View this News on our Website | Calendar of Events | Membership & Donation From the President All proceeds from this fund-raising event will go to underwrite MHAA’s extensive educational programs for young people and adults. This is a great opportunity to help us spread our “Preservation Through Education” message, while at the same time taking in for yourself an important part of our nation’s heritage. If you cannot attend, please consider being a sponsor for the event or purchasing a ticket (or two!) for someone you know. Scroll down for more info on the three-hour event’s complete itinerary and to make your reservation. Seats on the bus are limited, so sign up today! Also on tap: our next “Cavaliers, Courage and Coffee” lantern light presentation at Rector House on Saturday evening, May 22. These popular programs are always informing and entertaining and are family-friendly events. We invite you to join the Mosby Heritage Area Association as members. We greatly appreciate the support we have received from preservation-minded people from all across the nation. Please join us in our effort to preserve our section of this great country: the historic, scenic Northern Virginia Piedmont. If you’d like to learn more about joining us, please go to our website, www.mosbyheritagearea.org Marc Leepson MHAA Welcomes New Members Heritage Supporter Heritage Ranger Heritage Sentinel Click here to become a MHAA member. Saturday Opening of the Rector House During June, July and August this 15th anniversary year, MHAA will open the Rector House Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. to tell the story of the house, its association with Col. John S. Mosby and General J.E.B. Stuart, and the village of Atoka. To do this, we need volunteers to greet visitors and tell our story. We will provide historical background information and training to our volunteers. We encourage volunteers to work in pairs, to make the day more fun. To volunteer on one or more Saturdays during the summer, contact Judy Reynolds at 540-687-6681 or by email at info@mosbyheritagearea.org. We would like to hear from you by May 7. in time for one of two training sessions set for Monday, May 10, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Tuesday, May 11, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. If you would like to volunteer but cannot make either of these sessions, we can make separate arrangements.
Events These events are sponsored by the Mosby Heritage Area Association as fundraisers to help with its mission of “Preservation through Education.” Founded in 1995, MHAA is a membership-driven, 501(c) 3, nonprofit preservation and historic organization. MHAA’s mission is to educate about, and advocate for, the preservation of the extraordinary historic, cultural and scenic resources in the Northern Virginia Piedmont. Ball’s Bluff Tour – Last Chance - Saturday, May 1, 2010 This tour is being sponsored by MHAA as a fundraiser for our educational programs. The three-hour tour of the battlefield, Fort Evans and the Jackson House, transportation, and a signed copy of Mr. Morgan’s book, A Little Short of Boats: The Fights at Ball’s Bluff and Edwards Ferry, October 21-22, 1861, is $100. We are offering just the tour, no bus or book, for $50. Those participants will meet at the battlefield at 11 a.m. Sponsorships are available starting at $250. To become a sponsor go to the Calendar of Events page on the MHAA website, www.mosbyheritagearea.org. Schedule: To register, call 540-687-6681 or go online to the Calendar of Events link of the MHAA website, www.mosbyheritagearea.org. Click here for information about this event and online registration through PayPal.
Cavaliers, Courage and Coffee Program - Saturday, May 22, 2010 In its sixth year, the program features interpreters who tell the stories of those living during the Civil War in the Mosby Heritage Area with emphasis on the exploits of Col. John S. Mosby and his Mosby’s Rangers. Participants move by lantern light from venue to venue throughout the village of Atoka to hear the stories of life in and around Rectors Crossroads in the 1860s. This is the second of four offered this year. The last two programs will be on August 7 and November 6. Advance registration is not necessary. Comfortable shoes are recommended. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for students. For more information call 540-687-6681 or visit the Calendar of Events link of MHAA’s website, www.mosbyheritagearea.org. Click here to read about this event. Mosby Ride - Sunday, May 23, 2010 The day’s adventure will begin at 10:00 a.m. with a brief introduction before riders mount. Those traveling by car receive instructions. Riders will go overland and those in cars by road to the first site at the corner of Willisville and Greengarden Road. Here they will be met by an interpreter, who will give a brief presentation about the significance of this site. The next stop will be Ayreshire Farm, followed by Green Garden Farm. Riders and drivers will then return to Gum Tree Farm for a picnic luncheon. Horseback riders need safety head gear, a release form, and a current coggins test. Those traveling by car will receive instructions and directions to the sites. The cost for the horseback ride and luncheon is $150 per person and $100 for those travelling by car This fundraiser has been very popular in the past. Make your reservation by calling 540-687-6681 or online to register through PayPal on the Calendar of Events page of the MHAA website, www.mosbyheritagearea.org. Click here to register online for the Mosby Ride.
Monocacy Battlefield Tour - Saturday, July 10, 2010 Click here to register for this exciting tour.
Civil War Conference Nine talks will be presented by nationally acclaimed authors and historians from Friday afternoon to Saturday evening. The conference also includes a day-long tour of the Battle of Fredericksburg on Sunday. Among this year’s speakers is a long-time conference favorite, Jeffry D. Wert. Mr. Wert is a retired high school teacher and the author of seven books on the Civil War. He has written biographies of James Longstreet, George Custer, Mosby’s Rangers, the Stonewall Brigade, and the Iron Brigade. He is the author of The Sword of Lincoln: The Army of the Potomac and his most recent book, Cavalryman of the Lost Cause: J.E.B. Stuart. He has been a participant at the conference for eight years. Other speakers include Joseph Bilby, Clark Hall, Kim Holien, Greg Mertz, Frank O’Reilly, and George Rable. Speaker biographies are available on the MHAA website, www.mosbyheritagearea.org. A detailed schedule and registration form can be found on the Calendar of Events Page. Click here to download a registration form and brochure. 2010 Mosby Heritage Area Association Raffle
Teddy’s Ride by P. Buckley Moss
Tickets are $20 per ticket or $100 for six tickets (The six tickets may be split between the two prints). Tickets are available at the MHAA office, at MHAA events, and the MHAA website, www.mosbyheritagearea.org The winning tickets will be drawn on December 3, 2010 at Framecraft in Warrenton during Warrenton’s Holiday Celebration. Click here to purchase tickets online. Another Aldie Triangle Program Success Participants visited Aldie Mill, Mount Zion Church and Oak Hill to learn about life in the area during the 1860s. MHAA members Lt. Col. Arthur House, as Col. Fairfax, and Cynthia Buck-Thompson, as his sister Martha, presented a first person interpretation of the Fairfax’s, who lived at Oak Hill during of the Civil War. Judy Reynolds, MHAA exective director, helped students learn about life during this period by examining replicas and antiques provided by Ms. Buck-Thompson. Helen Christian and Delores Rothwell, MHAA member-volunteers told participants about the Oak Hill dinosaurs. MHAA’s Gray Ghost Interpretive Group members Jim Hildbold and Gary Carroll told the story of Mosby and military life at Mount Zion Church. Other volunteers at Mount Zion Church gave presentations on Civil War medicine, the church’s history through the eyes of a parishioner, and a Unionist civilian’s view of the war. The miller at Aldie Mill showed students how the mill operated and talked about life around the mill during the war. Rich Gillespie, MHAA’s director of education, told the story of a runaway slave and the Aldie Races. This program’s success is due to the volunteers who make presentations as well as to those who help see that the program runs smoothly. This year Pat Mountain volunteered for the two days at Mount Zion Church and George Tiedeman volunteered for the two days at the Aldie Mill. Barbara Tiedeman, Mary Anne Healey and Marge Arnade volunteered at Oak Hill. MHAA thanks Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeLashmutt for allowing MHAA to use Oak Hill for the Aldie Triangle Program. We also are appreciative to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority and the Mount Zion Preservation Society for their help in making this a successful and rewarding program for area students. MHAA Greets Historic Garden Week Visitors Become a MHAA Volunteer As a goal to support the 15th anniversary of MHAA’s founding, MHAA would like to add 150 new volunteers during 2010. Volunteers interested in broadening their role in MHAA’s activities can be considered for the Advisory Board and the Board of Directors after becoming a certified MHAA Volunteer. Volunteer opportunities exist in the headquarters office, in the field, at MHAA events and in the five counties that comprise the Mosby Heritage Area. But you don’t need to live in one of these counties to become a certified MHAA Volunteer because we have volunteer opportunities that may be done on line. All have volunteer opportunities that may be done remotely. All you need is a computer and access to the Internet. To get a complete list of volunteer opportunities go to the MHAA website, www.mosbyheritagearea.org New volunteers can earn a One Year Membership in MHAA for 2011 by working a minimum of 50 hours by the end of 2010.. All hours must be recorded at the MHAA Office. Help MHAA deliver its message of Preservation Through Education to a wider audience by completing the Volunteer Sign In Form. Click here to become an MHAA Volunteer. Site of the Month The Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park is located about two miles from Leesburg, Virginia, just off the Route 15 bypass that skirts the town to the east. Take Battlefield Parkway off the bypass and follow the signs. The park was established in 1984 and now encompasses 223 acres, which include all of the key areas of the historical battlefield itself except for the site of the early morning skirmishing where the Potomac Crossing subdivision now sits. The key feature of the park is the Ball’s Bluff National Cemetery, the nation’s third smallest national cemetery, which contains the remains of 54 Union soldiers killed at the battle. The park contains several well-marked hiking trails and a nearly one-mile interpretive loop on which the visitor will find 21 historical signs and two large maps. Maps and brochures also are available in the kiosk stand at the parking lot. The park does not have a visitors center and there are no picnic or bathroom facilities. The park is open from dawn to dusk. There is no admission fee. Get information about the park, scheduled tours, and special events by contacting the park manager at TEMPLEHALLFARM@nvrpa.org or by phone to 703-779-9372.
Did You Know … Lt. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Co. A, 20th Massachusetts, received the first of his three Civil War wounds at Ball’s Bluff? Store |
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