HOW TO HELP - Donor Profiles
We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of those who have embraced the mission of the FVGLA. Through their gifts, the resources in our care—the Farmington and Barney Libraries, Stanley-Whitman House museum, the Village Green and Memento Mori Cemetery—will continue for many years to come.
Michael and Phi Andreas ~
Engineer Bridges Personal Plans with Effective Way to Support Favorite Causes
Michael and Phi Andreas moved to Farmington in 1976. He graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University). In connection with his service in the U.S Navy and employment by General Motors, they lived in several areas across the United States, his last assignment being at the Delco Moraine Division plant in Bristol, Conn. As a result of having moved so often, they welcomed planting roots for the long term and both were Connecticut natives. Read more.
Evan Cowles and Brie Quinby ~
Influencing the Future with Lessons from the Past
When Evan Cowles and his wife, Brie Quinby, moved to Farmington in 1986 they knew a bit about his family’s long and influential history in the area. Evan had heard stories about his great grandfather, William Sheffield Cowles, an admiral in the United States Navy who married, as his second wife, Anna Roosevelt, the elder sister of U.S. president Teddy Roosevelt. He’d visited his grandfather, their only child, at Oldgate, the Cowles family home in Farmington. But it wasn’t until he moved to Farmington when he was in his mid-thirties that he began to truly understand the legacy his family left—a past rich in history and community commitment. Read more.
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