“… a Gun was Fired”
An Alexandria Gazette September 16, 1845 “COMMUNICATIONS” article described a harrowing event involving two Quakers from Lincoln, Loudoun County andContinue Reading
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To Abraham Lincoln, Esteemed Friend
In the mid-1850’s Caleb Russell, with his wife and family, left Goose Creek Meeting and Loudoun County, Virginia to seekContinue Reading
The Duel
Prominent 19th century Virginia Quaker, Samuel McPherson Janney, had a connection with John Pleasants, the newspaper editor killed in aContinue Reading
“Westward Ho” along the Underground Railroad
Because of high land prices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, by the 1730’s and 1740’s, Quakers began moving south intoContinue Reading
Elizabeth Rogers Holmes and the Union Star
The quilt shown above is called “The Union Star” by textile historians and collectors. It was designed and worked byContinue Reading
Civil War travel passes: the Aggravation – and the Irony
Asa Moore, Ellen, and Cosmelia Janney were residents of Lincoln, Virginia. This travel pass shows that the three family membersContinue Reading
Lydia Neal Janney Brown
Lydia Neal Janney was a daughter of Asa Moore and Lydia Neal Haines Janney. Asa Moore Janney was a millerContinue Reading
Abraham Lincoln and “…a righteous peace”
Caleb Russell left Goose Creek Meeting in Loudoun County, Virginia during the 1850’s in search of cheaper farm land andContinue Reading
Susan B. Anthony comes to Lincoln, Virginia
Susan B. Anthony spoke on the topic of women’s suffrage at the Quakers’ Goose Creek Meetinghouse in the village ofContinue Reading
Samuel M. Janney Letter to James Miller McKim
James Miller McKim (1810-1874) was a Presbyterian minister and strong, nationally known abolitionist. He claimed to have been influenced atContinue Reading
Nest of Abolitionists 