OUR HIGHLIGHTED EXHIBITS

                 A Short History of the
​       GFWC Woman's Club of Leesburg:
       October 20,1909. Formed with eighteen ladies to organize club
       October 9, 1922. New 2 story clubhouse completed, grand reception held in December      
       March 14, 1946. Clubhouse sold to Paul Lassiter; two lots purchased on Ninth Street. 
       October 10,1949. 40th anniversary/meeting at new clubhouse.
       March 2018.  Sold building to Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church.  Allowed to hold meetings there for three years. 
​       The Club donated several artifacts to the Leesburg Heritage Museum for display (as seen here).
                    Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
​ The B-17G was the final version of the Flying Fortress,
incorporating all changes made to its predecessor,
the B-17F, and in total, 8,680 were built, the last (by Lockheed) on 28 July 1945.

           Photograph Donated by Tracey Dean,
Airport Manager and Mona Stegall Sanford, sister of Andrew Stegall, Jr.

              Group photo at bottom includes:
Andrew Talmage Stegall, Jr, USAAC WW II
​                  (15 Sep 1925 - 17 Jul 1994)
Born Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida,
buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Leesburg, Lake County, Florida
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