POHICK CHURCH

Welcomes You to Our

73 rd ANNUAL
COUNTRY FAIR
10 am to 3 pm Saturday
September 29, 2018
9301 Richmond Highway, Lorton, VA 22079
www.pohick.org
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Table of Contents
Letter from the Rector.................................................................................... 2-3
Letter from the 73rd Annual Fair Chair............................................................... 5
Fair Activities........................................................................................................ 6
73rd Annual Fair Committee................................................................................ 7
Pohick Church Services/Staff/Vestry................................................................. 8
Calendar of Pohick Special Events.................................................................... 9
Pohick Church Events................................................................................. 10-11
Christian Education...........................................................................................12
Pohick Church Organizations..................................................................... 14-16
How We Make Pohick Apple Butter........................................................... 18-22
Music at Pohick Church.............................................................................. 22-23
Points of Interest at Pohick Church............................................................ 24-29
History of Pohick Church............................................................................ 32-34
A Brief History of the Pohick Pickers......................................................... 36-39
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and Pohick Church.......................................... 40-44
The National Register: Pohick Church.............................................................49
Pohick’s Clergy: 1733-Present..........................................................................50
Past Country Fair Chairs...................................................................................51
Pohick Fair Book Advertisers and Contributors....................................... 52-60

Pohick Country Fair Map.......................................................................... Center

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 Letter from the Rector
Welcome to our Fair Guests!

For the past seventy-three years, our congregation has invited the members
of the surrounding locales to an “Open House” at Pohick Church, hoping
to offer them a small taste of the wonderful Christian community we share
here throughout the year.

As in the past, we have again invited a number of community partners

to this annual event, and we hope that their participation will especially
allow new residents of our region to learn about the wonderful networks
of support present in southern Fairfax County. Our own congregation
has been involved in promoting these since colonial times, when George
Washington, George Mason, and George Fairfax served on our board
as vestry members—for in those days, that position was as much a civic
responsibility as a religious one.

We continue that integration of the spiritual and physical today at Pohick

Church, seeking to live out our Christian faith not only in our worship and
studies, but also in our service to the community. And so, each Sunday,
hundreds gather here for worship (7:45, 9 and 11:15 am) and Sunday
school classes for all ages (10:15 am), while each year, teams of teens
and adults go on mission trips to hard-stricken areas in the eastern half of
the US. Likewise, food drives and school-supply collections for LCAC are
held almost continuously; Gunston Elementary students gather weekly in
our parish house for tutoring; and events for the spiritually and materially
needy in our own community pack our yearly activities’ calendar.

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So, if you are seeking a church home, we invite you and your family
to join us for worship, study and fellowship on Sunday mornings. Or, if
you already are part of a congregation, we welcome you to become a
“friend of Pohick,” supporting one of our ministries to the various needs
of our community, or the preservation of our historic building, which has
been called a “national treasure.”

Whatever course you might take, we hope you will enjoy your day with us
and leave here filled with the “Peace of God which passes all understand-
ing,” inspired to do his will throughout the week ahead.

Faithfully,

The Reverend Donald D. Binder, PhD, Rector, Pohick Church

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 LORTON LCAC’s
COMMUNITY IMMEDIATE NEEDS:
ACTION Canned tuna
CENTER Spaghetti sauce with
(LCAC) and without meat

LCAC helps to feed hungry families, All kinds of beans

but right now our shelves are Cereal
bare. We need your help to make Kids’ snacks
sure that children are not going to Canned pasta
school hungry--that parents do not Canned soups
have to choose between paying
Macaroni and cheese
rent or buying food for the family.
Peanut butter
Please help LCAC by donating
Rice
canned and non-perishable
food today. We will make sure Canned fruits
that it gets to those in need in
LCAC also desperately needs
our community. baby supplies such as infant
formula, baby food, diapers
LCAC has been serving and baby wipes.
our community for more
than 43 years.

Contact Stephenie Hart at

Help local 703-339-5161, ext. 120 to
families make arrangements to drop
in need. off food or email:
Stephenie@LortonAction.org

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Welcome to Pohick Church’s 73rd Annual
Country Fair!
Oh thank you God for giving us the opportunity to provide for those less
fortunate, and to have fun doing so.

Welcome all to Pohick Church’s 73rd consecutive Country Fair. Imagine

what the fairs were like throughout the last 200-plus years. As the center of
the region, with no amusement parks, college games, professional sports,
organized children’s sports, or Fort Belvoir, this fair would have been the
highlight of the year for families.

And that is what it is today, the premier highlight event in glorious Lorton.
The purposes of this fair are to provide for the less fortunate, and to wel-
come everyone to the community, for food and merriment. God never said
you could not have fun while providing support for others. You’ve worked
hard all year, and kids have returned to school, so everyone needs to just
have a fun, down day.

We at Pohick Church are pleased to create this fair every year. I want to
thank the parishioners who make this possible through making the apple
butter, setting up the fair, and running all the games and activities.

I also want to thank our local businesses who provide funds that enable free
games and activities for kids, and generously low prices for food. It also
helps cover the price for fair materials and county permits. Please make
sure you thank them for their support.

Again, thank you God for blessing us with good friends, good cheer, and
the oportunity to help others.

Have fun, have a great picnic, and we look forward to you and your friends
joining us again next year.

May He Care for You and Yours,

Tom Goeller
Chairman, 73rd Annual Country Fair

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 Fair Activities
Apple Butter - Listen and learn how we make our apple butter, and
purchase jars while they last!

Car Show - Sports Cars, Classic Cars, Muscle Cars, Hot Rods and
Motorcycles! For some they are transportation. For others they are the
machines that changed the world.  Stop by - look and dream!

Country Store - Stop by our country store where you can buy baked
goods, homemade candles, etc., made especially for the fair by many
of our parishioners.

CPR & Stop the Bleed Presentations - Lorton Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment #19 will have short first aid classes throughout the day.

Food - Pulled-pork sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, funnel

cakes, and much more.

Games and Activities - Velcro wall, bouce house, and more! Purchase
tickets at the entrance, pay with cash, or use tickets found in this book.

Music - The Pohick Pickers will be performing on the Fair Grounds

throughout the day, and there will be an open-mic hour as well.

Organ Recital - There will be an organ recital in the church at 11:30 am,
performed by Linda Egan, SMM, Minister of Music.

Pony Rides - Hitch a ride down to our corral, saddle up, and take a ride
on one of our ponies. A great way to take a load off those feet!

Turkey Shoot - Zero in on our target range, hit the mark, and win your-
self a 9-14 lb frozen turkey for your holiday meal!

Church Open House - Come see where George Washington and

Mason worshiped. History tours provided by docents. Orignial histori-
cal documents on view, provided by Fairfax County Courthouse.

History of the Bible - View reproductions of the history of the English

Holy Bible from 300 AD to the 1800’s.

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 73rd Annual Country Fair Committee
Chairman............................................... Tom Goeller
Asst. Chair.............................................. Doug Smith
Apple Butter........................................... Randy Brooks
Car Show............................................... Paul Leon
Church Tours......................................... Docent Guild / Living History
Coffee..................................................... Paul and Susanne Leon
Construction.......................................... All hands on deck
Country Store........................................ Ann Mason Guild
Decorations............................................ Connie Myers
Electrical................................................ John Pasour
Face Painting ........................................ Caitlyn Smith
Fair Book Layout/Design...................... Naomi Goeller,
Square Bubble Design
Fair Book Ad Sales................................ Jane Goeller, Judy Schmid
& Anne Derbes
Food........................................................ BSA- Stew Remaly
Funnel Cakes/Fried Oreos................... Janet Ayorinde
Games.................................................... Clint Herbert
Golden Dove......................................... Pam Nelson
Grounds................................................. Clint Herbert
Hodge Podge........................................ Darryl Sebastian
Moon Bounce/Popcorn Machine......... Episcopal Youth Group
Music...................................................... Chris Brown/Pohick Pickers
Parking................................................... BSA Troop 899
Photography.......................................... Kathy Kirkland
Pony Rides............................................. Tamarack Stables
Publicity.................................................. Tom Costa
Signs....................................................... Naomi Goeller, Roger Jones,
Square Bubble Design
Soda........................................................ Judy Schmid
Tickets.................................................... Beth Baird
Treasurer................................................ Edwardene Pitcock
Turkey Shoot.......................................... Mo Faber and Grant Hodges

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 Pohick Church Services
Sundays
Holy Eucharist Labor Day - May 7:45 am, 9:00 am, and 11:15 am
Holy Eucharist June - Labor Day and Christmastime - 8:00 am and 10:00 am
Church School - Pre-School through Adults - 10:15 am
Wednesdays
Holy Eucharist, Laying-on-of-Hands, Homily - 7:30 pm

Pohick Church Staff

Rector: The Rev. Donald D. Binder, Ph.D.
Assistant to the Rector: The Rev. Dr. Lynn P. Ronaldi
Minister of Music: Linda Egan, SMM
Dir. of Christian Education: Frances Sessums
Youth Minister: Rusty Booth
Parish Secretary: Susan Hayward-Costa
Finance Administrator: Michael Morgan
Sexton: John Sessums

The Vestry of Pohick Church 2018

Rector: The Reverend Donald D. Binder, Ph.D
Sr. Warden: Beth Altman
Jr. Warden: Clint Herbert
Treasurer: Doug Smith
Register: Susan Pehrsson

Members:
Kathy Kirkland, Anne Derbes, Carney McCullough, Herb Stankwitz,
Micheyl Bartholomew, Don Cooke, Amanda Ljuba, Eric Thorson,
and Jane Rolander

Pohick Episcopal Church

9301 Richmond Highway, Lorton, Virginia 22079
Telephone: (703) 339-6572
FAX: (703) 339-9884
www.pohick.org

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Calendar of Pohick Special Events
Parish Meeting ........................................ First or Second Sunday in January
EYC Pancake Dinner ........................... Shrove Tuesday (Tuesday before
Ash Wednesday)
Lenten Potluck Suppers ......................... Wednesday evenings during Lent
Lenten Classes & Holy Eucharist
Easter Day ...................................... 5:30 am Easter Vigil
7:45 am Holy Eucharist
9:15 am Holy Eucharist
10: 30am Kids’ Easter Egg Hunt
11:15 am Holy Eucharist
EYC Retreat........................................... Spring
Parish Picnic.......................................... June
Sounds of Pohick .................................. 1st Saturday in June
Youth Sunday......................................... 10:00 am service 1st Sunday
in June
EYC Mission Trip.................................. A week in summer (July)
Vacation Church School ...................... A week in summer (July)
Crab Feast ............................................... The First Saturday after Labor Day
Apple Butter Weekend ........................ Next-to-last weekend
in September
Pohick Country Fair ............................. Last Saturday in September
EYC Fall Retreat .................................... A weekend in Fall
Christmas Mart .................................... 3rd Thursday in November
Thanksgiving Day Service .............. 9:00 am Holy Eucharist
Christmas Pageant ............................... A Sunday in December
Christmas Eve Services .................. 6:00 pm Family Holy Eucharist
11:00 pm Festival Holy Eucharist
Christmas Day Service ................... 10:00 am Holy Eucharist

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 Pohick Church Events
In addition to the Country Fair, the church sponsors several other annual
events that promote the sense of Christian fellowship and make Pohick a
unique and wonderful experience for all.

Apple Butter Weekend

During the next-to-last weekend in September, Pohick
parishioners gather to make the famous Pohick Apple
Butter that is sold at the Country Fair.

Shrine Mont Retreat Weekend

The annual parish retreat is at Shrine Mont,
in the mountains of southwestern Virginia.
Activities are planned to meet the needs of
the entire family. The Pohick clergy and staff
present seminars centered on Biblical and
theological themes and their relevance to
contemporary living. Other activities include
golf, horseback riding, swimming, boating,
tennis, and “porching”. The retreat is usually
scheduled for the end of June.

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 Crab Feast
Pohick Church holds its annual Crab Feast on the first
Saturday after Labor Day. The menu usually consists of
steamed crabs, fried fish, boiled shrimp, hot buttered
corn on the cob, potato salad, hot dogs (for the kids), as
well as soda and other beverages. Music is provided by
our in-house musicians, the Pohick Pickers. The cost is
$30.00 for adults, and children under 12 are free.

Christmas Mart
The annual Pohick Church Christmas Mart takes
place on the third Thursday in November, from
10:00 am to 2:00 pm This event is sponsored by
the Women of Pohick Church, the Ann Mason Guild,
and the Martha Guild. The parish house and the
Vestry house will be turned into a lovely Christmas
atmosphere with all of the rooms filled with beautiful
arts and crafts, Christmas treasures, and homemade
baked goods. A delicious luncheon will be served
by lovely ladies dressed in colonial costume.

Crab Feast and Christmas Mart raise funds for community outreach.†

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 Christian Education
Pohick Church’s Religious Education Programs are for everyone—children,
young people, and adults, alike. We consider this to be a very important min-
istry, and we have a staff who works to ensure a responsive and meaningful
Church School Program. Our purpose is “To help persons of all ages to know
and interpret the message of the Bible and the teachings of the Church, as
they gather as a family of Christians, explore current issues, reach out to new
participants, and develop attitudes and skills in living the Christian faith.”

Children’s Chapel: This is for three-year-olds

through kindergarten students. It is a worship
service with age-appropriate lessons based
upon biblical stories and themes found in
Sunday worship. Parents leave their youngsters
in Classroom F on the lower level of the parish
house, a few minutes before the start of the
9:00 am service.

Children’s Church: This is for First and Second

Graders. It is a worship service for youngsters
with a Bible Reading and age-appropriate Chapel
talk. Parents drop off their children in Classroom
C/D on the upper level of the parish house, a few
minutes before the start of the 9:00 am service.
Children will join the adults for communion.

Adult Christian Education Classes: Believing that God calls us all to deeper
and more comprehensive understanding of Christ’s Church through study,
introspection, and prayer, we offer many ways for adults to study and grow.
One class, the Adult Inquirers Class, was created specifically for adults
interested in confirmation, reception, or reaffirmation when the Bishop visits
Pohick in June, and it is a great refresher course for all Episcopalians. There
are also numerous classes that are offered throughout the year by both the
priests and lay people.

Education for Ministry (EFM): EFM is the most in-depth adult religious
education program available at Pohick. It is a four-year program with a
weekly three-hour class. The focus is on the Bible, church history, and the-
ology. This is an extension study program developed by the School of The-
ology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.†

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 Pohick Church Organizations
Ann Mason Guild
The Ann Mason Guild was first mentioned in 1946 as the “Women’s Auxil-
iary” and adopted its current name in 1959. The Guild offers fellowship, fun,
and the opportunity to reach out a helping hand to our parish, community
and missions here and abroad. Our major fundraiser is the Christmas Mart,
and we also sponsor a fun-filled evening with bingo and the Chili Cook-off.
The money from these events is dispersed to local and out of country chari-
ties. The guild meets the second Tuesday of each month at 9:30 am, except
in July and August. For more information, contact the Church office.

Brotherhood of St. Andrew

The Brotherhood is the oldest ministry in the Episcopal/Anglican Communion
for the spread of Christ’s kingdom among men and youth. With more than 60
members, Pohick’s Brotherhood Chapter is among the largest in the country.
The brotherhood meets for an hour every Saturday morning in the Common
Room Annex for breakfast, followed by prayer and Bible study. The Brother-
hood also sponsors events like the George Washington Birthday Breakfast,
the Crab Feast, and the St. Patrick’s Day Dinner, to name a few.

Yes,
Martha Guild
This fellowship group for women meets the first Wednesday of each month,
September through May in the parish hall. Most of its efforts are directed

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toward the annual Christmas Mart, which is held the Thursday before Thanks-
giving. The guild also provides funds for various luncheons, dinners, and
receptions that are held at Pohick. Come join the fellowship of our group!

Guild of the Christ Child

The Guild of the Christ Child is a group of mothers with children of varying
ages whose mission is to foster the spirituality of mothers and children.
The guild is a support system for mothers, with a focus on new mothers.
The mothers provide information on baptism, celebrate the birth of a child
in the parish, represent the Pohick family to parents, and participate in the
celebration of baptism.

The Altar Guild

The Altar Guild is currently organized into three guilds: The Sunday Guild, the
Wedding Guild, and the Funeral Guild. The Sunday service guild is divided
into three teams of seven members who prepare for all Sunday worship
services. The Wedding Guild assists at every wedding held at Pohick, ready-
ing the church for the services and graciously assisting the wedding party
when needed. The Funeral Guild prepares the church for all funeral services.

The Pohick Flower Guild

The Pohick Flower Guild arranges flowers for the sanctuary each week, and
is available for weddings and funerals. The guild also decorates the sanctu-
ary during Christmas and Easter seasons, and is grateful for contributions
given during those times by members of the congregation.

Historic Pohick Church Docents Guild

During the Colonial period, Pohick Church was the congregation of many of
our country’s most prominent families, including the Washingtons, Masons
and Fairfaxes. The Historic Pohick Church Docents Guild gives guided
tours of this historic colonial church on Sunday mornings after the church

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 services. In addition to Sunday tours, special docent tours for groups during
the week can be arranged by calling the church office.

Episcopal Youth Community (EYC)

This program is for students in grades 5 through 12, and is designed to
provide young people with a safe environment in which they are accepted,
loved and encouraged to examine their faith journey with Christ. The
weekly meetings and other events are designed to assist our young people
in developing their relationship with Christ, while providing them with
examples of ways in which to integrate their faith into the world around
them. The Senior High group goes on a mission trip each summer to inter-
act with and help those less fortunate, meet other youth groups from all over
the country, and experience growth in their faith.

The meeting schedule for the EYC Sunday program is typically:

5th/6th Grades – 1st and 3rd Sunday, 6:30-8:00 pm
Junior High (7-8) – Every Sunday, 6:30-8:00 pm
Senior High (9-12) – Every Sunday, 6:30-8:00 pm

Beginning in October, on the first Sunday of each month, all three groups
meet from 6:00 to 8:00 pm for a dinner at the beginning of the meeting.†

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 How We Make Pohick Apple Butter

No
by Vern Eppley (Updated by Randy Brooks)

single event captures the spirit of community and fellowship

at Pohick Church quite like our annual Apple Butter Festi-
val. We have been holding an annual Country Fair each fall
since 1945, and apple butter has been a part of it for almost as many years.

Over the years, apple butter Apple Butter Weekend—the week-

making has grown to become a
major event of fellowship and great
camaraderie at Pohick Church,
involving an ever growing number
of parishioners and friends. We
have continued to refine our pro-
cess each year, always building on
lessons learned from past years
and leading to a better product, but
always holding true to a fine tradi-
tion of good fellowship and nostal-
gia—making apple butter the “old
fashioned way.”
Our apples, Summer
Rambo, are ordered from a grower
in Biglerville, Pennsylvania, and
picked up the Sunday before
end before the fair.
Saturday of Apple Butter
Weekend is devoted to cooking and
processing the apples into apple-
sauce. The apples are washed and
cut into small snits by a wonderful
group of volunteers armed with
paring knives and cutting boards.
The snits are then taken outside to
the cooking kettles, where they are
cooked down to a soft mush. This
mush is then poured through food
processors that separate out the
apple skins and seeds and leave
behind a delicious, hot applesauce.
The apples are cooked
down into applesauce in six 40-gallon

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copper kettles, each with an extended
stirring paddle. On Apple Butter
Weekend, we process 80 bushels of
apples and reserve enough apple-
sauce—about 90 gallons—to make
two kettles on Fair Day.
Sunday of Apple Butter
Weekend is devoted to cooking the
applesauce down to apple butter
and canning it in pint jars. It usu-
ally takes about 12 hours to cook
down a 40-gallon kettle of apple-
sauce. Hardy volunteers arrive at
the Parish House around 3:00 am
on Sunday to get started and are
usually ready to can around 4:00
that afternoon.
Our 40-gallon copper ket-
tles were built by true artisans and
craftsmen skilled in the
process of working
with copper. Each
kettle comes with
a three-legged
metal stand. The
outside cooking
area for each
kettle is pre-
pared by laying
out a 4-by-4 foot
piece of sheet metal
on the brick patio. Next
comes a layer of fire brick, on
which the fire will burn and which
also supports the kettle and stand.
The exterior of each kettle is coated
with laundry soap to facilitate the
cleanup process after cooking. With
the kettle in place and leveled, a
“chimney” of fire brick is erected
around the base of the kettle to con-
centrate the heat of the cooking fire
on the bottom of the kettle. Oak, our
firewood of choice, guarantees an
even, hot cooking fire.
On Sunday, each kettle is
filled to its 40-gallon measuring
point. A couple of gallons of apple-
sauce are temporarily removed to
facilitate the stirring process and
then added back as the apple-
sauce starts cooking down. From
the moment the fire is started, the
kettles are constantly stirred until
the point at which the last scoop
of apple butter is dipped out. The
applesauce is quickly brought to
the boiling point, which is then sus-
tained until we are ready to can.
When we are within two
hours of the projected canning
time, we add 25 to 35
pounds of sugar to
each kettle over a
one hour period.
One hour before
the projected can-
ning time, we start
adding the spices
to each kettle. The
spices are added
at this time so as not
to cook out their flavor
before canning. The
recipe for spices for a 40 gallon
kettle contains 28 ounces of cinna-
mon, 16 ounces of allspice and 2/3
cup of ground cloves.
The process for making the
decision to can starts with the “12-
hour rule of thumb for cook-down.”
We have learned this lesson over the
years as we disciplined ourselves not
to rush the canning decision. After 10
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 hours of cooking, we start doing the
stainless steel test to gauge the water.
The stainless steel test is spooning
out a “glob” of apple butter onto a
stainless steel surface and subjec-
tively evaluating the quantity of water
that leeches out as the “glob” cools.
During this process, Pohick’s rector
joins the stirring crew to administer
Holy Communion to those dedicated
souls who missed the day’s service.
We start with 40 gallons of apple-
sauce, and we usually end up with 30
to 32 gallons of apple butter to can.
The canning process is
a sight to behold. The women of
the Apple Butter Committee have
this process so organized that you
would think you were observing a
well-oiled automated production
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line at full speed. Tables are laid out
in a large horseshoe arrangement
in the common room of the parish
hall, with volunteers lined up on
both sides of each leg of the horse-
shoe. The hot apple butter is deliv-
ered to each leg and ladled into the
pint canning jars, which are pushed
up the production line where they
receive a sterilized lid and ring. The
rings are then tightened down and
the jars are turned upside down and
packed in 12-jar boxes.
For Fair Day, we start
cooking the applesauce down
early Saturday morning so that we
will be able to can the apple butter
on Saturday afternoon. We set up
a smaller version of the canning
production line in our booth at
the fairgrounds. This arrangement
works very well and yields the
same high-quality product. This
gives fair visitors an opportunity to
observe the process.
Apple Butter at Pohick
Church has always been a best
seller. We have never been able
to make enough to satisfy the
demand of our parishioners and
of the public attending our Coun-
try Fair. In 1997, we increased our
output to 1,379 pint jars and sold
all but 10 cases by the end of the
fair. Thus, no customer was turned
away on Fair Day. Those 10 cases
were completely sold out after the
9:15 service the next morning.
The 1,379 pint jars represented
a 50 percent increase over 1996,
which was to be expected in that
we went from four kettles to six.
We also canned around 254 small
jars to give to church newcomers
throughout the year.
Our tradition of making
Apple Butter at Pohick Church
draws many people to work toward
a common goal and share the ben-
efits of personal growth, community,
and well-being. The fun, social inter-
action, and shared satisfaction in a
job well done embody the spirit of
Apple Butter at Pohick Church. Why
not join us next year?†
“Do not muzzle an ox while it is
treading out the grain.”
Deuteronomy 25:4

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 Music at Pohick Church
by Linda Wilberger Egan, Minister of Music

From the unaccompanied psalm singing of George Washington’s

time, to revival hymns of the 19th century Great Awakening, through the
20th century construction and use of a choir gallery, and the late 20th cen-
tury hymn explosion, into 21st century world music, music has been and is
a vital element of life and worship at Pohick. Music supports and encour-
ages our life in Christ.
Congregational singing is supported by Pohick’s pipe organ, built
in 1968 by Fritz Noack, with changes and additions by David M. Storey
in 2005. Its classic 18th century design, expanded to allow the playing
of music from all periods of music history, is perfectly voiced for the fine
acoustics of the church.
The Choir of Pohick, for adult singers, sings a wide repertoire of music:
traditional Anglican hymnody and anthems; early music through 21st century
music; new compositions as well as standard Episcopal anthem repertoire.
The St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir is for students in grades 4-12,
and learns the music of worship as well as anthems, singing twice a
month in services. Our emphasis is on musicianship, skill in singing, and
learning the elements of worship. We also learn to play Orff instruments
and handchimes.
The St. Francis Choir is for children in grades K-3. singers learn
basic note reading skills as well as songs for worship through singing

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and games. This choir’s well-pre-
pared rousing songs add encour-
agement and hope to our worship.
They are directed by Barb Lynn.
The Pohick Bell Choir contrib-
utes the beauty of English handbells
to our services throughout the year,
ringing three octaves of handbells and
three octaves of handchimes. Its mem-
bers use many ringing techniques to
play arrangements of traditional hymns and compositions written specifi-
cally for bell choir. The beauty of the sound and the ringers’ dedication to
their craft help to deepen worship at Pohick.
The Pohick Pickers play guitars, bass, fiddle, keyboard, drums,
Celtic harp, and tin whistle to accompany hymns for communion and to play
for community outreach activities. Hear them today at the gazebo! They are
directed by John Sessums and Chris Brown.
The Early Church Music Ensemble sings anthems composed in the
15th - 18th centuries and sings once a month at the 11:15 a.m. service.†

All groups welcome new members.

Call 703-339-6572 x 104 for more information.

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 Points of Intrest at Pohick Church
Pulpit – The interior of Pohick Church has
been renovated in the style of colonial
churches of the 18th century. Along with
the pews and altarpiece, the pulpit and its
canopy were destroyed during the Civil
War. The instructions in the Vestry Book of
March 3, 1769, were followed in construct-
ing the present pulpit. The flanking flags
are those of the United States and of the
Episcopal Church. A gilded dove on the
canopy symbolizes the Holy Spirit.
In 1988, the original dove was
returned to Pohick Church. Handed down
through generations, it shows the signs of
war damage, its head
and wings broken.
It is displayed in the parish hall along with the corre-
spondence between an Atlanta lady (the daughter of
a Baptist minister) who returned it to Pohick, and The
Reverend Bill Brake, a past Rector of the church.

Altar – Characteristic of Anglican Churches of the 17th and 18th centu-

ries, altarpieces were placed on the east wall of the church and inscribed
with the Apostle’s Creed, The Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments.
At a later Vestry meeting, it was reported that the letters would be gilded
with gold leaf presented to the Parish by George Washington and George
William Fairfax.
Needleworkers of
Pohick have worked the chair
cushions in honor of the two
patriots George Washington
and George Mason. The area
near the altar, or chancel, has
been carpeted with a needle-
point rug fashioned by more
than twenty parishioners. The
symbols in the carpet include

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the hickory leaf, wheat, grapes, the dove, and many native Virginia flowers,
including the state flower, the dogwood.
The first baluster of the altar rail on the left of the chancel entrance
is the original from which all the rest were copied. It had been taken
during the Civil War by a medical officer whose company had occupied
the church, and was returned when the church was renovated early in the
twentieth century.
Most recently, research has been done to determine more accu-
rately the original appearance of the church. Plaster on each side of the
altarpiece was removed, revealing graffiti from the Civil War period:
names, initials, dates, and phrases. A large letter “M” was found over the
right lower window. After photographs and infrared studies were made, the
markings were covered with protective material and plastered over again –
but the “M” remains exposed.

Pews – Pohick Church, like so many other churches of its time, was built with
the altar to the east. Unlike the gothic churches of England and Europe, there
were two aisles instead of a center aisle. The box pews had higher sides
than at present, with
straight backs and
no cushions. Except
for the propri-
etary pews above
the cross aisle, the
pews on the north
side were occu-
pied by women and
those on the south
side by men.
The most
interesting pews in the church are those once occupied by three famous
Vestrymen and their families. George Washington and his family occu-
pied pews #28 and #29; George Mason and his family, pews #3 and #4;
and George William Fairfax, #21. The church building and furnishings
were financed by a parish levy; a third of the cost was met by the sale of
the pews above the cross aisle, except for pew #1, which was reserved
for “magistrates and strangers.” Pew #11 was reserved for their wives,
and pew #2 was for “vestrymen and merchants,” with pew #12 for their

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 wives. Pew #15 was reserved for the rector’s family. Below the cross aisles,
the eight center pews were for “Most Respectable Inhabitants and House
Keepers,” the men sitting on the south and the women on the north.
Today, we sit in any pew that we wish. We are warmed in the winter
by heat from the furnace, cooled in summer by air conditioning, and illumi-
nated by chandeliers. The seats are cushioned and the backs are slanted.
These are all modernizations that have occurred as the church has adapted
to the times. In colonial days, the pews were heated by braziers brought by
parishioners, light was provided by the two tiers of windows, and cooling
was provided by nature.

Parish House – After the Vestry house was built in 1931, it served as an office,
meeting place, church school, and reception hall. As the congregation grew,
the church school expanded. The need for a new parish house was met by
the building of what is now the west wing in 1957. This was designed by the
architect J. Haywood Davis, who was a parishioner of Pohick Church. It was
built next to an underground building which was the heating plant for both
the church and Vestry house. The heating plant roof was incorporated into the
plan as a porch to the west. The building was flanked by a matching porch to
the east. There were spaces for offices, and the lower level boasted a large
common room.
The parish con-
tinued to expand. First,
a nursery wing was built
in 1981 off the common
room, and then trailers
were added as the church
school expanded and the
staff of parish increased.
Because the Vestry house
had been built with old
bricks to match the church
and the bricks of the old wing were of similar style, great care was taken to
make the new brick match. Many trials resulted in bricks that were dyed to
match exactly. The new wing contains classrooms for all ages on two levels.

Vestry House – According to Virginia colonial law, the parish was respon-
sible for all social services in addition to the building and upkeep of
churches and the salaries of ministers. These services included providing
homes for the sick and indigent, finding guardians for orphan children
(who were often apprenticed to tradesmen), and burial of those whose
families could not afford it. The county government was responsible for

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 road maintenance (such as it was) and the
apprehension and punishment of criminals.
There were few employees: clerk, jailer,
sheriff, and King’s attorney.
Thus, a Vestry house to conduct
the business of Truro Parish was necessary,
since by the middle of the 18th century, it
was responsible for four churches and all
the attendant expenses. As the new Pohick
Church was nearing completion in Novem-
ber of 1772, the Vestry ordered the building
of a House and specified the dimensions and
construction. Hard times set in. It was not
completed until 159 years later, in time for
the celebration in 1931 of the bicentennial of
George Washington’s birth and the formation of Truro Parish.
In 2002, the Vestry began holding its regular meetings inside, as
would have been done in colonial times.

Bell Tower – Pohick Church, like most colonial churches in rural areas, had
no bell. The bell tower opposite the west end of the church was erected in
1917 as a memorial to George Washington. His name is engraved on the bell.
The church was a “crossroads” church, built at an intersection of a
road leading down to the tobacco
warehouses on the water. There was
no town there. The congregation was
widely scattered, and a bell could
have been heard by only a few people.
The history of Truro Parish
is the history of the colonial days in
Fairfax County. The earliest records
of the settlement of Virginia north
of the Occoquan River are found in
the Vestry minutes of Truro Parish.
These records are now in the Library
of Congress. This parish was created
by the division of Hamilton Parish in
1732. It included what is now Fair-
fax County, the City of Alexandria,
Arlington and Loudoun counties and
“all the land to the Indian Thorofare
of the Blue Ridge Mountains.” During

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the colonial period, the parish was divided. New churches were built—with
bell towers, in towns—and the population increased and prospered.

Memorial Garden – Many churchyards have had burial grounds on their

properties over the centuries. This is true of Pohick Church.
South of the Bell Tower under a huge oak tree is the Memorial
Garden established in 1985. This is the resting place for the ashes of a
number of Pohick parishioners, including former assistant rector Robert
Blackington, who was the first interment. There is a bronze memorial
plaque, flanked by garden beds, upon which the names of the interred are
engraved. Situated west of the church is the cemetery, which was estab-
lished in 1884.
In the churchyard itself are a number of interesting graves and
tombstones from the colonial period. During that time, burials were in
family cemeteries in
a garden or orchard
at home. Many of the
graves and tomb-
stones in Pohick’s
churchyard were
moved here when
the construction of
railroads, highways,
and developments
caused the breakup
of large land hold-
ings. Of special interest is the grave of Long Tom, a Dogue Indian, who
had been badly wounded when he tried to kill a member of the Alexander
family (after whom Alexandria is named). He was nursed back to health and
later converted to Christianity. His grave and those of the Alexander family
were moved here when the Potomac Railroad Yards were built. The grave of
Lt. William Harris, a British soldier who retired to live in Virginia and died in
1698, was moved here when I-95 was constructed. Another grave of note is
that of William French, who undertook the building of Pohick Church.
There are also unmarked graves in the churchyard. When the
church fell into disrepair during the 19th century, there were many burials.
These unknown dead of Pohick Church are remembered by the Jennings
Memorial, a stone plaque in the southwest corner that was presented by
the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association.†

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Re-enactment
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 History of Pohick Church

On November 1, 1732, Truro Parish was created by the Virginia

General Assembly because Hamilton Parish was becom-
ing too large. Hamilton Parish had comprised Prince William
County and all areas north and west. Then the land was divided from all the
land areas that were north of the Occoquan River to all Western parts of the
frontier. The parish was named after Truro Parish in Cornwall, England.

A wooden frame building, erning board commissioned James

located at the site of the present
Cranford Methodist Church, became
the Parish church for this new area.
Adhering to colonial Law, the colo-
nists elected twelve men to serve
on the board, and they were known
as the Vestry. Vestryman Augustine
Washington (George Washington’s
father) successfully sponsored the
nomination of Dr. Charles Green to
serve as the parish’s Rector. Over
the next two decades, the Vestry and
the Rector provided for the spiritual
welfare of not only those attending
Pohick Church, but also for other
colonists who were moving into the
northern and western areas of the
parish. When the wood on the build-
ing became old and decayed, dete-
riorating beyond repair, the gov-
Wren to design a brick church at
the present location. George Wash-
ington was said to have argued
for the present site, which was two
miles north of the old church. The
church was constructed between
1769 and 1774. Both churches were
known as “Pohick Church” because
of their proximity to Pohick Creek.
(The English word “hickory” is
derived from the Dogue Indian
word “pohickory”, a tree that was
abundant in the area.)
Vestrymen George Wash-
ington, George Mason, and George
William Fairfax supervised the con-
struction, which was completed in
1774, just before the outbreak of
the Revolutionary War. In order to
finance the project, all parish families

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paid more than usual “tithes” for their
church offerings. Wealthy plantation
families, like the Washington, Mason,
and Fairfax families, each purchased
family pews inside the new church.
After the Revolutionary War,
Virginia formally removed all traces of
the Church of England. The churches
formerly belonging to that denomi-
nation became known as Episcopal
churches and underwent difficult
times. Deprived of their clergy, their
church lands often seized, many
of the church congregations dis-
banded. Church services continued
at Pohick with Parson Mason Locke
Weems, who was George Washing-
ton’s first biographer and recounter
of the famous Cherry Tree story. He
conducted church services intermit-
tently until 1817.
During the War of 1812,
the British raided Pohick Church
because of its association with
George Washington. After Parson
Weems left the church, students
from the Virginia Theological Sem-
inary led services at the church for
a short time. It was in 1838 that the
Reverend W.P.C. Johnson under-
took the task of raising money for
the church’s repair. It would take
two years for him to do it, with the
help of President Martin Van Buren,
former President John Quincy
Adams, Daniel Webster, Henry
Clay, and Francis Scott Key.
Twenty-one years later
during the Civil War, the church suf-
fered new devastation when Union
troops transformed the building
into a balloon observation post.
Dr. Thaddeus S.C. Lowe, a scientist
and inventor, decided that it was his
patriotic duty to volunteer his ser-
vices as an aeronaut for the purpose
of performing aerial reconnaissance
on the Confederate troops on behalf
of the Union Army. In July, 1861, Dr.
Lowe was appointed Chief Aeronaut
of the Union Army Balloon Corps by
President Abraham Lincoln.
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 Besides being used as a
balloon observation post, the church
suffered a lot of interior and exte-
rior damage. Windows were broken,
doors and pews were taken by sol-
diers for the use of firewood, and all
other objects within the church were
taken as “souvenirs.” The fact that the
soldiers were in “George Washing-
ton’s Church” made them think that
the artifacts they took were valuable.
After the Civil War, services
resumed in 1874. In 1890, a major
restoration of the church began,
thanks to the generous contribu-
tions of the congregation, the Mount
Vernon Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, and the
Mount Vernon Ladies Association.
invite you to come and join us for
Because the interior was restored to
worship, and explore its rich spiri-
reflect its colonial state and the exte-
tual and historical heritage!†
rior was repaired, Pohick Church
is a beautiful place of worship. We

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 A Brief History of the Pohick Pickers
by The Reverend Donald D. Binder, PhD

The Pohick Pickers were formed in the Fall of 1987, when I was
serving at Pohick as a young seminarian. During the preceding Summer,
the Fair Committee had decided it wanted some entertainment for the fair-
goers. So, one of them approached a few of us with musical backgrounds
to see what we could do. We were happy to oblige, and thus, the Pohick
Pickers were born.
There were originally four members in the group: myself (acoustic
guitar), Barbara Hoffman (now Barbara Lynn, banjo), Buddy Ryan (electric
guitar), and Carolyn Duskin (electric bass). All of us provided vocals. In
those early days, we were essentially a once a year band, rehearsing on
Apple Butter Saturday, and playing for the throngs on Fair Day itself.
I graduated from seminary in 1989, and departed for Florida. Soon,
thereafter, Barbara left the area for the first time. The Pickers looked des-
tined for the dustbin of Pohick history.
Into this void stepped our current band leader, John Sessums (also
now Pohick’s Sexton), whose skills as a professional musician have ably
guided the Pohick Pickers ever since. Under his leadership, the Pickers
now perform not only during the Country Fair, but also at a number of other
church activities throughout the year. The band also leads the communion
music one Sunday a month, and provides musical support for other less
formal liturgical gatherings.

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 From its inception, the Pohick Pickers have had an eclectic reper-
toire—a result of both audience requests and the diverse musical interests
of individual members. At its heart, however, the Pickers remain an old-fash-
ioned folk group, with folk songs and spiritual revival standards forming the
core or its musical catalogue. Around this hub have gravitated other musical
styles, such as Pop, Country, Rock-a-Billy, Blue Grass and Blues.
Over the past two decades, band membership has also grown.
We’ve had as many as eight performing together on the same crowded
stage. However, because all of us still have day jobs demanding our time,
there are usually fewer than this number at a majority of the performances.
Although members have come and gone over the years (myself
among them), most recently the band has included:

John Sessums Mason Botts

guitar, banjo bass

Carolyn Cockroft Chris Brown
keyboard guitar

Jason Holben Bill Patton
bass, guitar percussion

Don Binder Matt Johnson

guitar guitar

Barbara Lynn
violin

Whatever your own musical preferences, we hope that you will
enjoy our performance today, as well as other events you might attend at
Pohick in the future. We always perform for the love of Christ and the joy of
music—we hope that you will catch some of each as you listen to us play.†

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 A Visit by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt—
& Her Surprise Gift to the Rector

An
By Harrison Howell Dodge - Former Superintendent of Mt. Vernon and
Past Sr. Warden of Pohick Church

especially memorable trip was to Pohick Church, the

regular place of worship of the Washington family
before the Revolution. It is seven miles distant from
Mount Vernon; too far, I thought, for the ladies to walk comfortably, so it was
arranged for the Sylph to stop for me at our wharf and proceed to Gunston
Cove, where we anchored. Set ashore by the launch at Cedar Grove we
were then within three miles of our destination.

The worthy rector of Pohick

[the Rev. Everard Meade], to whom I
had telephoned of our coming, was
patiently awaiting us. He seemed a
bit embarrassed on learning that
he was being presented to the First
Lady of the Land, and was to have
the honor of conducting her through
the ancient sanctuary.
The instructive character
of his narrative and the convincing
earnestness of its rendition deeply
impressed every one. This was
emphasized later when, on our way
back to the yacht, Mrs. Roosevelt
expressed her feeling of apprecia-
tion of what the good man had told
about the church. She wanted to
know somewhat of the rector’s cir-
cumstances, how much of a family
he had, whether he was adequately
compensated, and so on. My expla-
nation of the small salary and his
necessarily frugal method of living
excited surprise and sympathy.
Apparently that ended the matter,
but later developments showed that
this kindly lady, amid her great press
of duties had not forgotten. . . .
I spoke of her interest
in the rector of the little Pohick
Church, which interest I had
thought was a thing of the moment
that would inevitably be crowded
aside by many and wider con-
cerns. To my surprise and great
satisfaction she did not forget. One
day about a week before Thanks-
giving of the same year that we
visited the church, I was informed
that the White House was calling
me on the telephone.

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 “Colonel Dodge,” said the
voice over the wire, “this is Mrs.
Roosevelt.” When I had responded
she continued:
“I am calling to tell you that
Colonel Roosevelt and I have talked
a great deal about the good rector
at Pohick and he suggests our offer-
ing to the rector something for his
Thanksgiving dinner. Do you think it
might in any way displease him?”
“No, Madame,” I replied, at
once. “Quite the contrary.”
“And do you think I might
with propriety add to the turkey
and mince pies a bottle of good
port wine?”
“Most emphatically yes,
Mrs. Roosevelt,” I said, with as much
forensic emphasis as I could muster.
It occurred to me to sug-
gest that the knowledge as to who
supplied all these blessings be held
until after the dinner had been eaten.
This appealed to Mrs. Roosevelt,
also, as rather a dramatic inversion
of events, so she entered into a con-
spiracy with me to have the materi-
als delivered to me as an intermedi-
ary who would thereupon pass them
on to the proper recipients. I had
the rector of the church apprised
of the fact that the ingredients for
his Thanksgiving dinner would be
furnished by admiring friends, and
caused him to be informed that he
must call me up immediately after
the dinner and learn their identity.
He, in fact, followed my instructions
so closely that he called me up sev-
eral times before the day arrived,
striving to slake his curiosity. But on
these occasions I always managed
to be conveniently inaccessible.
It was therefore with no little
interest I took the receiver from its
hook on Thanksgiving afternoon in
answer to the call, “Operator, Pohick
wants Mount Vernon.” And then the
rector’s voice. “According to promise,
I wish to report that my family and I
have enjoyed a most delightful repast,
duly thanking Him Who giveth merci-
fully. Now—out with it—to whom are
our acknowledgments due?”
“They are due,” I responded,
with fine rhetorical effect, “to the
President of the United States and
Mrs. Roosevelt.Ӡ
Taken from Harrison
Howell Dodge, Mount Vernon: Its
Owner and Its Story (Philadelphia
& London: J. B. Lippincott Company,
1932), pp. 135-36, 139-40.

Note: The events described herein took place in 1908, with the field trip to Pohick being
arranged for Quentin, the youngest of the Roosevelt children, who was a pupil at Episcopal
High School in Alexandria. On that occasion, Mrs. Roosevelt was also accompanied by her
daughter Ethel and some other family friends. Harrison Dodge is buried with his wife Eliz-
abeth in Pohick’s cemetery, just behind the hedges surrounding the memorial garden. The
Rev. Everard Meade, D.D., Rector of Pohick from 1897-1913, is buried with his wife Lucy about
thirty yards to the northwest of the Dodge tombstones—DDB+

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The National Register: Pohick Church
Pohick Church is listed in the National Register of Historic Places
under the Historic Sites Act of 1935 and the Historic Preservation Act of
1966, administered and maintained by the Secretary of the Interior.
Mr. George Cattanach, archaeologist for the National Survey of
Historic Buildings and Places, U.S. Department of the Interior, states that
Pohick’s name was entered in the Register on October 16, 1969. Accord-
ing to Mr. Cattanach, only three
other properties in Fairfax
County are so listed – namely,
Mount Vernon and Gunston
Hall, both on October 15, 1966,
and Woodlawn Plantation on
February 26, 1970.
Under the Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, the
Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to expand and main-
tain a national register of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects sig-
nificant in American history, architecture, archeology and culture, referred to
as the National Register. According to further provisions of the Act, the Regis-
ter is a protective inventory of irreplaceable resources across the face of the
land—a guide to a richer environment with visible continuity with the past.
Nomination of Pohick Church for inclusion in the Register was
made by the chairman of the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission
in Richmond. Upon evaluation, the church met all the criteria designated
by the authorities. Visi-
tors and other interested
persons will benefit from
the fact that the name of
Pohick Church will appear
in source material and
on maps made available
by the Department of
the Interior, but the main
objective of a listing the
Register is the preserva-
tion of our church for its
historic value. †

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 Pohick’s Clergy 1733-Present
Laurence DeButts*................................................................. 1733-1734
James Keith*........................................................................... 1735-1736
John Holmes*.......................................................................... 1736-1737
Charles Green........................................................................ 1737-1765
James Scott*........................................................................... 1766~
Lee Massey............................................................................. 1767-1776
John Andrew*......................................................................... 1777~
Mason Locke Weems*.......................................................... 1799-1817
Charles O’Neill*..................................................................... 1812-1813
William P. C. Johnson............................................................. 1838-1840
Richard Templeton Brown*................................................... 1860~
E. P. Lawrence*....................................................................... 1875~
Samuel Alfred Wallis.............................................................. 1881-1895
Henry F. Kloman..................................................................... 1895-1897
Everard Meade....................................................................... 1897-1913
Edward Winborn Mellinchampe.......................................... 1916-1922
A. Campbell Tucker............................................................... 1923-1925
Reginald R. Hall...................................................................... 1925-1927
Clarence Adrian Langston.................................................... 1928-1939
John Curtain Runkle............................................................... 1940-1943
Clarence Edward Buxton...................................................... 1943-1956
Albert Newton Jones.............................................................. 1956-1982
Robert C. Blackington, Jr.*.................................................... 1982-1983
William Howard Brake, Jr....................................................... 1983-1999
Roy A. Benjamin*.................................................................... 1999-2001
Donald D. Binder.................................................................... 2001-Present

* = Interim Minister

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Past Country Fair Chairs
1941 Unknown 1998 Howard Hay
1942-45 World War II 1999 Howard Hay
1946-62 Unknown 2000 Bill Bland
1963 Hugh Peyton 2001 Chris Brown
1964 William Nelson 2002 Randy Cudworth
1965 James Teague 2003 Wayne Biggs
1966 Robert Giles 2004 Tom Mayberry
1967 Richard Taylor 2005 Warren Prados
1968 George Relyea 2006 Mike Zane
1969 Joe Cholko 2007 Pete Kind
1970 John Peterson 2008 Steve Harding
1971 Bill Wrench 2009 Wendy Remaly
1972 Russel Hawe 2010 Mike Wooten
1973 Lawrence Nail 2011 Mike Elston
1974 Ralph Pinkard 2012 Mike Krajack
1975 Edgar DeMaris 2013 Clint Herbert
1976 John Gailiard 2014 Mike Wooten
1977 Scott Blackwell/Don Hoffman 2015 Anne Derbes
1978 John Daniels/Emil Maigret 2016 Jeff Parker
1979 William Patterson 2017 Doug Smith
1980 George Lowerre 2018 Tom Goeller
1981 Ralph Pinkard
1982 Bob Clement
1983 Don Hoffman/Ralph Pinkard
1984 Vern Eppley
1985 Vern Eppley
1986 Frank DeLizza
1987 Jack Cunningham
1988 Rod Burton
1989 Mike Halbrook
1990 Gloria Seely
1991 Bill Harper
1992 Ed Charbonneau
1993 Bob Bartlett
1994 Bob Armstrong
1995 Tom Bland
1996 Dennis Myers
1997 Lynn Weatherhead

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 The George Washington Chapter, Virginia Society,
Sons of the American Revolution, wishes Pohick
Episcopal Church, the parish church of George
Washington and George Mason, and the final
resting place of many Revolutionary War Patriots,
another successful Country Fair 2018.

Fraternally,
Paul Walden
2017 Chapter President

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