Theresa Jenkins started the Marietta Pilgrimage in 1987, and has grown from 700 visitors the first year to over 4,000 this year.    I caught up with her at the Pilgrimage Gala, a black tie fundraiser on the Friday evening before the two-day tour event.

Theresa Jenkins started the Marietta Pilgrimage in 1987, and has grown from 700 visitors the first year to over 4,000 this year. I caught up with her at the Pilgrimage Gala, a black tie fundraiser on the Friday evening before the two-day tour event.

Theresa Jenkins started the Marietta Pilgrimage in 1987, and has grown from 700 visitors the first year to over 4,000 this year.&nbsp; &nbsp; I caught up with her at the Pilgrimage Gala, a black tie fundraiser on the Friday evening before the two-day tour event.&nbsp;

S3EP39, Marietta Heritage on Display, Theresa Jenkins of the Marietta Pilgrimage

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