Alexandria Historical Society, Inc.
Alexandria, Virginia 1864

Past Officers and Board Members

2009-2010

President            Audrey Davis
Vice President     Bob Madison
Secretary            Ted Pulliam
Treasurer            Anne Paul

Board of Directors:

Amy Bertsch            
Amy Breedlove         
Katy Cannady           
Mary Ruth Coleman 
Henry Desmarais     
Bill Dickinson            
Linda Greenberg      
Peggy Gross            
Laura Mae Sudder   
Karen Wilkins           
Douglas Thurman -- Ex Officio (Immediate Past President)


2008-2009

President           Audrey Davis
Vice President    Bob Madison
Secretary           Linda Greenberg
Treasurer           Anne Paul

Board of Directors:
Amy Breedlove
Katy Cannady
Mary Ruth Coleman
Henry Desmarais
Bill Dickinson
Peggy Gross
Virginia Jacob
Ted Pulliam
Laura Mae Sudder
Karen Wilkins
Douglas Thurman -- Ex Officio (Immediate Past President)


2007-2008

President          Douglas Thurman
Vice President   Bob Madison
Secretary          Linda Greenberg
Treasurer          Anne Paul

Board of Directors:
Amy Breedlove
Audrey Davis
Henry Desmarais
William Dickinson
Peggy Gross
James (Hal) Hardaway
Virginia Jacob
Ted Pulliam
Laura Mae Sudder
Karen Wilkins
Mary Ruth Coleman -- Ex Officio (Immediate Past President)


2006-2007

President          Mary Ruth Coleman
Vice President   Bob Madison
Secretary          Linda Greenberg
Treasurer          Anne Paul

Board of Directors:
Cathleen Bergeron
Amy Breedlove
Audrey Davis
Peggy Gross
James (Hal) Hardaway
Virginia Jacob
Laura Mae Sudder
Bill Tabor
Douglas Thurman
Karen Wilkins
James H. Johnson -- Ex Officio (Immediate Past President)


2005-2006

President           Mary Ruth Coleman
Vice President    Bob Madison
Secretary           Linda Greenberg
Treasurer           Anne Paul

Board of Directors:
Amy Breedlove
Audrey Davis
Peggy Gross
James (Hal) Hardaway
Virginia Jacob
Peter Smeallie
Laura Mae Sudder
Bill Tabor
Douglas Thurman
Karen Wilkins
James H. Johnson -- Ex Officio (Immediate Past President)


2004-2005

President          Mary Ruth Coleman
Vice President   Bob Madison
Secretary          Margaret Hodges
Treasurer          Michael Cranston

Board of Directors:
Amy Breedlove
Audrey Davis
James L. Hartz
Virginia Jacob
T. Michael Miller
Anne Smith Paul
Peter Smeallie
Peter Smith
Karen Wilkins
Laura Mae Sudder
Bill Tabor -- Appointed by Archaeology Commission
James H. Johnson -- Ex Officio (Immediate Past President)


2003-2004

President           James H. Johnson*
(*Mary Ruth Coleman became President on January 17, 2004,
upon the resignation of James H. Johnson.)
Vice President   Mary Ruth Coleman
Secretary          Margaret Hodges
Treasurer          Michael L. Cranston

Board of Directors:
Amy Breedlove
Robert L. Madison
Audrey Davis
Jeanne Plitt
Peter Smeallie
James L. Hartz
Virginia Jacob
T. Michael Miller
Peter Smith
Karen Wilkins
Bill Tabor  -- Appointed by Archaeology Commission
James H. Johnson  -- Ex Officio (Immediate Past President)


2002-2003

President           James H. Johnson
Vice President   Wanda Dowell
Secretary           Nancy Sennewald
Treasurer           Anne Smith Paul

Board of Directors:
Virginia Jacob
T. Michael Miller
James L. Hartz
Peter Smith
Timothy Dennee
Maureen G. Sherlock
Audrey Davis
Margaret Hodges
Jeanne Plitt
Peter Smith


2001-2002

President          Henry G. Morgan
Vice President  George K. Coombs
Secretary          Peter H. Smith
Treasurer         Anne S. Paul

Board of Directors:
T. Michael Miller -- Chronicle Editor
Timothy Dennee -- Newsletter Editor
Audrey Davis
Mary Jane Haas
James L. Hartz
Margaret Hodges
Jeanne Plitt
Nancy Sennewald
Maureen Sherlock
Peter Smeallie


2000-2001

President          Anne S. Paul
Vice President  George Coombs
Secretary          Jeanne Plitt
Treasurer         Anne Ellwood

Board of Directors:
Julia Claypool
Audrey Davis
Timothy Dennee
Mary Jane Haas
James L. Hartz
James H. Johnson
T. Michael Miller
Nancy Sennewald
Maureen Sherlock
Peter Smith


1999-2000

President           Anne Smith Paul
Vice President    Julia Claypool
Sec'y & Reg Agt  Jeanne Plitt
Treasurer           Anne Elwood

Board of Directors:
T. Michael Miller -- Chronicle Editor
Maureen G. Sherlock -- Newsletter Editor
Kristen B. Lloyd
Nancy Sennewald
George K. Combs
Mary Jane Haas
James H. Johnson
Peter H. Smith
Stephen A. H. Taylour
James L. Hartz
Marilyn W. Burke -- (Ex-Officio)


1998-1999

President            Anne Smith Paul
Vice President     Julia Claypool
Sec'y & Reg Agt   Jeanne Plitt
Treasurer            Anne Elwood

Board of Directors:
T. Michael Miller -- Chronicle Editor
Maureen G. Sherlock -- Newsletter Editor
Paula A. Massouh
Kristen B. Lloyd
Nancy Sennewald
George K. Combs
Mary Jane Haas
James H. Johnson
Peter H. Smith
Stephen A. H. Taylour
Marilyn W. Burke -- (Ex-Officio)


1997-1998

President            Marilyn W. Burke
Vice President     Jeanne Plitt
Secretary            Mona Dearborn
Sec'y & Reg Agt   Kristin B. Lloyd
Treasurer            Anne Elwood

Board of Directors:
Maureen G. Sherlock -- Newsletter Editor
Paula A. Massouh
Sandra O'Keefe
Julia Claypool
Kristen B. Lloyd
Nancy Sennewald
James H. Johnson
Stephen A. H. Taylour


1996-1997

President         Marilyn W. Burke
Vice President  Jeanne Plitt
Secretary         Mona Dearborn
Treasurer         Anne Paul

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
J. Patten Abshire -- Newsletter Editor
Maureen G. Sherlock -- Newsletter Editor
(Became Newsletter Editor upon March 7, 1997 death of J. Patten Abshire}
Susan Pries
Paula A. Massouh
Sandra O'Keefe
Julia Claypool
Kristen B. Lloyd
T. Michael Miller
James H. Johnson
Stephen A. H. Taylour


1995-1996

President          T. Michael Miller
Vice President   Marilyn W. Burke
Secretary          Mona L. Dearborn
Treasurer          Anne Paul

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Phyllis Wolfteich -- Newsletter Editor
J. Patten Abshire
Vivienne Mitchell
Susan Pries
Paula A. Massouh
Sandra O'Keefe
Jeanne Plitt
Kristen B. Lloyd
Lowell Klock
James H. Johnson
Stephen A. H. Taylour


1994-1995

President           T. Michael Miller
Vice President   Marilyn W. Burke
Secretary          Mona L. Dearborn
Treasurer          Stephen A. H. Taylour

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Phyllis Wolfteich -- Newsletter Editor
J. Patten Abshire
Vivienne Mitchell
Susan Pries
Sandra O'Keefe
Anne S. Paul
Kristen B. Lloyd
Lowell Klock
James H. Johnson


1993-1994

President          James H. Johnson
Vice President   T. Michael Miller
Secretary          Mona L. Dearborn
Treasurer          Stephen A. H. Taylour

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Phyllis Wolfteich -- Newsletter Editor
Harry B. Lyon
Paula A. Massouh
Sandra S. Tinkham
Marilyn W. Burke
J. Patten Abshire
Vivienne Mitchell
Sandra O'Keefe
Anne S. Paul
Lowell Klock


1992-1993

President          James H. Johnson
Vice President   T. Michael Miller
Secretary          Allan W. Robbins
Treasurer          Stephen A. H. Taylour

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Phyllis Wolfteich -- Newsletter Editor
Mona L. Dearborn
Harry B. Lyon
Paula A. Massouh
Sandra S. Tinkham
Marilyn W. Burke
Sandra O'Keefe
Anne S. Paul
Lowell Klock


1991-1992

President          Walter V. Barbash
Vice President   Jean Ann Beiro
Record Sec'y      Allan W. Robbins
Treasurer           Stephen A. H. Taylour

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Phyllis Wolfteich -- Newsletter Editor
(Jean Ann Beiro was Newsletter Editor until February 1992)
Mona L. Dearborn
Harry B. Lyon
Paula A. Massouh
Sandra S. Tinkham
James H. Johnson
Marilyn W. Burke
Anne Smith Paul
T. Michael Miller


1990-1991

President          Walter V. Barbash
Vice President   Jean Ann Beiro
Record Sec'y      Jean L. Rengers
Treasurer          Stephen A. H. Taylour

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Jean Ann Beiro -- Newsletter Editor
Harry B. Lyon
Paula A. Massouh
Sandra S. Tinkham
James H. Johnson
Mona L. Dearborn
Anne Smith Paul
T. Michael Miller
Joseph F. Vaughan


1989-1990

President           Robert H. Ruffner
Vice President   Walter V. Barbash
Record Sec'y      Jean L. Rengers
Treasurer           Stephen A. H. Taylour

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Jean Ann Beiro -- Newsletter Editor
Henry G. Morgan
Harry B. Lyon
Mona L. Dearborn
Anne Smith Paul
T. Michael Miller
Joseph F. Vaughan


1988-1989

President          Robert H. Ruffner
Vice President   Walter V. Barbash
Corres. Sec'y     Paula A. Massouh
Record Sec'y      Jean L. Rengers
Treasurer          Stephen A. H. Taylour

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Jean Ann Beiro -- Newsletter Editor
Vivienne Mitchell
Thomas B. Worsley
Henry G. Morgan
Harry B. Lyon
T. Michael Miller
Joseph F. Vaughan


1987-1988

President          Thomas B. Worsley
Vice President   Robert H. Ruffner
Corres. Sec'y     Paula A. Massouh
Record Sec'y      Jean L. Rengers
Treasurer          Stephen A. H. Taylour

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Jean Ann Beiro -- Newsletter Editor
Vivienne Mitchell
Jack K. Henes
William B. Hurd
Henry G. Morgan
Elizabeth Hambleton
Joseph F. Vaughan


1986-1987

President           Thomas B. Worsley
Vice President   William G. Anderson
Corres. Sec'y     Evelyn H. Morgan
Record Sec'y      Jean L. Rengers
Treasurer           Merrill G. Beede

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Jean Ann Beiro -- Newsletter Editor
Marilyn W. Burke
Vivienne Mitchell
Jack K. Henes
William B. Hurd
Elizabeth Hambleton
Joseph F. Vaughan


1985-1986

President          Henry G. Morgan
Vice President   Allan W. Robbins
Corres. Sec'y     Evelyn H. Morgan
Record Sec'y      Jean L. Rengers
Treasurer          Merrill G. Beede

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Jean Ann Beiro
Marilyn W. Burke
Joseph G. Mitchell
Thomas B. Worsley
Jack K. Henes
William B. Hurd


1984-1985

President           Joseph F. Vaughn
Vice President   James D. Munson
Corres. Sec'y     Evelyn H. Morgan
Record Sec'y      Jean L. Rengers
Treasurer          Merrill G. Beede

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Jean Ann Beiro
Marilyn W. Burke
Joseph G. Mitchell
Thomas B. Worsley
Jack K. Henes
William B. Hurd


1983-1984

President           Joseph F. Vaughn
Vice President   T. Michael Miller
Corres. Sec'y     Evelyn H. Morgan
Record Sec'y      Ruth Sinberg Baker
Treasurer          Merrill G. Beede

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Virginia Jacob
Jean Ann Beiro
Joseph G. Mitchell
Thomas B. Worsley
Jack K. Henes
William B. Hurd


1982-1983

President          Joseph B. Mitchell
Vice President   Joseph F. Vaughn
Corres. Sec'y     Evelyn H. Morgan
Record Sec'y      Mrs. William F. Smith
Treasurer          Merrill G. Beede

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Elizabeth Hambleton
Allan W. Robbins
Virginia Jacob
Thomas B. Worsley
Jack K. Henes
William B. Hurd


1981-1982

President          Joseph B. Mitchell
Vice President   Joseph F. Vaughn
Corres. Sec'y     Mrs. J. Stephen Caples
Record Sec'y      Mrs. William F. Smith
Treasurer           Merrill G. Beede

Board of Directors:
Effie C. Dunstan -- Registered Agent
Elizabeth Hambleton
Allan W. Robbins
Virginia Jacob
Thomas B. Worsley
Jack K. Henes
William B. Hurd


1980-1981

President          Virginia Jacob
Vice President   Joseph F. Vaughn
Corres. Sec'y     Ruth Lincoln Kaye
Record Sec'y      Margaret D. Calhoun
Treasurer           Joseph T. Colabella

Board of Directors:
William J. Dickman
Effie C. Dunstan
Elizabeth Hambleton
Allan W. Robbins
Jack K. Henes
William B. Hurd


1979-1980

President          Virginia Jacob
Vice President   Alvin R. Simpson
Corres. Sec'y     Mrs. Gerald E. Korn
Record Sec'y      Margaret D. Calhoun
Treasurer           Joseph T. Colabella

Board of Directors:
William J. Dickman
Effie C. Dunstan
Henry G. Morgan
Elizabeth Hambleton
Jack K. Henes
William B. Hurd


1978-1979

President          William B. Hurd
Vice President   Virginia Jacob
Corres. Sec'y     Mrs. Gerald E. Korn
Record Sec'y      Mrs. David Rosenthal
Treasurer          Joseph T. Colabella

Board of Directors:
Alvin Ross Simpson
Wilfred J. Smith
William J. Dickman
Effie C. Dunstan
Henry G. Morgan
Elizabeth Hambleton


1977-1978

President          William B. Hurd
Vice President   Virginia Jacob
Corres. Sec'y     Mrs. Frederick W. Ford
Record Sec'y      Mrs. William R. Macdonald
Treasurer          George J. Stansfield

Board of Directors:
Merrill G. Beede
Alvin Ross Simpson
Wilfred J. Smith
Effie C. Dunstan
Elizabeth Hambleton
Henry G. Morgan


1976-1977

President          Henry G. Morgan
Vice President   Frank A. Klaveness
Mrs. Merrill G. Beede
(Mrs. Beede replaced Capt. Klaveness when he died)
Corres. Sec'y    Mrs. Frederick W. Ford
Record Sec'y     Mrs. William R. Macdonald
Treasurer          George J. Stansfield

Board of Directors:
Hugh B. Cox
Mrs. Leo A. Carten (Alberta) (from Oct-Jun 1977)
Merrill G. Beede
Jeanne G. Plitt
Alvin Ross Simpson
Wilfred J. Smith
Effie C. Dunstan


1975-1976

President          Wilfred J. Smith
Vice President   Henry G. Morgan
Corres. Sec'y     Frank A. Klaveness
Record Sec'y      Mrs. Merrill G. Beede
Treasurer          George J. Stansfield

Board of Directors:
William D. Hurd
Jerome B. Marshall
Hugh B. Cox
Merrill G. Beede
Jeanne G. Plitt
Effie C. Dunstan


April 1974 - June 1975

President          Wilfred J. Smith
Vice President   Henry G. Morgan
Corres. Sec'y     Frank A. Klaveness
Record Sec'y      Mrs. Arthur B. Sibold, Jr.
Treasurer           George J. Stansfield

Board of Directors:
William D. Hurd
R. Sherrard Elliot
Jerome B. Marshall
Hugh B. Cox
Jeanne G. Plitt
Effie C. Dunstan