Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum

Lovettsville, Virginia

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Bay of Pigs Veterans of Lovettsville

Harold Gladstone

William Potts

Lane L. Reed

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1836 Kitchen and Taproom

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The Joltmeter, an item from our What the Heck IS It? exhibit.

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Shane & Fay Branchcomb

1990 Lovettsville Community Quilt LABELED

2017 LHS Donor Cooper with Fred George

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

McClains Grocery

Fred and Anne George

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1900s Lovettsville High School

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Brown Funeral Home

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Lovettsville African Methodist Episcopal Church

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Lovettsville Game Protective Association

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Walter Washington, Lecturer

1959 Elaine Painter_Wedding to Clifton Walker copy

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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

2017 Lovettsville Union Cemetery

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2011 Mount Olivet UMC Lovettsville VA

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St. James Church, Lovettsville, Virginia

Lovettsville Main Street Looking East, Circa 1915

Lovettsville Town Quilt

1940 Lovettsville Air Crash Newspaper Headline

George's Mill

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1940 Lovettsville Air Crash News Photo

1862 Postcard of Berlin Bridge Ruins

Luther Potterfield House on East Broad Way

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Color Guard at Historic Marker Dedication

1940 Lovettsville Air Crash

Girl Scout Troop 1434

New Jerusalem Lutheran Church

Oktoberfest 2016

Lovettsville Historic District

Cub Scout Pack 962

Briscoe Goodhart Book "The German Settlement"

Bill George & Kate Souder Scrapbook

Old Lovettsville Post Office

"Quilt" Postcard

Lovettsville Museum Sign

Freedom Lodge

John Mobberly

Between Reb and Yank

New Jerusalem Lutheran Church

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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