Loudoun History
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Lafayette’s 1825 Visit to Leesburg Commemorated
By Nancy Spannaus* June 22, 2024—More than 75 people gathered on the lawn of the Charles Hamilton Houston Courthouse in Leesburg today, for a ceremonial unveiling of a trail marker commemorating the Marquis de…
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Who was Tankerville? Part VI: The Slow but Certain End of the Feudal Land System in North Loudoun
By Edward Spannaus At the end of the American War of Independence, the Earl of Tankerville’s family was still anxious. Land was everything for the British nobility, yet the Tankerville land…
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“You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know …”
A Discussion of the Historic Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court Ruling against School Segregation and Its Result in Loudoun County By Nancy Spannaus* Approximately 60 Loudoun County residents gathered…
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Press Release: Spring 2024 Mini-Course
Press Release What: Lovettsville Historical Society Spring 2024 Mini-Course—Where We Live: The German Settlement When: Monday nights May 20th, May 27th (Memorial Day), June 3rd and June10th, 2024 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Where: Meeting behind the Lovettsville Museum, 4 E. Pennsylvania Avenue,…
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Who Was Tankerville? — Part V: The Manor System Nears its End
By Edward Spannaus In Part IV of this series, we learned how some of the tenants on the Tankerville lands in the eastern part of the German Settlement began to…
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Who was Tankerville? — Part IV: The Tenants Speak
By Edward Spannaus In Part III of this series, we “listened in,” so to speak, on discussions between the 4th Earl of Tankerville (Charles Bennett), his brother Henry A. Bennett,…
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Who was Tankerville? Part III: The Revolution Puts Tankerville Lands at Risk
By Edward Spannaus In Part II of this series, we learned that the Tankerville lands, as Loyalist properties, had been “sequestered” during the Revolutionary War, and saw how the Dowager…
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Who was Tankerville? Part II: The Dowager and the General
By Edward Spannaus (Part I of this series, updated, may be found here.) In June 1783, as the Treaty of Paris to end the Revolutionary War was being finalized, the…
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The British Lords of the Manor in the German Settlement: Who was Tankerville?
By Edward Spannaus [Updated December 17. 2023] (This is one of an occasional series of articles concerning the impact of the American Revolution on the Lovettsville area, formerly known as…
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Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2023 Lecture Series:
“A Tale of Two Raids: Jeb Stuart’s Christmas Raid, and the Raid He Never Made” Presented by Robert O’Neill Sunday, September 10, at 2:00 p.m. St. James United Church of…
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The Geography of Slavery in Northern Loudoun County, Virginia
By: Eirik Frederick Harteis Introduction: On July 9, the Lovettsville Historical Society held a symposium on the topic of “Slavery in the German Settlement,” which featured a presentation by Eirik…
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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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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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George’s Mill Farm: Memories of the Past
Presented by Fran Wire to the Lovettsville Historical Society, May 20, 2018 Editor’s note: Following is the text of Fran Wire’s talk, presented as part of the Lovettsville Historical Society’s…
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Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s lecture series:
“Secrets of Catoctin Mountain: Little-Known Stories & Hidden History of Frederick & Loudoun Counties” Presented by author Jim Rada Sunday, August 21, at 2:00 p.m. In-person at Lovettsville Town Council…
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LHS Lecture Series: The Indian Mounds of Loudoun County and Northern Virginia Piedmont
Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s lecture series: “The Indian Mounds of Loudoun County and Northern Virginia Piedmont” Sunday, July 10, at 2:00 p.m. In-person at Lovettsville Town Council Chamber…
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When Anthony Wayne Marched Through Loudoun
The 241st anniversary of General Anthony Wayne’s crossing of the Potomac with his Pennsylvania troops was commemorated on June 4 at the “Spirit of Loudoun” Revolutionary War Memorial. The event…
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The Schoolhouse on South Loudoun Street
The house at the point where South Loudoun and Locust Streets intersect, has recently undergone a renovation, as many have noticed. This building has a storied history. It was cited…
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Five More Revolutionary War Patriots Honored
Five more Revolutionary War Patriots were honored in an April 10 ceremony at the New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery in Lovettsville. The grave-marking event was sponsored by three local chapters…
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Friends of Mount Sinai Cemetery Address Board of Supervisors
Representatives of the Family & Friends of Mount Sinai Cemetery and the Lovettsville Historical Society addressed the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors on April 19, urging the Board to take…