The Woodstock Foundation, Inc. Billings Farm & Museum  2019 Report 

Woodstock Foundation

Board of Trustees Message from the Chair

Ellen R. C. Pomeroy, Chair n this Report you will read that the Billings Farm & Museum had Salvatore Iannuzzi, Vice Chair its most successful year ever in 2019. Success was measured by a David M. Simmons, President number of metrics: number of guests, number of scholarship stu- Douglas R. Horne dents, number of school groups, number of social media views, William S. Moody Iamount of milk and cheese produced, number of new interactive pro- John Osborn grams for both adults and children, expansion of the film series, and James S. Sligar more. In 2018 we promised to “raise the bar” and our talented staff John Hallowell, ex officio worked very hard all year and met the challenge. We thank them for what they accomplished and for all the enjoyment and learning that they brought to our members, guests and community. mission and purpose Truth be told, however, I am writing these comments from the vantagepoint of 2020, and the Billings Farm & Museum, like the The Woodstock Foundation, rest of the global community, is experiencing a very different set of Inc. promotes­ conservation,­ circumstances. How our team has again risen to the challenge of ­sustainable land use, and operating creatively and effectively in this new environment will be ­heritage as values that are ­essential to ­culture, ­community, highlighted in the 2020 Annual Report, but I can tell you now that they and the human spirit. have managed to “raise the bar” yet again. While under lock-down, the interpretive and programming staff quickly expanded its skill The Woodstock Foundation set and succeeded in providing informative and entertaining virtual explores the integration of experiences that reflect the Farm & Museum’s focus on heritage, farm conser­ vation,­ heritage, and human values, while advancing culture and our place in the environment. We hope that you have had programs,­ projects,­ and the opportunity to experience some of those programs. collaborations for the benefit But “virtual” lacks the easy give and take of “actual,” and we miss of the general public within you – our members and guests – during this time of closure. We miss the State of Vermont and your smiles, questions, enthusiasm, and energy, and look forward nationally. Recognizing that an to welcoming you back soon. We hope in the coming weeks and appreciation of nature, beauty, months that you will be ready to return to our beautiful corner of and ­heritage are essential to our sense of culture and Woodstock, and that you will continue your support of the Billings community and to lift and Farm & Museum’s mission by becoming a member, renewing your inspire the human spirit, the membership or making a donation. By joining our community of Foun­dation reflects the broad- members and donors, you become an integral part of the Billings Farm based philosophy and vision of & Museum’s vision and future. After all, you are the reason that we do its founders, Laurance S. and what we do. Mary F. Rockefeller. Ellen R. C. Pomeroy Chair, Woodstock Foundation 2 2019 REPORT

President & Executive Director’s Message

illings Farm & Museum and the Woodstock Within the Visitor Center and exhibit complex, we Foundation had an outstanding year in 2019. completed the second phase of the Farm & Museum’s BDuring the museum’s 37th operating year, we Activity Barn. It is now a fully insulated, multi-purpose welcomed 60,755 guests – the most in 25 years. Across space with new windows and doors, siding and roof, the seasons and throughout our landscape, guests cupola, interior and exterior lighting, and an energy were treated to an increasing number of interactive efficient heat pump heating and cooling system. The experiences, programs, and special events. A new new space served us well programmatically for an Garden Shed provided an additional focal point and array of school programs, the 33rd Annual Quilt site for engaging experiences, as did the first annual Exhibition, special events such as the Harvest Festival Sunflower House which, in its first year, was listed and A Family Halloween, programs and workshops, by Country Living magazine as one of the top 30 and for after-hours facility rentals. The new Learning sunflower experiences across the United States. Our Kitchen, completed in 2018, was a hub of activity Walking Trail, expanded and improved during the during the year with BF&M staff and Woodstock Inn year, similarly offered our guests new vantage points and vistas of the Ottauquechee River, the Farm, and Mt. Tom. The Show Barn and new Heifer Barn, located behind the Dairy Barn, offered additional spaces for farm-focused­­ engagement.

above: Cooking in the Learning Kitchen

left: The new Heifer Barn 2019 REPORT 3

& Resort chef-led classes and demonstrations. It also served as a a pre-film gathering spot for patrons of the 10th Annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series, which continued to offer an exceptional selection of award- he centerpiece of the Woodstock Foundation winning documentaries. is the Billings Farm & Museum, an operating During the year, we welcomed Michelle Adams dairy farm that continues a 148-year Somerville as the Farm & Museum’s new Executive T tradition of agricultural excellence. As the premier Vice President, a role that oversees external relations gateway for interpreting Vermont’s rural culture and communications, as well as interpretation, and agrarian heritage, Billings Farm offers diverse, education and retail development. Jennifer Flaster also interactive programs that focus on rural life, work, joined the team as our Manager of Advancement, a and land stewardship as reflected in the traditions newly created position directly overseeing marketing, and values of 19th-century farm families. We also public relations, membership and fundraising; and showcase the progressive improve­ments advanced Paul Brock rejoined the Farm staff. With our newly by Frederick Billings during the late 19th century. configured and talented staff in place, we are poised The Farm & Museum features the farm of the to make significant strides in 2020, expanding upon historic Billings estate and serves as the agricultural the outstanding Farm & Museum experiences that counterpart to Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National visitors remarked upon during the year: from the Historical Park. London couple who shared, “Our visit here on a rainy afternoon crystalized our love of Vermont and its unique ethos. A wonderful experience with amazing guides who tell the story of the farm with passion and knowledge,” to the New England visitor who wrote, “Every American should see the history of this beautiful land that has been preserved for generations to come. I M i s s i o n am very humbled.” We, as an organization and staff, are ourselves Inspiring and engaging generations through shared stories of Vermont’s rural culture and our humbled by these words, and they help to inspire and continued practice of responsible agriculture. propel us into the coming year with renewed vigor. We are ever appreciative and encouraged, as well, by the generosity of our members and the broader community, whose steadfast support undergirds our work ahead.

David M. Simmons President, Woodstock Foundation Executive Director, Billings Farm & Museum 4 2019 REPORT

Education Programs

illings Farm & Museum presents Vermont Annual Fund donations, these students received free farm life as history, science, traditional culture, admission and no-cost bus transportation to the Farm Band human interaction with the environment. & Museum. We are proud to have nearly doubled the During 2019, 4,145 school children engaged with number of scholarship students between 2018 and 2019. our staff, the site, and our programs and collections to better understand these themes in the context Interpretive Programs of 19th-century Vermont and in their lives today. Thanks to the public appreciation for our thematic Curriculum-aligned, established school programs were days – Time Travel Tuesdays, Wagon Ride Wednesdays, well attended, as were various homeschool programs. and Foodways Fridays – we added Thursday Threads, Story Activity Time preschool programs continued to which features different interpretive, fabric-related, be popular, and our three sessions of Junior Farmer hands-on projects each week. Enhanced foodways Camps were sold out. programming was moved to center stage in our new Student Scholarships Learning Kitchen, where Museum interpretive staff and chefs from the Woodstock Inn & Resort demonstrated Joining us for school programs this year were 582 and engaged with guests and workshop participants scholarship students from underserved schools in throughout the season. Vermont and New Hampshire. With great thanks to This year, the Woodstock Inn & Resort’s Master Gardener, Ben Pauly, created a magical, 10,000-square- foot Sunflower House experience comprised of more than a dozen varieties of multi-sized sunflowers in a maze-like setting. Guests were enthralled by what will become an annual special addition to our landscape. We expanded our array of gardening activities, centered on our new Garden Shed, which was made possible by a very generous grant from the SpringRiver Private Foundation Trust. These new offerings included a pollinator garden with programs and information; a Victory Garden with programs and history; and weekly herbal tea happy hour events.

First Artist-in-Residence

Kristina Rodanas was the Artist-in-Residence at Billings Farm & Museum in 2019. She provided interactive demonstrations and classes on sketching, painting, and crafts for members and guests, school Junior Farmer children, and workshop participants, teaching on the Camp porch of the Garden Shed, on the farm landscape, and in classroom spaces. 2019 REPORT 5

Thursday Threads

Making Butter

Doing laundry by hand on Time Travel Tuesday 6 2019 REPORT

Farm and Dairy Programs

he quality of our renowned herd of Jerseys continued to improve this year. In the final Tclassification of the Billings herd in November, the overall rating averaged 88 with several adult and young cows newly classified as Excellent and Very Good, respectively. Billings was well-represented at BF&M donations to Woodstock the Vermont State Show and at the Big E with great Community Food Shelf in 2019: results, and Billings-bred animals showed well at 200 pounds of meat, 20 dozen eggs, other shows across the country. Our Assistant Farm 30 gallons of milk, and many pounds Manager, Matt Deome, was elected to the board of of fresh garden-grown produce to directors for the Vermont Jersey Association, helping help area families in need to further represent the Farm within the Jersey world and the dairy industry. Billings Farm hosted the 2019 New England Jersey Youth Engagement Breeders Picnic at the end of July. We welcomed 90 During the year, we continued to emphasize and fellow breeders to the Farm, where we were proud to build upon our commitment to youth dairy activities. showcase a newly completed, state-of-the-art Heifer In June, we hosted the Second Annual Billings Farm facility. Measuring 50’ x 86’, the new barn, with its Youth Invitational Dairy Show. Experts from New nine heifer pens, will provide year-round space for the Jersey and Maryland traveled to Woodstock to judge younger members of the herd as well as a locus for and encourage the 50 entrants and to award the First interactive visitor programs. Annual Raymond Roberts Youth Showmanship award, which honors a beloved and long-serving worker at Billings Farm. Youth members of the 4-H Hartland Youth Invitational Dairy Show Cattle Club not only participated in the Invitational Show but also enjoyed the opportunity to provide food to hungry guests on special event days, with all proceeds helping fund their club and youth events. The Farm’s engagement with area youth also included working with eight volunteers from local schools and a summer farm apprenticeship by University of Vermont student, Taylor Wilson.

New Draft Horse Team

Billings Farm welcomed a new, young team of Mennonite-trained draft horses from Ohio. Luke (6) and Lonnie (7) are full brother Percheron geldings and are a wonderful, visitor-friendly, and handsome addition to our draft horse program. 2019 REPORT 7

Billings Remake Bounty

n Monday evening, May 13, 2019, our amazing 167,199 lbs. of milk; 10,446 lbs. of fat; and dear friend, Billings Remake Bounty 7,276 lbs. of protein. EX-94, was laid to rest peacefully on Of her accomplishments, perhaps her greatest a quiet piece of the Farm. In the 13 was the impact she had on the lives of all who knew Oyears since her birth at Billings Farm & Museum her and worked around her – Farm and Museum on December 2, 2005, Bounty left behind a ­lasting staff alike – along with hundreds of thousands ­legacy, both in the show ring as well as here at of guests over the last decade. For many visitors, home. Bounty’s face – seen from the comfort of her box Bounty’s claim-to-fame, and the spark that stall – would be one of the first things greeting would help propel Billings Farm genetics back into them when walking into the cow barn. All of us national prominence, came in the Fall of 2008 at the here at Billings Farm & Museum will miss seeing All American Jersey Show in Louisville Kentucky. that beautiful face whenever we walk into the cow There, she was named not only the Reserve All barn from now on, and she will never be forgotten. American Senior Two Year Old, but of the 362 Bounty’s legacy will continue to live on, through Jerseys shown that year and of the 14 that qualified, the many family members and descendants that Bounty was also named the Premier Performance remain here on the Farm. During 2019, Bounty’s Cow of the 56th All American Jersey Show – an granddaughter, Brynn, and great-granddaughter, award unheard of at the time to be given to such a Boeing, were born at Billings Farm and are just as young cow. Over her lifetime, Bounty produced an full of life as Bounty was her whole life long. 8 22019019 REPORT    60,755 total guests – the most in 25 years!

YouTube views by only year’s-end for our smoked cheese gold medal “Jersey Cows Let Out winner 13,000,000+ After the Winter” at the Big E video

166 tour bus groups

1,866 filmgoers in 2019 2019 REPORT 9 Animals on the Farm

56 cows 1st ever visit by Gov. Phil Scott

14 varieties made up the Sunflower House (64 in 2020!) 15 heifers

597,488 lbs 41 calves milk 2 pigs produced

13,380 lbs 96 school groups cheese produced 4 sheep 582 students attended on scholarship

34 5 Draft Horses chickens 33rd Annual Quilt Exhibition 1 cat enjoyed by more than 13,000 3 steers guests 10 2019 REPORT

Collections

he project by the Northeast Document The archives were also plumbed by local author Conservation Center to digitize and print Glenn Suokko for illustrative and research material for Treproduction copies of the Carleton Watkins his 2019 book, Marsh, Billings, Rockefeller in Woodstock. mammoth photos of Yosemite in the Billings Family This handsome volume weaves together the stories Archives was completed early in the year. The sets of these cornerstone families and the legacies they of 30 photographs, taken by Watkins in 1861 – one left. Billings Farm & Museum and Marsh-Billings- of which was purchased by Frederick Billings – were Rockefeller National Historical Park interpret these instrumental in President Lincoln’s decision to forever legacies to visitors today. preserve the striking beauty of the Yosemite Valley. Eight of our reproduction copies were featured in the 2019 BF&M exhibition, Watkins: Creating an American Landscape, which was installed in the Activity Barn. During the year, the Billings Family Archives was the focus of 92 researchers and research requests, including a multi-day visit by Tyler Green, author of Carleton Watkins: Making the West American. While in Woodstock, Green presented an illustrated lecture in the BF&M Theater on his current research on Watkins’ influence in establishing the National Parks. He noted that with the wide-ranging correspondence of Frederick Billings, the Billings Family Archives is among the nation’s most significant repositories documenting the history of the American West.

Watkins: Creating an American Landscape exhibition 2019 REPORT 11

Media / Promotion

Moooo! NBC5 showcased Wassail at Billings Farm The Billings Farm & Museum brand is extending beyond our campus through sales of Moooo! A Billings Farm Alphabet Book. The rich illustrations by Kristina Rodanas, 2019 BF&M Artist-in-Residence and children’s book author A new instant children's classic and illustrator, capture the magic of our historic working dairy farm and set this book apart from other alphabet books. From A to Z, the illustrations are entirely of Billings Farm – from our Jersey cows and scenic landscapes to quilts and sap gathering. Rodanas is the author and illustrator of he Billings Farm & Museum’s Facebook, more than 25 books for children, including Huck’s Way Instagram, and YouTube social media Home, the story of the arrival of Huck, our American channels advanced the breadth and dynamism T Milking Devon steer. of our offerings to a growing audience, regionally, nationally, and around the world. At year’s end, Facebook Likes and Followers totaled more than 41,000, and more than 38,000 were following the Billings Farm YouTube channel. Our message was amplified by social media bloggers and influencers from Boston to Berlin. Closer to home, we enjoyed excellent print coverage of activities at the Farm & Museum from pieces in Country Living, Woodstock Magazine, Vermont Standard, and Valley News. Billings Farm & Museum staff were interviewed by regional CBS and NBC TV affiliates, and an on-site press conference with Vermont Governor Phil Scott received broad media coverage. To raise awareness and encourage visitation, BF&M staff completed a multi-faceted exhibit window at the Woodstock Inn & Resort. It offers a brief orientation to Billings Farm & Museum and Marsh-Billings- Rockefeller National Historical Park. 12 2019 REPORT

Community Programs

Billings Farm hosted or participated in programs Vermont Governor’s Press Conference with the following organizations: Vermont History Day 4-H Clubs Vermont Youth Conservation Corps Americorps Vermont Working Lands Coalition Balancing Nature & Commerce in Rural Vital Communities Communities & Landscapes Woodstock Community Food Shelf Dancing With the Cannibal Giant: Our Woodstock Our Future New Stories for the Great Transition1 Zack’s Place Canon Envirothon2 Carleton Watkins: Making the West American2 1 co-sponsored by Sustainable Woodstock, Old Dog Documentaries and BALE (Building a Local Economy) 3 Community Garden 2 co-sponsored by Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Farm to Ballet Project 3 co-sponsored by Sustainable Woodstock Ottauquechee Natural Resources Conservation District Ottauquechee Riverbank Restoration Project Richards School – Literacy Night Student Conservation Association Silver Lake Progressive Club Taste of Woodstock Trek to Taste2 Vermont Cheesemakers Festival Vermont Dept. of Tourism and Marketing Vermont Community Foundation Annual Meeting

Woodstock Community Picnic 2019 REPORT 13

Board, Committee, and Membership Participation

Billings Farm & Museum and our staff had affiliations National Trust for Historic Preservation with the following organizations: New England Museum Association Agri-Mark, Inc. Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce American Alliance of Museums University of Vermont Extension Workshop American Association for State and Local History Upper Valley Business Alliance American Cheese Society Vermont Attractions Association American Jersey Cattle Association Vermont Buy Local Market Association for Living History, Farm and Vermont Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Museums Vermont Cheese Council Association for Preservation Technology International Vermont Council on Rural Development Connecticut River Watershed Farmers Alliance Vermont Fresh Network Durel Executive Roundtable Vermont Jersey Breeders Association Farm-Based Education Network Vermont Tourism Network Forest History Society Vermont Working Lands Coalition Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce Killington Pico Area Association Local First Alliance 14 2019 REPORT 2019 REPORT 15

Members and Contributors

The Billings Farm & Museum $250–$499 Albert Antosca Frank & Linda Chisari gratefully acknowledges the Barbara Barry & Michael Pacht Paul & Jennifer Argenti Nicholas & Erika Christakis ­support and commitment of Dick & Diana Beattie Rachel Aslett Mark Clapp its members and contributors Richard & Bonnie Atwood Jonathan & Leslie Clark ­during 2019. David Billings & Beverly Hall Donald & Jeris Boyce Chris & Christine Bailey-Kellogg Scott & Thistle Cone Robert & Patricia Barr Michael Conlogue & Paige McIntire $10,000 & ABOVE Jennifer Brock Daniel & Judith Coquillette Carol Barrett Kathy Connor Anonymous Joseph & Terri Davis Kaitlyn & David Barrette Maria Cooke Eric & Teresa Bauernschmidt Douglas R. Copeley & Joan E Desmarais $5,000–$9,999 Charlotte Donaldson Stephen & Joan Fitzhugh Harvey & Barbara Bazarian The Corkum Family Anonymous Charles & Frances Haywood Gus & Julie Beck Gian & Stephanie Corrado $2,500–$4,999 Patsy Highberg Michael & Margaret Beirne Denis Couture George Hollendersky John Bender Sam & Lindsey Couture John & Yarra Hallowell Carey & Susan Keyes Don Berth April & Bill Cowin $1,000–$2,499 Stephen & Olivia Kistner Jireh & Adriana Billings David & Patricia Crocker Douglas Birkett Amelia Cullinan Angela Ardolic Koetsier Family Eric Bland & Sarah Dahlen Joan Cure David & Mary Drewek Peter & Deborah Luquer Haldan & Gina Block Mrs. Lewis P. Curtis, Jr. Roger & Debbie Klene Ron Miller & Jackie Fischer Gary & Catherine Bock Damien & Kara Cushman Michael & Abigail Nolan Bill & Susan Moody Donna & Jim Bold Howard Brett Cutler John & Lesley Osborn Karen & Gary Mueller Borejsza-Wysocka Family Lawrence & Linda Dacey Ellen & Lee Pomeroy H. Nicholas Muller III Raymond & Mary Bourgeois Greg & Elizabeth Daniels Jim & Cheryl Scales Brian Murphy The Bouton Family Charlotte C. Danly David M. & Barbara Trippel Simmons David & Jerilyn O’Hearn Serge & Michele Bowers Andrew & Jill David James S. Sligar & Diana M. Sattelberger Lisa Pajolek Lisa Repp Parsons Laurel Boyd James & Cheryl Dean $500–$999 Camden Rainwater & Allison Buchanan Joseph H. Bragdon Ann Debevoise Malia Brink & Matt Holmwood Jeff & Terri DeDell Michelle Adams Marguerite Robinson Jordan & Mary Broadworth Nancy Delaney Mimi Baird Louise Schwebel Chris & Corinne Brooks Michael & Lisa Deliso Darrel & Polly Bigham Florence Short Geraldine A. Brown Keri & Jason Delp John & Alice Blount Mark & Cindy Slane Sarah Brown Michael & Jan Dempsey William T. Burgin Leif & Gunilla Smedman Nick Browning & Rebecca Ramsey Anna d’Entremont John & Laurie Chester David & JoEllen Sweet Bob & Judy Bruguiere Leo & Miriam Desmond David & Cathy Donath Donald Tofias Alan & Judi Bullock Russell & Susan Devick Werner & Sharon Graef Diana Marsh Brian & Jennifer Burchell Elise Dietrich Growald Family Jon & Terri Voigtman Madelyn Crudo Burke Cynthia K. DiNetta Linda Hanaway Jim & Milde Waterfall Eric Butler & Meredith Sorensen William Dinsmore & Britany Smith Joseph A. Hibbard Fielding L. Williams, Jr. Laurie Callahan Nelson & Carolyn Dittmar Douglas R. Horne $100–$249 Phillip Cabot Camp Sallie & Saunders Dixon Ed & Peggy Kavounas Shannon Campbell & Mike Reeves Jennifer Doherty Cara Demoulas Kettenbach Alice Abrams John & Deborah Carey Debra Domack Oliver & Tita Manice Thomas & Kathleen Aitken Chip Carver & Anne Delaney Tim & Lisa Dore Claudia C. Mooij Michael Allegretto Chris & Mary Carver Allen & Gail Dougherty Tanya Oblak Alice Allnutt Brian Cestaro Jason & Clare Drebitko Philip & Lynn Rauch Janet & Stephen Andersen Faye & John Chaplin Frank Drescher Janet Zwanziger Anitra Anderson K. Sandra Anderson & Reeve C. Williams Lea Chapman Ron & Kim Dull Richard Anderson Teresa Cheeks Anne Dustin C. Wallace & Mary Lou Andrias Jared & Kimberly Chicoine Elizabeth Duval 16 2019 REPORT

Brian & Sharon Earn Stephen & Carolyn Harasimowicz William & Janet Larkin Jack & Susan McNulty Margaret M. Eaton Barbara F. Harju Ron & Karen Lasky Katharine J. Mears Margaret Edwards & David Green John & Patricia Harris Cherolyn & Robert Laston Chalyse & Jake Measom Callie Elliston & Jerry Huck Jordan Harris Suzanne & Doug Laufer Hugh Medal Edwin English Patrick Hartmann Brad & Mary Lawrence Richard & Maureen Mehrman Michael & Susan Epstein Elizabeth Haviland Moisha Lebovits Nate & Emily Meloon Brian & Marcia Evans Nicholas & Brooke Hecker Amy Ledford Thomas & Jean Milano Debra Evans Tara Hedvat Laura Lee Barbara Mills Robert Fallon & Joan Leenig Jill & George Helmer Adam & Marissa Lehmacher William Minsinger Melissa & Rachel Fallot Eric & Kylene Henderson Nicole & Greg Leibon Gina L. Moore Susan & Barry Feinberg Ward & Cheryl Heneveld Jason & Elizabeth LeMoine Robert & Kim Moreno Laurel Feraco Faith Henricksen & Jerry Halstead Kevin & Pam Lessard Dan & Jane Moss David & Nancy Ferrero Patricia Herko-Romano Howard Levy Rusty & Mary Pat Navins Maggie & Wesley Fink Tammy & Ryan Hickox Ruth Levy & Giovanni Tabor Phillip & Susan Neuberg Michael Flaherty Cynthia Brown Hilliard Brad Limpert Bill & Debbie Nightingale Tina Fletcher Connie Hitchcock Susan Lockhart & Stephen Jambor Su Yu Ning Stacey Forest & Sue Crosby Albertus & Rachel Horsting David & Susanne Lodge Virginia Nix Betsy Forrest Anna & Douglas Housman Roger Logan & Susan Stulz David & Katherine Noble Robert & Marthe Forrester Kevin & Denise Hughes Sarah Logan & Chris Yen Jan Noskey Bridget & Matthew Fox Lindsay Hyde & Blair Baldwin Jeffrey & Johanna Longnecker Daniel & Moira Notargiacomo Bruce & Darlyne Franzen Henry Isaacs Alexander & Marisa Lorenzo Nick & Holly O’Brien Dail Frates Merideth Jackson Mr. & Mrs. W. Courtney Lowe Tom & Barbara Oko Michael & Margaret Galbraith Jamieson Family Robert & Amy Luisi Michael & Deborah O’Loughlin Anna Gall Ray Jansen Hannah Lyons Don H. Olson Kenneth & Candice Gammill Robert Jeremiah David & Meg Lysy Ron & Cathy Paprocki Jody Ganiban & Sandy Barsky Amber Johnson Brenden & Stacey MacAskill Todd Paton Ken & Rachel Gantz Ed & Abby Johnson Linda Machalaba Kevin & Molly Paturzo John M. & Diane P. Owen Garber Gerry & Emily Jones Kraig & Julie Mackett Richard & Jackie Pereira Kathryn Garner Alexis Kanda-Olmstead Chip & Britt MacPherson Christian Pettker Jim & Karen Geiling Thomas Kaneko Neil Mahoney Tiia Piller & Jorge Bejarano Marion & Frank Gerardi Peter & Lauren Kani Timothy Maines Patty Pittman & Alex Solomon John Gilbert Debra Kappel Barbara & Cynthia Maletz Jacquelyn Porter John & Delores Gilbert Omar & Karen Kariuki Craig Manning & Rebekah Coble Kim & Kathy Price Sandy & Karen Gilmour Eugene & Ruth Kellogg Forrest S. & Claudette Manning Michael Raboin Goff & Pfohl Family Jean Kelly Stuart Markowitz Colin & Maggie Raelsun Joe & Caryn Golden Elizabeth Kennedy The Marotti Family Peter Ragan Asim & Cara Grabowski-Shaikh Sherman & Laura Kent Daniel Marr Brett & Marianne Ralph Margaret Gray David & Jill Kiernan Erin Martin Jane Ralph Kerin & Charlie Green Howard & Kate Kilguss Geoff & Olivia Martin Rob & Linda Ramrath Glen & Christine Greenough Brian & Lauren Kiraly Terry & Kathy Martin Michael & Theresa Redington Rachel & Ben Guaraldi Ruben Klein & Debbie Hart-Klein Edgar & Nancy Matthews John Reese Marion Guggenheim Leonard & Elizabeth Klepner Chris Mattsson & Tom McHale Doug & Brenda Reeser Eileen Gullo Mark & Jen Kopf Lauren & David Matz Barbara & Steve Regen Nancy Gunshanan Jane Korey Louis & Karen Mazzarese Crystal Rich Elaine Gustafson Robert & Maria Koziak McCall Family Ron & Maria Richard Alan & Janice Gustman Lou & Beth Krefski Thomas & Susan McCaughey Gordon & Patricia Richardson William Guzie Amanda Kuhnert & Mike Mitchell Bruce McClelland Samuel & Kari Richardson Elizabeth Haartz & Walter Davis Lois Kuniholm Hope McDonough Elizabeth & Jon Ricketson Jeff Hafner & Elizabeth Roberts Linda J. Labriola & F.X. Flinn Jim & Kathy McHugh Paul & Sharon Rigali Robert & Honoré Hager Jane & Stephen Land Yaniris McLenithan Brent Ring & Meena Moorthy James & Amy Hambly Peter & Jesse Langella Alex & Chris McLeod Ron & Betti Risser Meredith Hanna Eileen Lanza & Lynn Ferguson Ryan & Sarah McMaster Doris Roberts 2019 REPORT 17

Joe & Erika Rocks Allan & Karen Smith Charlee A. Tufts Chester B. Williamson Kevin & Janice Roden Arnold & Elizabeth Song Jessica Turco Christopher Williamson Thomas E. Rogers Brittany Soos Laurence Ufford Ted & Fadia Williamson Martin & Katherine Rosen Elizabeth Soucy Jon Ulanet Deidre Willies & Vincent Berk Alex Rozek & Sarah Krueger Dean Staley Julian & Bonnie Underwood Charlie & Liza Wilson Elliot & Joan Rubin Thomas Standish & Amy Schlegel Mike & Teresa Urnezis Janet Wilson Stephen Rubino Jess Stauth Jim & Carroll Veltrop Hilary & Elizabeth Winkelmann John G.F. Ruggieri-Lam Stephanie & Justin Sterling Rose Vetere Nancy Hamill Winter Elizabeth Ruml Mark & Gail Lavin Stickney Clayton & Andrea Vigrass Virginia Wise David & Patricia Russell Bonnie Stillman Jonathan & Priscilla Vincent Duncan & Sara Wood Erik Russell & Hana Massecar David W. & Fenton M.N. Stirling Ross & Sandra Virginia Sarah Woodhead Nicholas Russell & Jennifer Caine L. James & Ronnie Stowell Imants Vitols John Wright & Karen Fogel Mary Ryan & Terry Appleby David & Danae Stromberg Adam von Reyn Carl & Susan Wulfestieg George & Ann Sadowsky Suzie & Chris Struble Rade Vukmir Craig & Sara Young Christine Scales William & Jean Stubelek Tina S. Nussbaum Wagler Michael & Donna Young Emily Schanck Malachy & Sarah Sullivan Robert Wagner Bennett & Casey Zapletal Elizabeth Schellhorn William Sullivan & Lois Lorimer Marjorie Wakefield & Kevin Rice Sheridan Zimmer Hedwig & Florian Schroeck Heather Sung & Kirt Frederickson Diane Walker Michael & Elizabeth Zsoldos John & Nancy Schullinger Jeff & Brie Swenson Lynda Wallace UP TO $99 Wendell & Patricia Scott Rebecca Swenson & Greg Dadekian Robert Wallace Aaron & Christine Settles Michael & Jennifer Taxman Patrick Walsh Nathan & Stephanie Adams Stacy Shaffer Carl & Ching-Wen Taylor Claire Walton & Eve Waterfall Mark & Jeni Albanese Michael & Phyllis Shankman Louise Nunan Taylor Carl & Loretta Ward Bethany Aldrich David P. Sharrow Sean & Terri Teasdale Jim & Milde Waterfall Betsy Alexander Audrey Shelto Vijay Thadani & Onita Connington Katherine Watts David Allen & Marcela Diblasi Susan Silberberg Thomas Family Robert Webber & Nora Doyle-Burr Stephanie Allen Doug Sisko & Rosanne Sheridan George & Dawn Thomas Rachel French Weber Andrea Ambros Arthur & Veronica Skerker Margaret Thomas Ann Williams Adam & Kristen Ameele Catherine H. Smith John Tirico Bob & Joan Williamson Amy & Fred Amell Colin & Alyssa Smith Rachel Towne Jane S. M. Smith

Farm to Ballet performed for an ­audience of more than 450 18 2019 REPORT

Paulina Amieva Sabrina Billings & Jesse Casana David & Elaine Bruce Jay & Terese Closterman Anderson Family Eric Bird & Derek Isaacowitz Paul & Mary Bunnell Janet Cobb & Bernard Cole Darvin & Laneé Anderson Jeff & Kathy Bishop Leigh Burgess Geoffrey Williams Colla Jennifer & Mark Anstendig Norine & Laura Black Therese Burke Alex & Amy Collins Daniel & Julianne Austin Rich & Polly Blackstock Brian & Emily Burkholder Karen Conboy Jim Austin Barbara Blaiklock Stephen & Annemarie Burlew Cicely Conway Maureen & John Ausura Danielle Blake Kristy Burns Walker Coppedge Ilyssa & Jacob Axel Emily Blake-D’Amato Paul Burns John & Suzanne Corey Ronald Baker William & Mary Bliss Peter Burrage Goodie & David Corriveau Betty Barba Fiona Blunden & John MacGovern Peter Busha & Jen Celley Megan Costantini & Shawn Morris Jenny Barba & Christopher Coughlin Michael & Isabel Bober Alyssa Butler Robert & Mary Costella John Barker Chris & Deirdre Boelke Timothy & Sharon Butterfield Sandra J. Cowen James & Jane Barrett Megan Bogonovich & Charles Tufankjian Elise Caffrey Robert G. & Mary Jane M. Cratty Steve & Emma Basham Henry & Jennifer Bona Kate Caldon Amanda Cross & Henry & Owen Draper Adele Bassett Sarah Bones Ben & Brigette Cameron Derek & Rosanne Cuje Nancy J. Bassett Susanto Bordoloi Phil & Mary Lee Camp Gary & Cohbin Curley Steven & Kathy Batson David & Susan Boston Melanie Campbell Brad & Alicia Cutts Sarah Bedard Anne Bourne Peter Carr & Lisl Warren Linda J. Cysz Stephen & Kathi Bednarek Gayl Braisted Frank & Helen Carta Charles & Phoebe Davidson James Bennett & Leah Thiffault Tamry Bratton David & Jacquelin Carty Melissa & Russ Davis Jeremy & Mallory Bennett Lori Brennan & Jonathan Horowitz Alexis & Josh Cascadden Nikki Davis Piper Benoit Steve & Stephanie Brennan Milani Casey Saba Davis Anna Berger Daniel & Brigid Brese Helen Cavin William S. Davis Federico Berruto Craig & Danielle Bridge Annabel & Richard Cellini Victor De la Guardia Brian & Molly Betournay Preston & Kerilyn Bristow Rob & Jan Chapman Gaston & Rene de los Reyes Gary & Michelle Bettman Laurie Brittain Teresa Chia & Jonathan Winter Dawn Deibler Bharucha Family Mary Broderick Tim & Cathy Claflin Debo-Delmelle Family Kate Bidlack Stephen & Deborah Brooks Jessica & Jean Clapp Jennifer Dembinski Cindy Billingham & Chelsea Roy Diana Brown Kate Clark Jack Derevensky John & Barbara Billings Kurt & Laura Brown Alison Clarkson & Oliver Goodenough Marcelle Derevensky Robert Billings Michael & Susan Brown Laura Clayton Rolf Diamant & Nora Mitchell Lynn Dillon Damian DiNicola Rebecca DiSavino & Kyle James Honey Donegan Berna & Edward Donlon Doolittle Family Michele & Arthur B. Dougherty Janet Dracksdorf & Stephen Mills Kevin & Charlotte Dunn The Durkel-Gaeddert Family Beckie & Jessica Eakin Bruce & Dyan Earle Linda Eastley Jo-Ann Ecker Elizabeth Edmunds Victoria & Kristen Edwards Donny & Sherri Elder Titia Ellis Angela Emerson Burcu Eraslan Theresa Estrada 2019 REPORT 19

Joanne Fairchild John, Tori & Lilliana Hart Jamisen Fallot & Matt Sacco Jonathan & Margaret Hastings 2019 Member Celebration Mark Felone Elouise A. Hauserman Paul & Maryanne Feyer Bob & Suzanne Hawley Franklin Fiedelholtz Gregory & Elizabeth Heath Carey Field Clay & Catheryn Hembree Gerry Fields Jeff & Marian Herrick Michael Flaherty Frederick & Susan Hesse Carl Fleischhauer Richard & Michelle Hicks Peter Fleishman & Patty Harrigan Mark & Sarah Higgins Marion Foley Jeff Hildreth Robert & Sharon Foley Elizabeth Hirsh Stacey Fontaine-Stearns Nancy Hoblin Polly Forcier & Jack Nelson Alex Hocherman Ben & Keri Ford Tina Hoffman Steve Fox Kathryn Holland & Dustin Hawkins Fox-Leger Family Len & Kris Holmes James & Donna French Deborah Holmgren Kimberly French Ezekiel Holt Brian & Susan Friguliette John & Jayna Hooper Anne Frost Avery Hoppa David & Emily Fuller Mark Horowitz Erwin Fullerton Jeffrey Horrell & Rodney Rose Jim Kelly Thomas & Paula Little Brianne & Bonnie Gallagher Coleman W. & Cecilia Hoyt Meghan Kelly Dalton Rayne & Michael Loder Ken & Melissa Galton Oliver & Alyssa Huck Beth & Eric Kemp Joanna Long Craig Ganoe & Mary Ann Suriel Kristen Hunter & Philip Wong Nicholas & Clarissa Kendall Eric & Hongbo Loo Jennifer Garrett Kathryn & Elias Hyams Hector Kent Jeff & Karyn Lord Alysia Garrison Barbara & William Hyde Rachel N. Keyser Bess Lovett Jeffrey & Robin Gebrian Tate Isgrig Doseok Kim Leonie W. Luterman Kristen Getchell & Jacob Backon Matt & Helen Jakubowski The King Family Noel J. Lutkowski Ian & Bonnie Gill Lawrence Jenkyn & Laurie Greenberg Chanté Mouton Kinyon Cristal Lynch & Raymond Werner Ethan Gilmour & Jacqueine Graziano Barbara Johnson Kristene Klepser M. MacDonald Sandy Gmur Betty Johnson & Lee Lowell James Knauer Mick Maguire Guy & Cheryl Godschall Roger & Sue Johnson Darin & Rose Knaus Paul & Kathy Mahoney Robert & Francine Goldfarb Deanna Jones Robert & Elaine Koester Kevin & Mary Mahony Elena Gonzalez Kathy Jones Lori & David Kraemer John & Janet Malcolm Beth Gould Shaniqua Jones Jake & Katherine Kransteuber Matt & Liz Maliszewski Mary & George Graham Jos Family Howard Krum & Mary Margaret Sloan Ellen Manley Linda S Grant Liz Joseph & Ufford Family Rob & Sandy Kugler Mann Family Michael Grappo Shawn Joyce Paul & Maureen Kulinski Michael & Mia Mann Geoffrey & Hilary Grove Stephanie Joyce David Lamb Suzanne E. Markloff Christopher Grugan Gaurang & Alison Kadakia Ralph & Fran Lancaster Diana Marsh Rachelle & Orlando Guitian Joshua & Diana Kaiser Joseph & Emily Laston Jordan & Chelsea Martin Shengyuli, Tianning Li & Lijun Guo Robert & Sue Kancir Dan & Julie Latham John & Leah Martineau Vivek Gupta James F. & Hannah Kane Ryan & Elisa Latreille Mary & Tom Martz Tanya Hahnel & Jesse Purris John & Andrea Kannas Julia Lau & Raphael Adamek Massa Family Cynthia Hale Penelope Kassaris Sylvie Lavoie-Finer Sarah Massucco & Stephen Chipman Michael & Fiona Hall Ken & Marcia Katsirebas Liza & Justin Lefkowski John Mathews Christine Hamner Sean & Susan Keaney Adam & Emma LeWinter Joe & Meg Matz Diane & Joseph Hanna Alexandra Keller & Frazer Ward Andrew Lin Janice McCabe & Jeremy Vida Derek & Heather Hanson Holly Keller Lisa Lindstrom Bruce McClelland Scott Hardy Elizabeth & Shawn Kelley Marta Liroff Matt & Ali McCourt 20 2019 REPORT

Jane McCall Politi Ed & Judy Savarese New team, Luke & Lonnie, Ryan & Bethany Polk Alexis Schleicher in the Wassail Parade Ken Bunce & Rebecca Post Kevin & Ruth Schutz Bill & Rita Post Joy Schuyler Tess Powell John & Nancy Scott Candace Powers Mark & Maura Scully Bradford & Christa Prescott Ray & Audrey Sears Brenda-Lee May Prescott Jess & Evan Seely Eliza Prescott Felipe Severino Hannah Prescott Donald & Lauren Sharkey Caitlin & Alex Pries Cheryl Shattie Paul & Rachel Putney Michael Shea Margaret Pyer Evan Sheehan & Courtney Orwig Bob & Ann Quasman Caroline M. Shepard Rory & Jane Quinn Jeff & Shelley Shores Laura McDill Barbara & Allan Newton Heidi Racht Matthew Shulman Lori McDonald & Tim Downes Elizabeth Nickerson Jim & Sue Racko Darius Sidebotham & Cara Quackenbush Mark & Amy McElroy Helen Nightingale Ann Raniszewski Gregory Sieczkiewicz Kenneth McEnaney Elisa Nigrini & Andy Erickson Dolores Rawding Sonja & Ken Sieling-Boumenot Faith McGovern Gail Niles Annemarie Redmond Robin Simpson Hatsy & Tom McGraw Kate Norton Natalie & Charles Reed David Singer & Toni Vendetti Ms. Marshall McKee Lawrence Noyes Ross Reese Michael Skinner James McKelvey Elisabeth Nunez Paul & Bev Regan Slakas Family Brooke McLaughlin & Alex Magleby Jaki & Don Oakland Nancy & Bob Rehm David & Cronin Sleeper Catherine Mead Frank & Barbara O’Connell Brian V. & Sarah Revell Ed & Carol Smoragiewicz Adrienne Mehalow JoEllen O’Connor & Stephanie Goulet David T. Riedel Renee & Mike Snow Sara Meling Sue O’Connor & Chuck Cure Joe & Rachael Ringenbery Robert S Soloff David Mellgard Tim & Pamela O’Connor Jamie Ritone Megan & SoYoun Song John & Bridget Mercaldi Rebecca O’Leary Ritter Family Mr. & Mrs. Laurence T. Sorkin Margaret Merrill Kelly Olive Jen Robb Gillian Sowden & Evan Bick Charles Meyer Carey R. O’Neil Alberto Rodriguez Eric Sparwasser & Anke Moinian Jamie & Chuck Meyer Alex Orem & Ellen Seiffert Julie Romm & John Escobar Joyce Spector Matthew & Tara Mills Rachel Orr Daniel & Eva Roos Beryl W. Spencer Ben & Hillary Minerd Nancy Osgood Brandon & Kristen Root Melton L. Spivak Kathleen Minnucci George O’Toole & Deborah Hogan Eric Rosenbach Ellen V. Sprouls Matthew Mitchell Ashley Pakenham Matthew & Nichole Rossi Allan & Sara Stadler Peter & Anna Mlodzik Virginia Palmer Joanne H. Roth Aleksandra Stark Scott Monahan Michele Parker Benjamin & Aliza Rubin Peter Steffens Ashley Moore Cindy Patch Elisabeth Russell Bess Steiger Jeffrey Moore & Mary Heath Jack Paterno & Family Jonathan Rutherford Wendy Stephens-Grube Rhoda Moore Carole Paul Chris & Kathleen Ryan Andrew Stern Sharon Morales Amy Pawlak & Jason Vincent Kara Ryan Patrica Stewart Stephanie Morgan Matt & Kathy Pazaryna Emily & Chris Ryckman John Stillwaggon Atty & Kyler Moriarty Kyla Pearce & Family Tony Salera Matt & Jessica Stout Constance Moser William & Sarah Perkins The Salter Family Sonya Stover Mulchandani & Chaudhary Family Dominick & Catherine Perugini Candice & Pat Salvas Randall Stratton & Francesca Cinelli Dan & Janet Mullen Doug & Barbara Peterlin Corinne Sandor Katherine Strong Linda Mullestein Ethan Phelps Peter Santos Michele Stuart Amy Murphy Deborah Phillips Michael & Nancy Sargent Autumn Sullivan Suzanne Murphy Nancy Phillips Erin Sarkozy Sundaram-Muthappan Family Allison Nagle & Tom Sullivan Hazen Pike Ellen Satterthwaite Rhonda Sutaria Michael & Susan Namath Stowell Piper Christine Savage Richard Sweeney 2019 REPORT 21

Daniel & Kelly Swegart Max Wunderlich & Family BUSINESS $100-$249 Latham Memorial Library Lee & Nancy Tabas Elizabeth Yaddow Abbott Memorial Library Meriden Library Rebecca Talcott Beverly Young Aggregate Insights Morrill Memorial & Harris Library Tracey Thaler & William Wellborn Susan Zanoline Baxter Memorial Library Newbury Public Library Thurber Family Greta & Larry Zeitliu Belcher Memorial Library Norman Williams Public Library David Thurmer & Brenda Rubach Qiong Zeng Blake Memorial Library Norwich Public Library Tracey Tibbetts Marianne Zephir Brooks Memorial Library Old Dog Documentaries, Inc. Brian & Chrissy Tomasette Kyle & Jill Zick Brown Public Library Ottauquechee Natural Resources Conservation District Susan Quinn Tomis Jonas Zikas Canaan Town Library Poultney Public Library Dannielle & Paul Towle Jamie & Lydia Ziobro Converse Free Library Quechee Library Sheila Trask John & Susan Zuccotti Cornell Library at Vermont Law School Reading Public Library Bess & Brandon Trevino Dunbar Free Library BUSINESS $1,000-$2,499 Rochester Public Library Jamie Monzo Tsai Ellaway Group Smith, Alvarez, Sienkiewycz Architects Rutland Free Library Matthew Tullman Enfield Public Library Sherburne Memorial Library Karea Tully BUSINESS $500-$999 Firetech Sprinkler Silsby Free Public Library Mike Turner Fletcher Free Library H.P. Cummings Construction Co. Sleep Woodstock Motel Monty & Karen Turner Fletcher Memorial Library Mascoma Bank Springfield Town Library David & Michelle Tyler Friends of the Orford Libraries Road to the Pogue, CBHM, Inc. Stowe Free Library Megan Valdes General Motors Corporation Woodstock Inn & Resort The Village Butcher Auben Van Meter & Douglas Murphy Town of Goshen, Vermont Walpole Library Ken & Carole Van Meter BUSINESS $250-$499 Hancock Free Public Library Alexei & Julia Viazmenski West Hartford Library Dynamic Business Solutions, Inc. Hartland Public Library Taryn & Ken Vikse Wilder Club & Library Naked Table Project Hartford Library Jessica Walsh Windsor Public Library The Village at White River Jct. Howe Library Jeffrey & Sara Wantman Woodstock Christian Child Care Woodstock Community Trust Kilton Public Library Steven & Terry Ward Woodstock Insurance, Inc. Zack’s Place Kimball Library Liz Warren Phil & Janet Warren Jeffrey & Kristina Waters Richard & Angie Weatherby Paul Weaver Joey & Eric Webster Ulrike G.K. Wegst Daniel Weinstein & Amelia Ihlo Dan & Jessica Weintraub Jeff & Adrienne Weld Bruce Weston Shannon Wheadon William Whelan John & Jane Whelihan David & Sherry Whitney Roger & Kathy Wiggins Garett Wiley & Soo Kang Melanie Williams & Bob Merrill Stevens Williams & Sherri Yoshizu John & Kimberly Wilson Karen Wimmer Christel Winkler Koeppel Family Karl & Phyllis Wood Gene & Helene Woodward Kevin & Dana Wright 22 2019 REPORT

BUSINESS – UP TO $99 IN HONOR OF: Mr. & Mrs. Laurance S. Rockefeller DIRECTOR Barbara Harju 506 On the River Inn The American Legion/Ora E. Paul Post #24 Geraldine Brown Elizabeth Haviland Anything Printed, LLC Braeside Lodging Bonnie Stillman Sugarbush Farm Joseph Hibbard Brian P. Graphic Arts Bruguiere Grandchildren Kathryn D. Wendling Champlain Orchards DONOR ADVISED FUNDS Bob & Judy Bruguiere Marjorie Wakefield & Kevin Rice Conway Landscape & Lawncare Tyler J. Lutkowski American Endowment Foundation Karl & Dorothy Wolff Crystal & Bark Designs/ Noel Lutkowski The Little Flower Shoppe Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Adele Bassett Just Gives – Great Nonprofits Nancy Phillips Pike Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP Schwab Charitable Anonymous Janice Graham & Company, PC FILM SERIES SPONSORS Mark D. Knott, DDS Vanguard Charitable Diane Walker Rain or Shine Tent Company Aggregate Insights ANGEL GRANTS Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C. Maplewood Orchards SpringRiver Private Foundation Trust Wayne Wilson Excavating, Inc. IN MEMORY OF: Vermont Flannel Company MATCHING GIFTS SUPPORTER PATRON Artistree Eaton Vance Dennis Brown The Ellaway Group Braeside Lodging ING Financial Services Darlyne & Bruce Franzen Woodstock Inn & Resort Cabot Creamery Cooperative OSIsoft Charles Himmelfarb PRODUCER Cloudland Farm Rockefeller Matching Gift Center Melton Spivak D.R. Horne & Company Liz Estabrook-Hatfield, Fitness Professional Marie Hollendersky Greater Good Media Hayes, Windish & Badgewick George Hollendersky Gurney Brothers Construction Inc. Magee Office Products Walter G. May Hooker & Holcombe Redstart Inc. Brenda Prescott Kingdom County Productions Schaal Electric, P.C. Richardson Family Farm Townline Equipment Sales, Inc. Smith, Alvarez, Sienkiewycz Architects The Village Butcher Woodstock Insurance, Inc. The Woodstock Gallery Worthy Kitchen The Yankee Bookshop

Guests enjoy Herbal Tea Happy Hour at the new Garden Shed 2019 REPORT 23

Staff & Volunteers

Courtney Barcomb, Farm Staff Interpreters Frances Robinson Junior Volunteers Paul Brock, Farm Staff Kristina Rodanas Adele Bassett Nathan Satterfield Sequoia Barbour Timothy Carson, Farm Staff Gabrielle Bourassa Caroline Shepard Hannah Deome Amy Deome, Teamster Richard Carbin Jenney Silva Morgan Friedman Brian Deome, Farm Staff Anita Carlson-Allen Tiana St. James Skylee Gadapee Chuck Deome, Farm Manager Ann D’Anna Kathy Terwelp Cosette Meloon Barbara DeStefano Delia Morgan Emily Deome, Lead Milker Elizabeth Usilton Susan Feinberg Haley Usilton Beatrice Raiken Matthew Deome, Assistant Farm Manager Gregory Franklin Grace Vollers Marshall Somerville David Donath, President Emeritus/Historian Alexa Grout Mary Watkins Jennifer Flaster, Manager of Advancement Marsha Hammond- Benjamin Weatherill Volunteers Brummel Margaretta Howe, Manager of Retail & Lynne Weatherill Roy Hatch Patricia Campbell Product Development Karen Weinstein Brook Heston Caitlin Crane Emily Koetsier, Collections Manager Susan Westbrook Kaelan Heston Crossroads Academy Karen Wiswell Marian Koetsier, Administrative Officer Susan Heston students Jennifer Kopf, Manager of William Blake Allegra Davis Interpretation & Education Heston Farm Staff, Joey Deome Camen Lackney, Facilities Assistant Norine Hopewell Part Time Jo-Ann Ecker Karen Engdahl Amy McClure, Schedule & Volunteer Eileen Horner Samuel Blanchard Brook Heston Coordinator Anjali Rose Karoli Harvey Bumps Josette Jones Benjamin McLean, Facilities Manager Nancy Katz Andrew Palazzo Emma King Mark Kopf Peggy McLean, Visitor Services Assistant Emily Surrell Sandy Palmer Britney Koetsier Paige Surrell Tina Morgan, Business Assistant Priscilla Pannell Cynthia Kozara Lillie Tuckerman Patrick O’Donnell, Farm Staff Elliot Kraut Phyllis Perry Thomas Remp, Marketing Manager Frances Lancaster Casual Staff Mike Raboin Christine Scales, Interpretation & Ralph Lancaster Doris Roberts Education Coordinator Christine Lesinski Paige Bissaillon Spencer Schwenk Andrew Seiple, Facilities Assistant Leland Mahood Patty Davis Barbara Trippel Terry Martin Melanie McGovern Simmons David Simmons, President & Executive Kathy Terwelp Director Amy Martsolf Janet Noskey Brighton Janet Richards April Urbanowski Michelle Adams Somerville, Executive Vice Martsolf-Tan Eric Walters President Miranda Sherrock Jackson Martsolf-Tan Jeffrey Thibeault Audrey Ward Kristina Sprague, Administrative Assistant James McCarthy Taylor Wilson Kyle Sykes, Facilities Assistant Harriot McGraw Erin Wood Marjorie Wakefield, PR & Community Abigail Nickerson Relations Coordinator Kara Polito Marianne Zephir, Archives & Kathryn Rathmann Curatorial Manager Victoria Charlene Robillard 24 2019 REPORT

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller The Woodstock Inn National Historical Park & Resort

The Woodstock Foundation operates­ in In a major bequest from the estate of partnership with the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Laurance S. Rockefeller, ownership of the National Historical Park, which was created­ by Woodstock Inn & Resort was gifted to the a gift to the American people by Laurance S. Woodstock Foundation in 2008 to support­ and Mary F. Rockefeller. The Billings Farm & the Foundation’s charitable purposes.­ The Museum provides an information desk, as well Inn will continue to serve as an anchor for as parking and other facilities.­ The Foundation the ­preservation and economic vitality of also holds and manages a fund for preserving Woodstock village and its significance as a the Park’s historic­ resources. cultural heritage tourism destination. Design: Brian P Graphic Arts, www.brianpgraphics.com Photo Credits: Billings Family Archive, BF&M Staff, Nancy Nutile-McMenemy, and Woodstock Inn & Resort