Group    From 1889 

Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities

Categories: Community / Clubs

Countries: USA

The United States' first statewide historic preservation group. In 2009, it shortened its name to Preservation Virginia. Owns sites across Virginia including Historic Jamestowne, located at Jamestown, Virginia, site of the first permanent English settlement in North America.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities

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Virginia Settlers Memorial

This voyage took place 16 years before the Mayflower. The memorial has a his...

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Ward of Cordwainer Club and members

Ward of Cordwainer Club and members

Cordwainers are shoe-makers. The club celebrated its centenary in 2002.

Group, Community / Clubs

2 memorials
Freemasons Grand Lodge, 250th anniversary

Freemasons Grand Lodge, 250th anniversary

1717 saw the creation of the first Grand Lodge in the world, formed when four London lodges met at the Goose and Gridiron Ale House, St Paul’s Churchyard.

Place, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Fire Brigades Union

Fire Brigades Union

From their website: "The FBU is one of the UK’s oldest specialist trade unions, with a proud history. Since 1918 the union has supported firefighters, influenced fire safety policy and won improved...

Group, Community / Clubs, Emergency Services

7 memorials
Albert Edward Dack

Albert Edward Dack

Albert Edward Dack is the boy lying on his side on the front right in the photograph of the scout troop. Albert Edward Dack was born on 1 August 1899 in Walworth, the fourth of the ten children of...

Person, Children, Community / Clubs, Tragedy

2 memorials

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Walter Soares

Walter Soares

Pilot Officer Walter Gordon Soares was born on 19 December 1918 in Brawley, Imperial County, California, USA, the eldest of the four children of Alberto Gualter Soares (1881-1956) and Irma E. Soare...

Person, USA

War dead, WW2
1 memorial