▁We eks ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁but ▁the ▁marriage ▁was ▁an ▁unh appy ▁one ▁that ▁ended ▁in ▁divor ce ▁after ▁five ▁years , ▁and ▁she ▁revert ed ▁to ▁her ▁Leg endre ▁name . ▁Ger tr ude ▁tra ve led ▁on ▁a ▁final ▁collect ing ▁expedition ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Museum ▁of ▁Natural ▁History , ▁travel ing ▁to ▁Africa . ▁During ▁that ▁trip ▁she ▁visited ▁the ▁medical ▁mission ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Albert ▁Schwe itzer , ▁who ▁she ▁described ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁men ▁she ▁ever ▁met . ▁She ▁never ▁lost ▁her ▁hung er ▁for ▁travel , ▁visit ing ▁many ▁countries ▁and ▁making ▁a ▁round - the - world ▁trip ▁with ▁her ▁daughter ▁B ok ara ▁Leg endre ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁later ▁years , ▁Ger tr ude ▁established ▁the ▁Med way ▁Environment al ▁Trust ▁for ▁educational ▁purposes ▁and ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁her ▁bel oved ▁home , ▁Med way , ▁would ▁forever ▁be ▁managed ▁as ▁a ▁nature ▁preserve . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁she ▁granted ▁conservation ▁eas ements ▁on ▁her ▁land mark ▁house ▁to ▁the ▁Historic ▁Char l eston ▁Foundation ▁and ▁on ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁D uck s ▁Un limited . ▁ ▁Until ▁nearly ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁life , ▁Mrs . ▁Leg endre ▁gave ▁a ▁traditional ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ▁cost ume ▁party ▁at ▁Med way .