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Become a Member Learn more about Upcoming Events: Cavaliers, Courage & Coffee Program Saturday Morning Special Field Trips BROWN! Newsletter Archive: January 2008
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Mosby Heritage Area Association Newsletter From The President Our next special event will be the talk on Saturday, October 17 by Dr. Daniel Preston, the renowned James Monroe scholar (along with an appearance by James Monroe himself), at historic Oak Hill, Monroe’s home near Leesburg. In addition to being an enlightening and entertaining program, this is the Mosby Heritage Area Association’s last fundraising event of the year, and we could use your support. Please scroll down to learn how to get your tickets or become a sponsor. We encourage everyone to learn more about these programs and MHAA’s mission at our website, www.mosbyheritagearea.org. Marc Leepson
MHAA Special Event The Mosby Heritage Area Association is pleased to announce a celebration of the life of James Monroe, the nation’s fifth president,on Saturday, October 17 at historic Oak Hill, President Monroe’s home near Leesburg, Virginia. The evening begins with a tour of the famed Oak Hill fall gardens hosted by James Monroe himself (in the person of noted Monroe interpreter Dennis Bigelow at 4:00 p.m.
This will be followed by the signing of Dr. Preston’s book James Monroe: An Illustrated History at 6:00 p.m. This event is being made possible through the generous support of Thomas and Gayle DeLashmutt, the stewards of James Monroe’s Oak Hill, a National Historic Landmark located on the west side of U.S. Route 15, two miles north of the intersection of Route 15 and Route 50 at Gilbert’s Corner.
Admission to this event is $75. Sponsorships are available beginning at $250. Proceeds benefit education programs of the Mosby Heritage Area Association. With a limited number of seats, we strongly encourage you to RSVP now to 540-687-6681 or If you cannot attend, you can support MHAA education programs with a contribution as a sponsor, please call 540-687-6681. About Daniel Preston: Daniel Preston is editor of The Papers of James Monroe and a member of the Department of History at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He has taught at the University of Maryland and at Virginia Wesleyan College and has worked on the papers of William Thornton (the original architect of the U. S. Capitol and the first superintendent of the U. S. Patent Office) and the great American sculptor, Daniel Chester French. He has held a Mellon Fellowship at the Virginia Historical Society, a David Bruce Fellowship at Keele University in Staffordshire, England and is a past winner of the annual prize awarded by the Society of Historians of the Early American Republic for the best article published in The Journal of the Early Republic. The Papers of James Monroe is a historical documents project based at the University of Mary Washington and is charged with preparing a multi-volume edition of Monroe’s papers. The project has published a two-volume descriptive catalogue of Monroe’s papers and volumes one and two of a projected eight-volume set of selected letters and documents. Volume three will be released in late 2009. Another book, James Monroe: An Illustrated History, was published in June 2008. You may also learn more background on Dr. Preston’s talk by viewing the Monroe Papers at www.umw.edu/monroepapers The Mosby Heritage Area Association (MHAA), founded in 1995 in Middleburg, Virginia is sponsor of this event. MHAA is a membership-driven, 501(c) 3, nonprofit preservation organization whose mission is to educate about, and advocate for, the preservation of the extraordinary historic, cultural and scenic resources in the Northern Virginia Piedmont.
Jackson's Foot Cavalry This Civil War print depicts General Stonewall Jackson marching along the Valley Turnpike (Route 11) as he and his “foot cavalry” passes the old mill at Strasburg, Virginia. Jackson’s command had the reputation of marching at the pace of cavalry. During the spring and summer of 1862, Jackson’s men marched 400 miles, engaged in six battles, and defeated five Union Generals in 38 days. The print is personally signed by Mort Kunstler. It is one of 350 limited edition prints that is now sold out. Framecraft of Warrenton has framed the 23” X 31” print.
MHAA will raffle the framed print for $20 per ticket beginning at the Jim Rees Talk about George Washington on September 19 and ending with the drawing for the winner on December 1. The print will be on display at the George Washington lecture on Sept. 19, at the Civil Was Conference on October 2 & 3 and at the Mr. Monroe at Oak Hill Event on October 17. It can also be seen at the MHAA office at Atoka. Tickets will be available at all MHAA events, at the MHAA office, and online through Pay Pal. Click here for a 'print and mail' raffle tickete form (.doc) Click here to purchase raffle tickets onlive via PayPal.
Mort Kunstler’s Snow Print: The Gray Ghost
BROWN! Memorable John Brown Program November 7th for the Civil War Sesquiecentennial To examine John Brown, to look at slavery and this region eighteen months before the Civil War, to follow the events of the raid and the near-panic and blinding rage that followed at the South, is to come to a much better understanding of our region’s history. The Mosby Heritage Area Association staff and volunteers will be presenting BROWN! as their first “Adventure in Northern Virginia History,” an intensive 13-hour program on Saturday November 7, 2009 timed to coordinate with the beginning of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. The $75.00 registration fee for BROWN! will help with MHAA’s educational programming and will provide the participant with a continental breakfast and country supper, bus transportation, admission to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and the Kennedy Farmhouse where Brown’s raiders hid and planned their raid, and some of the most memorable moments they’ve ever spent on a field trip. Included in the field trip action are these memorable highlights: --We give a dramatic feel for slavery as it was in Northern Virginia in 1859 with vignettes by our volunteers on the grounds of one of the region’s largest plantations, Morven Park --We have a tense meeting of the raiders, crammed (as they actually were) in a period room, with each raider (as played by the participants) explaining their past and what has led them to join Brown --We visit the Kennedy Farm, where the raiders amassed weapons, planned, and prepared for the Raid (we will spend time in the ancient attic where these raiders spent time hidden from public view working to touch and get the sense of what these 19th century Americans felt) --We hear of the raid through the eyes of Harpers Ferry citizens, role-played on location by our volunteers (this is quite uncomfortable) --We re-enact a portion of the clandestine nighttime march from Maryland by the raiders, sneaking across the Potomac into Harpers Ferry in the dark by pairs (highly memorable) --We spend time in the darkened Engine House that John Brown had made his fort to hear of the final moments of Brown’s raid and remember the citizens, marines, slaves, and raiders who died in the event by a very emotionally involving candlelight memorial service To find out more about BROWN! and begin your journey of exploration into this controversial historical event, visit our web site at www.mosbyheritagearea.org and look under “Events” to the last listed item. A registration form and an itinerary can be downloaded. Feel free to call MHAA Director of Education Rich Gillespie at (540) 687 with any questions or e-mail him at rgillespie@mosbyheritagearea.org . We hope you will join us!
Click here for an itinerary of the November 7th trip. Click here for a registration form for the November 7th trip.
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If you get the map now, you can have it framed and under the tree by Christmas. It will be a wonderful addition to a family room, office, or den. It will provoke conversation and provide many hours of enjoyment for you and your family. |
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