Dodona Manor, a National Historic Landmark, was the retirement home for General George C. Marshall and his wife, Katherine.
By now most of you are saying "who is Gen. George Marshall?" Perhaps a few of you have linked him to the Marshall Plan (if so, you must be a history buff). We went with Judy and Mike Wodynski while we were in Leesburg, VA. All five of us benefited from the video about his life that we watched before being allowed to tour the house.
Mike made the astute comment that this was one of the few times he has toured a house that is set in the 1950s (as far as decor) -- the house was actually built in the 1820s. We have all been in houses like it -- it reminded me of my dad's parent's house (Tata and Grandad), as well as Don's mom's house in other ways. I felt as if I could make myself at home in their family room.
In my mind, though, Dodona Manor will be linked with the time Ashley could not answer a question about history. The tourguide, a lovely Southern lady, pointed to a picture 
and asked Ashley who he was. Even after explaining she is from New Jersey and we don't cover Civil War history for a while, she pointed to a different picture of him when he was older 
and thought she would recognize Gen. Robert E. Lee. Teasing aside, she did recognize all the pictures of General George Washington and could answer her other questions about history.
and asked Ashley who he was. Even after explaining she is from New Jersey and we don't cover Civil War history for a while, she pointed to a different picture of him when he was older 
and thought she would recognize Gen. Robert E. Lee. Teasing aside, she did recognize all the pictures of General George Washington and could answer her other questions about history.
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