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UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
“Early Postal History of Lancaster County”
Tuesday September 17, 7:00 PM
Talk by Andy Graff about postal history and his collection of envelopes and postmarks from Lancaster and the Northern Neck.
Co-hosted by LVHS and the Lancaster Community Library at LCL, 16 Town Centre Dr, Kilmarnock.
Free admission.
In-person and Live Stream facebook.com/lancastervahistory (will also be recorded).
Sat. October 12, 11:00 AM
DUNTON LIBRARY FOR
GENEALOGY AND HISTORY
Dedication and Grand Opening Celebration!
Join us for a Champagne & Cake Reception
RSVP requested
Annual Membership Meeting &
History Talk: The Miskimon Fire Tower
Tuesday, October 22, 4:00-6:00 PM
With guest speaker Susan Anthony-Tolbert. Free admission, but reservations requested to ensure seating. Optional $5 Raffle Tickets will be sold at the door and Susan’s book will be available for $15. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Dr, Kilmarnock.
NEW BOOK
Almost in the Clouds!
The Story of the Miskimon Fire Tower, Miskimon, VA
By Susan Anthony-Tolbert
For sale in the LVHS Shop (Wed, Thu, Fri 10-4), online, and at event.
$15.00 retail / $13.50 LVHS members (plus tax/shipping)
OYSTER ROAST
Saturday, November 9, 1:00-4:00 PM
Tickets go on sale September 18th!
$65 if purchased by October 17, then price increases to $70. Limited to 150 attendees. Sell-out expected. Advance tickets required. 50/50 Raffle Tickets also available for $5 each
with a grand prize of up to $1000!
Online ticket link will be posted here.
Inclusive of all Food and Drinks:
Steamed & Raw Oysters, Lancaster Stew, Bean Soup,
Chili/Slaw Hot Dogs, Beer, Wine, Soda
Classic & Soft Rock Acoustic Guitar by Larry & Toby
We are also seeking volunteers to help with this major event!
RECENT PROGRAMS – WATCH THE RECORDINGS
“Costuming from the Past to the Present” by Robert Hundley
Click here to watch the July 18, 2024 recording.
Hundley, a Northumberland-based researcher and creator of historical period garments, shows examples of costuming and explain how what you wear is the basis for what you portray. Co-hosted in partnership with the Lancaster Community Library’s “A Special Evening With” summer series.
“Indentured Servants in Colonial Lancaster County”
by Margaret Forrester and Karen Hart
Click here to watch the June 27, 2024 recording (Zoom format with screen shared slides).
Click here to download PDF of supplemental handout, “Resources for Researching Indentured Servants in Colonial Lancaster County (and beyond)”
During most of the 17th century, indentured servitude was the primary means of meeting labor needs in the Virginia colony. LVHS genealogy researcher Margaret Forrester and executive director Karen Hart share strategies for searching local and online records and discuss findings from Forrester’s forthcoming book identifying more than 2,000 namings of indentured servants in Lancaster County from 1650 to 1750. Co-hosted in partnership with Lancaster Community Library’s “A Special Evening With” summer series.
A Journey of Ancestral Music and Exploration of the African Ox Flute
with Joshua Allen
Watch the June 22, 2024 recording at https://www.facebook.com/campbellfuneralhome27bluffpointroadkilmarnockva/videos/1028909348793815 courtesy of Campbell Funeral Home/Brenda Campbell. (Facebook account not required! If you get a popup asking for login, just click the X to close it)
Through instrument demonstration, storytelling, song, and oral history passed down over generations, Allen shares the history, tradition, music, and craft of African flutes handmade from ox horns. Program co-hosted by LVHS, the Nickens Family, Historic Christ Church & Museum, Lancaster Community Library, Northern Neck Hidden History Trail, and NNK250.
“The Hinson Boys of St. John’s Street” by Harold Hinson
Watch the June 20, 2024 recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6ivOI5tYBs
Hinson speaks about writing his 2023 autobiographical book and shares memories of growing up in downtown Warsaw. Co-hosted in partnership with the Lancaster Community Library’s “A Special Evening With” summer series.
NNK250 2024 Signature Speaker Series
Watch the recordings 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. LVHS is an NNK250 partner, but is not responsible for the content or organization of these programs.