Mary Tileston Hemenway
American
Mary Tileston Hemenway was an American philanthropist, notable for her role in preserving American historic sites in the late 19th century. - AsNotedIn
Mary Tileston Hemenway was an American philanthropist, notable for her role in preserving American historic sites in the late 19th century. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1876/07/00 | Mary Tileston Hemenway volunteers $100,000 to save Old South Meeting house and challenges her Boston Brahmin friends to contribute the remaining funds. | Benefactor | Old South Meetinghouse | Boston | |||
| 1888/01/00 | Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition camps under a full moon inside the walls of casa Grande. White laying in their tents, Frank Cushing tells the group a Zuni folk tale, "Priest of the House". | Benefactor | Casa Grande National Monument | Coolidge | Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition |
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