GTMS Supports Courtyard Eagle Project Click the pictures to enlarge. On a bright but chilly November day, the courtyard behind Gadsby’s
Tavern Museum was given a make Thad, who often acts as a cheerful indentured servant at Museum balls, submitted his very detailed plan to the Museum Director and a member of Alexandria’s Board of Architectural Review. With their only minor revisions, he presented the concept to the GTMS Executive Board to request help with the funding, and the Society agreed to fund the entire request of $500 needed for supplies and debris clearance. Over 20 Scouts from Troop 135 plus another 20 or so Scout leaders, family members, and friends came together on November 23rd and began the arduous task of removing years of debris that ranged from yard waste to broken microwaves from around the courtyard outbuildings. Then as the main improvement, the older Scouts began to build a fence to hide the trash containers used mainly by Gadsby’s Tavern Restaurant. The younger Scouts and friends worked at cleaning up the planting areas and covering them with fresh mulch. Another of the tasks involved the strenuous efforts needed to clean the historic plaque at the back of the courtyard. Years of weathering had taken its toll on the plaque which reads:GADSBY’S TAVERN
While Alexandria City owns the Gadsby buildings, the Gadsby's Tavern Restaurant is commercial operation, which very kindly provided lunch to the Boy Scouts and their helpers.
GTMS is proud to have financially supported Thad Morgan’s Eagle Project, which will shortly lead to Thad’s achieving the coveted Eagle status in the Boy Scouts of America. |