Historic Richmond Foundation's
Quoit Club
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A gentlemen's quoit contest, from an English print
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The Quoit Club takes its name from Richmond's popular early-19th century sporting club that, in the words of its most famous member, Chief Justice John Marshall, "met on genial Saturdays to eat, drink and otherwise make merry." The game of quoits is an ancestor of modern horseshoes.
Today, the Quoit Club is a membership organization for the young and young at heart. It's goal is to support HRF's efforts in preserving Richmond's unique architectural and historical heritage through tours, social activities, educational programs, and preservation projects that raise awareness about the Foundation and the importance of historic preservation.
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To join the Quoit Club, please download the membership form (Adobe PDF).
Membership
The Quoit Club season (September-May) includes eight events for a membership fee of $75. HRF-APVA members may join at a discounted rate of $65. Quoit Club memberships are valid for one year from the date of purchase. For example, if you join in October 2007, your membership will last through September 2008. Benefits of membership include:
- Receive exclusive tours of historic sites generally closed to the public
- Invitation to special membership reception following select tours
- Enjoy guest speakers, featuring some of the top historians and architects in the country
- Advanced notice of Historic Richmond's events and programs
- Discounts to other HRF events
President- Bryan Rhode
Vice-President- Rachael Harrell
Secretary/Treasurer- Ron Sakai
Communications Chair- Juel Gadd
Hospitality Chair- Lauree Sakai
Membership Chair- Peter Sokol
Programs Chair- Amy Garner
The Quoit Club has four committees to ensure optimal programming, manage membership, and coordinate event support. They are:
- Communications Committee- communicates with membership and others about the Club's programs, coordinates mailings to members, brainstorms creative ways to market the Club.
- Hospitality Committee- provides refreshments and other logistical support for programs; secures, delivers, and sets up food and beverages at events.
- Membership Committee- recruits, retains, and tracks Club membership; maintains member information; contacts members at renewal time.
- Programs Committee- organizes programs in support of the Club's mission and objectives, finds and secures locations for events, sets up educational aspect of events as needed.
The committee chairs need your help! If you are interested in volunteering on a Quoit Club committee, please email us and let us know.
Excerpt from "Marshall Law," by Harry Kollatz in the July 2001 Richmond Magazine:
1833-35 Bill for Quoit Club (click for larger picture)
"Come weekends, he would ride to Buchanan's Spring, just outside of town, to join 30 pals (including the governor) in playing quoits. They called themselves Richmond's Quoits, or Barbecue Club.
Quoits is a version of horseshoes, using flat, doughnut-shaped discs. Marshall's quoits were heavy, rough iron, and none of the other members could heft them like he could.
Discussion of politics or religion was forbidden. The members of the Richmond Quoits drank rum punch and mint juleps, then debated whose quoit got closest to the peg."
View the 2006-2007 Season Schedule
View the 2005-2006 Season Schedule
View the 2004-2005 Season Schedule
Part of the Quoit Club's mission is to support Historic Richmond Foundation's efforts in preserving Richmond's architectural heritage. HRF's operating fund depends solely on private contributions, and we encourage Quoit Club members to make a gift to the Foundation.
Questions? Contact HRF for more information:
Phone: 804.643.7407
Email: quoitclub@historicrichmond.com
Images courtesy of the Library of Virginia.
Historic Richmond Foundation - The William Byrd Branch of APVA Preservation Virginia
