Join us and the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum for a chat on the Agriculture history of Waterford, check out an interactive display and exhibit on the history of Agriculture. Bring the whole family and plant an egg carton, too!
June 30, 2024
3:00 pm
Waterford Old School, Auditorium
40222 Fairfax St.
Waterford, VA 20197
Event organized by Waterford Foundation’s Education Committee & Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum
Join us for a fascinating discussion by Waterford historian and author Taylor Chamberlin about his hew book “My Old Carpetbagger,” which uses the story of his great-grandparents to reveal new aspects about Virginia and national history. Capt. Simon Elliot Chamberlin and Edith Matthews met at the end of the Civil War, when the Union Cavalry officer was provost marshal at Point of Rocks and the teen-aged Quaker was still reeling from the devastation of the family farm (Clifton) outside Waterford. Beginning with the Taylors of Taylorstown and the Govers of Waterford, Edith’s family played a prominent, if not always exemplary role in Loudoun’s Quaker community and would pay heavily for its support of abolition and the Union.
“Although Clifton would remain an anchor for the family throughout Reconstruction and the turbulent years beyond, Simon Elliot’s career as farmer, political activist and Federal employee would take him from chairmanship of Virginia’s Republican Party to sugar plantations in Cuba and British Guyana, with many an adventure in between. Copies of Taylor’s book will be available after the program, and the author will give another talk to the Lovettsville Historical Society on June 9 that will focus more on Simon Elliot’s Civil War service and brief stint in the U.S. Cavalry.”
June 2, 2024
3:00 pm
Waterford Old School, Auditorium
40222 Fairfax St.
Waterford, VA 20197
Event organized by Waterford Foundation’s Education Committee
Join us as we partner with Thomas Balch Library to learn about researching your family and dating your home. This event is brought to you by the Education committee. For specific questions, please email oldschool@waterfordfoundation.org