Geocaching event at Sulgrave Manor, the ancestry home of George Washington
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 1pm to 2pm
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Welcome to Sulgrave village for a geocaching event to chat about all things geocaching. An appropriate location for the first of a series of events celebrating 250 years of the US. Sulgrave is where the first President, George Washington's family originated from. The family ancestral home, Sulgrave Manor is a musuem dedicated to the Washington family. It will be open for visitors during this event.Â
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Lawrence Washington, a prosperous wool merchant, built Sulgrave Manor in 1560. His great grandson, also Lawrence, supported the Royalists during the English Civil War 1642-51. However, on defeat the Washingtons had to surrenderer the lands they owned. This have said motivated his son, John, to seek better prospects in America. John sailed in 1657 and was ship wrecked off the coast of the Colony of Virginia. John married and had a son also called Lawrence, he became a wealthy tobacco plantation owner. John married and had a son called Augustine Washington in 1694. Augustine married Mary Ball and had 6 children, one being George Washington in 1732. George became the first President of the new republic in 1789. Royalist to republican in four generations...the rest is history.Â
