Posts by Peyton Nichols
A Passion for Nature: Ladies & the Great Outdoors
March is Women’s History Month, which serves as a commemoration of how far women have advanced in terms of equality and a celebration of the vital role of women in American history. By…
Read More125 Treasures: James Dooley’s Pocket Watch
James Dooley’s Pocket WatchTiffany & Co.American188618 Karat Gold CaseMaymont Mansion CollectionAcquired in 1985 through private donationsMF.85.007 This type of time piece, called a “minute repeater,” sounds the time down to…
Read More125 Treasures: James Dooley’s Georgetown College Academic Medals
James Dooley’s Georgetown College Academic MedalsSilverAmerican1857-1860Bequest of James and Sallie DooleyMaymont Mansion Collection25.270-274, 25.280, and 25.285 James Henry Dooley enrolled at Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) in 1856 and graduated…
Read More125 Treasures: Portraits of James Henry Dooley and Sallie May Dooley
Portrait of Sallie May DooleyPortrait of James Henry DooleyArtist: William Garl Brown (1823-1894)1889Oil on CanvasBequest of James and Sallie DooleyMaymont Mansion Collection25.056 and 25.057 In 1889, when plans for the…
Read MoreMaymont Museum Collection, 125 Treasures
Maymont – originally the home to New South financier and philanthropist, James H. Dooley, and his wife, Sallie – is an amazingly intact estate of the Gilded Age and is…
Read MoreSupporter Profile: Peter Williamson
Describe your first Maymont memory. How did you end up at Maymont for the first time? Were you with family or friends? Our first visit to Maymont was about 25…
Read MoreSupporter Profile: Jody Korman
Describe your first Maymont memory. How did you end up at Maymont for the first time? Were you with family or friends? I visited Maymont with my family after we…
Read MoreWishes Granted by Maymont Volunteer
Carrying large bins filled with whimsy and wonder, Maymont volunteer Kathleen Hershner maneuvered her way down a sloping gravel path to the Garden Hall on a recent Saturday, preparing for…
Read MorePersistence: The Saga of Woman’s Suffrage
During the month of March we honor the accomplishments of generations of compassionate and persistent women who made a difference in the lives of others. One of the most significant…
Read MoreDooley-Era Aerial Photo of Maymont Discovered
The following post is by Dale Wheary, Curator/Director of Historical Collections & Programs, and Herbert Wheary Last year Richmond architect Gibson Worsham presented an extraordinary gift to the Maymont Mansion Archives—an…
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