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Anna Boykin Ferguson Duff, a native Georgian, is the daughter of Lonnie Dunlap Ferguson and Georgia Angeline Boykin Ferguson. She is married to Steven Wayne Duff, and they reside in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Mrs. Duff received her early education in Thomasville, Georgia, and earned her degree in Furnishing and Interiors from the University of Georgia in Athens. With forty years of membership in the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA), Mrs. Duff has been affiliated with the Georgia, North Carolina, and New York Societies, including three years as President of the New York Society. From 2016 to 2020, she served as National President of NSCDA, an organization that owns and operates Dumbarton House (1799) as its National Headquarters and Museum. Prior to her presidency, Mrs. Duff held roles as Vice President for the NSCDA National Headquarters at Dumbarton House and Chair of the National Museum Properties Committee.

Society Memberships

  • National Society of The Colonial Dames of America (Honorary National President)

  • National Order of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe

  • Ancient Heraldic and Chivalric Order of Albion

  • National Society Americans of Royal Descent

  • Order of the Merovingian Dynasty (Honorary President General)

  • Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States of America (President General)

  • Order of the Crown in America

  • National Gavel Society

  • Order of Three Crusades 1096-1192

 

Chivalric Orders

  • Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (Priory of St. Michael and St. George)

Notes

Mrs. Duff has served on the Board of Regents of Gunston Hall Plantation. She is currently an ex-officio member of the Dumbarton House Board and a Trustee with the Friends of Sulgrave Manor. In addition to her leadership roles with these esteemed organizations, Mrs. Duff is a skilled pianist who occasionally performs for private gatherings. The Duffs are members of the Episcopal Church and, together, enjoy travel, hosting events, and participating in golf when their schedules permit.

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