Posted in African American history, Education, Historical research, Interpretation, Marketing, Uncategorized, tagged Belle Grove, Chesterwood, Cliveden, Drayton Hall, Interpretation and Education Fund, James Madison's Montpelier, Lyndhurst, Pope-Leighey House, Tenement Museum, Woodlawn on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is pleased to announce the awards from the Interpretation and Education Fund, providing more than $55,000 to eight National Trust Historic Sites.
$10,000 to Woodlawn/Pope-Leighey House for researching and developing interpretive resources for the mid-19th century history of Woodlawn and supporting a public program at Pope-Leighey House to interpret the [...]
Posted in African American history, Education, Interpretation, Marketing, tagged Belle Grove, Berkeley Plantation, Cliveden, Decatur House, Drayton Hall, James Madison's Montpelier, Mt. Vernon, Oatlands, Shadows on the Teche, Shirley Plantation, Slavery, Woodlawn on January 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Someone recently asked me if the official name for one of our Sites was Belle Grove or Belle Grove Plantation. That was an easy question to answer, but it also prompted another one that was much more complex and intriguing. When I joined the staff of the National Trust for Historic Preservation [...]
Posted in Buildings, Collections, Education, Governance, Historical research, Interpretation, Staff, Training, tagged Belle Grove, Drayton Hall, President Lincoln's Cottage, Randi Korn, Tenement Museum, Woodlawn on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
National Trust Historic Sites will have a strong presence at the annual meeting of the American Association for State and Local History this week in Rochester, New York. Longtime member Jim Vaughan, Vice President of Historic Sites, will be there along with Stacey Hawkins (Woodlawn/Pope-Leighey House), George McDaniel (Drayton Hall), Renee Epps (Tenement Museum), Erin [...]
Posted in Staff, Uncategorized, tagged Brucemore, Pope-Leighey House, Woodlawn on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Please welcome Duane Hill as the new Buildings & Grounds Superintendent for Woodlawn and Pope-Leighey House, two National Trust Historic Sites near Mt. Vernon, Virginia. Director Laurie Ossman stated that Duane was selected among several candidates because his “knowledge, proven dedication to historic sites and enthusiasm will be outstanding contributions to the success of [...]
Posted in Governance, tagged Pope-Leighey House, Woodlawn on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Laurie Ossman was recently appointed as Director of Woodlawn Plantation and Pope-Leighey House, a National Trust Historic Site in Mt. Vernon, Virginia, and will be starting on August 1. Laurie has a broad background in preservation, historic site management and architectural history and most recently served as the Deputy Director at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami. [...]
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