Tomb Books, Floral Tribute Registries, Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association

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Tomb Books, Floral Tribute Registries, Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association

1967-2010

https://archives.mountvernon.org/repositories/2/resources/27

Visitors to Mount Vernon have ceremoniously laid wreaths at the graves of George and Martha Washington for many years. This collection of “tomb books,” or registries of floral tributes, record the names and dates of the visitors and special guests who laid wreaths at the tomb. The books are originally kept by Mount Vernon employees who are assigned to watch over the tomb and facilitate the wreath-laying ceremonies. More volumes are expected to eventually be turned over to the MVLA Archives, but currently there are 14 volumes that record wreath-laying information from some years in the 1960s to the 1980s, then into the 2000s.

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Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union

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The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union was founded in 1853 by Ann Pamela Cunningham. The purpose of the Association was to purchase Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, in order to restore the property and open the grounds to visitors and admirers who desired to see Washington's house and tomb. Ann Pamela Cunningham became interested in the preservation of Mount Vernon when her mother, traveling down the Potomac River in 1853, saw the house in its neglected and dilapidated sta...