2013 EVENTS & LECTURES AT THE LOVETTSVILLE HISTORIC SOCIETY
February 10, 2013: “1863: Hoofbeats in the Heritage Area” by Rich Gillespie of the Mosby Heritage Area Association.
March 10, 2013: “19th Century Furniture-Making in Loudoun County,” by Dr. Fred Johnson, author of Nineteenth Century Loudoun County, Virginia Chair Manufacturing.
April 14, 2013: “The Creation of Lovettsville,” by Thomas Bullock, LHS.
May 4, 2013: Dedication of second Civil War Trails marker sign: “Lovettsville in the Civil War: Union Gateway to Virginia.” See Article.
May 12, 2013: “The McCarty-Mason Duel: Politics and Partisanship in the 19th Century Loudoun,” by Elizabeth D. Whiting, president, Loudoun Museum.
June 9, 2013: “The Forgotten Role of Loudoun’s African-Americans in the Civil War,” by Kevin Grigsby, author of From Loudoun to Glory.
July 14, 2013: “Mr. Howser’s Suicide: The Rise and Disappearance of Berlin,” by author Bruce Funk, preceded by LHS Annual Meeting.
August 11, 2013: “From Loudoun to Bedford,” by Gillian Leach and David Koontz, Bedford County (Pa.) Historical Society.
September 8, 2013: ” The Stoutsenberger Farmstead Restoration Project,” by Eirik Harteis.
October 13, 2013: “The Creation of Lovettsville” (repeat) by Thomas Bullock, LHS.
November 10, 2013: “The Towns of the Middletown Valley” by Dr. Robert Savitt, Middletown Valley Historical Society.