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Society of the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge
a historical and genealogical organization dedicated to honoring the men and women of the Encampment at Valley Forge
Trego Exhibit Project
In Cooperation with the Valley Forge National Historical Park
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The Project: To display William Trego’s painting, The March to Valley Forge, with another Trego painting of a soldier and two other privately owned Trego paintings at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This exhibit will help tell the story of William Trego and the Valley Forge encampment.
Our Society’s Goal: To secure donations totaling $10,000 to fully fund this project.
Dear DVF Families and Friends,
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We are excited to tell you about a historical project that we are pursuing this year. Our members would like to fund an exhibit at the Museum of the American Revolution that will give visitors a detailed look at the artist William Trego, the painter of The March to Valley Forge and the winter encampment at Valley Forge through his works. It will display this original painting with a newly acquired Trego study (right) depicting a soldier bending down to adjust his footwear. Many speculate that the figure is bending down to call attention to the ground, where bloody footprints of shoeless soldiers left reddish tracks in the snow during the Continental Army’s march to Valley Forge.
The generosity and good will of individuals and brigades is essential. We are asking that you or your brigade consider a monetary donation to meet the expenses of this fabulous project. The DVF Trego Exhibit Project Donation Form will provide the information that we need to ensure that you receive recognition on this page of the society website as well as in the Encampment newsletter. You also have the option to donate in honor or in memory of someone. DVF is classified by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) educational foundation. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
We are excited to complete this amazing project supporting our mission to educate our communities about the events surrounding the encampment at Valley Forge.
Thank you for your support,
Susan Gillette Meer
Commander-in-Chief
Society of the Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge
Click here for the donation form.
Donor Recognition
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General ($500+)
Philip N. Steel, Jr. - In honor of Surgeon's Mate Philip Moses Russell
Robert A. Sapp - Pvt. Philip Frey, 13th PA Regiment
Robert A. Sapp - Pvt. Charles McIntire, 15th VA Regiment
Dr. Rynell S. Novak - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Karon Jarrard - In honor of Pvt. Michael Conley, 2nd MD Brigade
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Colonel ($200+)
Tennessee Brigade - In memory of Ronnie Lail and Reece Sexton
Linda Carr - In memory of Pvt. Reuben Bowen, Washington's Guard
DVF Alabama Brigade - In honor of all Alabama Brigade Valley Forge Ancestors
Robert G. Bailey - In honor of Pvt. John Overstreet
NSDAR Molly Stark Chapter - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Peggy Bennett Salitros - In memory of Pvt. Charles Carter, 2nd VA State Troops
Brian W. O'Rourke - In honor of Pvt. Robert Wright, 10th Virginia
Susan Gillette Meer - In memory of Pvt. Noah Gillett, 8th CT and Pvt. Robert Smith, PA German Regiment
Jim and Monique McNeilly - In memory of Pvt. David Gordon, 3rd NJ Regiment and Capt. William Gordon, 3rd NJ Regiment
Douglas and Alison Collins - In memory of Pvt. Robert Allen, 3rd VA Regiment and Sgt. Christopher Parrot, 2nd MD Regiment
Davie Thomas Williams - In memory of Teresa Stirbus
Mary Shepherd Kuntz - In memory of Edith Vaughn Shepherd and Sgt. John Daniel Vaughan, 8th MA Regiment
Wayne Allen Courreges, Jr. - In memory of Former DVF Commander-In-Chief Joyce Hoke Cole
Erik & Carris Kocher - In honor of Descendants of Valley Forge
Barbara Buckley - In memory of Edward S. and Joan H. Buckley
David Powell - In memory of Sgt. Benjamin Lemasters, 1st VA Regiment
Cheryl S. Lewicki - In memory of Pvt. Daniel Welker, Col. Patton's PA Regiment
John H. Daly, III - In honor of the Pennsylvania Line
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Captain ($100+)
Wayne Adams - In honor of Captain Richard Donaldson Cooke, 9th NC Regiment
George & Sue Royer - In memory of Richard Puckett and Cpl. William Fleming
Jim & Linda Maples - In honor of Alabama Brigade Commander, Nancy Susan Royer - In memory of George Washington
Dr. Elisha Dick Chapter, NSDAR, Alexandria, Virginia - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Stoney Creek Chapter, NSDAR - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Dr. Nancy K. Loane - In honor of Thomas S. Loane
Jennifer Garvin - In honor of Patsy Weikart
Wayne Adams - In honor of Capt. Richard Donaldson Cooke, 9th NC Regiment
Janine LaFleur - In memory of Rachel Racine LaFleur
Narda Rathbun - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Gary Fraysier - In honor of William Pace, Commander in Chiefs Guards
Jacqueline Riddell - In honor of Joseph Timberlake
Kay Temple Stephens
Mary Jane Matson - In memory of Pvt. Samuel Pickerill, Pvt. James Edwards, Pvt. William Liggett, Cpl. William McNary
Kathy W. Hall - In honor of Daniel Singleton
Nancy Nation Jay - In honor of Capt. Hezekiah Rice
Sandra Mesrobian Fordyce - In memory of Evelyn Paynter Mesrobian
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Sergeant ($50+)
NSDAR Lily of the Cahaba Chapter - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Charles Bryan Fisher - In honor of Lt. Col. Levi Dawson and Pvt. Benjamin Smith. In memory of Sgt. Hodges Bensham
Saint Petersburg Chapter, NSDAR - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Glenda Holste - In honor of Pvt. Jacob Dooley
Scott D. Aiken - In memory of Mrs. Etta M. Aiken
SAR Texas Society McKinney Chapter #63 - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Gen. John A Sutter Chapter, NSDAR - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Ruth Lyon Bush Chapter, NSDAR - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Alice Potter Turk - In honor of Martha Bellomy
Alice Potter Turk - In memory of Bill Bellomy
David Wade Morton, Ed.D. - In honor of Pvt. Abijah Cady and Pvt. Abraham Sturgis
Rebecca Motte Chapter, NSDAR - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Sharon Mayne Withers - In honor of Valley Forge Patriot Pierce Dant Hamblin
Sharon Mayne Withers - In memory of Laura Foley Evans and Wilma Evans Mayne
Leslie Brosi - In memory of Ardelle Edwayna Newell Hutson
Tegwin Matenaer - In memory of Lieutenant David Strong, 5th CT Regiment
George R. Mitchell - In memory of Sgt. Joseph Cole, 4th VA Regiment
Wyoming Valley Chapter, NSDAR - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Lois Boswell Taylor - In honor of Sgt. William Boswell
Button Gwinnett Chapter, SAR - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Don and Maryland McCarty - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Dale Boggs - In memory of Sgt. Benjamin Lemasters, 1st VA Regiment
Mary Davis Petersen - In honor of Grant and Maggie Petersen
David A. Foster
Phyllis Brasher
Jonathan Dickey
Jewell Harvey Field - In memory of Pvt. Augustine Comer, 12th VA Regiment
Richard Young - In memory of Aaron Crain and George Carpenter
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Private ($20+)
Donna B. Ulrich
Dolley Madison Chapter, NSDAR - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Gen. Hosiah Harmar Chapter, NSDAR - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Patriots of Liberty Chapter, NSDAR - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Denise Croston Shay - In memory of James O. Croston and Pvt. Gustavus Croston, 1st VA Regiment
Judith Adele Frank - In memory of Capt. Ebenezer Hill, 1st. Div., 7th Reg., Huntington Brigade
Sally A. Corl - In honor of Pvt. Peter Cram
Jennie Morsey Rehnberg - In memory of Pvt. Francis Swords
Blackland Prairie Chapter, NSDAR - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Barbara Teague
Long Island Chapter, NSDAR - In honor of Susan Gillette Meer
Lillian Leslie
Joan Minde-Welch - In memory of Corporal David Dickerson, 4th NY Regiment
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Other
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