Month: September 2022
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Saving Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
By Lori Kimball A physical testament to the strength and resilience of Loudoun’s African American community can be found in the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and Cemetery, located at the base of…
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LHS Lecture Series – Robert Harper and the Quakers of Hopewell Meeting: An Unlikely Story of the Founding of Harpers Ferry
Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s lecture series: Robert Harper and the Quakers of Hopewell Meeting: An Unlikely Story of the Founding of Harpers Ferry Presented by David T. Gilbert Sunday, October…
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Loudoun’s First Reading of the Declaration of Independence Celebrated
By Nancy Spannaus The first official reading of the Declaration of Independence in Loudoun County, which took place on the steps of the old County Courthouse on August 12, 1776,…
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LHS Lecture Series — Armies of Foreign Mercenaries: Dispelling the Hessian Myth
Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s lecture series: Armies of Foreign Mercenaries: Dispelling the Hessian Myth Presented by Ross Schwalm Sunday, September 11 at 2:00 p.m. In-person at St. James United Church of…
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Fall 2022 Mini-Course — Where We Live: The German Settlement
Press release What: Lovettsville Historical Society Fall 2022 Mini-Course— Where We Live: The German Settlement When: Monday nights October 3, 10, 17, and 24 from 6:30-9:00 p.m.. Where: Meeting at…