O Canada!
Prior to 1865 and 360 miles long miles north of Loudoun County, was Ontario, Canada – the northern star forContinue Reading
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The Ghosts of Belmont: from Margaret Mercer to George Kephart
Margaret Mercer (1791-1846) was an educator and held strong anti-slavery sentiments. She wrote: “Do not for a moment doubt thatContinue Reading
Who was Lewin Vermillion? What happened to George?
Old legal documents often reveal stories that finally end, frustratingly, as mysteries. An example of this is found in theContinue Reading
Carolyn Taylor and her account of the burning raid
Carrie Taylor gives a riveting account of the Union army’s 1864 sweep through northern Virginia, in which they burned barns,Continue Reading
Nest of Abolitionists 