Ransom Schwerzler
Inspiring Women
Meadow Garden has always been a place for inspiring women: Dorothy Walton and the enslaved woman, Cloe, were captured at sea by the British during the Revolution. George Walton’s granddaughter, Octavia Walton LeVert, was a member of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association and wrote Souvenirs of Travel. The early Georgia Daughters saved Meadow Garden from demolition and founded one of the earliest house museums. Women have always played an important role in the history of Meadow Garden.
The Meadow Garden Board is a group of women who work together to share the story of American Independence and bring it to life through historic preservation, education, and patriotism.
Meadow Garden Board of Trustees
Amy Pittman Lawson, State Regent
Ann Benson Ameye, First Vice State Regent
Deborah Taylor Powell, Meadow Garden Chair
Meadow Garden Board
Amy Pittman Lawson, State Regent – Chair
Ann Benson Ameye, State First Vice Regent – Secretary
Mary Shepherd Kuntz, State Second Vice Regent
Mary Ruth Mullins, State Treasurer
Deborah Taylor Powell, Meadow Garden Chair
Mary Norris, Augusta Chapter Regent
F. Anne Hinton, College Hill Chapter Regent
Lauren Hill, Stallings Island Chapter Regent
Betty Brown Harrah, Honorary State Regent
Joyce Ball Patton, Honorary State Regent
Cameron Floyd Abney, Development Chair
Cheryl Nestler O’Dell, Patrons
Holly Croft, Volunteers
Ransom Bennett Schwerzler, Director (ex officio)