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


Timeline

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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