The West Virginia Society is excited to share an exhibition of original etchings that depict the incredible life of our nation’s first president, George Washington. The exhibition was assembled by the Craik-Patton House Collection Committee and will be on display throughout the remainder of the 2024 Summer programming season. Visit…

Jane Boylin, Chair of Dumbarton House and a West Virginia Dame, presided over her last Dumbarton House Board Meeting at the end of September, 2022. At the Biennial, later in October, Jane will step down after six years as National Vice President and Chair of Dumbarton House, our National Headquarters.  …

With the help of Hank Walter, West Virginia Dames Patricia Toffling and Dale Walter, rang the bells of Trinity Church in Shepherdstown, WV at 4:00 on Saturday, September 17, 2022 to commemorate the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America in 1787.  Thanks Cheryl Brown for the…

West Virginia Colonial Dames held a fundraiser, April 29, featuring the historical figure and prolific author, Mark Twain. Mr. Twain spoke to the Dame membership and guests during a luncheon at Edgewood Country Club,  The program was presented in partnership with West Virginia State University, West Virginia State University Foundation,…

The Trustees and Associate Trustees of The Friends of Sulgrave Manor, George Washington’s ancestral home in England, report that for the fiscal year donations (Sept. 1-August 31, 2021) were up in spite of COVID. Virginia George thanks everyone who gave. WV Dames as donors were in the top third of…

At the NSCDA-WV Annual Meeting on May 12, 2021 at Berry Hills Country Club, President Lynn Goldsmith honored three West Virginia NSCDA members who joined the Dames fifty years ago. Goldsmith praised the contributions of members Mrs. Ronald L. Refsland (Lucie) from Lewisburg; Mrs. John N. Kersey (Delia) from Bluefield,…