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250 Years of Freedom
Poplar Forest and the 250th Anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence
In 2026, the United States of America will mark the 250th anniversary of our founding—July 4, 1776, when the United States announced itself as a new nation with the issuance of the Declaration of Independence.
At Poplar Forest, this milestone offers an opportunity to reflect on Jefferson’s pivotal role as the principal author of our nation’s founding document, the unparalleled impact of his words on our nation’s history (and nations around the globe)—and their enduring inspiration for future generations of Americans, manifested in Abraham Lincoln’s description of the Declaration as “essential truths applicable to all people and at all times.”
THANK YOU TO OUR POPLAR FOREST SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL PARTNERS
                                             gifts of $250 or more
   Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Bumgardner III
Mrs. Susan Collins in Memory of Michael C. Collins
Margaret Cooper
Dr. and Mrs. James R. Dageforde
CDR and Mrs. James D. Denmark USN (ret)
Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss P. Douglass III
Norma Brawley Dugger
Anne and John Gentry
Mrs. Nancy Burch Hunter
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Mackall, Jr.
Catherine and Mike Madden
Dr. and Mrs. Richard McClintock
Robert S. Perkin
Randy and Alice Pirtle
William L. S. Ross
Bill and Becky Semones
Jud and Rebecca Simmons
Rob and Holly Spiller
Ken and Cam Srpan
Guice G. Strong III
Lee A. Taylor
Ms. Deborah Ware
                                               gifts of $25 – $249
    Sandra Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Briskman
Mrs. Eleanor M. Clark
Robert Cocco
Karen and Steve Crouch
Larry and Carleen Dennis
Michael W. Farrell and Mary J. Slaton
John and Barbara Felicciardi
Gaile Ferguson
Jack and Lynn Gardin
Chuck and Laurel Greif
Gregory and Marlene Hay
Mrs. Beatrice Iceman
Steven D. Jackson
Mrs. Jean Judd
Michael and Mary Kinney
Stan and Elise Lanford
Virginia Lenz
Hugh C. Miller, FAIA
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Perry
Ms. Elaine Riggle
Len Scoggins
Metta Tanikawa
Mrs. Robert Thieblot
Jim and Sonia Vacha
Jaye C. Winemiller
Ms. Judith Wood and Mr. Alex Nagy
Don and Connie Yost
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