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Window 5 – Nativity
Lower Subject: Nativity Inscription: none Dedication: In memory of Sue Young Lallande and John James Lallande, Louise Lallande Hoyt and Lindley Murray Ferris Maker/Date: Wilbur Herbert Burnham, Boston, Massachusetts, 1943 Background – This was the last window added to St. George’s and was donation outside the Parish. Wilbur Herbert Burnham, born in Boston in 1887, … Read more
Window 4 – Angel of Victory or Guardian of Medical Science
Lower Subject: Angel of Victory or Guardian of Medical Science Inscription: none Dedication: In memory of Lawrence Ashton, M.D. Dr. Ashton was one of the most prominent doctors of his day, born in King George in 1845 and received his medical education at the University of Washington, DC with further studies at the University of New … Read more
Window 3 – Three Women at the Tomb
Lower Subject: Three Women at the Tomb Inscription: “He Is Not Here, He Is Risen” Dedication: In memory of Judge R.G.L. Moncure, December 11, 1805—August 25 , 1882 and Mary Conway Moncure, April 11, 1807—April 9, 1895. A man in whom was no guile Maker/Date: The maker has not been positively identified though we suspect … 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
