, Co-Chair

PAVILION TASK FORCE

Ann Scott, Chair

Lucia Henderson

Helen Laughery

Cammie Mayer

Susan Townsend

QUARTERS TASK FORCE

Sarah Coulson, Chair

Maribeth Borthwick

Ann Pyne

Susan Townsend

TRADITIONS & GRACIOUSNESS

Laura Rutherford, Chair

Mary Bishop

Catherine Mayton

Record of the Members of the MVLA

Regents

Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham, 1853–1874; resigned 1874; died May 1, 1875

Mrs. J. Scott Laughton, (née Lily Macalester, later Madame Berghmans), 1874; died 1891

Mrs. Howard Townsend, 1891–1909; died 1912

Miss Harriet Clayton Comegys, 1909; died 1927

Mrs. Alice Haliburton Richards, 1927; died 1936

Mrs. Horace Mann Towner, 1937; died 1942

Mrs. Lucien M. Hanks, 1943–1948; died 1959

Mrs. Albert Harkness, (formerly Mrs. Thomas Ives Hare Powel), 1948–1958; died 1974

Mrs. Francis F. Beirne, 1958–1968; died 1969

Mrs. Thomas Turner Cooke, 1968–1976; died 1993

Mrs. John H. Guy, Jr., 1976–1982; died 2016

Mrs. Thomas Dunaway Anderson, 1982–1986; died 2013

Mrs. Robert Channing Seamans, Jr., 1986–1990; died 2010

Mrs. Clarence Morton Bishop, Jr., 1990–1993; died 2007

Mrs. H. Taylor Morrissette, 1993–1996

Mrs. Robert E. Lee IV, 1996–1999; died 2019

Mrs. James M. Walton, 1999–2004

Mrs. Stanley N. Gaines, 2004–2007

Mrs. Shepard B. Ansley, 2007–2010; died 2016

Ann Haunschild Bookout, 2010–2013

Barbara Bourgeois Lucas, 2013–2016

Sarah Miller Coulson, 2016-2021

Margaret Hartman Nichols, 2021

Vice Regents

ALABAMA

Madame Henry S. LeVert, 1858; died 1877

Mrs. Hilary Herbert, 1882; died 1884

Miss Leila Herbert, 1894; died 1897

Mrs. Robert D. Johnston, 1900; died 1934

Mrs. Morris Williams Bush, 1946; resigned 1959; died 1971

Mrs. Preston H. Haskell, Jr., 1963; died 1971

Mrs. H. Taylor Morrissette, 1983; resigned 2001; Regent 1993–1996; Vice Regent Emerita 2002

Laura Peebles Rutherford, 2005

ARIZONA

Mrs. Arthur Newton Pack, 1962; resigned 1984; Vice Regent Emerita 1985; died 2000

ARKANSAS

Mrs. Robert Ward Johnson, 1859; died 1862

Mrs. Charles Gordon Scott, 1872; resigned 1878; died 1910

Mrs. Celsus Price Perrie, 1919; resigned 1922; died 1938

Mrs. J. Fairfax Loughborough, 1932; died 1962

Mrs. Henry Hollenberg (formerly Mrs. John McCaughey Harrison), 1970; resigned 1982; Associate Vice Regent 1982; died 2011

Mrs. Sam Buchanan, 1995; resigned 2006; Vice Regent Emerita 2007

Catherine Hamilton Mayton, 2012

CALIFORNIA

Mrs. William Blanding, 1859; resigned 1884; died 1885

Mrs. George Hearst, 1889; resigned 1918; died 1919

Mrs. Charles S. Wheeler, 1920; resigned 1940; died 1952

Mrs. Lockwood de Forest, 1956; died 1984

Mrs. Richard W. Call, 1984; resigned 2001; Vice Regent Emerita 2002

Maribeth Armstrong Borthwick, 2002

COLORADO

Mrs. Nathaniel P. Hill, 1889; died 1908

Mrs. Horton Pope, 1919; resigned 1947; died 1950

Mrs. David A. Pfaelzer, 1970; resigned 1986; Vice Regent Emerita 1986; died 2019

Mrs. Eileen M. Olander, formerly Vice Regent for Kansas, 1986; resigned 1995; Vice Regent Emerita 1995; died 2015

Mrs. Andrew W. Armour IV, 1996; resigned 2000

Judith Wilson Grant, 2017; died 2020

Sarah Seaman Alijani, 2022

CONNECTICUT

Mrs. Samuel G. Goodrich, 1858; resigned 1864; died 1868

Mrs. Susan E. Johnson Hudson, 1870; died 1913

Miss Annie Burr Jennings, 1915; died 1939

Mrs. Wilmarth S. Lewis, 1942; died 1959

Mrs. Clifton McCausland Bockstoce, 1965; resigned 1990; Vice Regent Emerita 1990; died 1995

Clare N. Cooley Edwards, 1992; resigned 2017; Vice Regent Emerita 2018

DELAWARE

Mrs. Joseph P. Comegys, 1858; died 1888

Miss Harriet Clayton Comegys, 1888; resigned 1927; Regent 1909–1927; died 1927

Mrs. Antoine Lentilhon Foster, 1911; died 1934

Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard, 1937; resigned 1958; died 1975

Mrs. C. Lalor Burdick, 1961; resigned 1983; Vice Regent Emerita 1985; died 2007

Miss Elizabeth N. du Pont, 1985; resigned 1986; died 1989

Mrs. Nelson T. Shields III, 1987; resigned 2001; Vice Regent Emerita 2002

Mrs. Calhoun W. Wick, 2001; resigned 2004

Susan Marshall Townsend, 2005

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Mrs. George W. Riggs, Acting Vice Regent 1858; appointed 1867; resigned 1868; died 1871

Mrs. William H. Emory, 1870; resigned 1871; died 1900

Mrs. Joseph K. Barnes, 1873; died 1912

Miss Jane A. Riggs, 1912; died 1930

Miss Helen Louise Sargent, 1931; died 1948

Miss Constance Ellen Tyler, 1952; died 1963

Mrs. Randall H. Hagner, Jr., 1965; resigned 1991; died 2007

Mrs. Richard H. Streeter, 1992; resigned 2000; Associate Vice Regent 2000

Lucia Bosqui Henderson, 1999; resigned 2014 to become Vice Regent for Virginia

Mrs. Togo D. West, Jr., 2014; resigned 2017; Vice Regent Emerita 2018

Hilary Carter West, 2020

FLORIDA

Madame Achille Murat, 1858; died 1867

Mrs. David Levy Yulee, 1868; died 1884

Mrs. James M. Baker, 1888; died 1901

Mrs. Thomas Palmer Denham, 1913; resigned 1948; died 1950

Mrs. LeRoy Collins, 1961; resigned 1982; Vice Regent Emerita 1985; died 2009

Mrs. John K. Aurell, 1985; resigned 2000; Vice Regent Emerita 2000

Mrs. Stanley N. Gaines, 2000; resigned 2013; Regent 2004–2007; Vice Regent Emerita 2014

Claudia Puig Amundsen, 2014; resigned 2019; Vice Regent Emerita 2019

GEORGIA

Mrs. William J. Eve, 1858; died 1889

Mrs. Joseph John Wilder, 1891; died 1914

Mrs. Jefferson Randolph Anderson, 1919; resigned 1949; died 1956

Mrs. Barnwell Cubbedge, 1958; resigned 1969; died 1985

Mrs. Frank Anderson Chisholm, 1971; resigned 1986; Vice Regent Emerita 1986; died 2015

Boyce Lineberger Ansley, 1987; Regent 2007–2010; died 2016

Elizabeth Medlin Hale, 2018

IDAHO

Mrs. Richard R. Simplot, 1999; resigned 2010; Vice Regent Emerita 2011

ILLINOIS

Mrs. William Barry, 1859; died 1883

Mrs. Levi Z. Leiter, 1885; died 1913

Mrs. George A. Carpenter, 1916; resigned 1947; died 1948

Mrs. Henry Porter Isham, 1949; resigned 1972; died 1986

Mrs. Erskine Phelps Wilder, Jr., 1976; resigned 1992; Vice Regent Emerita 1992; died 2005

Mrs. Tyler R. Cain, 1994; resigned 2001; Associate Vice Regent 2001; died 2013

Catherine Marlette Waddell, 2013

INDIANA

Mrs. Graham Newell Fitch, 1859; died 1880

Mrs. Charles Denby, 1901; died 1906

Mrs. Benjamin D. Walcott, 1914; resigned 1932; died 1933

Mrs. Benjamin D. Hitz, 1936; resigned 1978; Honorary Vice Regent 1978; died 1979

Mrs. James T. Neal, 1982; resigned 1994; Vice Regent Emerita, 1994; died 2023

Mrs. Alpha Coles Blackburn, 2008; resigned 2014; Vice Regent Emerita 2014

IOWA

Mrs. VerPlanck Van Antwerp, 1858; died 1870

Mrs. John F. Dillon, 1872; resigned 1873; died 1898

Mrs. Horace Mann Towner, 1913; Regent 1937–1942; died 1942

Mrs. Charles Leslie Brockett (formerly Mrs. Douglas Nelson Gibson), 1955; resigned 1983; Vice Regent Emerita 1985; died 2000

KANSAS

Mrs. Milan Lester Ward, 1876; died 1910

Mrs. John V. Abrahams, 1916; resigned 1921

Mrs. John Reynolds Shelton, 1923; resigned 1930; died 1936

Mrs. Earl K. Lord, 1930; died 1956

Mrs. Eileen M. Olander, 1970; resigned 1986 to become Vice Regent for Colorado; resigned 1995; Vice Regent Emerita 1995; died 2015

Mrs. J. Craig McIlvain, 1993; resigned 2003; Associate Vice Regent, 2003

KENTUCKY

Mrs. Alexander Jeffrey, 1858; resigned 1885; died 1894

Mrs. George W. Woodward, 1885; resigned 1889, re-appointed 1891; died 1897

Mrs. William F. Barret, 1901; died 1920

Miss Mary Mason Scott, 1923; died 1934

Mrs. Mason Barret, 1938; resigned 1953; died 1955

Mrs. Walter N. Haldeman, 1960; resigned 1974; died 1984

Mrs. Phillip B. Newman III, 1985; resigned 2000; Vice Regent Emerita 2000; died 2017

LOUISIANA

Mrs. Isaac F. Morse, 1858; resigned 1872; died 1893

Mrs. David Urquhart, 1873; resigned 1876

Mrs. Tobias G. Richardson, 1880; died 1910

Miss Annie Ragan King, 1912; died 1933

Miss Sarah Duncan Butler, 1936; resigned 1960; died 1966

Mrs. Frank G. Strachan, 1963; resigned 1987; Vice Regent Emerita 1987; died 2000

Mrs. Donald J. Nalty, 1990; resigned 1999; Vice Regent Emerita 1999

Cameron Kock Mayer, 2000

MAINE

Mrs. Josiah S. Little, 1858; resigned 1866; died 1893

Mrs. Lorenzo M. Sweat, 1866; died 1908

Mrs. Alice Haliburton Richards, 1911; Regent 1927; died 1936

Mrs. Harold Lee Berry, 1930; resigned 1968; died 1971

Mrs. William L. Vaughan, 1971; resigned 1987; Vice Regent Emerita 1987; died 2003

Mrs. Everett B. Carson, 1989; resigned 1992

Margaret Hartman Nichols, 2012; Regent 2021–

MARYLAND

Miss Emily L. Harper, 1866; died 1892

Mrs. George R. Goldsborough, 1893; resigned 1904; died 1906

Mrs. Henry W. Rogers, 1905; died 1931

Mrs. DeCourcy W. Thom, 1935; resigned 1946; died 1963

Mrs. Francis F. Beirne, 1948; Regent 1958–1968; died 1969

Mrs. Robert E. Lee IV (formerly Mrs. Carew C. Rice), 1972; resigned 2006; Regent 1996–1999; Vice Regent Emerita 2007; died 2019

Barbara Bourgeois Lucas, 2008, Regent 2013–2016; resigned 2017; Vice Regent Emerita 2018

MASSACHUSETTS

Mrs. Horatio Greenough, 1858; resigned 1865; died 1891

Miss Alice M. Longfellow, 1879; died 1928

Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer, 1930; died 1934

Mrs. John Templeman Coolidge, 1940; resigned 1948; died 1964

Mrs. Samuel Cabot, 1949; died 1969

Mrs. Robert Channing Seamans, Jr., 1975; Regent 1986–1990; resigned 1993; Vice Regent Emerita 1993; died 2010

Ms. Elizabeth M. Chapin, 1994; resigned 2008; Vice Regent Emerita 2008

Andrea Notman Sahin, 2011

MICHIGAN

Mrs. Elon Farnsworth 1858; resigned 1877; died 1879

Mrs. Joshua Henry Rathbone, 1885; resigned 1918; died 1923

Mrs. Edward H. Parker, 1923; died 1924

Mrs. Benjamin S. Warren, 1925; resigned 1959; died 1968

Mrs. Alexander L. Wiener, 1964; resigned 1989; Vice Regent Emerita 1989; died 1995

Mrs. Lloyd A. Semple, 1990; resigned 2006; Vice Regent Emerita 2007

MINNESOTA

Mrs. Henry H. Sibley, 1859; died 1869

Mrs. Charles Eugene Flandrau, 1889; died 1911

Mrs. Charles Eliot Furness, 1914; died 1935

Miss Anna E. Ramsey Furness, 1940; died 1964

Mrs. David Bradford, 1982; resigned 1992; Associate Vice Regent 1994; died 2004

Mrs. J. Hap Fauth, 1995; resigned 2007; Vice Regent Emerita 2008

Susan Brewster McCarthy, 2023

MISSISSIPPI

Mrs. William McWillie, 1858; died 1873

Mrs. William Balfour, 1873; resigned 1885; died 1887

Mrs. Kate Walthall Freeman, 1885; resigned 1888; died 1919

Mrs. Benjamin Sherrod Ricks, 1907; resigned 1914; died 1918

Miss Mary Govan Billups, 1916; resigned 1963; died 1971

Mrs. Stewart J. Gilchrist, 1974; resigned 1990; Vice Regent Emerita 1990; died 2019

Mrs. Stewart Gammill III, 1991; resigned 2011; Vice Regent Emerita 2011

Susan Stevens Reeder, 2011; resigned 2022; Vice Regent Emerita 2022

MISSOURI

Mrs. Robert R. Walton, 1858; resigned 1859; died 1860

Mrs. Wilson Price Hunt, 1860; died 1878

Mrs. Robert Campbell, 1879; died 1882

Mrs. Benjamin Graham, 1893; died 1915

Mrs. Charles Nagel, 1916; resigned 1943; died 1951

Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness, 1948; resigned 1959 to become Vice Regent for Tennessee; died 1970

Mrs. Robert Neill, Jr., 1964; resigned 1973

Mrs. Tom K. Smith, Jr., 1982; resigned 1997; Vice Regent Emerita 1997; died 2023

Ann Cady Scott, 2010

NEBRASKA

Mrs. Robert H. Clarkson, 1894; resigned 1900; died 1902

Mrs. Charles F. Manderson, 1900; died 1916

Mrs. Alexander C. Troup, 1923; died 1950

NEVADA

Mrs. M. E. Hickman, 1866; resigned 1874

Mrs. John P. Jones, 1875; resigned 1876; died 1936

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Mrs. Salma Hale, 1858; resigned 1861; died 1865

Mrs. Onslow Stearns, 1866; resigned 1873; died 1895

Mrs. Abby Godwin Winder, 1890; died 1906

Miss Harriet L. Huntress, 1914; died 1922

Mrs. Gordon Woodbury, 1929; resigned 1949; died 1966

Mrs. John Lawrence Sullivan, 1952; resigned 1985; Vice Regent Emerita 1985; died 1994

NEW JERSEY

Miss Phebe A. Ogden, 1858; died 1865

Mrs. Nathaniel Norris Halsted, 1868; died 1891

Mrs. Francis S. Conover, 1893; died 1914

Mrs. Willard Hall Bradford, 1915; resigned 1939; died 1941

Mrs. Thomas Turner Cooke, 1946; resigned 1987; Regent 1968–1976; Vice Regent Emerita 1987; died 1993

Mrs. Stephen K. West, 1989; resigned 2005; Vice Regent Emerita 2006; died 2020

Elizabeth Whitesides Holdsworth, 2006; resigned 2017; Vice Regent Emerita 2018

Karen McCabe Kirby, 2020

NEW YORK

Miss Mary M. Hamilton (later Mrs. George Lee Schuyler), 1858; resigned 1866; died 1877

Mrs. James Brooks, 1867; resigned 1876; died 1882

Mrs. Howard Townsend, 1876; Regent 1891–1909; resigned 1909; died 1912

Mrs. Philip Schuyler, 1893; resigned 1894; died 1915

Miss Amy Townsend, 1894; died 1920

Mrs. Henry Gold Danforth, 1922; resigned 1948; died 1961

Ms. Thomas Stilwell Lamont, 1952; died 1972

Mrs. Douglas Williams, 1975; resigned 1994; Vice Regent Emerita 1994; died 2006

Mrs. Randolph H. Guthrie, 1996; resigned 2008; Vice Regent Emerita 2009

Ann Sherrill Pyne, 2019

NORTH CAROLINA

Mrs. P. K. Dickinson, 1858; resigned 1859; died 1881

Mrs. William Richmond Walker, 1859; died 1908

Mrs. Alexander Boyd Andrews, 1909; died 1915

Mrs. William Ewen Shipp, 1919; died 1936

Mrs. John Witherspoon Labouisse, 1944; resigned 1978; Honorary Vice Regent 1978; died 1985

Mrs. Thomas B. Battle, 1982; resigned 1999; Vice Regent Emerita 1999; died 2023

Jean Armfield Sherrill, 2002; resigned 2022; Vice Regent Emerita 2022

Carolyn Sherrill Fuller, 2023

OHIO

Mrs. George H. Pendleton, 1858; resigned 1863; died 1886

Mrs. Emily R. McIlvaine Hewson, 1866; resigned 1873; died 1904

Mrs. Samuel J. Broadwell, 1875; died 1890

Miss Mary Lloyd Pendleton, 1893; resigned 1897; died 1929

Mrs. James E. Campbell, 1897; resigned 1902; died 1913

Mrs. Lewis W. Irwin, 1907; died 1916

Mrs. Charles J. Livingood, 1919; resigned 1935; died 1936

Mrs. Chester C. Bolton, 1938; died 1977

Mrs. Kenyon C. Bolton, 1978; resigned 1989; Honorary Vice Regent 1989; died 2014

Mrs. Charles D. Weller, 1996; resigned 2001; Associate Vice Regent 2001

Melody Sawyer Richardson, 2003; resigned 2017; Vice Regent Emerita 2018

OKLAHOMA

Mrs. Russell Story Tarr, 1947; resigned 1974; died 1988

Mrs. William Vilas Hanks, 1978; resigned 1996; Vice Regent Emerita 1996; died 2006

Mary Elizabeth Creekmore Henke, 1999; resigned 2016, Vice Regent Emerita 2017

OREGON

Miss Mary F. Failing, 1907; died 1947

Mrs. Clarence M. Bishop, Jr., 1976; Regent 1990–1993; resigned 1996, Vice Regent Emerita 1997; died 2007

Mrs. James F. Crumpacker, 2001; resigned 2014; Vice Regent Emerita 2014

Mary Lang Bishop, 2017

PENNSYLVANIA

Mrs. J. Scott Laughton (née Lily Lytle Macalester; later, Madame Berghmans), 1859; Second Regent 1874–1891; died 1891

Mrs. J. Dundas Lippincott, 1893; died 1894

Mrs. Charles Custis Harrison, 1896; died 1922

Mrs. William R. Mercer, Jr., 1924; resigned 1928; died 1960

Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Pepper, 1929; resigned 1948; died 1955

Mrs. Henry Norris Platt, 1948; resigned 1983; died 1984

Mrs. Robert McAdoo (formerly Mrs. F. Woodson Hancock, Jr.), 1985; resigned 1988

Mrs. James M. Walton, 1991; Regent 1999–2004; resigned 2007; Vice Regent Emerita 2008

Sarah Miller Coulson, 2011; Regent 2016–2021

RHODE ISLAND

Mrs. George I. Chace, 1858; died 1893

Mrs. William Ames, 1894; died 1904

Mrs. John Carter Brown, 1907; resigned 1935; Honorary Vice Regent 1935; died 1936

Mrs. Albert Harkness (formerly Mrs. Thomas Ives Hare Powel), 1936; Regent 1948–1958; resigned 1971; died 1974

Mrs. Richard Alexander, 1978; resigned 1996; Vice Regent Emerita 1996; died 2019

Liz Rollins Mauran, 2009

SOUTH CAROLINA

Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham, Regent 1853–1874; resigned 1874; died 1875

Mrs. James Chesnut, Sr., 1860; died 1864

Mrs. Francis Wilkinson Pickens, 1866; died 1899

Mrs. John Julius Pringle, 1901; died 1921

Miss Virginia Leigh Porcher, 1924; died 1940

Mrs. Benjamin Allston Moore, 1948; resigned 1967; died 1987

Mrs. Daniel W. Hollis, 1970; resigned 1985; Vice Regent Emerita 1985; died 2015

Mrs. Benjamin A. Hagood, 1987; resigned 2002; Vice Regent Emerita 2003

Virginia Dawson Lane, 2003

TENNESSEE

Mrs. Francis B. Fogg, 1858; died 1872

Mrs. Aaron V. Brown, 1874; died 1889

Mrs. Thomas Shapard Webb (née Mary Polk Yeatman), 1893; died 1917

Mrs. Horace Van Deventer, 1920; died 1956

Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness, former Vice Regent for Missouri, 1959; died 1970

Mrs. Alex Pirtle, Jr, 1980; resigned 2000; Vice Regent Emerita 2000; died 2012

Mrs. David Bowlin, 2003; resigned 2003

Mrs. William Lipscomb Davis, Jr., 2006; resigned 2012; Vice Regent Emerita 2013

Adrian MacLean Jay, 2022

TEXAS

Miss Ella Hutchins, 1866; resigned 1872; died 1913

Miss Mary E. Maverick, 1873; resigned 1873; died 1891

Mrs. Thomas S. Maxey, 1896; Honorary Vice Regent 1937; died 1938

Mrs. John Mirza Bennett, 1940; died 1963

Mrs. Thomas Dunaway Anderson, 1967; Regent 1982–1986; resigned 1991; Vice Regent Emerita 1991; died 2013

Mrs. W. Temple Webber, Jr., 1992; resigned 2001; Associate Vice Regent 2001

Ann Haunschild Bookout, 2002; Regent 2010–2013

VERMONT

Mrs. Hampden Cutts, 1859; resigned 1878; died 1879

Mrs. J. Gregory Smith, 1878; resigned 1884; died 1905

Mrs. Cornelius Low King, 1885; died 1896

Miss Mary Evarts, 1911; resigned 1923; reappointed 1924; died 1928

Mrs. Horace Brown, 1930; resigned 1940; died 1943

Mrs. James Shepard Dennis, 1946; died 1946

Mrs. A. John Holden, Jr., 1961; resigned 1978; Associate Vice Regent 1993; died 2004

Mrs. Arthur J. Dewey, Jr., 1984; resigned 1993; Associate Vice Regent 1994; died 2016

Mrs. Frederick West, 1998; resigned 2000

VIRGINIA

Mrs. William F. Ritchie, 1858; resigned 1866; died 1870

Mrs. Thomson Francis Mason, 1872; died 1873

Mrs. Charles B. Ball, 1874; died 1918

Mrs. William R. Cox, 1921; died 1925

Mrs. Fairfax Harrison, 1927; died 1943

Mrs. Edward Clifford Anderson, 1947; resigned 1960; died 1994

Mrs. John H. Guy, Jr., 1963; Regent 1976; resigned 1995; Vice Regent Emerita 1995; died 2016

Mrs. P. William Moore, Jr., 1996; resigned 2014; Vice Regent Emerita 2014

Lucia Bosqui Henderson, formerly Vice Regent for the District of Columbia, 2014

WASHINGTON

Mrs. John Leary, 1907; died 1935

Mrs. Stanley D. Lyle, 1944; died 1955

Margaret Appleton Allison, 1985; resigned 2019; Vice Regent Emerita 2019

WEST VIRGINIA

Mrs. Lewis William Washington, 1870; died 1898

Mrs. Eugene Van Rensselaer, 1900; died 1923

Miss Constance Lee Peterkin, 1924; resigned 1946; died 1948

Mrs. Augustine Jaquelin Todd, 1955; resigned 1985; Vice Regent Emerita 1985; died 1987

Mrs. Robert W. Lawson III, 1987; resigned 2009; Vice Regent Emerita 2009

WISCONSIN

Mrs. Alexander Mitchell, 1858; died 1902

Mrs. Lucien M. Hanks, 1914; Regent 1943; resigned 1956; died 1959

Mrs. John Cunningham Lobb, 1960; resigned 1962; died 2005

Mrs. Douglas Seaman, 1989; resigned 2001; Vice Regent Emerita 2001

Anne Neal Petri, 2008

WYOMING

Mrs. Thomas S. Taliaferro, Jr., 1936; resigned 1950; died 1953

Mrs. John F. Mars, 2003; resigned 2012; Vice Regent Emerita 2013

Helen Herboth Laughery, 2013

Farewell Address

To The Council of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of June, 1874:

LADIES:

It was my intention as well as my duty to have met you at this time, and conformed in person to the legal requisition accompanying a resignation so important as mine, but Providence does not permit.

I am at present not only unequal to such a journey, but the serious state of my health requires me, instead of turning my face towards the “spot” for which, since 1853, I have lived, labored and almost died, to seek the best medical skill, with the hope of prolonging, if possible, a life yet needed to finish what I began so many long years ago. One more duty is before me—one I regard as important—though circumstances have combined to make it now a very sad one.

It would have been a pleasure to have met, once more, those who have labored with me in our vineyard from the “early hour,” though now their numbers are so few; those who appreciated my work; its motives, its sacrifices; whether they were of the “early” or “eleventh” hour sister laborers; and to have taken a kindly farewell of all whose hearts have been, like my own, single unto their patriotic work—but it is not to be.

I will not yet, however, utterly resign the hope that I may be permitted to reappear among you some day, with my last self-imposed task performed; ready to say, “Now let thy servant depart in peace.”

But in parting, I feel it due to you as to me; to the responsibilities I solemnly assumed, which were so important in their results; to those you have taken upon yourselves, to say a few words as to those responsibilities, or duties laid down in the beginning of our work—not to be lightly regarded, for they were pledges to future generations as well as to ours. The minds and hearts which conceived the rescue of the Home of Washington; of the completion of a worthy “tribute” to public integrity, private virtue; an expression of the gratitude due and felt by a country destined to act such an important part in the drama of the world; conceived it with all the reverence felt in older regions for the resting places of their honored dead; where only pious hands are permitted to be in “charge,” so as to have them carried down to admiring ages in the same condition as when left.

Such was the pledge made to the American heart when an appeal was made to it to save the Home and Tomb of Washington, of the Father of his Country, from all changes, whether by law or desecration. Such, to the last owner of Mt. Vernon, ere he was willing to permit it to pass from his hands. Such to the Legislature of his mother State, ere she gave us legal rights over it. Such we are bound to keep. Our honor is concerned, as well as our intelligence and legal obligations. The mansion, and the grounds around it, should be religiously guarded from changes—should be kept as Washington left them.

Ladies, the Home of Washington is in your charge. See to it that you keep it the Home of Washington! Let no irreverent hand change it; no vandal hands desecrate with the fingers of—progress! Those who go to the Home in which he lived and died, wish to see in what he lived and died! Let one spot in this grand country of ours be saved from “change!” Upon you rests this duty.

When the Centennial comes, bringing with it its thousands from the ends of the earth, to whom the Home of Washington will be the place of places in our country, let them see that, though we slay our forests, remove our dead, pull down our churches, remove from home to home till the “hearthstone” seems to have no resting place in America; let them see that we do know how to care for the Home of our Hero! Farewell!

Ladies, I return to your hands the office held—so long under another name—since December 2d, 1853.

Respectfully,

Ann Pamela Cunningham

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