The Guild honors President Jimmy Carter who arrives in @visitwashingtondc today. His funeral prosession will begin @usnavymemorial He will lie in state @uscapitol until Thursday when his State Funeral will take place @wncathedral . This is his official Presidential Portrait @smithsoniannpg
The Guild will have a walking education tour on Women of Alexandria tomorrow at 10:00 @visitalexva When we visit @christchurchalexandria we will discuss Women here during the #CivilWar and after during the LostCause
The Guild will have a walking education tour on Women of Alexandria at 10:00 on 12/11 @visitalexva . @JohnGadsby Tavern, we will relive women’s experiences (and lack thereof) in 18th century Tavern culture. @historicalexva
The Guild will have a walking education tour on Women of Alexandria at 10:00 on 12/11 @visitalexva We will stop at Duvall’s Tavern where we will meet a woman who had a boutique here and was a nationally renowned fashion designer. One of her dresses is on display @amhistorymuseum
Join The Guild on a walking education tour on Women of Alexandria at 10:00 on 12/11 @visitalexva . Nursing, as a predominant female profession, began in the #US #CivilWar @carlylehouseva Learn how woman professionalized Nursing as a vocation during the trauma of war.
The Guild will have a walking education tour on Women of Alexandria at 10:00 on 12/11 @visitalexva We will visit @TorpedoFactory and learn about the cultural barriers that ‘Rosie the Riveter’ broke in #WWII. Discover a heroine of @theartleague who saved this space 50 years ago.
#OnThisDay 65 years ago, the biblical epic film Ben-Hur had its world premiere, staring Charlton Heston. Ben-Hur was authored by #CivilWar hero Lew Wallace. He is @uscapitol where he represents #Indiana. He saved the nation @monocacynps
Today is #NationalPharmacistDay. The Stabler-Leadbetter Apothecary was a family run business from 1792 to 1933. Martha Washington and Robert E. Lee were customers. The museum is run by @historicalexva and is a discovery on our Old Town Alexandria Tour: /old-town-alexandria-walking-tour/
#OTD in 1883, Dr. Samuel Mudd died @explorecharlescounty@drmuddhouse His home, and gravesite, are key discoveries on our Booth Escape Tour: /john-wilkes-booth-escape-route-tour/
Today at the Guild’s Annual Meeting @gwuniversity , @mount_vernon Head Musician Don Francisco, SFC, USA, (Ret.) received our Military Appreciation Award. Don adds a great deal of value for our guests with his knowledge, his music, and his smile.
#OTD 240 years ago, in the most extraordinary act of the #American age, Gen George Washington resigned his commission before Congress in the @statemaryland State House @visitannapolis He set the precedent of peaceful transition of power and then returned to his farm @mount_vernon
It’s #BillOfRightsDay. #OTD in 1791, the first ten ammendments to the #US #Constituion were ratified. George Mason is known as the Father of the Bill of Rights. His home @historicgunstonhall is a lovely visit.
