Anne Gardner Hale

Biography

Anne Gardner Hale lived through the sweep of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth, a period of great transformation for her Washington community. Known among friends and neighbors for her graceful hospitality and steady support of local charitable efforts, she quietly nurtured the bonds that sustained her family and the circles in which she moved.

Her gentle influence endures in the memories shared by those who gathered beneath the oaks of her home and in the respect of the Oak Hill community that now honors her place of rest. Anne Gardner Hale is remembered for the calm perseverance with which she met life’s changes and for the care she extended to others throughout her long life.