Time Period: 1800s

The reredos appeared in the 1870’s, changed position in 1925, removed completely 1954, refinished and put back up by 2000 and shifted forward in the next 10 years.

Most of the church bulletins in our archives are post 1970’s. One exception is the one below from 1883 which is wonderfully preserved. Christmas from at least the 1880’s through the 1920’s featured only one Christmas Eve service which was a Sunday School celebration around 7pm with a single service at 11am on Christmas day.  … Read more

by Moncure Daniel Conway From his Autobiography “I remember vividly my first Christmas in St. George’s (perhaps my eleventh year). How beautiful it all was. I sat in the cushioned pew with beloved relatives, near the rector’s wife (granddaughter of Betty Lewis, Washington’s sister), and surrounded by elegant people. The church was festooned with evergreen, … Read more

Who was Hattie Tackett ? Some have claimed to seen her ghost. Barbara Willis wrote this short account for the ECW.

The Park Services “Voices” is at St. George’s 7pm, Sat., Dec. 10, 2016. Here is the full story and a preview. There are additional links about the interior picture used as well as the party described at the rectory at 303 Hanover Street.

This article was provided by John Hennessey and is from The Church Journal, a NY paper. It’s an appeal for funds for St. George’s in the aftermath of the war from Rev. Magruder Maury. Some interesting details about St. George’s are provided

From the Puritans onward, books written by American ministers are an important contribution to the story of America. There have been at least 4 works published as books by St. George’s rectors: 1. McGuire’s Spiritual Diary. 2. Randolph’s Day of Fasting and Prayer address on June 13,1861. 3. Several works collectively by John J. Lanier … Read more

John Vreeland surveys the relationship between architecture and music from the colonial period to 1925

Music at St. George’s has always had the organ at the forefront leading the congregation in hymns and providing the organist a chance to sample the wide organ repertoire in the prelude and postlude. This is a short history of organs at St. George’s and the beginning of a music series.

Here are 2 articles that have recently come to our attention, both from John Hennessey of the National Park Service