Month: March 2023
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Press Release: Spring Mini-Course
What: Lovettsville Historical Society Spring 2023 Mini-Course—Where We Live: The German Settlement When: Monday nights May 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th (Memorial Day) from 6:30-9:30 p.m.. Where: Meeting at the…
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Grace Anderson Smith: A Woman Who Spread Love and Kindness Throughout Her Life
By: Claudette Lewis Bard When I began studying my family history, I started looking at census records in order to get facts and statistical data. Some of the information gathered…
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250th Anniversary of the Virginia Committee of Correspondence Commemorated in Leesburg
On March 11, about 40 people assembled at the Loudoun Museum to commemorate one of the most significant steps on our nation’s road to independence: Virginia’s establishment of its Committee…
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March LHS Newsletter
Did you miss the last Newsletter? Do you want to see what interesting events are taking place nearby in March? Click here to review the March Newsletter Perhaps you want…
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Lovettsville’s Isaac Slater: From Hangman’s Noose to Capitol Hill
By Edward Spannaus Isaac Cooper Slater was born and raised in the Lovettsville area, but spent most of his adult life in Washington, D.C., as did his second cousin, Luther…
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In Memoriam: Isaac Cooper Slater (1907)
To access the original scanned pages or download the PDF, visit it at the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/27020298/
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Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2023 Lecture Series:
“Secrets of the C & O Canal” Presented by James Rada, Jr. Sunday, March 12, at 2:00 p.m. In person or Live-streamed via Zoom St. James United Church of Christ,10…