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| July 16, 2009 | MHAA Special Event: Cokie Roberts Talk at Oak Hill The Board of Directors of The Mosby Heritage Area Association is pleased to invite you to a special event in a special place: Cokie Roberts, the national political commentator for ABC News and National Public Radio, will give a talk on her best-selling book Ladies of Liberty at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, at historic Oak Hill, the home of President James Monroe—and his wife Elizabeth—near Leesburg, Virginia. Admission to this fundraising event for the Mosby Heritage Area Association is $100. With a limited number of seats, we strongly encourage you to RSVP ASAP. Call 540-687-6681 or CLICK HERE to make your reservation online today. If you cannot attend but would like to support this fundraiser with a contribution, or if you would like to be a sponsor, please call 540-687-6681.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. About Cokie Roberts: In addition to broadcasting, Roberts, along with her husband, Steven V. Roberts, writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column. Both are contributing editors to USA Weekend, and together they wrote From This Day Forward, an account of their more than forty-year marriage and other marriages in American history. About the Mosby Heritage Area Association: MHAA was founded in 1995 in Middleburg, Virginia, as 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.
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| May 9, 2009 |
History Comes Alive! On designated Saturday evenings throughout the year, members of the Grey Ghost Interpretive Group don period dress and take on the persona of an 19th century resident of the Mosby Heritage Area to tell the story of what life was like in that era, especially during the Civil War. They give voice to the Northern soldier far from home, members of Col. John S. Mosby’s 43rd battalion, women caught in the middle of war-torn Virginia, African-American slaves, and farmers struggling to survive the economic perils of the times. Cavaliers, Courage and Coffee is a family-oriented program which is presented in small vignettes by Grey Ghost Interpretive Group members as the audience moves around the village of Atoka by lantern light. Each program has its own theme and during the summer months, the program moves to other locations in the Mosby Heritage Area. May 9th June 13th July 11th August 15th October 24th |
| Jun. 20, 2009 Oct. 24, 2009 |
Saturday Morning Specials MHAA is offering a new program in 2009--"Saturday Morning Specials." These are informal "coffee and doughnuts field adventures" with Director of Education and resident historian Rich Gillespie. There will be four trips; one for each season. The field trips begin at 9:00 a.m. at a designated location and end around 1:00 p.m. The cost is $15 for adults and $5 for students. Reservations are not necessary but would be appreciated. On June 20 the topic will be “A Victorian Vacationland”. Although we know that in the early 20th century, the Mosby Heritage Area became the “country getaway” for the industrial/financial elite, we often forget that on a regional basis, it was also a place for heat-ravaged city people of greater Washington to escape for a taste of that bucolic rural past for a week or a day. Served by rail, Paeonian Springs, Hamilton, Purcellville, Round Hill, Bluemont, and Snickers’ Gap were all escapes for people of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. We will visit several homes/hotels in these villages, and hike to the most popular Victorian Site of all—Bear’s Den overlook on the Blue Ridge. On October 24, 2009 the topic will be “Slavery and Flight in the Mosby Heritage Area. Meeting at the old Mount Zion Church Cemetery on Old Waterford Road, Leesburg, opposite the former school board offices, we will examine the situation of slavery in the region and explore how the secretive Underground Railroad worked. This will involve a one-mile hike into historic Waterford, Virginia. |
| Jun. 13, 2009 | Mosby Ranger Descendant Reunion The Mosby Heritage Area Association will sponsor the 2nd Annual Mosby Ranger Descendant Reunion on June 13, 2009 at the Inn at Kelly’s Ford in southern Fauquier County from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This event is part of the year-long celebration of Fauquier County, Virginia’s 250th Anniversary. What better way to recognize part of Fauquier County’s heritage than to recognize the descendants of Mosby’s Rangers and Col. John S. Mosby. Schedule 10:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Afternoon Participants will have free time to explore the Mosby Heritage Area using MHAA tours, visit historic sites in the area, taste some area wines, or just enjoy the afternoon. 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. This event is open to descendants and the public. The cost is $30 for the program and lunch at the Inn at Kelly’s Ford and $5 for the evening performance of Cavaliers, Courage and Coffee, which will be collected at the program. As part of the event, we invite descendants to bring artifacts, photos, and documents of rangers and Mosby family members. A small museum closely guarded by some men in gray will be set up to view artifacts. Documents and photos will be scanned for use in state and local archives. More details about these activities will be provided in the confirmation materials that will be mailed to those registered for the event. Confirmation materials including directions and maps, accommodation discounts at Fauquier County hotels, a listing of area restaurants, information about the opportunity to share artifacts, photos and documents about your descendant, and other information about the area will be mailed to those who register. |
| Oct 2-4, 2009 | The Art of Command in the Civil War Conference Schedule FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. 6:15 – 7:15 p.m. Dinner on your own SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 8:00 a.m. 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration for the conference is $400 which includes nine lectures, the one-day bus tour, reception on Friday evening, Coffee and snacks on Saturday, Saturday lunch and dinner, and Sunday lunch. For $190 one can register for the eight lectures on Friday evening and Saturday during the day. Lunch for Saturday is included. However, this does not include the Saturday evening dinner and lecture. CLICK HERE for the Registration Form.
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| Oct 24, 2009 Nov 07, 2009 |
John Brown Programs On October 24, 2009 the Saturday Morning Special program will explore the topic of Slavery and Flight in the Mosby Heritage Area from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Meeting at the old Mount Zion Church Cemetery on Old Waterford Road, Leesburg, opposite the former school board offices, we will examine the situation of slavery in the region and explore how the secretive Underground Railroad worked. This will involve a one-mile hike into historic Waterford, Virginia. At 7:30 p.m. on the same evening of October 24, 2009 the Grey Ghost Interpretive Group will present John Mosby, John Brown. Our usual “Cavaliers, Courage, and Coffee” program will be devoted to a look at the situation of the spring of 1865 in the Mosby Heritage Area with a long backward glance at how the train of events began with fearsome reports of slave insurrection in the autumn of 1859. On Saturday November 7, 2009 MHAA will sponsor BROWN! John Brown’s 1859 Raid and the Ensuing Panic in Northern Virginia. In this exciting, immersive, and interactive field experience, participants are oriented to the Northern Virginia of 1859 and to the institution of slavery locally. Shadowing John Brown and the raiders, participants visit the Kennedy Farm where the plans were laid, Harpers Ferry where the plan was executed, the Virginia countryside where panic ensued, and end with a thoughful march in the dark to Harpers Ferry as the raiders once did. The program ends with a country supper and discussion at Historic Morven Park near Leesburg. Time: 8:45 a.m. to 9:15 p.m.
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This limited-seating event begins with a tour of the famed Oak Hill gardens, continues with Cokie Roberts’s talk in the garden, and ends with a book signing and light food and beverage reception. Dress is summer casual.
In her best-selling book Founding Mothers, Cokie Roberts paid homage to the heroic women whose patriotism and sacrifice helped create a new nation. In Ladies of Liberty, she presents a colorful blend of biographical portraits and behind-the-scenes vignettes chronicling women’s public roles and private responsibilities. 
Although MHAA is interested in the complete history of the area, it is named for the famed Confederate Cavalry officer John S. Mosby whose rangers fought throughout the region during the Civil War. The Heritage Area encompasses the counties of Loudoun, Fauquier, Clarke, Warren and part of Prince William, some 1,800 square
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