I remember a bubble over the new swimming pool along with the tennis court (in the winter) when Ralph Law was the coach. I remember the ice rink also which was put up in certain months right above the elliptical pool towards the main house. We…

Ashtrays like this were one way the Keswick Club found to display the map of the golf course.

I remember when Neil Kittles used to do Shakespeare plays in the late 60s and early 70s. She would edit the script, simplify it, and get kids doing Shakespeare. She did As You Like It and The Tempest. I was 16 at the time. I also remember once when…

I enjoyed the book so much that I would like to get copies for my family. I still have a Keswick Club of Virginia racquet cover and my membership pin. I can also remember when I first overcame my fears and jumped off the diving board. I also…

In 1969 twelve families entertained twelve students from Argentina, allowing them to live in their homes the month they were in Charlottesville. We tried to introduce them to many local activities. One family, which belonged to the Keswick Country…

I am very impressed! What a great book! Don't know how you found the time for all the interviewing/ research, much less the time to organize it all..I spent much more time than I realized, randomly reading yesterday..I look forward to reading…

Edie Ballard is shown here with one of many silver-plated items her husband Chap won at Keswick Country Club golf tournaments in the early 1950s.

My grandparents took me to the club as a child. I remember the tennis pro Bob Reid very well. There is irony in Mr. Reid being with us at 98. Decades ago, the last I heard of him was an anecdote my father related. Apparently, Mr. Reid was not seen…

I remember fondly weekends at the pool with my Mother while Dad played golf. We always had the umbrella that backed up to the 10th tee, directly across from the cabanas, and Dad and his foursome would walk the short distance up to the pool to say…

These photos, from the family photo album of Donald Stevens, were taken in 1952.