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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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