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Duff Green (1792-1854)
The Green family was from Culpeper and was lured to Falmouth due to the developing flour industry in Famouth. By 1830’s he was an inspector of flour at the port of Falmouth. This was a significant position. Reports sent to Richmond and published in Va. Herald show more barrels of flour deriving from Falmouth than … Read more
Peter Myers (1927-2016)
Pete was a northerner from Long Island who came to St. George’s some 60 years ago in 1956 before he was 30 years old. He carried with him from New York a love of the sea and owned several boats in his life time. He journeyed to Richmond early in his career where he sold … Read more
Bill Greenup (1934-2015)
From his obituary “He was born on Sept. 9, 1934, the youngest son of Murray and Gretta Greenup of Lorain, Ohio. He was an alumnus of Brookside High School in Sheffield, Ohio, The Ohio State University in Columbus and The University of Oklahoma in Norman. He retired as director of the Marine Corps Research Center … Read more
Getting Started in St. George's History - 6 essential resources
Selections from several categories of our history.
McGuire served all 3 churches over the course of 45 years. He is probably the most influential of all our rectors in all phases of ministry from preaching, teaching, and outreach. Trip Wiggins, our archivist, wrote this for a Sunday school class and has been teaching classes for years
6. Tom Faulkner confronts the Vestry on race
Faulkner served St. George's for 30 years from 1946-1976. During these years racial policies were paramount, especially 1954, in the year of Brown vs. Board of Education, Faulkner was challenged by the Vestry on the role of Blacks in our service. He was able to move St. George's toward racial justice that other rectors would further
