Suffragist Timeline
Our Beginning
January 1, 2008
NOVA Parks (then Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority) meets with members of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area and offers land for a suffrage memorial at the Occoquan Regional Park. League members agree to fundraise under the League’s 501(c)(3) foundation for a memorial wall in honor of the suffragists.
Read moreTPSM Site Selected
February 1, 2008
The site for the initial memorial at Occoquan Regional Park is dedicated.
Read moreOur Name: Turning Point Suffragist Memorial (TPSM)
January 1, 2009
The scope and name of the project changes to Turning Point Suffragist Memorial (TPSM) to better identify its purpose and to recognize the importance of the suffrage movement with a large scale garden-style memorial.
Read moreTPSM Committee Expansion
February 1, 2009
The TPSM committee is expanded to include representation from many local, state, and national organizations.
Read moreRobert Beach Completes Architectural Design
January 1, 2010
The concept of the memorial is approved by the NOVA Parks. The Architectural design is completed by Robert Beach and Associates and approved by TPSM and the NOVA Parks. The Interpretation and Design Committee is established to complete the details of the design.
Read moreTPSMA Is Incorporated
January 1, 2011
Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association (TPSMA) becomes incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and begins using the Northern Virginia Regional Park Foundation for funds management.
Read moreFirst Organizational Meeting
February 1, 2011
Organizational meeting of the TPSMA is held to establish the board of directors and elect officers.
Read moreTax-Exempt Status for TPSM
March 1, 2011
TPSMA is designated a 501 (c) (3) organization by the IRS and begins its own funds management.
Read moreTPSM Development Agreement
April 1, 2011
A memorandum of understanding is signed between TPSMA and the NOVA Parks for the development of the memorial in Occoquan Regional Park, and the operation and maintenance by the NOVA Parks in perpetuity.
Read moreSolicitation Application Approved
January 1, 2012
Application for solicitation in Virginia is approved.
Read moreNew Park Master Plan-Agreement
February 1, 2012
The memorandum of understanding between the TPSMA and the NOVA Parks is amended due to a new park master plan.
Read moreNational Recognition of TPSM
January 1, 2013
TPSM achieves national attention when TPSMA joins a coalition of national groups to organize and participate in the centennial celebration of the first suffrage parade in Washington, D.C.
Read moreTPSM Capital Campaign Launch
January 1, 2014
TPSMA launches a capital campaign.
Read moreMemorial Design Updated
September 2, 2016
The memorial design was updated and modified effective September 2, 2016.
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