Month: June 2023
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When History Was Made in Purcellville, Virginia: The Story of Josie Murray
By Nancy Spannaus* Western Loudoun was provided with a treat this week, in the form of a series of book talks by former Loudoun resident and author Linda H. Sittig.…
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Fire Guts Historic Outbuilding at Luther Potterfield House
By Edward Spannaus In the early morning of June 19, 2023, an outbuilding known as the “meat house” on the old Luther Potterfield property on Lovettsville’s main street (now 32…
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June 2023 Newsletter
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Potter’s Field Memorial Dedicated in Leesburg
By Nancy Spannaus May 4, 2023—A small group of town officials and interested citizens gathered in Leesburg’s Union Cemetery today, to dedicate a Memorial to indigent citizens who had been…
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Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s lecture series: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of St. Paul’s Church, Between the Hills
Presented by Pastor Roland England and friends Sunday, June 11, at 2:00 p.m.St. James United Church of Christ,10 East Broad Way, Lovettsville, Va. On Sunday June 11, as the next…
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The Henshaw letters, Part III
March 1865 — Aftermath of the Union Encampment. A message from the “Vine Clad Cottage” By Edward Spannaus In January and February 1865, Lovettsville was the site of large winter…