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Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting
Annual Joint Meeting with ALIS/DC-MD-VA
November 13, 2009
Mount Vernon, Virginia

The VRA Mid-Atlantic Chapter met jointly with ARLIS/DC-MD-VA on Friday, November 13, 2009 at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens in Northern Virginia.  Although the day was grey and rainy, our collective spirit was undampened.  There were 17 attendees from the VRA Mid-Atlantic Chapter and 30 attendees from ARLIS/DC-MD-VA.  The day began with a tour of the Mt. Vernon Mansion.  Business meetings for the two groups followed.  Lunch at the Mt. Vernon Inn was a unique treat with wait-staff in historic costume and the setting and menu choices reflective of colonial times.  After lunch we were given tours of the David W. Reynolds Museum and Educational Center, followed by a tour of the library where some rare books and special collections were on display. 

We owe thanks to Joan Stahl, the Librarian for Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, for making all the arrangements for our meeting.

VRA Mid-Atlantic Chapter attendees were: Kathe Albrecht, Jessica Bailey, Cyndi Frank, Andrea Gibbs, Liz Gushee, Macie Hall, Chris Hinojosa, Jeannine Keefer, Gretchen Kennedy, Gerrianne Schaad and guest Gunder Varinlioglu, Steve Tatum, Tina Updike, Jay Van Rensselaer and Bob Willis.

Photograph by James T. Van Rensselaer