{"id":1587,"date":"2018-01-02T01:58:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T01:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/?p=1587"},"modified":"2018-01-12T05:43:16","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T05:43:16","slug":"upcoming-lovettsville-historical-society-lectures-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/upcoming-lovettsville-historical-society-lectures-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Lovettsville Historical Society Lectures (2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Upcoming Lectures: \u00a0All Lovettsville Historical Society lectures are held at 2:00 on Sunday afternoons, at St. James United Church of Christ in Lovettsville, VA. \u00a0They are free and open to the public, although donations are encouraged to support the lecture series and the programs of the Lovettsville Historical Society. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Walter Washington, our guest lecturer in February, 2018.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“The French & Indian War in Shenandoah County: Life on the Inner Frontier, 1752-1766” by R. Patrick Murphy.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Feb. 11, 2018 \u2013 \u201cThe Washington Family Homes in Jefferson County, West Virginia\u201d<\/strong> presented by Walter Washington.<\/p>\n

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 from the Virginia Tidewater to the Lower Shenandoah Valley.<\/p>\n

In 1750, eighteen year-old George Washington made his first real estate purchase of 500 acres in what is now Jefferson County, West Virginia, then part of Frederick County, Virginia. In 1770, his brother Samuel moved to his new home there, called \u201cHarewood.\u201d Ten years later their younger brother Charles built his home called \u201cHappy Retreat,\u201d and in 1786 he founded Charles Town. Their great nephews built the homes called \u201cBlakely\u201d and \u201cClaymont,\u201d and Samuel\u2019s grandson built \u201cCedar Lawn.\u201d<\/p>\n

All in all, the Washington family owned ten manors in Jefferson County, seven of which have survived to this day. Today more Washington family descendants are buried in the Zion Episcopal Church cemetery in Charles Town, than in any other place in the country.<\/p>\n

The February 11 event will also include background on the Washingtons in Loudoun County.<\/p>\n

Our presenter Walter Washington practices law in Charles Town, West Virginia. He received his undergraduate degree from Carleton College and his law degree from American University. He lives at \u201cHarewood,\u201d the home built by his 5th\u00a0great grandfather Samuel Washington in 1770. He is also the president of Friends of Happy Retreat, the non-profit corporation that has acquired and is restoring \u201cHappy Retreat,\u201d the 1780 home of Charles Washington.<\/p>\n

March 11, 2018<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cHow Do We Remember the French and Indian War?\u201d<\/strong> Patrick Murphy, author of the award-winning book \u201cThe French & Indian War in Shenandoah County: \u00a0Life on the Inner Frontier, 1752-1766,\u201d <\/a>\u00a0<\/em>will discuss the French and Indian War in the Shenandoah Valley \u2013 the closest the war came to Loudoun County — with a focus on how we remember it today. \u00a0Murphy, who has been a Navy engineer, an English professor, and a practicing lawyer, is now an accomplished historian and is a Board member of the French and Indian War Foundation in Winchester.<\/p>\n

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Chris Haugh, Frederick County historian, and our presenter in April, 2018.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
April 8, 2018 — \u201cMary Quantrell: \u00a0The Real ‘Barbara Fritchie.'”<\/strong> Chris Haugh, Frederick County historian and Historic Preservation Manager of Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland, will explore the legend of Barbara Fritchie as it was shaped by Whittier\u2019s poem, and will reveal who was the real flag-waver on that day when Stonewall Jackson and Confederate troops marched through Frederick.<\/div>\n

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May 20, 2018 \u2013 “The Story of George\u2019s Mill,”<\/strong>\u00a0presented by Fran Wire, proprietor of George\u2019s Mill Farm B&B, and a former Board member of the Lovettsville Historical Society. \u00a0Fran will tell the story of George\u2019s Mill, located near\u00a0Lovettsville, which has been in the hands of the George family for eight generations.<\/p>\n

June 10, 2018 \u2013 \u201cWaterford:<\/b> A Village in Time,\u201d by Neil Hughes, based on his new book A Village in Time 1660-1990: Discovering American History in a Small Virginia Quaker Village.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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