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Rob Jones honored at LHS Annual Membership Meeting
The first order of business at the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2019 Annual Membership Meeting on Dec. 15, was the presentation of a donation to retired Marine Sergeant and Paralympic Bronze…
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The German-American Zweitürhaus
Why does that house have two front doors? One little-known feature which gives the Lovettsville area a distinctive Germanic flavor, is the presence of a number of two-door…
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November 10: “The Lost History of Potomac Marble”
“The Lost History of Potomac Marble” Presented by Paul Kreingold. Conservation Director of the Loudoun County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America. Sunday, November 10, at 2:00 p.m. …
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In Memoriam: Jimmy Spring, our “Living Legend of Lovettsville”
Jimmy Spring (above, center), who was featured in our “Living Legends of Lovettsville” presentation on Dec. 11, 2016, passed away on September 22. The 2016 event was presented before a packed house in the…
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The last days of the old Brunswick bridge — and other stories of our ferries and bridges
Above: Photograph from The Times-Herald, Feb. 10, 1953, courtesy of Brunswick History Commission. Automobiles are crossing the old bridge, as a construction crane is used to lower the superstructure for the…
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October 13: “Germanna 101: Virginia’s First German Settlement”
“Germanna 101: Virginia’s First German Settlement” Presented by Ashley Abruzzo, Germanna Foundation Sunday, October 13, at 2:00 p.m. Almost two decades before German settlers began streaming into Virginia’s Loudoun Valley…
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“Tastings, Tales, & Tunes” at Hiddencroft Vineyards, October 17
Second Annual Tasting, Tales, and Tunes: Lovettsville Historical Society Night at Hiddencroft Vineyards Thursday Evening, October 17, 2019—7:00-9:30 p.m. Those of us who live in this region relish the unique…
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What we are losing, by demolishing the Community Center building
Many long-time Lovettsville residents spent uncounted hours playing baseball in the ball field behind the Community Center, formerly the Lovettsville School. For years, a plaque stood above the ball…
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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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Sept. 8 — “The Shenandoah Valley’s German Heritage”
“The Shenandoah Valley’s German Heritage” Presented by Karen Good Cooper, President of the Shenandoah Germanic Heritage Museum Shenandoah County, Va. Sunday, September 8, at 2:00 p.m. When census takers asked…
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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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Video: Growing Up Lovettsville, with Walter Fleming
The full video of our June 9 presentation on the Life and Times of Walter Fleming, is now available on our YouTube channel. See it now! Our thanks to Ethan Smith…
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History Mystery: John Axline’s Revolutionary War Service
By Edward Spannaus For some years, I have been puzzled by the oft-repeated story of Lovettsville’s John Axline in the Revolutionary War: that he alternately served in Lt. Col. Posey’s…
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Finding Loudoun’s Historic Cemeteries
As part of a broader effort to identify and preserve Loudoun County historic cemeteries and burial grounds, a newly-developed, interactive Loudoun County cemeteries map was unveiled at the June 4…
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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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Ethan Smith wins LHS History Award at Lovettsville Elementary School
Above: Ethan Smith, Ed Spannaus, and Annie Smith. Ethan Smith, son of Annie and Buck Smith, won the Lovettsville Historical Award at the 5th Grade Awards Ceremony, held at Lovettsville…
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Our June 2019 newsletter is now available!
For our latest issue, read it here. In this issue: Lecture June 9: “A conversation with Walter Fleming” Upcoming LHS lectures and events Heritage Commission proposal presented to Supervisors 1938…
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County Heritage Commission proposal would recognize Lovettsville and North Loudoun role in Civil War
On June 4, the Loudoun County Heritage Commission will present to the County Board of Supervisors, its recommendations for new monuments and memorials on the Courthouse grounds. Among the…
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June 9: Walter Fleming — Growing Up Lovettsville
Growing Up Lovettsville: When A Farm Boy Drove the School Bus An Illustrated Reminiscence with Walter M. Fleming Sunday, June 9, 2:00 p.m. Slideshow by Becky H. Fleming Rich Gillespie,…
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May 19: Eugene Scheel presents his new “American Indian Map of Loudoun County”
“American Indian Map of Loudoun County” to be presented by Eugene Scheel Sunday, May 19, at 2:00 p.m. Eugene Scheel has taught American Indian History to Loudoun County teachers for…
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May 11: Author Book Talk & Signing: 1777 – Danbury on Fire!
Presented by M. H. B. Hughes at the Lovettsville Museum Saturday, May 11, at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. M.H.B. Hughes says that her new book 1777 – Danbury on…
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Our April 2019 Newsletter is now available!
Our April newsletter has just been published. Read it here.
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Capt. Luther W. Slater: A Life of Service
By Edward Spannaus Luther Slater is the only commissioned Union officer from the Civil War who is buried in Lovettsville. He was the highest-ranking elected officer in the Independent…
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April 7 — Book Talk on Alexander Hamilton by Lovettsville Author
Presented by Nancy Spannaus Lovettsville Museum Sunday, April 7, at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. On Sunday April 7, Lovettsville author Nancy Spannaus will discuss and sign…
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April 14 lecture: The National Road — the Road that Built a Nation.
Presented by Tiffany Ahalt, National Road Museum, Boonsboro, Maryland Sunday, April 14, at 2:00 p.m. On Sunday, April 14, Tiffany Ahalt, the Marketing & Development Director for the National…
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March lecture: “’The Rebels is running over our Parents’: Recruiting Virginia Unionists into the Potomac Home Brigade”
Above: Travis Shaw Left: Potomac Home Brigade monument at Gettysburg Presented by Travis Shaw, Public Programs Coordinator at the Mosby Heritage Area Association Sunday, March 10, 2:00 p.m. …
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February 2019 Newsletter is now available
Our February newsletter has just been published — accompanying the Russell Baker story, is a fascinating school petition from the 1930s by parents from Morrisonville, plus photographs, and lots of…
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Feb. 10 Lecture: “Armistead Thompson Mason Filler 1821-1897, and Linden Hall” (2/10/19)
Presented by Bart Hodgson, Co-Proprietor, Linden Hall B&B Sunday, Feb. 10 2:00 p.m. On Sunday, February 10, for the launching of Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2019 Lecture Series, we…
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With a smile, remembering Russell Baker
By Edward Spannaus Jan. 24, 2019–It was with sadness that we learned of the January 21 death of acclaimed columnist and humorist Russell Baker – but at the…
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On 75th Anniversary of Anzio Landing, Remembering Lovettsville’s Raymond Cooper
Today, January 22, 2019, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy, will host a series of commemorative events beginning with a ceremony at 10:30 a.m. to mark the 75th anniversary…
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Lovettsville Historical Society Announces 2019 Lecture Series
The Lovettsville Historical Society has announced the first half of its 2019 lecture series, for the months from February through June. The line-up is: February 10 – “Armistead Thompson Mason…
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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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Purcellville Gazette: Lovettsville Museum Renovations Showcase New Interpretive Displays, New Sign Welcomes Visitors (11/30/2018)
[slideshow_deploy id=’3071′] Reprinted with permission from the Purcellville Gazette, November 30, 2018 Issue Photographs by Eric Wickstrom The Lovettsville Museum’s new scarlet red sign was hung on the west…
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Lovettsville History Mystery: The 1868 Fire At New Jerusalem Church
by Edward Spannaus, Board Member, Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum 150 years ago, on October 19, 1868, the congregation of Lovettsville’s largest church, New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, laid the cornerstone…
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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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What the Heck Is This Thing #12
Can you guess what this object is — and what it does? Hint: The answer is at the bottom of this webpage. SCROLL DOWN…
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Girl Scouts Enjoy the Lovettsville Museum’s First Downtown Walking Tour (11/12/2018)
[slideshow_deploy id=’3100′] The Lovettsville Museum recently hosted a field trip with Lovettsville Girl Scout Troop 70074, a large and active troop of fourth grade Junior-level Girl Scouts from Lovettsville Elementary…
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“’Over There’ Comes to Main Street: Loudoun and the First World War, 1917-18,” Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society Lecture Series (11/18/2018)
On Sunday afternoon November 18, 2018 at 2:00 pm, the Lovettsville Historical Society will contribute to Virginia and Loudoun’s centennial commemoration of the First World War with an engaging program…
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Lovettsville Veterans of World War One
One hundred years ago on the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour, the guns fell silent across the battlefields, ending the the First World War. The…
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The Civil War Letters of a Lovettsville Pastor, Rev. Xenophon J. Richardson
Introduction: The following letters, written by Rev. Xenophon J. Richardson from New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Lovettsville, Loudoun County, Virginia, were published in The Lutheran Observer in the winter of 1864-1865.…
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“What the Heck IS This Thing #11
Can you guess what this object is — and what it does? Hint: The answer is at the bottom of this webpage. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE ANSWER … >…
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Tasting, Tales, and Tunes: Lovettsville Historical Society Night at Hiddencroft Vineyards (10/18/2018)
Only 30 tickets available. Purchase yours online today. Those of us who live in this region relish the unique history, culture, stories, music, foods, and beverages of our German-influenced region…
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Dr. James Willard and Willard Hall, Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society Lecture Series (10/14/2018)
Presented by Cookie Anagnoson, owner of Willard Hall, & Michael Zapf, LHS Researcher, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018 @ 2:00 p.m. On Sunday, October 14, 2018, the Lovettsville Historical Society will present a discussion of Willard…
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Our 2nd Annual Fundraiser & Membership Appreciation Event (9/30/18)
SPECIAL EVENT The Board of Directors of the Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum cordially invites you to attend our 2nd Annual Fundraiser & Membership Appreciation Event Sunday, September 30, 2018,…
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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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New Historical Marker Honors Margaret Mercer (2018)
by Edward Spannaus, Board Member Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum Educator and abolitionist Margaret Mercer was honored at the unveiling of the Belmont Chapel Historic Marker at St. David’s Episcopal Church and…
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The History of Lovettsville’s Oktoberfest, by Michael Zapf (2018)
“Oktoberfest” conjures up the famous Munich Oktoberfest that attracts millions every year, an extravaganza that began in October 1810 as a celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig (later…
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What the Heck IS This Thing #10
Can you guess what this object is — and what it does? Hint: The answer is at the bottom of this webpage. SCROLL…
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Lovettsville Museum Closed For Renovations Until 9/28/18
The Lovettsville Museum is closed for renovations through 9/27 so that we can paint, install LED lighting, and mount new displays, in time for the 2018 Lovettsville Oktoberfest on 9/28…
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Civil War History Mystery: The Strange Case of the Disappearing Cavalry Captain, Fielding A. Patterson (2018)
by Edward Spannaus, Board Member, Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum The Loudoun Rangers, a Union scouting and cavalry unit, were initially recruited mostly from Lovettsville and Waterford in the summer…
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What the Heck IS This Thing #9
Can you guess what this object is — and what it does? Hint: The answer is at the bottom of this webpage. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE ANSWER … >…
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“What the Heck” Guessing Game Goes to the Lovettsville Library (2018)
A portion of the Lovettsville Museum’s popular “What the Heck IS This Thing?” mystery items guessing game, is currently on display at the Lovettsville Library. Drop by the Library today — or use the links below…
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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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What the Heck IS This Thing #8
Can you guess what this object is — and what it does? Hint: The answer is at the bottom of this webpage. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE ANSWER … >…
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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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“Rebecca and Thomas: A Civil War Spy Tale,” Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s Lecture Series (7/8/2018)
A Play in One Act, Written by Sharon Dixon, Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. In September 1864, Thomas Laws, a slave from Clarke County, Virginia, collaborated with…
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What the Heck IS This Thing #7
Can you guess what this object is — and what it does? Hint: The answer is at the bottom of this webpage. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE ANSWER … >…
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Lovettsville Alumni Association Celebrates 101st Anniversary (2018)
With Pamela A. Potts, Donald Fletcher, Judy Virts-Beard Fox, Elaine Walker, Belle Ware, Fred George III and Allen Baker Jr at the Lovettsville Game Protective Association. Photo courtesy of Allen Baker, Jr. See also: http://www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org/index.php/lovettsville-alumni-association-celebrates-50th-anniversary-1967/
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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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Virginia Town Changes Its Name to ‘Capitalsville’ to Celebrate DC’s Stanley Cup Run (2018)
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SOLVED: Lovettsville History-Mystery #4: Revolutionary War Hero Sgt. Lawrence Everhart (2018)
by Edward Spannaus, Researcher & Vice President, Lovettsville Historical Society. Sgt. Lawrence Everhart of Revolutionary War fame is claimed by both Lovettsville, Virginia, and by Middletown, in Frederick County, Maryland. …
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What the Heck IS This Thing #6
Can you guess what this object is — and what it does? Hint #1: This object is comprised of five of these panels. Hint #2: The answer is at…
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Lovettsville Historical Society’s Spannaus Appointed to Loudoun County Heritage Commission (2018)
On May 17, 2018, the Loudoun County (Virginia) Board of Supervisors confirmed the nomination of Edward Spannaus to serve on the Loudoun County Heritage Commission as an at-large member. Spannaus,…
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The Richard H. Hickman Scrapbook Collection (2018)
Out of the File Cabinets, and Into Archival Sleeves. The Lovettsville Museum is excited to announce that the entire multi-volume Richard H. Hickman Scrapbook Collection has been placed in protective page sleeves by…
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“George’s Mill Farm: Memories of the Past,” Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s Lecture Series (5/20/2018)
Presented by Fran Wire, Proprietor George’s Mill Farm B&B Sunday, May 20, 2018 @ 2:00 pm Memories of the past at George’s Mill Farm will brought to mind on Sunday, May…
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1836 Kitchen & Taproom Hosting Fundraiser for the Lovettsville Historical Society on Wed. May 2, 2018
On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, the 1836 Kitchen and Taproom will donate 10% of the proceeds from its sales, to benefit the Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum. 1836 Kitchen and…
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What the Heck IS This Thing #5
The Lovettsville Museum has quite a few farm and household implements and tools from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which have been grouped together as a look-and-touch interactive display…
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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: “On This Ground,” A Documentary History of Lovettsville, The German Settlement (2006)
VIDEO: “On This Ground,” A Documentary History of Lovettsville, The German Settlement (2006). Narrated by Rich Gillespie and featuring interviews with Lovettsvillians Renace Painter, former Mayor Elaine Walker, Dick Hickman,…
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What the Heck IS This Thing #4
The Lovettsville Museum has quite a few farm and household implements and tools from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which have been grouped together as a look-and-touch interactive display…
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What Was That Building On Lovettsville’s Locust Street? (2018)
by Edward Spannaus Lovettsville Historical Society Board Member and Researcher The greyish, barn-like building on South Locust Street, Lovettsville, Virginia, recently taken down, is believed by most local historians to…
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“Life on the Inner Frontier: The French and Indian War in Memory and Artifact in the Shenandoah Valley,” Next Lecture in Lovettsville Historical Society Series (3/11/2018)
Patrick Murphy, author of the award-winning book “The French & Indian War in the Shenandoah Valley: Life on the Inner Frontier 1752-1766,” is the next featured lecturer in the Lovettsville Historical Society…
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What the Heck IS This Thing #3
The Lovettsville Museum has quite a few farm and household implements from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which have been grouped together as a look-and-touch interactive display and guessing…
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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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Lovettsville Historical Society Visits Threatened Aldie Landmark (2018)
by Rich Gillespie Sometimes organizations from opposite ends of the county put out a helping hand to each other. Such was the case on Saturday, January 20, 2018, when members…
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The Fascinating Story Behind Wilfred Emory Cutshaw’s Crumbling 1854 Book (2018)
by Mike Zapf, Researcher and Member of the Board of Directors, Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum I recently discovered an old book, among many that Tom Bullock, past president…
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Indexing the Lovettsville Museum’s Files (2018)
The Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum has a growing archive of documents, maps, and photos pertaining to the history of Lovettsville and the surrounding German Settlement. LHS Vice President and…
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What The Heck Is This Thing #2
The Lovettsville Museum has quite a few farm and household implements from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which have been grouped together as a look-and-touch interactive display and guessing…
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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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Support the Lovettsville Museum; Purchase a Membership (2018)
Have you renewed your Lovettsville Historical Society membership for 2018? Join or renew today, and your 2018 membership will be valid from January 1 to December 31. Please support the activities…
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January 2018 Newsletter of the Lovettsville Historical Society
Click to read the January 2018 Newsletter of the Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum, including: Shane and Fay Branchcomb Donate to Museum Expansion Fund. Museum Wins Award in “Light Up Lovettsville” Contest. History…
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What the Heck Is This Thing #1
The Lovettsville Museum has quite a few farm and household implements from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which have been grouped together as a look-and-touch interactive display and guessing…
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1940 Lovettsville Airline Disaster Archive
Visit the Lovettsville Historical Society website’s 1940 Lovettsville Airline Disaster Archive to watch a documentary film, read the text from several 1940 newspapers, look at newspaper wire photos, and read the final…
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Shane and Fay Branchcomb Donate to Lovettsville Museum Expansion Fund (2017)
Lovettsville residents Shane and Fay Branchcomb (shown here with Fred George on the left), made a substantial donation to the Lovettsville Historical Society’s Museum Expansion Fund on December 23. We thank them very…
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Lovettsville Museum Wins Award in “Light Up Lovettsville” Contest (2017)
On December 20, 2017, at the “Light Up Lovettsville” awards ceremony at Lovettsville Town Hall, Mayor Bobby Zoldos and Councilwoman Kimberly Allar handed out the awards for Lovettsville homes and…
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Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum is now on Twitter (2017)
Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum is now on Twitter! Please follow @LovMuseum on Twitter, and help us build our Followers. New feature articles on Lovettsville History will be tweeted monthly,…
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December 2017 Newsletter of the Lovettsville Historical Society
Click below to read the December 2017 Newsletter of the Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum, including: Brides of Lovettsville: Elaine Painter Weds Clifton Walker, 1959; Lovettsville Museum Featured in “Holidays In Loudoun…
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The Lovettsville Historical Society To Hold 2017 Annual Membership Meeting (12/3/2017)
The Lovettsville Historical Society will hold its 2017 Annual Membership Meeting at 2:00 on Sunday, December 3, at the Lovettsville Museum, 4 East Pennsylvania Avenue in Lovettsville. The meeting is…
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November 2017 Newsletter of the Lovettsville Historical Society
Click below to open the November 2017 Newsletter of the Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum, including: Video of Eugene Scheel Lecture On YouTube; Visit our Newly-Renovated Museum. https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=505152bd0e6e82e1cbc019d3c&id=ad4f485ef1
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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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VIDEO: “Mapping the Short Hill With Eugene Scheel” (10/15/2017)
VIDEO: “Mapping the Short Hill With Eugene Scheel” (2017) is the recording of a lecture hosted by the Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum, October 15, 2017. Watch and hear the fascinating…
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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…