Books
& Merchandise
The Waterford Foundation has numerous publications relating to
the history of Waterford which is of interest to researchers, genealogists
or students of history.
Posters created for the Waterford Fair are now available for purchase. More
Waterford Foundation Publications
 Between Reb & Yank by Taylor M. Chamberlin and John M. Souders. A fascinating account of the men who fought and the civilians caught between the two armies, of neighbors raising partisan outfits to oppose each other, of families split by conflicting loyalties, of prosperous farmers ruined by the conscription of their sons and confiscation of their crops, and of Quakers forced to search their consciences whether to fight, flee, or turn the other cheek. More
The
Burning Cow Question edited & annotated
by John M. Souders. Two decades of town government in Waterford
are distilled into this entertaining book, omitting much of the
repetitive bureaucratic prose of the minutes themselves. More
Crossing
The Line by
Taylor M. Chamberlin and James D. Peshek. Gleaned from the pages
of a Civil War customs ledger, this book provides the first detailed
account of the struggle of loyal Unionists to reestablish their
personal and commercial links to the North. More
Made
In Waterford by
W. Brown Morton III and Dr. Fred D. Johnson, Jr. This booklet accompanied
a 1994 exhibition of the furniture of chair and cabinet makers
John Mount, William T. Mount and Lewis N. Hough, who worked in
Waterford. More
Nineteenth
Century Loudoun County, Virginia, Chair Manufacturing is
filled with photographs, drawings and charts that illustrate
the surprising diversity and undeniable skill of local chair
manufacturers. More
Pocket Guide to Waterford's Civil War provides a concise history of the war that placed Quaker Waterford at the flaming edge of national strife 150 years ago. More
A Rock
in a Weary Land, A Shelter in a Time of Storm by
Bronwen C. Souders & John
M. Souders. This book tells the story of the African-American
experience in Waterford, Virginia, from their arrival in
the mid-1700s to their gradual exodus in the latter half
of the 20th century. More
To
Talk Is Treason Edited
by John E. Divine, Bronwen C. Souders, & John M. Souders. This
fascinating account of Waterford's Quakers during the Civil War
came from a box of old letters and journals . . .
The
Waterford News Introduced & Annotated
by Taylor M. Chamberlin, Bronwen C. Souders & John M. Souders.
Collected here for the first time are all eight issues of the long-lost Waterford
News , an underground Union newspaper published by three Quaker
maidens in Confederate Virginia. More
When
Waterford and I Were Young By
John Divine with Bronwen and John Souders. Beloved Northern Virginia
historian John Divine looks back affectionately at the village of
his youth. His roots extend back six benerations; his co-authors
completed what the late historian began, adding historical context
and rounding out his anecdotes. More
Where
Did They Stand? By
Taylor M. Chamberlin. In the tumultuous early months of 1861,
citizens of Loudoun County, Virginia, faced a fateful choice.
Should they join their fellow Southerners who had already
seceded from the United States, or remain loyal to the Union
whose capital lay barely 25 miles to the southeast? More
Books with a Waterford Connection 
The
Waterford Foundation also offers the opportunity to purchase books
with a Waterford connection at great prices in association with Amazon.com .
These books are written by Waterford authors or feature Waterford
in photos or text.
Waterford Authors
Geraldine Brooks»
Kathryn Caskie»
C. Edward Good»
Tony Horwitz»
Neil C. Hughes»
L. Claire Kincannon, Editor»
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