what we do
Giving back to members and the community
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Oklahoma
Cimarron #1195 cleaned and waxed two important bronze statues on the grounds of the Oklahoma State Capitol.
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Iowa
The entrance pillars to Evergreen Cemetery in Red Oak, Iowa, were restored by Calendar Girls #1195.
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Kansas
Lucinda Mahaffie #1411 restored a sulky riding plow.
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Michigan
The interior/exterior window painting project for Provencal-Weir House was completed by Fox Creek #216.
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Michigan
Waldenwoods #569 restored a parlor stove for the Tyrone Township Town House.
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Wisconsin
This is one of several windows that were restored at the historic Janesville Women’s Club Association Building by Monterey #266.
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Arizona
Four Peaks #1207 installed signage at the McCormick Stillman Railway Park to be placed by the Arizona Merci Train boxcar to explain its significance to the general public visiting the park.
Scholarships and fellowships
Since 1973, THE QUESTERS has funded a two-year scholarship, totaling $50,000, to a graduate student earning a Master's degree at the Columbia University School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. To date, 44 scholars have received funding from THE QUESTERS.
Additionally, THE QUESTERS awards one student a 3-year Fellowship, totaling $60,000, to the University of Delaware/Winterthur Art Conservation Program for a masters degree in their Art conservation Program. To date, 10 fellows have received funding from THE QUESTERS.
To date, 43 Scholars and 10 Fellows have received funding through THE QUESTERS, reaching a total of over one million dollars in awards.
MADELINE (MADDIE) GWYTHER
Scholar #44
Projects that some of our past scholars and fellows have worked on include the following: improvements at the Statue of Liberty and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis for the National Park Service; monumental public buildings, such as the U.S. Supreme Court Building, the United Nations, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library; exhibits, such The Denver Art Museum’s exhibition on the fashion of Veronique Peck, wife of actor Gregory Peck.
