A Message from the Executive Director
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With the warm days we've been having lately, it is easy for our thoughts to turn to spring. I hope you'll plan a visit to the Landmark in the next few months to enjoy our pastoral views with the flowers and trees in bloom. Take your pick of the events and offerings below as an excuse to get out and enjoy what Waterford has to offer this spring!
In our feature article this month, read about all the ways you can participate in our 4th Annual Historic Waterford Trail Run on April 25th. We'd love to have you join us as a sponsor, runner, volunteer, or all of the above! Also in this newsletter is an overview of our offerings for all four sessions of the Waterford Craft School this year. Act quickly to secure your spot, as classes are already filling up!
Mark your calendar for several events coming up this month and next, including cultural events, the Waterford Foundation Annual meeting, and much more. And don't forget to read to the end to hear about a trio of Waterford ladies whose good humor buoyed the hopes of the Union-sympathizing residents of the village during the Civil War.
Enjoy!
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Stephanie C. Thompson
Executive Director
p.s. Don't miss the announcement below about the expansion of last year's successful Feast With Friends dinner into a four-dinner series this year. Watch for more details to come in the next few weeks!
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4th Annual Historic Waterford Trail Run - April 25, 2020
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Register now to run with us!
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Runners are you ready? The 4th Annual Historic Waterford Trail Run/Walk registration is live and ready for sign-ups.
Click here
to get registered TODAY!
Participants can choose from 5K, 10K and one mile Fun Run routes, all through the streets and trails of the Waterford National Historic Landmark. Experience Waterford from a new perspective as you run with friends and family.
Early bird discount ends on March 31st!
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Pam Allen has been involved with the trail run for several years. She diligently works behind the scenes to make this event possible. From trail setting, clearing and marking, to event set-up and clean-up. She helps to get event sponsors and is also a Trailblazer Lead coach and helped 60 WES students train for 8 weeks to cross that finish line. Pam never seeks appreciation, but totally deserves it!
Pam, we are so thankful for your commitment to the Waterford Foundation.
Volunteers are still needed to help on race day this year. If you would like to volunteer for a few hours in the morning on Saturday, April 25th, please contact oldschool@waterfordfoundation.org for more information.
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Our trail run is a great opportunity to advertise your business and build connections by supporting a local community event. Sponsor names and/or logos are displayed on our event website and printed on the event shirts distributed to all participants.
To make sure your company logo goes on our run shirt and marketing materials,
we need your commitment by March 20
th
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Historic Waterford Weddings
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Are you planning a wedding, reception, family reunion, corporate meeting or party? Look no further! Historic Waterford is the venue for you. Historic Waterford is a unique venue and is a treasured connection to America’s past. Beautifully preserved historic structures surrounded by acres of scenic farmland will provide a timeless backdrop to your event.
Waterford offers three venues to choose from: Waterford Old School, John Wesley Church, & Bond Street Meadow.
Click here
to contact us and schedule a tour of our unique venue today!
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2020 Waterford Craft School Classes
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Craft School kicks off in less than one month and classes are filling up quickly! This spring & summer, learn new trades and complete beautiful projects. Our 2020 Waterford Craft School classes are posted
here
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Our first session begins April 4-5, 2020!
Did you know??
If you are a
member
of the Waterford Foundation you can receive
$25 off
any full or multi-day Waterford Craft School Class.
Just enter the code
MEM-2020-WCS
at checkout.
If you are a
returning student,
you can receive
10%
off any full or multi-day Waterford Craft School Class.
Just enter the code
WCS-RSD-2020
at checkout
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Call for 76th Annual Waterford Fair Artisans
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We are now accepting applications for Demonstrating Artisans for the 2020 Fair. Applications are accepted through this link:
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=8105
for the following categories: glass, jewelry, basketry, metal, fiber/textiles, heritage foods, wood, furniture, mixed media, paper, and clay. Please help us get the word out by sharing this with anyone you know that might be interested.
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Thank You to Our New & Renewing Members!
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Memberships provide a vital portion of the Waterford Foundation's funds to pay for the upkeep and repair of thirteen properties protected by the Waterford Foundation, as well as programs like the
Second Street School
living history program, the
Waterford Craft School
, the
Waterford Fair
, and special programs throughout the year. We would like to thank the following new and renewing members who have joined or renewed in February 2020!
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New & Renewing Members: February 2020
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Ms. Maureen Arnold
Mr. John Beatty
Mr. Brandon Buhler
Ms Robin Dannels
Mr. James Gatz
Ms. Susan Lake
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Ms Patricia Mogannam
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Sahley
Ms Sherry Satin
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Schnaible
Mr. Stup and Ms. Cox
Ms. Charlotte Wilcher
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Our Sustaining Members are:
Mr. and Mrs. Goode (Joe and Annie), Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hale (Bob and Susanne), Ms. Joan Kowalski, Mr. Ed Lehman and Ms. Edith Crockett, Robert and Stephanie Thompson, Ms. Wendy Roseberry, Mr. & Mrs. Mark Sutton, Mr. & Mrs. Brandon & Clare Synge, and Mr. Brian Whelan.
Next month, we will acknowledge our new and renewing March 2020 members!
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March & April 2020
Schedule of Events
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March 15, 2020
Waterford Concert Series-
Dover Quartet
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March 25, 2020
Active Shooter Training
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March 26-29, 2020
Jupiter Theater Company
William Shakespear's
Much Ado About Nothng
At the Waterford
Old School Auditorium
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April 21, 2020
Waterford Foundation Annual Meeting
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2020 Feast with Friends Dinner Series
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We are excited to announce that
Feast with Friends,
our farm to table dinner featuring Chef Jason Lage of Market Table Bistro, will be expanding this year into a series of four dinners. Guests will be hosted in exquisite gardens and interesting historic buildings in the village of Waterford. We are partnering with local
farmers, brewers and winemakers and are thrilled to share this unique culinary experience with even more friends!
Mark your calendars for the
Feast with Friends
Dinner Series on
May 3rd, June 28th, August 30th with the final dinner held during the Fair on Saturday, October 3rd. More information coming soon!
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In honor of Women's History month, in this issue we want to highlight the work of three young ladies of Waterford during the Civil War. Many have heard the story of the
Waterford News,
a pro-Union newspaper written in the Confederate South by Sarah Steer, Lizzie Dutton, and Lida Dutton. As Chamberlin, Souders, and Souders write, "publication of such a brazenly anti-secession paper took courage", and the authors realized this, describing their work as a "hazardous undertaking".
The "fair Editresses" produced eight issues between May 1864 and April 1865. Their paper developed quite a following, with the first two issues found in the Library of Congress in President Lincoln's papers. In addition to the news of the day, each issue contains a number of lighthearted advertisements and notices, including the following "Pop-gun" item from the inaugural May 1864 issue:
"[General Order No. 6.]
The young ladies of Waterford, Loudoun, Co., Va., are hereby notified to meet the first opportunity and lend their mutual aid in filling a large mud-hole with stone, said mud-hole being located in the middle of Second Street, and the men have driven around it so much that it is extending each side. Being fearful the gentlemen will get their feet muddy, the ladies will try and remedy it."
For more Civil War era Waterford news and humor, read all eight issues of the Waterford News, introduced and annotated by T. M. Chamberlin, B. C. Souders, and J. M. Souders. The booklet is available
here
at or at our offices in the Old School.
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