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Become a Member Learn more about Upcoming Events: Newsletter Archive: January 2008
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Mosby Heritage Area Association Newsletter
From the President One key component in our Education Program has been our “Cavaliers, Courage and Coffee” interpretative evenings most often held at our headquarters, historic Rector House in Atoka. We had a very successful CCC program on Saturday evening, February 20, when more that 40 people showed up to get another great lesson in local history from our Education Director Rich Gillespie and his outstanding group of volunteer interpreters. Scroll down to read more details on that terrific event, and please go to our website, www.mosbyheritagearea.org to see what other events and programs are coming up in 2010. We’re working every day of the year to preserve our beautiful, unique part of the world. If you’re not an MHAA member, please consider joining us in this quest. We’d love to have you with us. Thank You,
The Mosby Heritage Area Association's 15th Anniversary in 2010 Founded in 1995, MHAA’s youth and adult education programs continue to be delivered to increasing numbers of interested individuals. At a recent program we had participants from Richmond, VA, California and the five counties that make up the Heritage Area. In addition, regularly scheduled events will have a 15th anniversary twist. That includes the Civil War Conference in October and the Cavaliers, Courage and Coffee programs. Other special programs are planned for 2010. One will be a two-day program on Monticello that includes a ‘behind the scenes’ tour. A second will be a walking tour of Balls Bluff Battlefield. A 15th anniversary banner has been added to our logo for 2010. A special page will be available on our website that will showcase the history of the organization. We also will profile our founding members. Keep an eye out for our monthly e-newsletters and check our website, www.mosbyheritagearea.org to keep up-to-date on events.
MHAA Welcomes New Members/Donors in 15th Anniversary Year Heritage Silver Circle Heritage Benefactor Heritage Patron Heritage Supporter Heritage Ranger Heritage Sentinel Teacher Donors
Middleburg Sculptor Supports MHAA “I realize that our current economic situation poses an additional hardship on nonprofit organizations, which do so much to promote our way of life and help protect our open space and I wanted to do something to show my support,” Reuter-Twining said. “MHAA works hard to educate children and adults alike about getting involved in community affairs, the environment, and preservation, all of which is vital to affecting a positive outcome in the preservation of what is dear to us all—for those who live here and those who visit.” Please remember to request the offer Diane Reuter-Twining is a member of the MHAA Advisory Board. More of her work may be viewed on her website: www.bronzed.net
MHAA 2010 Raffle Raffle tickets can be obtained by sending in the form below and mailing it with your check or credit card information to Mosby Heritage Area Association, PO Box 1497, Middleburg, VA 20118, by calling MHAA at 540-687-6681, or by clicking on the link below.
Tickets are $20 per ticket, or $100 for 6 tickets. The 6 tickets can be split between the two prints.
13th Annual Conference on the Art of Command in the Civil War Short biographies of the speakers, a detailed schedule, and registration form can be found on the Events Page on the MHAA website www.mosbyheritagearea.org CLICK HERE to download the conference brochure
Loudoun Preservation Society Grant Marc Leepson, MHAA president said, in accepting the grant, “the support provided by Loudoun Preservation Society through this grant helps MHAA provided excellent visitor service for individuals and families taking part in the Scavenger Hunt. And, it allows us to focus our resources on the delivery of direct education programming to adult and youth audiences.” Since 1973, the Loudoun Preservation Society (formerly Loudoun Restoration and Preservation Society) has awarded over $818,000 in grants to county organizations for preservation and restoration projects. Vernon Davis, Loudoun Preservation Society President, announced the recipients of the 2009 grants.
February Cavaliers, Courage and Coffee There will be three more Cavaliers, Courage and Coffee programs this year; on May 22, August 7, and November 6. Information about these programs can be found at the MHAA website on the Events Page as details become available.
Site of the Month Beginning in January 1863, the church became a rendezvous site for Col. John Singleton Mosby. The church was used as a Union field hospital in June 1864 during the Battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville. It was also used as a prison in 1865 for citizens who were arrested by Union forces accused of supporting Mosby and his Rangers. In 1999, the trustees of the Mount Zion Church transferred the church to Loudoun County to preserve and protect the property. Through the hard work of the Mount Zion Church Preservation Association and Loudoun County, the church has been restored. In the final stages of the restoration project, graffiti from Union solders were found in the stairwell leading to the balcony of the church. In January 2010, the property was transferred as a donation from Loudoun County to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. The Gilbert’s Corner Regional Park was also created at this time to preserve the church and the surrounding area. The park includes Aldie Mill, and the acreage known as Mosby Run, and Mount Zion Church. At present, the property is not open to the public. The Mosby Heritage Area Association, along with the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeLashmutt of Oak Hill use Mount Zion Church, Aldie Mill and Oak Hill to present its Impact of War in the Aldie Triangle school program in April.
Did You Know?
MHAA Store To the victorious Confederates, it was the Battle of Leesburg. The badly beaten Federals named it for the imposing fortress-like rocky precipice on the northern side of the Potomac near Washington D.C ., Ball's Bluff. Fought three months to the day after First Manassas (Bull Run) and another in a long line of Federal defeats during the first year of the war, the battle was, as author James Morgan puts it, "a reconnaissance mission gone bad." A signature element of the book is the driving and walking tour of the sites, including the Ball's Bluff National Cemetery. This book is a must for all Civil War buffs, especially those interested in early clashes of the war and lesser-known battlefields. The book is autographed by the author, who is a member of the MHAA Board of Directors, and costs $25 with shipping. Proceeds from the sale of this book go to further MHAA’s educational programs. CLICK HERE to order Jim Morgan’s book
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Sara McCracken, LPS Treasurer (left), Marc Leepson, MHAA President, Lori Kimball, LPS 1st Vice President
