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2024 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Non-Fiction* Book Drive: Collecting through May 3rd.
Seeking Donations for Fundraiser Sale!
*Seeking subjects broadly related to history, genealogy, culture, biography, and similar topics (world, national, state, or local!)
Gently-used condition, please. We cannot accept items with mold, mildew, dirt, or odors.
Bring your donations to the LVHS MUSEUM (8346 Mary Ball Rd) Wednesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays only, 10:00 – 4:00, through May 3rd.
Items will be used in a fundraiser sale (see below)
MAY BOOK SALE DATES
LVHS Members Only: Fri May 17, 2:00-6:00
(new members may join at the door).
PUBLIC: Sat May 18, Thu May 23, and
Fri May 24, 10:00-4:00 each day.
NNK250 Signature Speaker Series March-June 2024
Get more info, or watch the lectures you missed at nnk250.us/events
NNK250 is a 4-year regional Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution and its legacy in American history, offering a variety of activities organized by a coalition of representatives from Northern Neck tourism, museums, historic sites, cultural groups, education, economic development, and government agencies.
Programs are free and begin at 2:00 PM. There is no live streaming, but recordings will be posted after. LVHS is an NNK250 partner, but is not responsible for the content or organization of these programs.
Save the Date – July 3, 7:00 PM, Music by “Ampersand”
American Traditions: A Sampler of Three Centuries of Historical Folk Songs, Ballads, and Traditional Dance Tunes
Sponsored by LVHS At Lebanon Baptist Church, Alfonso (5 miles from LVHS). Admission/ticketing info to be announced.
More ideas for the day: Start the festivities with a public reading of the Declaration of Independence at 4:00 pm at Historic Christ Church near Weems, then enjoy dinner at home, a local restaurant, or BYO picnic on the LVHS Museum grounds, before heading to the church.
A Family’s Journey into the Life and Legacy of The Honorable Armistead S. Nickens
Presented February 24, 2024.
Click here for free ZOOM RECORDING with Screen Share format of Slide Presentation.
An alternate Facebook video filmed in the meeting room is available with larger views of the speaker panel but limited views of the slide screen.
A panel of descendants speak about their experiences of discovering and commemorating four centuries of Nickens family history, including 12 veterans of the Revolutionary War and The Honorable Armistead S. Nickens (ca. 1836-1906), a community leader and educational advocate who became Lancaster County’s first Black elected official (VA House of Delegates 1871-1875).
2023 PROGRAMS – WATCH FREE VIDEOS
LVHS ANNUAL MEETING AND HISTORY TALK by
Rev. Dr. Lonnie H. Lee, author of The Huguenot-Anglican Refuge in Virginia: Empire, Land, and Religion in the Rappahannock Region
CLICK HERE FOR FREE VIDEO OF OCT 24, 2023 PRESENTATION
Lee’s book tells the history of a Huguenot emigrant community, established in eight counties along the Rappahannock River of Virginia and comprising more than 260 households, that started with the 1687 arrival of John Bertrand, an Anglican-ordained Huguenot minister from France, to Lancaster County. This Huguenot community comes to life through the examination of county court records in Virginia and French Protestant records in England and France. (Book unavailable to purchase at LVHS, please visit your preferred online bookseller).
Author Talk by Margaret L. Forrester and Deborah Beuchelt Walker
Home Birth Records of Dr. Chichester Tapscott Peirce:
Revisited 1900-1919
CLICK HERE FOR FREE VIDEO OF OCT 5, 2023 PRESENTATION
This 2023 book compiles information on 252 home births in 1900-1919 attended by local family physician Dr. C. T. Peirce in both white and black households in Lancaster, Northumberland, and Richmond counties. The records were found by searching through hundreds of birth and delayed birth certificates from the Virginia Office of Vital Records released publicly only after 100 years. The authors speak about their research process, give examples of the birth records and explain the kinds of information they contain, share interesting discoveries, and discuss how these records can be used in conjunction with other available research sources. This is a companion book to Forrester’s 2018 Home Birth Records of Dr. Chichester Tapscott Peirce 1919-1954 which contained entries derived from Dr. Peirce’s office records. Buy the book from LVHS.
An Evening with Pixie E. Curry
“Telling the Stories of the Northern Neck“
CLICK HERE FOR FREE VIDEO OF JULY 18, 2023 PRESENTATION
Ms. Curry, a Kilmarnock native from a family with deep local watermen roots and who grew up here during segregation, discusses some of her personal experiences, her career in public media, and her current work as the host and producer of the web audio series, “A Pixie from Kilmarnock,” where her interviews highlight local people, places, and history, especially documenting Black lives and experiences, to enrich everyone’s understanding of the Northern Neck. www.apixiefromkilmarnock.com.
Author Talk by Jim Bish: The Role of George Washington’s Ball Family Relatives in Telling the Stories of His Life
I Can’t Tell A Lie: Parson Weems and the Truth About George Washington’s Cherry Tree, Prayer at Valley Forge, and Other Anecdotes
CLICK HERE FOR FREE VIDEO OF JUNE 13, 2023 PRESENTATION
For best results, we recommend listening to the audio of the video while viewing the full-size PDF slides at https://tinyurl.com/lvhsbish2023slides.
George Washington had many uncles, aunts, and cousins on his mother’s side who are often overlooked as influencers in his life. The study of Washington’s family circles, neighbors, and other associates reveals much about his non-public life, including sources for many anecdotes of George’s life immortalized by his biographer Parson Weems. Author Jim Bish holds an MA in History and has spent nearly 40 years researching, teaching, and writing about local, regional, and Virginia history. Buy the book from LVHS.
