Instructor: Ransom Schwerzler is the Director of Meadow Garden, home of George Walton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence. She has a degree in History from Auburn University. She manages exhibits, facilities, educational programs, and events while telling the story of the founding of our country. Description: As we celebrate 250 Years of History - 125 Years of Preservation, we will explore history through the life of George Walton, one of the youngest signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the preservation of Meadow Garden. We examine George Walton’s life to see how an orphan became a leader in the Revolution. We meet the women of Meadow Garden, from Dorothy Walton and the enslaved woman Cloe, who were captured by the British, to author Octavia Walton LeVert. We will tour Meadow Garden and learn how it was saved from destruction by a group of determined women.