Revolutionary War
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American Revolution: Black Patriots and Black Loyalists
Alicia Cohen, speaking as a member of the Black History Committee of the Friends of Thomas Balch Library, and the LoudounVA250 Committee, presented two programs on Black Patriots and Black…
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Two Lights for Tomorrow: For America’s 250th!
The nationwide initiative Two Lights for Tomorrow specifically coincides with the anniversary of Paul Revere’s famous ride occurring overnight on Friday April 18 –Saturday April 19, 1775. The idea originated from a multi-state…
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Loudoun County 1775 Resolves in Support of Patrick Henry: “To Hazard All the Blessings of This Life”
By Edward Spannaus One of Royal Governor Dunmore’s moves in response to the Second Virginia Convention in March 1775, where Patrick Henry gave his dramatic speech in favor of preparing…
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Patrick Henry’s Famous Address Re-enacted
By Nancy Spannaus On March 23, 1775 – 27 days before fighting broke out between the British and the Americans at Lexington and Concord, Patrick Henry electrified the Second Virginia Convention in Richmond with his…
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Next in the LHS Lecture Series: December 2024
Give me liberty or give me death! A special program presented by Stephen P. Wilson, Executive Director of the St. John’s Church Foundation, Richmond Sunday, December 15, at 2:00 p.m. St. James United Church…
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“Give me liberty or give me death!”
Patrick Henry Program Coming in December Stephen P. Wilson, Executive Director of the St. John’s Church Foundation, will present a program on Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me…
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“Wayne Week” – -Remembering Anthony Wayne’s March through Frederick and Loudoun
Since 2017, our local Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)chapters have held a “Wayne’s Crossing” event in early June at the Loudoun County Courthouse, to commemorate Anthony Wayne’s crossing of the Potomac and…
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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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“For Britannia’s Glory and Wealth”: A report on the presentation by Glenn F. Williams
By Nancy Spannaus The March 10 lecture sponsored by the Lovettsville Historical Society focused on the American Revolution once again, with a presentation by well-known military historian Glenn F. Williams[1]…
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Kicking off the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2024 Lecture Series:
Incident at Griffin’s Wharf: The Boston Tea Party and After Presented by Tracy and Rich Gillespie Sunday, February 11, at 2:00 p.m. St. James United Church of Christ,10 East Broad…
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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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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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LHS Lecture Series: Repudiation Day: Frederick County’s 1765 Protest Against the Stamp Act
Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s Lecture Series: Repudiation Day: Frederick County’s 1765 Protest against the Stamp Act Presented by Chris Haugh, Frederick County Historian Sunday, November 13, at 2:00 p.m. In-person at St.…
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Loudoun’s First Reading of the Declaration of Independence Celebrated
By Nancy Spannaus The first official reading of the Declaration of Independence in Loudoun County, which took place on the steps of the old County Courthouse on August 12, 1776,…
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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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LHS’s Lecture Series – Lafayette’s Farewell Tour – 6/26/2022
Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s lecture series: “Lafayette: Our Nation’s Adopted Son and His Farewell Tour of the America He Loved” Sunday, June 26, at 2:00 p.m. In-person at…
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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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Remembering Lafayette’s Visit to Loudoun
By: Nancy Spannaus* One year before the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the nation will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the visit by one of the leading figures…
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Our August 2021 Newletter is now available!
Click here for our August issue, featuring the American Revolution — with coverage of the July 24 Patriot grave-marking and materials from our 2011 lecture on the German Settlement in…
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Outline of the German role in the Revolutionary War
Outline of the German role in the Revolutionary War (The following are notes prepared by Edward Spannaus for his presentation in the September 11, 2011 lecture on “The German Settlement…
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Video of July 24 Patriot Grave Marking at New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Lovettsville
You can watch a YouTube video of the complete grave-marking ceremony here.
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More Revolutionary War Patriots Identified in Lovettsville
We have located additional Lovettsville Revolutionary War Patriots, thanks to a database of burials compiled by the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (VASSAR). This includes three…