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Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum

Lovettsville, Virginia
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Hours of Operation
    • Our Purpose & Mission
    • Board of Directors
    • Formation of the Lovettsville Historical Society
    • Museum History
  • Events & Lectures
    • 2018 Lectures
    • 2017 Lectures
    • 2016 Lectures
    • 2015 Lectures
    • 2014 Lectures
    • 2013 Lectures
    • 2012 Lectures
    • 2011 Lectures
    • 2010 Lectures
    • 2009 Lectures
  • Local History
    • Lovettsville, the “German Settlement”
    • A Short History of Lovettsville
    • Family Research Files
    • Civil War Research Files
    • Research Books
    • Helpful Resources
    • 1940 Lovettsville Airline Disaster Archive
    • Buildings of Lovettsville
      • Lovettsville Historic District Listed On the National Register of Historic Places
      • Lovettsville Historic District
      • African-American Methodist Episcopal Church, Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Brown Funeral Home, Lovettsville, Virginia
      • F&M Bank, Lovettsville, Virginia
      • George’s Mill, 11867 Georges Mill Road, Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Hammond’s Blacksmith Shop, 2 East Broad Way, Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Lovettsville Elementary School, Lovettsville, Virginia.
      • Freedom Masonic Lodge No. 118, AF & AM, Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Lovettsville Game Protective Association, Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Lovettsville High School (1910), Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum, Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Lovettsville Library, Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Lovettsville Post Office (1937-1961), Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Lovettsville Town Hall, Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Lovettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue
      • McClain’s Grocery (now Cacoctin Bible Church), 26 East Broad Way, Lovettsville, Virginia
      • New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Providence Primitive Baptist Church (former site of Old Presbyterian Church), Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Reamer’s Hotel (now a parking lot), East Broad Way at Loudoun Street, Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Reformed Church (now St. James United Church of Christ), Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Rehobeth Church, Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Stone Pump House, Lovettsville, Virginia
    • People and Families of Lovettsville
    • Veterans of Lovettsville, Virginia
      • Revolutionary War Veterans of Lovettsville
      • War of 1812 Veterans of Lovettsville
      • Civil War Veterans of Lovettsville
      • World War I Veterans of Lovettsville
      • World War II Veterans of Lovettsville
      • Korean War Veterans of Lovettsville
      • Bay of Pigs Veterans of Lovettsville
      • Vietnam War Veterans of Lovettsville
      • Desert Storm Veterans of Lovettsville
      • Afghanistan War Veterans of Lovettsville
      • Iraq War Veterans of Lovettsville
    • History of the Potomac River Crossing at Berlin/Brunswick
    • Street Names of Lovettsville and Their Meanings
  • Videos
  • Newsletter / Magazine
  • Digital Archive
  • Our Sponsors
  • Membership & Donations
  • Shop
  • Lovettsville Oktoberfest
  • Historical Photographs of Lovettsville

Local History

Lovettsville, The “German Settlement”

A Short History of Lovettsville

War Veterans of Lovettsville, Virginia

1940 Lovettsville Air Disaster Archive

Lovettsville Historic District

Houses of Lovettsville

Families of Lovettsville

History of the Potomac River Crossing at Berlin/Brunswick

Street Names of Lovettsville and Their Meanings

Lovettsville Oktoberfest

Research Library

Helpful Resources

 

Slideshow

LHS Logo-Red_10x10x300dpi
LHS Logo-Red_10x10x300dpi
1915-west-end-lovettsville_frontside-of-postcard-8x10
1915-west-end-lovettsville_frontside-of-postcard-8x10
1876 Town of Lovettsville Plat 20x30 POSTER
1876 Town of Lovettsville Plat 20x30 POSTER
1863 5x7 Map of Fauquier and Loudon Va Card-Front
1863 5x7 Map of Fauquier and Loudon Va Card-Front
1900s Lovettsville High School
1900s Lovettsville High School
Dick and Sue Hickman
Dick and Sue Hickman
Richard T. Gillespie
Richard T. Gillespie
2018 Ed Spannaus in the LHS Archives IMG_7017
2018 Ed Spannaus in the LHS Archives IMG_7017
CAPITALSVILLE Historical Society Logo
CAPITALSVILLE Historical Society Logo
LHS WebBanner-plum 990099
LHS WebBanner-plum 990099
Rebecca and Thomas
Rebecca and Thomas
1836 Kitchen and Taproom
1836 Kitchen and Taproom
Short Hill Mountain Boys
Short Hill Mountain Boys
Walter Washington-cropped horiz
Walter Washington-cropped horiz
180120-LHS-AT-ALDIE_ERIC_VPW5645
180120-LHS-AT-ALDIE_ERIC_VPW5645
180120-LHS-AT-ALDIE_ERIC_VPW5640
180120-LHS-AT-ALDIE_ERIC_VPW5640
image of Wilfred Cutshaw copy
image of Wilfred Cutshaw copy
Wilfred Emory Cutshaw book IMG_7022
Wilfred Emory Cutshaw book IMG_7022
Mike Zapf
Mike Zapf
Joltmeter_IMG_6996
Joltmeter_IMG_6996
The Joltmeter, an item from our What the Heck IS It? exhibit.
2017 Shane and Fay Branchcomb Donor photo Dec 2017_2
2017 Shane and Fay Branchcomb Donor photo Dec 2017_2
Shane & Fay Branchcomb
Shane & Fay Branchcomb
1990 Lovettsville Community Quilt LABELED
1990 Lovettsville Community Quilt LABELED
2017 LHS Donor Cooper with Fred George
2017 LHS Donor Cooper with Fred George
2017 Light Up Lovettsville Awards
2017 Light Up Lovettsville Awards
Bobby Zoldos, Elaine Walker, and Melani Carty, at the 2017 Light Up Lovettsville Awards.
2017 Lovettsville Museum Illuminated at Christmas
2017 Lovettsville Museum Illuminated at Christmas
McClains Grocery
McClains Grocery
Fred and Anne George
Fred and Anne George
1966 old-lovettsville-school now community center
1966 old-lovettsville-school now community center
lovettsville-town-hall-1
lovettsville-town-hall-1
Brown Funeral Home
Brown Funeral Home
Historic Marker_Lovettsville in the CIvil War
Historic Marker_Lovettsville in the CIvil War
Lovettsville African Methodist Episcopal Church
Lovettsville African Methodist Episcopal Church
lovettsville-town-hall-2
lovettsville-town-hall-2
Lovettsville Game Protective Association
Lovettsville Game Protective Association
1900 circa Lovettsville Main Street Looking East copy 2
1900 circa Lovettsville Main Street Looking East copy 2
Walter Washington, Lecturer
Walter Washington, Lecturer
1959 Elaine Painter_Wedding to Clifton Walker copy
1959 Elaine Painter_Wedding to Clifton Walker copy
2017-10-15 Eugene Scheel Short Hill Lecture
2017-10-15 Eugene Scheel Short Hill Lecture
Photograph of Eugene Scheel, courtesy of Lydia M. Clark.
Museum flat screen TV donated by leuck family
Museum flat screen TV donated by leuck family
2017 Lovettsville Union Cemetery
2017 Lovettsville Union Cemetery
eugene-scheel-short-hill-map-snippet
eugene-scheel-short-hill-map-snippet
2011 Mount Olivet UMC Lovettsville VA
2011 Mount Olivet UMC Lovettsville VA
Larry Roeder at the Lovettsville Historical Society Holding Colored School Ledger Books_Feb 2017 cropped
Larry Roeder at the Lovettsville Historical Society Holding Colored School Ledger Books_Feb 2017 cropped
TownHallSEPIA
TownHallSEPIA
Colored School Ledger Books at the Lovettsville Historical Society_Feb 2017
Colored School Ledger Books at the Lovettsville Historical Society_Feb 2017
Edwin Washington Project at the Lovettsville Historical Society_Feb 2017
Edwin Washington Project at the Lovettsville Historical Society_Feb 2017
1776 General-Map-of-the-Middle-British copy
1776 General-Map-of-the-Middle-British copy
eugene-scheel
eugene-scheel
patrick-schroeder
patrick-schroeder
snyder
snyder
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northern_neck_proprietary_map-1
wynne-saffer_cropped
wynne-saffer_cropped
lee-stone-and-ed-spannaus
lee-stone-and-ed-spannaus
independent-loudoun-virginia-rangers
independent-loudoun-virginia-rangers
cooper-and-george-fundraisers
cooper-and-george-fundraisers
dan-toomey
dan-toomey
spring_living_legends_movie
spring_living_legends_movie
jimmy-spring-poster-time-copy
jimmy-spring-poster-time-copy
jimmy-spring-5-photo-poster-20x30-copy
jimmy-spring-5-photo-poster-20x30-copy
LHS LOGO brown
LHS LOGO brown
jimmy-spring-on-farmall-tractor_retouched-labeled-copy
jimmy-spring-on-farmall-tractor_retouched-labeled-copy
Jimmy Spring-Lovettsville Living Legend
Jimmy Spring-Lovettsville Living Legend
1940-09-16-life-magazine-for-web-facebook
1940-09-16-life-magazine-for-web-facebook
lovettsville-fire-and-rescue-ambulance-crew
lovettsville-fire-and-rescue-ambulance-crew
1940-09-08-lovettsville-air-disaster-sunday-star-gravure-section-washington-dc_full-page-8x10-inch_275dpi
1940-09-08-lovettsville-air-disaster-sunday-star-gravure-section-washington-dc_full-page-8x10-inch_275dpi
Willow Bend Inn-Matchbook
Willow Bend Inn-Matchbook
1941-03-10-life-magazine-page-27
1941-03-10-life-magazine-page-27
LHS LOGO blue
LHS LOGO blue
St. James Church, Lovettsville, Virginia
St. James Church, Lovettsville, Virginia
Lovettsville Main Street Looking East, Circa 1915
Lovettsville Main Street Looking East, Circa 1915
Lovettsville Town Quilt
Lovettsville Town Quilt
1940 Lovettsville Air Crash Newspaper Headline
1940 Lovettsville Air Crash Newspaper Headline
George's Mill
George's Mill
lovettsville-geologic-map
lovettsville-geologic-map
1940 Lovettsville Air Crash News Photo
1940 Lovettsville Air Crash News Photo
1862 Postcard of Berlin Bridge Ruins
1862 Postcard of Berlin Bridge Ruins
Luther Potterfield House on East Broad Way
Luther Potterfield House on East Broad Way
Lovettsville Museum
Lovettsville Museum
Lovettsville Historical Society Logo_red square
Lovettsville Historical Society Logo_red square
Color Guard at Historic Marker Dedication
Color Guard at Historic Marker Dedication
1940 Lovettsville Air Crash
1940 Lovettsville Air Crash
Girl Scout Troop 1434
Girl Scout Troop 1434
New Jerusalem Lutheran Church
New Jerusalem Lutheran Church
Oktoberfest 2016
Oktoberfest 2016
Lovettsville Historic District
Lovettsville Historic District
Cub Scout Pack 962
Cub Scout Pack 962
Briscoe Goodhart Book "The German Settlement"
Briscoe Goodhart Book "The German Settlement"
Bill George & Kate Souder Scrapbook
Bill George & Kate Souder Scrapbook
Old Lovettsville Post Office
Old Lovettsville Post Office
"Quilt" Postcard
"Quilt" Postcard
Lovettsville Museum Sign
Lovettsville Museum Sign
Freedom Lodge
Freedom Lodge
John Mobberly
John Mobberly
Between Reb and Yank
Between Reb and Yank
New Jerusalem Lutheran Church
New Jerusalem Lutheran Church
Civil War Marker
Civil War Marker

Join Us

Becoming a member of the Lovettsville Historical Society supports our mission of preserving and promoting the history and heritage of Lovettsville and the surrounding area formerly known as “The German Settlement.” LHS is a tax exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions and Memberships are tax deductible, and support our operations, acquisitions, and events. Credit cards accepted online. Join us today!

LHS Email Newsletter

The Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum publishes a free monthly email newsletter with feature articles pulled from the scrapbooks in our museum's archives, videos from past lectures, plus announcements of upcoming local history lectures, and events of local interest. Don't miss out on the fun! Add yourself to our e-mail list. (Skip all the questions at the bottom of the form and click Submit). Click here to subscribe.

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Museum
The Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum is committed to preserving and promoting the history and the heritage of the Town of Lovettsville and the surrounding area formerly known as "The German Settlement." Plan your next outing to visit the Museum, arrange a group tour, or attend our monthly lectures.
Hours & Location
Open Saturdays 1:00-4:00 and by appointment year-round, except for major holidays.

Located in the former Potterfield Butcher Shop in historic downtown Lovettsville at 4 East Pennsylvania Avenue, Lovettsville, VA, 20180.
Research
Displayed at the Museum are many artifacts, photographs, household articles, tools, and other items from this area. We also offer research assistance in our cozy research library containing local family genealogies and other historical information.
Shop
Purchase local history books, museum t-shirts, notecards, and vintage reproduction postcards from our online shop.

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