THE MARYLAND HOUSE AND GARDEN PILGRIMAGE
The Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage is a 501c3 nonprofit organization with a history dedicated to the preservation of Maryland’s cultural and historically significant properties and landscapes. It started as a committee of the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, but in 1930 it became a separate organization. Each year the “Pilgrims” have traversed throughout the state to partake in the highest quality immersive tours of selected noteworthy properties.
Not only do these tours provide an exclusive peek into these significant places of our shared history, but they provide the Pilgrim with opportunities to connect to these hallowed places and to walk where history occurred. In addition, it is through these tours that the MHGP has been able to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars directly to over 150 properties to aid in their long term preservation.
Join us in our efforts to contribute to the preservation of Maryland’s rich and vibrant collection of historic and culturally significant properties!
The Pilgrimage for 2024 includes tours of the following:
Sunday, April 28th - Baltimore County / Towson
Saturday, May 4th – Cecil County
Saturday, May 11th – Talbot County
Saturday, May 18th - Montgomery County
Saturday, June 1st – Dorchester County
Saturday, June 22nd – Prince George's County
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Central Committee Officers 2023-2025
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Chair Laura Zimmermann
Vice-Chair Paige Tilghman
Treasurer Debbie Frey
Assistant Treasurer Caroline Benson
Recording Secretary Jenny Washburne
Corresponding Secretary Thomasina Rogers
Executive Director Jack Thompson, Junior
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Past Chairs of the Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage
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Mrs. Duncan K. Brent
Mrs. Harry R. Slack, Jr.
Mrs. J. Rowland Clapp
Mrs. Martin Gillet
Mrs. Gideon N. Stieff
Mrs. Blanchard Randall
Mrs. Sifford Pearre
Mrs. James Dixon Bartlett
Mrs. S. Yeardley Smith
Mrs. J. Henry Hooper
Mrs. Harriet Gibbs Bowdoin
Mrs. W. Page Dame, Jr.
Mrs. Frederick W. Wagner
Mrs. Beverley C. Compton
Mrs. Charles J. Lipscomb
Mrs. Bradford McE. Jacobs
Mrs. Barclay H. Trippe, Jr.
Mrs. George M. S. Riepe
Mrs. Bernard C. Boykin
Mrs. Arthur W. Sherwood
Mrs. Semmes G. Walsh
Mrs. Guy T. Warfield III
Mrs. Joseph R. B. Tubman
Mrs. John R. Holland, Jr.
Mrs. David B. Baker, Jr.
Mrs. R. Willson Hardy
Mrs. Richard Henderson
Mrs. Robert K. Keller
Mrs. Walter E. Black, Jr.
Mrs. William T. Harper, Jr.
Mrs. C. Richard Struse
Mrs. Frank B. Ober, Jr.
Mrs. Charles A. Meyer
Mrs. Ricks E Savage
Mrs. Alfred E. Boren
Mrs. Thomas C. Whedbee
Mrs. Malcolm C. Foster
Mr. Jack I. Thompson, Junior
Mrs. Peter J. Schwab
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