15 Apr 2024: 114th General Court, University Club, Washington, DC
(Paul Walden, Captain General; Nathalie Ardoline, Branch Governor; Allison Hoopes, Past Branch Governor
17 Apr 2023: 113th General Court, University Club, Washington, DC
10 Nov 2018: Unveiling of Historic Marker Commemorating the Washington Family and Pohick Church
On November 10, a plaque commemorating George Washington and his connection with historic Pohick Church in Lorton, Virginia, was unveiled. Pohick Church was the parish church of George Washington, George Mason, and George Fairfax. George Washington, as church warden, is credited for selecting its current location. The U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps provided a moving musical accompaniment, followed by speakers from George Washington’s Mount Vernon, the Weems-Botts Museum, DAR, Brotherhood of St. Andrew, and the Virginia Department of Historical Resources. Doug Smith, both a member of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew and a very recent member of the George Washington VASSAR, gave greetings. The Reverend Thomas Costa, portraying the colonial Rector of Pohick Church Lee Massey, led the Order of Morning Prayer, using the same 1662 Book of Common Prayer that was used in Washington’s time. Honorary Branch Governors Virginia Hurtes Rouse and Paul Walden attended the ceremony.
11 Oct 2018: Germanna Groundbreaking Ceremony Attended by VA Branch Descendants
On Thursday, October 11, 2018, Three of our Pilgrims ladies, Allison Hoopes, Janice Welch and Virginia Hurtes Rouse, attended the Germanna Foundation ground-breaking ceremony at the future site of the Hitt Archaeology Center in Locust Grove, VA.
The ancestors of Janice Welch and the Rouse Family came over together on the second ship. They represented their families as descendants and will contribute to the 50 year time capsule.
Below photos:
1. (L to R): VA Branch Pilgrims Allison Hoopes, Virginia Hurtes Rouse & Janice Welch
2. Ground breaking ceremony (L to R): Tammy Collins, Executive Director of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Eric Larsen, Archaeologist of the Germanna Foundation, Marc Wheat, President of the Germanna Foundation,Ellis Hitt, a Germanna Foundation Trustee
The ancestors of Janice Welch and the Rouse Family came over together on the second ship. They represented their families as descendants and will contribute to the 50 year time capsule.
Below photos:
1. (L to R): VA Branch Pilgrims Allison Hoopes, Virginia Hurtes Rouse & Janice Welch
2. Ground breaking ceremony (L to R): Tammy Collins, Executive Director of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Eric Larsen, Archaeologist of the Germanna Foundation, Marc Wheat, President of the Germanna Foundation,Ellis Hitt, a Germanna Foundation Trustee
14 Oct 2018: Fall 2018 Branch Meeting, Bavarian Chef, Fredericksburg, VA
VA Branch Governor Donna Hall Leads Meeting
Guest speaker Rebecca Suerdieck, portraying Marye Bucke, wife of minister Richard Bucke, of Jamestowne, about her experiences during that time.
16 Sep 2018: Virginia Branch Members Commemorate Constitution Day
To commemorate the 231st Anniversary of the Signing of the Constitution, members of the Virginia Branch attended a service at Historic Pohick Episcopal Church in Lorton, VA. Pohick Church was the parish church of General George Washington and George Mason. The Master of Ceremonies was Paul Walden, past VA Branch Governor and member of the George Washington Chapter Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution. The Reverend Thomas Costa, portraying Parson Massey, Rector of Pohick Church during the Revolutionary War period, read the preamble to the Constitution and led us in prayer.
In the photo below are (left to right) front row: Dave Thomas (VP George Washington SAR), Susan Costa, Virginia Hurtes Rouse (VA Branch Registrar and Honorary Past Governor), Donna Hall (VA Branch Governor), Patricia Everts (VA Branch), Hank Foresman (George Washington SAR), and Ernie Coggins (President George Washington SAR); back row: Rev. Tom Costa and Paul Walden (VA Branch Honorary Past Governor)
In the photo below are (left to right) front row: Dave Thomas (VP George Washington SAR), Susan Costa, Virginia Hurtes Rouse (VA Branch Registrar and Honorary Past Governor), Donna Hall (VA Branch Governor), Patricia Everts (VA Branch), Hank Foresman (George Washington SAR), and Ernie Coggins (President George Washington SAR); back row: Rev. Tom Costa and Paul Walden (VA Branch Honorary Past Governor)
April 16, 2018: General Court attended by, left-to-right, Virginia Branch Historian Allison Hoopes, 2nd Deputy Governor Helen Warren, Governor Donna Hall, 1st Deputy Governor Sandra Esty, and Registrar and Honorary Past Governor Virginia Rouse. Also attending was Jacque-Lynne Schulman, Captain General.
March 11, 2018 Branch Meeting: Fiona's Irish Pub, Alexandria, VA
Our Guest Speaker was Andrew Och, author of "Unusual for Their Time", a unique insight into the First Ladies. He is an award winning television producer who has traveled the world in search of provocative stories and adventures. In 2012, He began an historical journey as he traversed America for over a year documenting the lives of every First Lady of the United States for the C-SPAN series First Ladies: Influence and Image. The series aired in 2013 to great acclaim and helped reveal the untold stories behind the ladies of the White House.
Branch Governor Donna Hall Convenes the March 2018 Branch Meeting
October, 2017 Branch Meeting: Bavarian Chef: Fredericksburg, VA
Oct 2017 Branch Meeting-Bavarian Chef, Fredericksburg, VA
1 Oct 2017: Branch Governor Donna Hall leads the Fall Branch meeting
1 Oct 2017: Our Guest Speaker, Jim Mackey, VA Branch Governor Donna Hall, and 2nd Dep Branch Governor Helen Warren
1 Oct 2017: At the Fall Branch Meeting, Past Branch Governor Virginia Hurtes Rouse is awarded with the Sons of the American Revolution Flag Certificate by George Washington Virginia Society SAR Chapter President Paul Walden for her role in displaying the United States Flag in her subdivision on Memorial Day
17 Apr 2017: Virginia Branch Attendees at 109th General Court. Left to right: Chuck Poland, Donna Hall, Virginia Hurtes Rouse, Jacque-Lynne Schulman, Allison Hoopes, Laura Womack, and Paul Walden
Virginia Branch is awarded the Sarah O. Dunaway Award for 2016
17 Apr 2017: Branch Registrar Virginia Hurtes Rouse presents newly-elected Registrar General Thomas Chrisman his first application to review!
22 Mar 2017: Virginia Branch donates 175 lbs of food to Western Fairfax Christian Ministry Food Bank. L to R: Janice Welch, Virginia Hurtes Rouse, and Outreach Chair, Sandi Esty
5 Mar 2017: Spring Branch Meeting at Fiona's, Alexandria, VA
Branch Governor Virginia Hurtes Rouse addresses the meeting
5 Mar 2017: Guest Speaker, Steve Livengood, Chief Guide, U.S. Capitol Historic Society
5 Mar 2017: Donna Hall receives the Branch Governor's sash from outgoing Branch Governor Virginia Hurtes Rouse
8 Dec 2016: VA Branch presents donation of $500 to the Yellow Ribbon Fund (Left to Right: Sarah Hardy, Veterans Chair for the VA Branch; Virginia Rouse, VA Branch Governor; and Greg Mills, Director of Development for the Yellow Ribbon Fund).
20 Oct 2016: Va. Branch donates 106.8 pounds of food to Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (left to right: Janice Welch, Sandra Esty (Outreach Chair), Terri Kelly (Western Fairfax Christian Ministries Food Manager), and Virginia Hurtes Rouse (Va. Branch Governor)
16 Oct 2016-Va Branch Members tour Lewis Store in Historic Fredericksburg. Left to Right: Jan Welch, Cindy Steinbach, Sarah Hardy, Nacky Steinbach, Brenda Wesner, Trudy Tanzillo, Virginia Rouse (VA Branch Governor), G. Scott Walker (Speaker)
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16 Oct 2016-Members toured the historic Lewis Store in Fredericksburg and the VA Branch dedicated a brick in front of this historic site
16 Oct 2016-Guest Speaker G. Scott Walker, President of the Historic Fredericksburg Foundation
Branch Governor Virginia Hurtes Rouse and Guest Speaker G. Scott Walker
16 Oct 2016-Va. Branch Fall Meeting at Bavarian Chef, Fredericksburg, VA
16 Oct 2016-Va. Branch Fall Meeting at Bavarian Chef, Fredericksburg, VA
Virginia Branch Governor Virginia Hurtes Rouse rings in Constitution Week at historic Pohick Church, Lorton, VA (parish church of George Washington and George Mason), September, 2016
Virginia Branch Attendees at 18 Apr 2016 General Court held at the University Club, Washington, DC: (left to right, Paul Walden, Branch Historian; Jacque-Lynn Schulman, National Captain General; Charles Poland, Branch 2nd Deputy Governor; and Allison Hoopes)
Virginia Branch Governor Virginia Hurtes Rouse and Outreach Chairman Sandra Esty deliver 89 pounds of food donated at the March, 2016 meeting to Food for Others in Fairfax Va., ( www.foodforothers.org/)
March 6, 2016: (L to R): Guest Speaker John Mullen, Branch Governor Virginia Hurtes Rouse, and 2nd Deputy Governor, Charles "Chuck" Poland. Mr. Mullen gave a presentation on the recent discovery of an 18th Century ship in the Old Town Alexandria, VA Waterfront
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/preserved-in-a-watery-grave/2016/01/04/e2fe6188-afd4-11e5-9ab0-884d1cc4b33e_story.html
Attendees at 6 Mar 2016 Meeting at the Electric Palm, Woodbridge, VA
6 Mar 2016: (L to R) Prospective Member Mary "Van" Lee, New Member Allison Hoopes, Pending Member Donna Porcaro, Registrar Donna Hall, New Member Anne Terio, Branch Governor Virginia Rouse
The Virginia Branch collected 50 pounds of food at the October, 2015 meeting that was delivered to Pohick Episcopal Church, Lorton, VA, which will then deliver it to the Lorton Community Action Center (http://www.lortonaction.org/). Below Branch Historian Paul Walden hands over some of the collection to Pohick Rector, the Reverend Doctor Donald Binder.
New members inducted at Oct 18, 2015 meeting: Left to Right: Registrar Donna Hall, Trudy Tanzillo, Governor Virginia Rouse, Janice Welch, Sarah Hardy, Patricia Everts, Nancy Hill, Ritchie Dagg, and Sheri Dagg
Oct 18, 2015 Speaker: Dr. Will B Mackintosh, Assistant Professor at The University of Mary Washington (http://www.willmackintosh.org)
Oct 18, 2015 meeting
Oct 18, 2015 Branch Meeting at Bavarian Chef, Fredericksburg, VA
17 Sep 2015: Virginia Branch Governor Virginia Hurtes Rouse rings the bell at the colonial-era Pohick Church, Lorton, VA in commemoration of Constitution Week, which is also Citizenship Day, when many become new U.S. citizens.
Induction of 2015-17 Officers: L to R: Gov Gen Carole Belcher, VA Branch Governor Virginia Rouse, 1st Dep. Gov. Stuart Whitehead, 2nd Dep. Gov. Charles Poland, Recording Secretary Helen Warren, Corresponding Secretary Jennifer Smith, Treasurer Owen Jacobs, Registrar Donna Hall, Historian Paul Walden, Elder Donna Hubner
8 Mar 2015 Branch Meeting, Belle Haven Country Club, Alexandria
October 2015 Branch Meeting, Bavarian Chef, Fredericksburg
New members inducted at Oct 2014 meeting (L to R): Sandra Esty, Suzanne Townsend, Barbara Joyner, Anne Winn (Registrar)
Va. Branch Delegates to 2014 General Court: Bob Odom, Virginia Rouse, Paul Walden, Carla Odom, Ann Williams, Sharon Stine
Oct., 2013 Meeting at the Bavarian Chef, Fredericksburg, VA
