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Preferred Citation

Dogwood Garden Club of Queens Lake Yearbooks and Photographs, 1983-2017, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Dogwood Garden Club of Queens Lake and the Williamsburg Historical Records Association, 2018.

Scope and Contents

22 Yearbooks of the Dogwood Garden Club of Queens Lake spanning the years 1983- 2016 and 6 photographs featuring members of the club and a bench dedicated by them. The Club had an official prayer, motto, creed, and gavel carved out of dogwood. Their club flower was the dogwood and bird was the bluebird. The yearbooks contained a roster of members, reports on club projects, a club constitution and bylaws, and a calendar of events.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Gardening -- Societies, etc.