It is well-known that Alexander Hamilton’s vision of America’s future as an industrialized nation was not broadly popular in Virginia, where the opposition was led by Thomas Jefferson. But not all Virginians shared Jefferson’s […]
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By Michael Zapf In our February 2020 Newsletter we introduced Dr. James A. Willard, who resided and practiced in Lovettsville from 1867 until his death in 1906. Two sources of information give us in-depth insights […]
German Immigrants, American Pioneers: The Brunners of Schifferstadt Presented by Patricia Ogden and Boyce Rensberger Sunday, March 8, at 2:00 p.m. St. James United Church of Christ, Lovettsville, Va. The saga of one desperate German […]
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By Michael Zapf Readers may recall the article published on the Lovettsville Historical Society website of January 25th, 2018, “The Fascinating Story Behind Wilfred Emory Cutshaw’s Crumbling 1854 Book” which also appeared as “Gems of […]
Kicking off the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2020 Lecture Series: “Lovettsville 101” An Introduction to The German Settlement Sunday, February 9, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. St. James United Church of Christ 10 East Broad Way, Lovettsville […]
Get the full January issue here. Feb. 9: “Lovettsville 101:” An introduction to The German Settlement Rob Jones honored at LHS Annual Membership Meeting Feature article: Luther Potterfield and the Lovettsville Potterfields: A Family Divided Rev. […]
Luther H. Potterfield and the Lovettsville Potterfields: A Family Divided By Edward Spannaus (This is an edited version of talk presented to the Lovettsville Historical Society, on Sept. 20, 2015) The Civil War […]
The Rev. George E. Handley, who spoke as part of the Lovettsville Historical Society’s lecture series in 2015, died on Dec. 20,2019 in Winchester. Funeral services were held at the Village at Orchard […]
The first order of business at the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2019 Annual Membership Meeting on Dec. 15, was the presentation of a donation to retired Marine Sergeant and Paralympic Bronze Medalist, Rob Jones, for the […]
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Why does that house have two front doors? One little-known feature which gives the Lovettsville area a distinctive Germanic flavor, is the presence of a number of two-door houses – that is, two […]
“The Lost History of Potomac Marble” Presented by Paul Kreingold. Conservation Director of the Loudoun County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America. Sunday, November 10, at 2:00 p.m. When the Capitol of the […]
Jimmy Spring (above, center), who was featured in our “Living Legends of Lovettsville” presentation on Dec. 11, 2016, passed away on September 22. The 2016 event was presented before a packed house in the fellowship hall at New Jerusalem […]
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Above: Photograph from The Times-Herald, Feb. 10, 1953, courtesy of Brunswick History Commission. Automobiles are crossing the old bridge, as a construction crane is used to lower the superstructure for the new bridge, which replaced the […]
“Germanna 101: Virginia’s First German Settlement” Presented by Ashley Abruzzo, Germanna Foundation Sunday, October 13, at 2:00 p.m. Almost two decades before German settlers began streaming into Virginia’s Loudoun Valley and the Shenandoah Valley, the […]
Second Annual Tasting, Tales, and Tunes: Lovettsville Historical Society Night at Hiddencroft Vineyards Thursday Evening, October 17, 2019—7:00-9:30 p.m. Those of us who live in this region relish the unique history, culture, stories, music, foods, […]
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Many long-time Lovettsville residents spent uncounted hours playing baseball in the ball field behind the Community Center, formerly the Lovettsville School. For years, a plaque stood above the ball field, dedicating the field to […]
Celebrating Lovettsville: Annual Lovettsville Historical Society Fundraiser & Membership Appreciation Event Sunday, Sept. 22, at 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. The Board of Directors of the Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum has announced […]
“The Shenandoah Valley’s German Heritage” Presented by Karen Good Cooper, President of the Shenandoah Germanic Heritage Museum Shenandoah County, Va. Sunday, September 8, at 2:00 p.m. When census takers asked Americans at the end of […]
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Daniel Morgan: American Rifleman – The Life and Military Career of one of General George Washington’s Most Effective Commanders of the Revolutionary War Presented by Randolph G. Flood Founder of the American Revolution Consortium for Civic […]
The full video of our June 9 presentation on the Life and Times of Walter Fleming, is now available on our YouTube channel. See it now! Our thanks to Ethan Smith for editing and posting.
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By Edward Spannaus For some years, I have been puzzled by the oft-repeated story of Lovettsville’s John Axline in the Revolutionary War: that he alternately served in Lt. Col. Posey’s Battalion of the 3rd Virginia […]
As part of a broader effort to identify and preserve Loudoun County historic cemeteries and burial grounds, a newly-developed, interactive Loudoun County cemeteries map was unveiled at the June 4 Board of Supervisors meeting. With […]
Making Something out of Nothing: Geniuses of the Frontier — James Rumsey and John H. Hall Presented by Jim Surkamp Sunday, July 14, at 2:00 p.m. Within a forty-year span of time and within 25 […]
Above: Ethan Smith, Ed Spannaus, and Annie Smith. Ethan Smith, son of Annie and Buck Smith, won the Lovettsville Historical Award at the 5th Grade Awards Ceremony, held at Lovettsville Elementary School on June 5. […]
For our latest issue, read it here. In this issue: Lecture June 9: “A conversation with Walter Fleming” Upcoming LHS lectures and events Heritage Commission proposal presented to Supervisors 1938 WPA Historical Inventory: New Jerusalem […]
On June 4, the Loudoun County Heritage Commission will present to the County Board of Supervisors, its recommendations for new monuments and memorials on the Courthouse grounds. Among the Heritage Commission recommendations are that […]
Growing Up Lovettsville: When A Farm Boy Drove the School Bus An Illustrated Reminiscence with Walter M. Fleming Sunday, June 9, 2:00 p.m. Slideshow by Becky H. Fleming Rich Gillespie, Moderator When Dr. A. B. […]
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“American Indian Map of Loudoun County” to be presented by Eugene Scheel Sunday, May 19, at 2:00 p.m. Eugene Scheel has taught American Indian History to Loudoun County teachers for many decades, and he has […]
Presented by M. H. B. Hughes at the Lovettsville Museum Saturday, May 11, at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. M.H.B. Hughes says that her new book 1777 – Danbury on Fire! (Gatekeeper Press Nov. 2018) […]
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By Edward Spannaus Luther Slater is the only commissioned Union officer from the Civil War who is buried in Lovettsville. He was the highest-ranking elected officer in the Independent Loudoun Rangers, and but for […]
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Presented by Nancy Spannaus Lovettsville Museum Sunday, April 7, at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. On Sunday April 7, Lovettsville author Nancy Spannaus will discuss and sign her new book, Hamilton Versus […]
Presented by Tiffany Ahalt, National Road Museum, Boonsboro, Maryland Sunday, April 14, at 2:00 p.m. On Sunday, April 14, Tiffany Ahalt, the Marketing & Development Director for the National Road Museum in Boonsboro, will […]
Above: Travis Shaw Left: Potomac Home Brigade monument at Gettysburg Presented by Travis Shaw, Public Programs Coordinator at the Mosby Heritage Area Association Sunday, March 10, 2:00 p.m. On Sunday, March 10, we […]
Our February newsletter has just been published — accompanying the Russell Baker story, is a fascinating school petition from the 1930s by parents from Morrisonville, plus photographs, and lots of other news about upcoming history […]
Presented by Bart Hodgson, Co-Proprietor, Linden Hall B&B Sunday, Feb. 10 2:00 p.m. On Sunday, February 10, for the launching of Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2019 Lecture Series, we will hear the story of […]
By Edward Spannaus Jan. 24, 2019–It was with sadness that we learned of the January 21 death of acclaimed columnist and humorist Russell Baker – but at the same time, it was impossible […]
Today, January 22, 2019, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy, will host a series of commemorative events beginning with a ceremony at 10:30 a.m. to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings at […]
The Lovettsville Historical Society has announced the first half of its 2019 lecture series, for the months from February through June. The line-up is: February 10 – “Armistead Thompson Mason Filler, 1821-1897.” Bart Hodgson, proprietor […]
Double your impact with a tax-deductible year-end donation! Please help us to continue to preserve Lovettsville’s unique history by making a tax-deductible donation to the Lovettsville Historical Society’s Museum Expansion Fund as part of your […]
Reprinted with permission from the Purcellville Gazette, November 30, 2018 Issue Photographs by Eric Wickstrom The Lovettsville Museum’s new scarlet red sign was hung on the west side of the museum that is located […]
by Edward Spannaus, Board Member, Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum 150 years ago, on October 19, 1868, the congregation of Lovettsville’s largest church, New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, laid the cornerstone for a new church building, […]
The Lovettsville Historical Society will hold its Annual Membership Meeting at 2:00 on Sunday, December 9, at the Lovettsville Museum, 4 East Pennsylvania Avenue in Lovettsville (in front of the Town Hall). The meeting is […]
Can you guess what this object is — and what it does? Hint: The answer is at the bottom of this webpage. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE ANSWER … […]
The Lovettsville Museum recently hosted a field trip with Lovettsville Girl Scout Troop 70074, a large and active troop of fourth grade Junior-level Girl Scouts from Lovettsville Elementary School. The girls were working on their […]
On Sunday afternoon November 18, 2018 at 2:00 pm, the Lovettsville Historical Society will contribute to Virginia and Loudoun’s centennial commemoration of the First World War with an engaging program by well-known local historian Richard […]
One hundred years ago on the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour, the guns fell silent across the battlefields, ending the the First World War. The sacrifice of lives on both […]
Introduction: The following letters, written by Rev. Xenophon J. Richardson from New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Lovettsville, Loudoun County, Virginia, were published in The Lutheran Observer in the winter of 1864-1865. The letters were discovered in […]
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Only 30 tickets available. Purchase yours online today. Those of us who live in this region relish the unique history, culture, stories, music, foods, and beverages of our German-influenced region just below the Potomac. After […]
Presented by Cookie Anagnoson, owner of Willard Hall, & Michael Zapf, LHS Researcher, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018 @ 2:00 p.m. On Sunday, October 14, 2018, the Lovettsville Historical Society will present a discussion of Willard Hall, the intriguing brick building on Pennsylvania […]
SPECIAL EVENT The Board of Directors of the Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum cordially invites you to attend our 2nd Annual Fundraiser & Membership Appreciation Event Sunday, September 30, 2018, 2:00-5:00 pm Rain or shine […]
Presented by Dennis Frye, Chief Historian, Harpers Ferry National Historic Park Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 at 2:00 pm, at St. James United Church of Christ, 10 East Broad Way, Lovettsville, VA 20180 Is history the […]
by Edward Spannaus, Board Member Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum Educator and abolitionist Margaret Mercer was honored at the unveiling of the Belmont Chapel Historic Marker at St. David’s Episcopal Church and School in Ashburn on Sept. […]
“Oktoberfest” conjures up the famous Munich Oktoberfest that attracts millions every year, an extravaganza that began in October 1810 as a celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) of Bavaria […]
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The Lovettsville Museum is closed for renovations through 9/27 so that we can paint, install LED lighting, and mount new displays, in time for the 2018 Lovettsville Oktoberfest on 9/28 & 9/29. To book a […]
by Edward Spannaus, Board Member, Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum The Loudoun Rangers, a Union scouting and cavalry unit, were initially recruited mostly from Lovettsville and Waterford in the summer of 1862, during the Civil […]
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A portion of the Lovettsville Museum’s popular “What the Heck IS This Thing?” mystery items guessing game, is currently on display at the Lovettsville Library. Drop by the Library today — or use the links below to try your hand at […]
Presented by Author, Jim Hall, Sunday, August 12, 2018 @ 2:00 p.m. Jim Hall, a career journalist with the daily Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, has long been fascinated with one of the cruelest parts of Southern history—the […]
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Former Lovettsville Resident Finds Success As An Author. Ms. Weavil, under her penname Victoria Gilbert, will present a book talk about her Blue Ridge Library Mystery series on Sunday, July 29th, 2018 at 2:00 […]
A Play in One Act, Written by Sharon Dixon, Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. In September 1864, Thomas Laws, a slave from Clarke County, Virginia, collaborated with Rebecca Wright, a Quaker school […]
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With Pamela A. Potts, Donald Fletcher, Judy Virts-Beard Fox, Elaine Walker, Belle Ware, Fred George III and Allen Baker Jr at the Lovettsville Game Protective Association. Photo courtesy of Allen Baker, Jr. See also: http://www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org/index.php/lovettsville-alumni-association-celebrates-50th-anniversary-1967/
Presented by author Neil Hughes Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. For the past 30 years, Neil Hughes has lived in an 1819 house in the National Historic Landmark village of Waterford, Virginia — […]
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by Edward Spannaus, Researcher & Vice President, Lovettsville Historical Society. Sgt. Lawrence Everhart of Revolutionary War fame is claimed by both Lovettsville, Virginia, and by Middletown, in Frederick County, Maryland. How can this be? Johannes […]
Can you guess what this object is — and what it does? Hint #1: This object is comprised of five of these panels. Hint #2: The answer is at the bottom of this webpage. […]
On May 17, 2018, the Loudoun County (Virginia) Board of Supervisors confirmed the nomination of Edward Spannaus to serve on the Loudoun County Heritage Commission as an at-large member. Spannaus, the vice-president of the Lovettsville […]
Out of the File Cabinets, and Into Archival Sleeves. The Lovettsville Museum is excited to announce that the entire multi-volume Richard H. Hickman Scrapbook Collection has been placed in protective page sleeves by our archivists, and made permanently […]
Presented by Fran Wire, Proprietor George’s Mill Farm B&B Sunday, May 20, 2018 @ 2:00 pm Memories of the past at George’s Mill Farm will brought to mind on Sunday, May 20, by Fran Wire, proprietor […]
On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, the 1836 Kitchen and Taproom will donate 10% of the proceeds from its sales, to benefit the Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum. 1836 Kitchen and Taproom is located at 34 […]
The Lovettsville Museum has quite a few farm and household implements and tools from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which have been grouped together as a look-and-touch interactive display and guessing game of “pre-digital era” […]
Presented by Chris Haugh, Frederick County Historian, Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Chris Haugh, Frederick County historian and the Historic Preservation Manager of Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland, will explore the legend of […]
VIDEO: “On This Ground,” A Documentary History of Lovettsville, The German Settlement (2006). Narrated by Rich Gillespie and featuring interviews with Lovettsvillians Renace Painter, former Mayor Elaine Walker, Dick Hickman, Fran Wire, and Tom Bullock, […]
The Lovettsville Museum has quite a few farm and household implements and tools from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which have been grouped together as a look-and-touch interactive display and guessing game of “pre-digital era” […]
by Edward Spannaus Lovettsville Historical Society Board Member and Researcher The greyish, barn-like building on South Locust Street, Lovettsville, Virginia, recently taken down, is believed by most local historians to have once been the Nicewarner […]
Patrick Murphy, author of the award-winning book “The French & Indian War in the Shenandoah Valley: Life on the Inner Frontier 1752-1766,” is the next featured lecturer in the Lovettsville Historical Society Series, on March 11, 2018. […]
The Lovettsville Museum has quite a few farm and household implements from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which have been grouped together as a look-and-touch interactive display and guessing game of “pre-digital era” technology, with […]
The Lovettsville Historical Society will open its 2018 lecture series on February 11, with a presentation by Walter Washington of Charles Town which will chronicle the migration of the Washington family from the Virginia Tidewater to […]
by Rich Gillespie Sometimes organizations from opposite ends of the county put out a helping hand to each other. Such was the case on Saturday, January 20, 2018, when members of the Lovettsville Historical Society […]
by Mike Zapf, Researcher and Member of the Board of Directors, Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum I recently discovered an old book, among many that Tom Bullock, past president of the Lovettsville Historical Society, […]
The Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum has a growing archive of documents, maps, and photos pertaining to the history of Lovettsville and the surrounding German Settlement. LHS Vice President and researcher, Ed Spannaus, has been […]
The Lovettsville Museum has quite a few farm and household implements from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which have been grouped together as a look-and-touch interactive display and guessing game of “pre-digital era” technology, with […]
Upcoming Lectures: All Lovettsville Historical Society lectures are held at 2:00 on Sunday afternoons, at St. James United Church of Christ in Lovettsville, VA. They are free and open to the public, although donations are […]
Have you renewed your Lovettsville Historical Society membership for 2018? Join or renew today, and your 2018 membership will be valid from January 1 to December 31. Please support the activities and programs of the LHS […]
Click to read the January 2018 Newsletter of the Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum, including: Shane and Fay Branchcomb Donate to Museum Expansion Fund. Museum Wins Award in “Light Up Lovettsville” Contest. History Mystery #2. The Meaning Behind […]
The Lovettsville Museum has quite a few farm and household implements from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which have been grouped together as a look-and-touch interactive display and guessing game of “pre-digital era” technology, with […]
Visit the Lovettsville Historical Society website’s 1940 Lovettsville Airline Disaster Archive to watch a documentary film, read the text from several 1940 newspapers, look at newspaper wire photos, and read the final crash investigation report from the […]
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