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The 75th porcelain, keepsake ornament was designed and made by Fair artisan, Anne Piazza (size approx. 3.5" by 3"). Shipping not available for this product. Pick up at the Old School at 40222 Fairfax Street, Waterford VA 20197. -
Shipping and handling for the 75th anniversary ornament.
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Between Reb and Yank: A Civil War History of Northern Loudoun County, Virginia.
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Lloyd Curtis (1861-1948) of Waterford, VA.
Contribute to the Lantern Light Fund and shine a light on Waterford’s African American Heritage. Waterford’s unique history must be preserved and shared. Some facts about African-Americans in Waterford and our efforts to preserve this history...
- Prior to the Civil War Waterford was the home of the largest free black population in Loudoun County.
- African-Americans made up a quarter of Waterford’s households for more than 150 years.
- Before emancipation, free and enslaved blacks lived side by side
- Segregation existed in schools, churches, and the cemetery, while homes and business were integrated.
- Today, the village retains several architectural treasures related to the African-American community, including a one-room school and the John Wesley Community Church.
- Restoration & maintenance of the John Wesley Community Church
- Restoration & maintenance of the Second Street School.
- Operating the Second Street School Living History Program, (offered at no cost to regional elementary schools since 1984).
- Preservation of artifacts from the African American community
- Educational outreach including exhibits, publications, and programs.
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This 270-page book is filled with photographs, drawings and charts that illustrate the surprising diversity and undeniable skill of local chair manufacturers. While the reader will be immediately captivated by the beauty of the objects that are pictured in this volume, it is very much a “hands on” manual, specifically designed to enable owners of local chairs, rockers and other “specialty pieces” to identify what they have and who made them.
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This booklet provides a concise history of the war that placed Quaker Waterford at the flaming edge of national strife 150 years ago. The booklet includes a map and walking tour of important Civil War sites in the village.
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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. Though they never numbered more than a couple of hundred at any one time, they experienced in their small world much of the worst, but also the best, that American society has offered
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Written by John and Bronwen Souders and designed by Ellen Banker, all long-time residents of the Waterford Area. Share With Us $5.25/$3.55 shipping. Includes tax. Book Details
- Paperback Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
- Publisher: Waterford Foundation (2002)
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Two decades of town government in Waterford are distilled into this entertaining book, omitting much of the repetitive bureaucratic prose of the minutes themselves. To round out and enliven the portrait of the village glimpsed in those pages, John Souders has added background, context and occasional commentary. He has also woven in the recorded memories of residents who experienced these times first hand. Packed into these pages are answers to questions about Waterford, Virginia that, in the gay nineties, one was too polite to ask.
