FIRST FAMILY: THE LIFELONG ROMANCE OF

MARTHA AND GEORGE WASHINGTON

Monday, February 20, 2023  7:00-8:30 pm program

Highlands Ranch Southridge Recreation Center,

4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Upstairs Auditorium

$3 Donation Suggested at Door for non-HRHS members

 In 1759, when George Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis, neither bride nor groom could possibly have imagined the many aspects of the life they would share through the next thirty-eight years.  This presentation is an in-depth look at America’s First Couple and the ways in which they worked with and supported each other through the tumultuous period that marked the beginning of this nation’s history.  It is a fitting way to celebrate both Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day.

 About our Presenter: MARY SUDMAN DONOVAN

Mary Sudman Donovan is a published author and former college professor.  She earned her doctorate in history at Columbia University and taught at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock and Hunter College of the City University of New York.  Among her books are The Thirteen Colonies Cookbook, published in 1976 for the US Bicentennial Celebration and George Washington at Head Quarters, Dobbs Ferry, a day-by-day account of the joint encampment of the French and American armies just prior to the Battle of Yorktown. Currently she is retired and living at Wind Crest in Highlands Ranch.

SPECIAL GUESTS:  COLORADO CHERRY COMPANY

(soon to be LEGACY PIE COMPANY)

They will be providing some delicious samples of CHERRY PIE!

  Monday, February 20, 2023  7:00-8:30 pm program

Highlands Ranch Southridge Recreation Center,

4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Upstairs Auditorium

$3 Donation Suggested at Door for non-HRHS members