Thank you to all the generous donors who helped create Suffragist Grove at Hartwood Acres Park! In August 2020, a tulip poplar was the first tree to be planted as part of the new grove to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution giving women the right to vote in 1920. Suffragist Grove and its location were inspired by the beliefs and actions of Mary Flinn Lawrence, who resided in the mansion and sold the land to the County Parks System in 1969. Mary Flinn Lawrence was a suffragist who was involved early in the Allegheny County Equal Franchise Federation (now the League of Women Voters), a delegate to the National Women’s Suffrage Convention and she took part in suffrage parades around the region. In addition to her advocacy, she was the first person from Allegheny County and the second ever woman to serve on the State Forestry Commission in 1920. After Mary had 96,000 pine seedlings planted to help combat soil erosion and restore the health of Hartwood Acres forest in 1927, she became the second largest individual forest planter in the State of Pennsylvania.
In 2024, the grove has been planted with beautiful native trees, shrubs and groundcover that honor and memorialize the 19th Amendment, Mary Flinn Lawrence and the many friends and families of the donors who made Suffragist Grove possible. We are forever grateful for your support.
General Donations by:
Lisa M. Brown
Darla J. Carvotta
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
Ruthann L. Omer
Mary Ellen Ramage
Patricia S. Schroder
Gifts in Honor of:
The Staff of the Allegheny County Parks Foundation, in honor of Caren Glotfelty
The Staff of the Allegheny County Parks Foundation, in honor of Carole Smith
Bookminders, Inc., in honor of Jean Pascarella Joseph
Dana Brown and Aaron DeHaven, Matched by AIG, in honor of Dana Brown
Jeanne K. Clark, in honor of Caren Glotfelty
Compass Business Solutions, Inc., in honor of Alisa Spector Angelo
Jamini Vincent Davies, in honor of Gordon (Sandy) Campbell
Jamini Vincent Davies, in honor of Nan Davies
Jamini Vincent Davies, in honor of Jeanne Drennan
Jamini Vincent Davies, in honor of Mahnaz Harrison, Founder of Last Mile 4D
Jamini Vincent Davies, in honor of Anne Billiet Lackner
Jamini Vincent Davies, in honor of Helena Scanlon
Jamini Vincent Davies, in honor of Susan Berger Smerd
Jamini Vincent Davies, in honor of Anna & Paul Squilla
Jamini Vincent Davies, in honor of Alice Haughton Vincent
Jamini Vincent Davies, in honor of Bronwyn Vincent
Jamini Vincent Davies, in honor of Irene Vongehr Vincent
Fox Chapel Garden Club, in honor of Sally Foster
Andrea Geraghty, in honor of Caren Glotfelty
Caren Glotfelty, in honor of Jamini Vincent Davies
Caren Glotfelty, in honor of Laura Neulat
Caren Glotfelty, in honor of Anna & Paul Squilla
Stacy Juncho, in honor of those who have made a difference
Ken and Pam McCrory, in honor of Caren Glotfelty
Jim Mitnick, in honor of Norma Lucy
Jim Mitnick, in honor of Briar Mitnick
Jim Mitnick, in honor of Fritz Mitnick
Jim Mitnick, in honor of Jen Mitnick
Pine Creek Land Conservation, in honor of Marian Crossman
Patricia S. Schroder, in honor of Mary Frances Stumpff
Elizabeth Spence, in honor of Bette Spence
Elizabeth Spence, in honor of Nan Spence
Anna Squilla, in honor of Jamini Vincent Davies
Lynn Squilla, in honor of Jamini Vincent Davies
Sue Thompson, in honor of Jamini Vincent Davies
Patricia Ulbrich, in honor of Daisy Lampkin & Jennie Bradley
Gifts in Memory of:
Tom Armstrong, in memory of Marjorie Armstrong
The Beto/Kernick Families, in memory of Cynthia E. Kernick
John Broyles, in memory of James L. Broyles
Jamini Vincent Davies, in memory of Nancy Kumnick Adams
Jamini Vincent Davies, in memory of Grace Bull
Jamini Vincent Davies, in memory of Deborah Detchon Dodds
Jamini Vincent Davies, in memory of Carol Wallace Hughes
Jamini Vincent Davies, in memory of Barbara Russell
Jamini Vincent Davies, in memory of Ione Kraemer Thompson
Jamini Vincent Davies, in memory of Libby Zweig
Caren Glotfelty, in memory of Lauren Ann Schweiger
Anne Lackner, in memory of Vincent F. Lackner
The Lindner Family, in memory of Mildred “Mitzie” Lindner
Pamela Rollings, in memory of Neal Brendel
Cindy Shapira, in memory of Shirley Chisholm
We did our best to ensure that all donations were included and listed properly. If there is an error with your donation
please contact Caitlin Harpster to have it promptly rectified.