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Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2024 Lecture Series:
Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2024 Lecture Series: Summer Seminar on the American Revolution and its 250th Anniversary Sunday, July 14, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. St. James United Church of Christ,10 East Broad Way, Lovettsville VA…
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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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“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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Lovettsville Historical Society Holds Annual Membership Meeting
At the Lovettsville Historical Society’s Annual Membership Meeting, the featured speaker was Bruce Patterson, known locally as “the Phone Wizard” who talked about the history of the telephone. Patterson illustrated his…
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250th Anniversary of Boston Tea Party Marked in Leesburg
Kicking off the celebration of the Nation’s 250th Anniversary, events were held in Boston and around the county commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, which took place…
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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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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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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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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…
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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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Fifth grader Gwendolyn Hanger wins LHS History Award
Fifth grader Gwendolyn Hanger was the winner of the Lovettsville Historical Society’s annual History Award, conferred upon a deserving student as part of the Fifth Grade Farewell Ceremony. The ceremony…
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Our June 2022 Newsletter is out!
The June newsletter is available here, with history features, a listing of our upcoming lectures, nearby events of interest, and more.
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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…
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Sept. 22 — LHS Fundraiser and Membership Appreciation Event
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…
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August 11 — Daniel Morgan: American Rifleman
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…
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July 14: Geniuses of the Frontier: James Rumsey and John Hall
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…
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Support the Lovettsville Historical Society With A Year-End Gift
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…
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Lovettsville Historical Society To Hold Annual Membership Meeting (12/9/2018)
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…
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“Antietam Shadows: Mystery, Myth & Machination,” Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s Lecture Series (9/16/2018)
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…
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“The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia,” Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2018 Lecture Series (8/12/2018)
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…
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Book Talk & Book Signing With Vicki Lemp Weavil, Mystery Author (7/29/2018)
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,…
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“Waterford: A Village in Time,” Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s Lecture Series (6/10/2018)
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…
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VIDEO: “Mary Quantrill: The Real ‘Barbara Fritchie,'” Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society Lecture Series (4/8/2018)
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,…
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VIDEO: “The Washington Family Homes of Jefferson County, West Virginia,” Next In the Lovettsville Historical Society Lecture Series (2-11-2018)
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…
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Upcoming Lovettsville Historical Society Lectures (2018)
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…
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Remembering John Hanson: The First President of the United States, Presented by Peter H. Michael, Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2017 Lecture Series (11/5/2017)
[Technical Note: the clicking sound during the first seven minutes of the video has been identified as a ballpoint pen]. On November 5, 1781 – just weeks after the…
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“Mapping the Short Hill” Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2017 Lecture Series (10/15/17)
Loudoun County’s pre-eminent map-maker and historian, Eugene Scheel, will discuss the making of his latest map on Sunday, October 15, 2017, as part of the Lovettsville Historical Society’s monthly Lecture…
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Lovettsville Union Cemetery Website Launched (2017)
Lovettsville Union Cemetery has launched a website which makes it easier for the public to obtain more information about this beautiful and historic cemetery, the final resting-place for more than 3,700…
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“The Story of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church” Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s Lecture Series (9/17/2017)
“The Story of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church,” Lecture at St. James United Church of Christ, Lovettsville, VA, Sunday, September 17, 2017, 2:00 pm. Mount Olivet United Methodist Church is one…
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VIDEO: “Hope On the Hill: Harpers Ferry’s Storer College,” Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s Lecture Series (8/13/2017)
“Hope On the Hill: Harpers Ferry’s Storer College,” Presented by Guinevere Roper, Park Ranger, Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 2:00 pm, St. James United Church…
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The Edwin Washington Project: Documenting Pre-Integration Schools of Loudoun County, Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2017 Lecture Series (7/9/2017)
Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2017 Lecture Series: The Edwin Washington Project, Documenting Pre-Integration Schools of Loudoun County, Presented by Larry Roeder, Principal Investigator, Sunday, July 9, 2017, 2:00…
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“Colonial Life in Maryland and Virginia,” Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2017 Free Lecture Series (6/11/2017)
COLONIAL LIFE IN MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA, Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2017 Free Lecture Series, Presented by Prof. Paul D. McDermott, Sunday, June 11, 2017, at 2:00 pm On…
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POSTPONED: “Mapping the Short Hill,” Lovettsville Historical Society’s Lecture Series (10/15/2017)
POSTPONED: “Mapping the Short Hill,” the lecture by historian and mapmaker Eugene Scheel, originally planned for May 21, is being postponed, because the memorial service for Clifton T. Walker —…
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“Myths About Lee’s Surrender,” Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2017 Lecture Series (4/23/2017)
Presented by Patrick Schroeder, Historian, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Sunday, April 23, at 2:00 pm, St. James United Church of Christ, 10 East Broad Way, Lovettsville, VA. The Lovettsville Historical…
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Lovettsville Historical Society Free Lecture Series: C.F. Wenner and C&O Canal Navigation at the Opening of the Civil War (3/12/2017)
C. F. Wenner and C&O Canal Navigation at the Opening of the Civil War, Presented by Tim Snyder, Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 2:00 pm, St. James United Church of…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: The Ground Beneath Your Feet, The Fairfax Land Grants in Loudoun County (2/19/2017)
Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society Lecture Series: The Ground Beneath Your Feet: The Fairfax Land Grants in Loudoun County, Presented by Wynne Saffer, Sunday, February 19, at 2:00…
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Lovettsville Historical Society Launches Museum Expansion Fund With Two Major Donations (2017)
You may have seen the story in the Brunswick Citizen issue of February 2, 2017. Entitled “Making History,” the story reported about the fundraising drive launched by the Lovettsville Historical Society to ensure…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: “The Great Lovettsville Plane Crash of 1940” (2016)
WATCH THE VIDEO “The Plane Crash by John P. Flannery” at https://vimeo.com/191335903 . See our archive of documents and photographs at 1940 Pennsylvania-Central Airlines Trip 19 Disaster Archive PRESS RELEASE: What: Lovettsville…
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“West End, Lovettsville” 1915 Postcard Found By Dick Hickman (2016)
This “West End, Lovettsville” postcard, with a 1915 postmark, was found in a Harrisonburg, Va. antique shop by Dick Hickman, who grew up in the house on the right, and…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: “First Entrepreneur: How George Washington Built His – and the Nation’s–Prosperity” (2016)
On Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, historian and professor Edward Lengel will present a little-known side of George Washington: his skills as a businessman and manager, and how he used these…
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Lovettsville Historical Society Explores Washington the Businessman – LoudounNow (2016)
George Washington’s entrepreneurial skills will be the focus of the Lovettsville Historical Society’s next lecture. University of Virginia History Professor Edward G. Lengel will present “First Entrepreneur: How George Washington…
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LHS Lecture Series: Prelude to the Revolution – The French-Indian War on the Maryland and Virginia Frontier (2016)
Presented by Tim Rowland, Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 2:00 pm, St. James UCC Church, Lovettsville, Virginia. New York Times bestselling author Tim Rowland discussed Prelude to the Revolution: The French and…
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Lovettsville Historical Society Elects New Leadership (2016)
At our Annual Meeting on July 31, 2016 the members of the Lovettsville Historical Society elected the new Board of Directors for 2016-17. Following the Annual Meeting, the new Board…
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LHS Lecture Series: The Forgotten Story of Petersville, Maryland (2016)
Presented by Jody Brumage, Sunday, July 17, 2016 Petersville, Maryland — which lies just north of Brunswick — is one of the oldest and yet most overlooked communities in the…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: “Freedom Lodge and the Birth of Freemasonry in Lovettsville” (2016)
The birth of Freemasonry in Lovettsville took place 150 years ago – just months after the end of the Civil War – when the Grand Lodge, Ancient, Free, & Accepted…
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New Acquisitions at the Lovettsville Historical Society Museum (2016)
In addition to a number of original news photographs taken at the scene of the Aug. 31, 1940 airliner crash near Lovettsville, the Lovettsville Museum successfully bid on the copy…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: Lovettsville’s Oldest Church – St. James at 283 Years, From German Reformed to United Church of Christ (2016)
Lecture, Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 2:00 pm. The 283-year history of Lovettsville’s old German Reformed Church, now St. James United Church of Christ, will be the topic of the…
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New Lovettsville Museum Acquisitions: Items related to the 1940 Lovettsville Plane Crash (2016)
The Lovettsville Museum has recently acquired a number of original news photographs taken at the scene of the Aug. 31, 1940 airliner crash near Lovettsville. And as a result of…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: “George Washington Did NOT Build the C&0 Canal: The Story of Potomac River Navigation and the Rise and Demise of the C&O Canal” (2016)
April 6, 2016, LoudounNow. The next presentation in the Lovettsville Historical Society lecture series has a provocative title: “George Washington DID NOT Build the C&0 Canal: The Story of Potomac…
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Historian John Frye Speaks at Lovettsville Lecture Series – Purcellville Gazette (2016)
Historian John Frye will discuss the fascinating story of the C&O Canal and the history of transportation along the Potomac River. This is the third lecture in the Lovettsville Historical…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: “Look Out Below: The Surprising Geology of the Brunswick-Lovettsville Area” (2016)
Presented by Don Peterson Sunday, March 13, 2016 On Sunday, March 13, 2016, local naturalist and writer Don Peterson will discuss the geology of the Brunswick-Lovettsville area, as the second…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: “1866: Change, Resistance, and Uncertainty in the Northern Virginia Piedmont” (2016)
The Sixth in a Series of Local Civil War Glimpses Presented by Richard Gillespie Sunday, February 14, 2016 Richard T. Gillespie, the Executive Director of the Mosby Heritage Area Association,…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: “250 Years of New Jerusalem Lutheran Church and Its Place In the Lovettsville Community” – Loudoun Times Mirror (2015)
LOVETTSVILLE LIVING: Lovettsville Historical Society’s Lecture Series final presentation Blog entry by John McNeilly | Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 On Sunday, Nov. 8, the Lovettsville Historical Society will hold its…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: “Luther Potterfield and the Lovettsville Potterfields: A Divided Family” – Loudoun Times Mirror (2015)
By John McNeilly, Loudoun Times Mirror, September 18, 2015. LOVETTSVILLE LIVING: Lovettsville Historical Society announces new lecture. The Lovettsville Historical Society Lecture series will present “Luther Potterfield and the Lovettsville…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: “John Mobberly: Loudoun County Civil War Desperado” – Leesburg Today (2015)
by Margaret Morton, Leesburg Today, March 2, 2015. The Lovettsville Historical Society’s next lecture on local history refers to a historic figure with a less than savory reputation. The March 8,…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: 1865: “Great God! Take Care of Us Now!” with Rich Gillespie, the Fifth in a Series on the Civil War in the Mosby Heritage Area (2015)
“Great God! Take Care of Us Now!” with Rich Gillespie, The Fifth in a Series on the Civil War in the Mosby Heritage Area. SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2015 at 3 o’clock…
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Lovettsville Historical Society Kicks Off 2015 Lecture Series – Purcellville Gazette (2015)
On Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, the Lovettsville Historical Society will kick off its 2015 Lecture Series with the fifth installment in a series of Sesquicentennial glimpses of the local experience before and…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: “Save the Historic Stoutsenberger Farmstead” – Purcellville Gazette (2013)
The project to save the historical farmstead of Revolutionary War veteran John Stoutsenberger will be the subject of the next event in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s Lecture Series. It will…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: “From Loudoun to Bedford County, Pennsylvania” (2013)
Press Release: What: Lovettsville Historical Society Lecture: “From Loudoun to Bedford” When: Sunday, August 11, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. Where: St. James United Church of Christ, 10 East Broad Way,…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: “From Loudoun to Glory: The Role of African-Americans from Loudoun County in the Civil War” – Purcellville Gazette (2013)
Purcellville Gazette June 9, 2013 The unknown story of the approximately 250 African-American soldiers from Loudoun County who served in the Union Army during the Civil War has been discovered…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: “The Potomac Frontier: Loudoun County In 1862” – Loudoun Times Mirror (2012)
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, by Stephen Johnson, Special to the Loudoun Times-Mirror. Rich Gillespie, director of education for the Mosby Heritage Area Association, will speak on “The Potomac Frontier: Loudoun…
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LHS Free Lecture Series: “The Way It Was: Reminiscences of Old Lovettsville” – Blue Ridge Leader (2011)
Blue Ridge Leader September 28, 2011 Lifelong Lovettsville resident Glenn Grove will discuss life in Old Lovettsville, especially the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, as the next event in the Lovettsville…