will be talking with author robert strauss on marshall in just a moment. first a very lucky to have a couple special guest with us here this evening to tells more about the importance of preserving the past, to help shape our future and look delighted to welcome jennifer hurst-wender the director of museum operations and education and welcomes you both a gift for joining us this evening. see mick thanks for having us. direct thank you. jen talked was a little little about the john marshall house what goes on there? >> i am absolutely thrilled today detectable the john marshall house. but in order to really understand the john marshall house and going to tell a little bit about preservation virginia the organization that runs and operates the john marshall house. we've been around for one or 32 years of the nation's oldest preservation organization. we actually own and operate the john marshall house smith court, lighthouse and also stork jamestown. so i have the opportunity to be the director of museum operations for all those wonderful historic places. bu