07/30/2024
I wish to let Peabody Room's Facebook friends know that this Saturday, August 3rd, will be my last day as special collections librarian at the Peabody Room.
I'm retiring!
It has been my deep honor and privilege to serve as steward of this amazing collection of Georgetown neighborhood history for the past 24 years. I have assisted local and national researchers as well as met visitors from all over the US and world. With all I endeavored to have them leave knowing a little more about this special 273-year-old neighborhood than when they arrived.
If you have never visited the Peabody Room, or just want to say hi/bye, please stop in on Saturday from 10 to 6.
Best,
Jerry A. McCoy
Photo taken of me in 2019 unpacking the Peabody Room's "crown jewel," the 1822 oil on canvas portrait of Yarrow Mamout (1736-1823) by James Alexander Simpson (1805-1880). The painting was on a three-year loan to the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture - Smithsonian American Art Museum and The National Portrait Gallery. Photo by Wendell Kellar.)