November 11th, 2022

held its 217th annual Assembly and Dinner Dance, On Friday, November 11th, 2022

On Friday, November 11th, The New England Society held its 217th annual Assembly and Dinner Dance. The event was a spectacular success and funds raised help support the Society’s Scholarship Program for New York City students attending New England colleges.

The event included an exclusive Benefactors and Patrons cocktail party, traditional fife and drum procession, seated white tie–optional dinner, and after-dinner dancing to Alex Donner’s band.

NES President Ellen Scordato presented Ryan J. Woods, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, with the Society’s Townsend Award. NES Board Member Anne Teasdale was recognized for her years of service to the Society with the JP Morgan Award. The event committee consisted of Michael Kovner & Jean Doyen de Montaillou, Katherine Johnson, and Matthew Rimi von Barton, event chairs, along with Nicholas D’Angelo and Jan Whitman Ogden.


Photo credit: Annie Watt

Anna Bulkot, Tom Hills, Ellen Scordato, Jay Sherwood, Anne Elser

Anne Teasdale

Richard Johnson, Sunny Hayward, John Blankly, Thomas Ostrander

Romaine, Liane Romaine, Tom Evans, Wendy Evans

Robert Chan, Anne Elser,  Joy Goodwin, Neal Goodwin, Jay Sherwood

Hills, Colleen Hills, Alex Donner, Lucy Puig, Vincent Lombardi

Isabella Della Salle, Jonathan Gorman, Daisy Field-Pearson, Mark Pearson

Ryan Woods, Ellen Scordato