LOUDOUN COUNTY TOWNS Pathfinder Aldie, Ashburn, Bluemont, Hamilton, Hillsboro, Lovettsville, Middleburg, Purcellville, Round Hill, Sterling, Waterford Thomas Balch Library focuses primarily on the history and genealogy of Leesburg, Loudoun County, and immediately adjacent counties. Our Pathfinders are designed to introduce users to a selection of materials relating to specific research topics. This Pathfinder focuses on the Towns of Loudoun County, excepting Leesburg, which has its own Pathfinder. Materials identified span a variety of library’s holding and include reference works, monographs, journals, and special collections materials, such as manuscripts, visual collections, and oral histories. For additional resources, researchers are encouraged to consult the library’s online catalog (http://library.loudoun.gov/), which it shares with the Loudoun County Public Libraries, Collection Guides for Archives and Manuscripts (www.leesburgva.gov/library/archives), and online indices to visual collections, maps, and newspapers. GENERAL Major Call Number Range(s) 929.375528 Genealogy, names, insignia – Genealogical Sources – Loudoun County 975.528 History of North America- –Loudoun County

Books 352.9459 LOU Department of Planning, Zoning and Community Development. Loudoun County Historic District Guidelines. 1987. 385 WIL Williams, Ames W. The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad. 1989. 385.97 HAR Harwood, Herbert H. J. Rails to the Blue Ridge: The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad 1847-1968. 2000. 398.47 RAF Raflo, Frank. Hauntings and Happenings of Loudoun. 1978. 921 FRA Frazer, William Penn. Reflections. 1990. 975.528 ADA Adams-Litton, Evelyn Taylor. Loudoun Heritage. 1979. 975.528 DON Donnelly-Shay, Nan, and Griffin Shay. The County of Loudoun: An Illustrated History. 1988. 975.528 LEW Lewis, Elisabeth C. A Brief History of Loudoun County, Virginia, and the Towns Therein, Based On the Yardley Taylor Map of the County – 1854. 1976. 975.528 LOU Metro Virginia News. Loudoun Harvest. 1973. 975.528 NIC Nichols, Joseph V. Legends of Loudoun Valley. 1931. 975.528 POL Poland, Charles P., Jr. From Frontier To Suburbia: Loudoun County, Virginia: One Of America's Fastest Growing Counties. 2005. 975.528 REI Reid, Frances H. Inside Loudoun: The Way It Was. 1986. 975.528 SCH Scheel, Eugene M. Loudoun Discovered: Communities, Corners & Crossroads. 5 volumes. 2002. 975.528 STR Strong, Solange. Old Stone Houses of Loudoun County, Virginia: An Illustrated Tour. 1950. 975.528 WIL Williams, Harrison. Legends Of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck. 1938. 975.5528 SCH Scheel, Eugene M. The Guide to Loudoun: A Survey of the Architecture and History of a Virginia County. 1975.

Audio-Visual 975.528 ON Channel 3 Loudoun TV. On This Ground.

Newspapers and Periodicals 975.528 LOU Historical Society of Loudoun County, Virginia. Bulletin of the Loudoun County Historical Society, Inc. Janney Room Loudoun magazine. Microfilm Blue Ridge Herald (1934-1957) Microfilm Democratic Mirror (1857-1861) Microfilm Genius of Liberty (1817-1820) Microfilm Loudoun Mirror (1908-1931) Microfilm Loudoun Telephone (1881-1896) Microfilm Loudoun Times (1917-1922) Microfilm Loudoun Whig (1848-1849) Microfilm The Mirror (1865-1902) Microfilm Washingtonian (1810-1811, 1829-1907) Microfilm Washingtonian Mirror (1903-1907) Microfilm & Rust Loudoun Times-Mirror (1925-2009) Archive Rust Archive Blue Ridge Leader (2007-2009) Rust Archive Blue Ridge News (1908-1916) Rust Archive Leesburg Today (1989-current) Rust Archive Loudoun Easterner (1975-2007) Rust Archive Loudoun Extra (Washington Post)

Manuscripts and Archives Please consult the appropriate Collection Guide and submit a Collection Request Form to request an item. M 011 Loudoun County Architectural Surveys Supplement, 2003 M 013 African American Architectural Surveys in Loudoun County, VA, 2004 M 015 Loudoun County Military Records Circa 1779-1861 M 016 Leesburg Architectural Surveys, 1971 - 2001 M 022 Lewis/Edwards Architectural Surveys Of Loudoun County, 1971-2007

Maps Map Drawer 2, Folder 1 Phillips, J.T. and W. Snyder. Loudoun County Virginia, of 1757. Map Drawer 2, Folder 1 Hardesty, H.H. Loudoun County Map of 1883. Map Drawer 2, Folder 3 Taylor, Yardley. Map of Loudoun County, Virginia from Actual Surveys. 1853 Map Drawer 2, Folder 4 Loudoun County Mapping Department. Historically African American Communities of Loudoun County. Map Drawer 2, Folder 8 Scheel, Eugene M. 1760 Map of Loudoun County. Map Drawer 3, Folder 4 Tavenner,C. Blair & N. Yantis. Loudoun County Va. Original Land Grants; Sections A, C & D. 1998. Map Drawer 8, Folder 2 Atlas to Accompany Official Records of USA & CSA Armies. 1861-1865.

Vertical Files Drawer # Subject Folder Drawer 2 Scheel, Eugene Scheel, Gene – Cartographer

Electronic Resources www.leesburgva.gov/library/cemetery Loudoun Cemetery Database www.loudounhistory.org The History of Loudoun County Virginia www.hallowedground.org The Journey through Hallowed Ground

For additional resources, researchers are encouraged to consult the library’s online catalog (http://library.loudoun.gov/), Collection Guides for Archives and Manuscripts (www.leesburgva.com/services/library/online/specialcollections), and online indices to visual collections, maps, and newspapers.

Suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings for further Searching Loudoun County (Va.) – History ALDIE Books 286.175 HUT Hutchinson, Lousia S. Little River Baptist Church: Aldie, Virginia 2004. 929.50975528 SAF Saffer, Wynne C. Mount Zion Cemetery, Aldie, Virginia. 1997 975.528 ALD Virginia Outdoors Foundation. Aldie Mill: The Center of Village Life: An Oral History. 1997. 975.528 ALD The Aldie Mill. 1970. 975.528 SCH Scheel, Eugene. Loudoun Discovered, Volume 3. 2002.

Manuscripts and Archives M 003 Aldie Ruritian Records, 1972-2001 M 009 Aldie Horticultural Society Records, 1923-1991 SC 0066 Aldie United Methodist Church Minutes, 1962-1965

Maps Rust Archive: Box USGS Plain Maps. Geological Survey. Middleburg 2A, Folder 23 Quadrangle. 1952, 1994.

Vertical Files Drawer # Subject Folder Name Drawer 1 Aldie 1924 Aldie Championship Baseball Team Drawer 1 Aldie 9th Annual Joseph L. Harsh award Presented to Connie and Mayo Stuntz Drawer 1 Aldie Aldie Presbyterian Drawer 1 Aldie Aldie United Methodist Church Drawer 1 Aldie Aldie, Charter in 1810, (map)

Unpublished Papers The Aldie Mill Douglass, Ned Jr. Handout from Tour of Aldie Mill Partlow, Murrel

Electronic Resources www.willageof Aldie.com Aldie website

For additional resources, researchers are encouraged to consult the library’s online catalog (http://library.loudoun.gov/), which it shares with the Loudoun County Public Libraries, Collection Guides for Archives and Manuscripts (www.leesburgva.gov/library/archives), and online indices to visual collections, maps, and newspapers.

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ASHBURN Books 373.75528 BRO Broad Run High School Yearbook 373.75528 STO Stone Bridge High School Yearbook: Epic.

Newspapers and Periodicals Rust Archive Loudoun Connection--Ashburn Edition. 2005-2007

Manuscripts and Archives Please consult the appropriate Collection Guide and submit a Collection Request Form to request an item. BV 004 Ashburn: Then and Now, 1877-2003 SC 0071 Ashburn Colored School, 1870-1962 M 080 Mount Hope Baptist Church Records, 1935-1985

Maps Map Drawer 2, Folder 5 Washington Dulles International Airport Rust Archive: Box 2B, USGS Plain Maps. United States Geological Survey. Sterling Folder 30 Quadrangle. 1952, 1994.

Vertical Files Drawer # Subject Folder Church Files See index for Particular Church Drawer 1 Ashburn Ashburn

Unpublished Papers Ashburn: “A Community in Change” Smith, Joseph S. History of the Ashburn Volunteer Fire Company Gacka, Mariella Janelia Farm: Ashburn, Virginia Pickens, Vinton Liddell

Electronic Resources www.ashburnweb.com Ashburn History

For additional resources, researchers are encouraged to consult the library’s online catalog (http://library.loudoun.gov/), which it shares with the Loudoun County Public Libraries, Collection Guides for Archives and Manuscripts (www.leesburgva.gov/library/archives), and online indices to visual collections, maps, and newspapers.

Suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings for further Searching Ashburn (Va.) -- History BLUEMONT Books 975.528 SMI Smith, Jean Herron. From Snickersville to Bluemont: The Biography and History of a Virginia Village. 2003.

Diaries, Letters and Memoirs 929.4 BEA Beans, Isaiah Balderston. First Ledger #A, General Store, Bluemont, OVERSIZED VA Nov. 1816 - June 1818: Also Woodgrove Methodist Church, Record of Repair 1850 - 1853, Loudoun VA.

Manuscripts and Archives Please consult the appropriate Collection Guide and submit a Collection Request Form to request an item. M 014 Thomas Balch Library Oral History Project. (no collection guide; see Oral History Index) M 026 Loudoun County Oral History Project. (no collection guide; see Oral History Index) SC 0038 Henry G. Plaster Collection, 2005-2006 SC 0051 Bluemont Research Collection, 1902-1997

Maps Map Drawer 4, Folder 6 Scheel, Eugene M. Snickersville Land Grant Map. 1997. Rust Archive: Box 1B, USGS Plain Maps. United States Geological Survey. Bluemont Folder 13 Quadrangle. 1970-1979.

Vertical Files Drawer # Subject Folder Drawer 1 Bluemont Bluemont, Loudoun County, VA

Electronic Resources http://bluemontva.org/ Friends of Bluemont website

For additional resources, researchers are encouraged to consult the library’s online catalog (http://library.loudoun.gov/), which it shares with the Loudoun County Public Libraries, Collection Guides for Archives and Manuscripts (www.leesburgva.gov/library/archives), and online indices to visual collections, maps, and newspapers.

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HAMILTON Books 808 RUS Ruse, Richard. Early Recollections of Hamilton. 19??. 921 RUD Schaeffer, Jean Thomas. She Came Here with “Only One Suitcase”: The Eva Rudland Story and Her Holistic Beliefs. 2000. 975.528 NOR Norris, Donna. Recollections of Hamilton. 2003. 975.528 NOR Norris, Donna. Snippets of Hamilton’s Past. 2002. Newspapers and Periodicals Microfilm Weekly Enterprise (1890-1923) Microfilm Loudoun Telephone (1881-1896) Manuscripts and Archives Please consult the appropriate Collection Guide and submit a Collection Request Form to request an item. M 014 Thomas Balch Library Oral History Project. (no collection guide; see Oral History Index) SC 0037 Loudoun Valley Academy Collection, 1872-1874, 1914 SC 0060 Town of Hamilton Town Council Meeting Minutes, 1875-1960 SC 0077 Thompson Lodge of Masons Treasurer’s Book, 1876-1905 SC 0096 Hamilton Book Club Historical Project Papers, 1959;1966

Maps Rust Archive: Box 2A, USGS Plain Maps. United States Geological Survey. Purcellville Folder 27 Quadrangle. 1953, 1970. Vertical Files Drawer # Subject Folder Church Files See index for Particular Church Drawer 1 Hamilton Hamilton

Unpublished Papers Early Recollections of Hamilton Ruse, Richard Hamilton & Vicinity (excerpts from weekly letters) Ruse, Richard Hamilton: A Glimpse into its Past Stehle, Alice Kerr History of Hamilton Fleming, Maxine Otley Recollections of Old Hamilton McFarland, Mazie St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Hamilton, VA Unknown

Electronic Resources www.town.hamilton.va.us Town of Hamilton website For additional resources, researchers are encouraged to consult the library’s online catalog (http://library.loudoun.gov/), which it shares with the Loudoun County Public Libraries, Collection Guides for Archives and Manuscripts (www.leesburgva.gov/library/archives), and online indices to visual collections, maps, and newspapers.

Suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings for further Searching Hamilton (Va.) – History HILLSBORO Books 975.528 HIL Hillsboro Bicentennial Committee. Hillsboro: Memories of a Mill Town. 1976. 975.528 LEW Lewis, John G. Architectural Survey of the Older and Historic Structures in the Town of Hillsboro, VA. 1977.

Diaries, Letters and Memoirs 975.528 REC Hillsboro Circuit, M. E. C. (Va.). Record of the Hillsboro Circuit, Methodist Episcopal Church Books 1 & 2. n.d.

Manuscripts and Archives Please consult the appropriate Collection Guide and submit a Collection Request Form to request an item. M 014 Thomas Balch Library Oral History Project. (no collection guide; see Oral History Index) M 018 Griffith and Mahoney Family Papers, 1846-1960s SC 0003 Scatterday Family Papers, 1848-1877

Maps Rust Archive: Box 2A, USGS Plain Maps. United States Geological Survey. Purcellville Folder 27 Quadrangle. 1953, 1970.

Vertical Files Drawer # Subject Folder Church Files See index for Particular Church Drawer 1 Hillsboro Hillsboro - Miscellanea

Unpublished Papers Oral History of Hillsboro Elementary School Edmonds, Amy Teacher From Hillsboro: An Interview with Hannah Bacchus Tulip, Tauvas Daniels Up Beyond Hillsboro Leigh, Mary

Electronic Resources http://www.hillsborova.org/hillsboro_history.htm History of the Town of Hillsboro http://www.loudounhistory.org/history/hillsboro.htm History of the Town of Hillsboro

For additional resources, researchers are encouraged to consult the library’s online catalog (http://library.loudoun.gov/), which it shares with the Loudoun County Public Libraries, Collection Guides for Archives and Manuscripts (www.leesburgva.gov/library/archives), and online indices to visual collections, maps, and newspapers.

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LOVETTSVILLE Books 373.75528 LOV Lovettsville High School Yearbook: Beacon. 1954. 975.528 WEA Weatherly, Yetive Rockefeller, Lovettsville Bicentennial Committee. Lovettsville, The German Settlement: An Informal History of the Lovettsville, Virginia Area in Commemoration of the American Revolution Bicentennial. 1976. 284.1 NEW New Jerusalem Lutheran Church. A People of God, 1765-1965. 1990. 284.1 NEW New Jerusalem Lutheran Church. A People of God in Mission. 1990.

Audio -Visual th VIDEO 284.1 NEW 225 Anniversary, New Jerusalem: A People of God in Mission, 1765- 1990. 1992.

Manuscripts and Archives Please consult the appropriate Collection Guide and submit a Collection Request Form to request an item. M 014 Thomas Balch Library Oral History Project. (no collection guide; see Oral History Index) M 076 Cooper Fry Scott Family Papers, 1816-1950 SC 0040 Christian Nisewarner Diary, 1861-1877

Maps Rust Archive: Box 2B, USGS Plain Maps. United States Geological Survey. Harpers Folder 36 Ferry, WV Quadrangle. 1969, 1988. Vertical Files Drawer # Subject Folder Church Files See index for Particular Church Drawer 1 Lovettsville Lovettsville, Virginia

Unpublished Papers Education in Lovettsville Hill, Susan E. Lovettsville Mess, Vanessa D. New Jerusalem Church Records, Lovettsville, VA 1876-1927 Loudoun Genealogy Club

Electronic Resources www.lovettsvilleva.gov Town of Lovettsville website

For additional resources, researchers are encouraged to consult the library’s online catalog (http://library.loudoun.gov/), which it shares with the Loudoun County Public Libraries, Collection Guides for Archives and Manuscripts (www.leesburgva.gov/library/archives), and online indices to visual collections, maps, and newspapers.

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MIDDLEBURG Books 917.5528 BER Bergner, Audrey Windsor. The Visitor’s Guide to Middleburg, Virginia and the Surrounding John Singleton Mosby Heritage Area. 1997. 917.5528 KAL Kalbian, Maral. Destination Middleburg. 2001. 975.528 BER Bergner, Audrey Windsor. Old Plantations and Historic Homes Around Middleburg, Virginia: And the Families Who Lived and Loved within Their Walls. Volume 1-3. 2001-2007. 975.528 LEW Lewis, John G. Architectural Survey of the Original Levin Powell Section of Middleburg, Virginia. 1977. 975.528 MCK Mckenney, Maura. Bull Run School: The “Lost” School of Bowman Town. 2001. 975.528 MIC Middleburg National Bank. The Story of Middleburg, Virginia 1787- 1958. 1958. 975.528 MOO Moon, Vicky. The Middleburg Mystique: A Peek Inside the Gates of Middleburg. 2001. 975.528 SCH Scheel, Eugene M. The History of Middleburg and Vicinity. 1987. 975.528 SMI Smith, Vme Edom. Middleburg and Nearby. 1999.

Newspapers and Periodicals Janney Room The Middleburg Eccentric Janney Room The National Sporting Library Newsletter

Manuscripts and Archives Please consult the appropriate Collection Guide and submit a Collection Request Form to request an item. OM 0010 Graham/Powell Land Indentures, 1772 SC 0083 Diary of Catherine Barbara Broun, 1862-1865 VC 0014 Audrey Windsor Bergner Research Collection, 1900-2007

Maps Map Drawer 2, Folder 6 Emmanuel Cemetery and Middleburg Memorial Cemetery. Rust Archive: Box 2A, USGS Plain Maps. United States Geological Survey. Folder 23 Middleburg Quadrangle. 1943, 1968.

Vertical Files Drawer # Subject Folder Church Files See index for Particular Church Drawer 1 Artisans Middleburg Blacksmith Jesse Bell Drawer 1 Civil War Battles and Skirmishes Middleburg, Battle of, 1863 Drawer 1 Middleburg Middleburg, VA

Unpublished Papers By-pass Middleburg? A Subject of Debate McGushin, Sandra History of the Middleburg Methodist Church Collier, Catherine Forsyth History of the Middleburg Methodist Church Riley, Lori Middleburg Methodist Churches: Two Beginnings, One Possible Lane, Charlene Tawny Future Middleburg United Methodist Church: The Decade of the 1970s Lane, Charlene Tawny

Electronic Resources www.middleburgonline.com Middleburg Online www.middleburg.org Town of Middleburg website For additional resources, researchers are encouraged to consult the library’s online catalog (http://library.loudoun.gov/), which it shares with the Loudoun County Public Libraries, Collection Guides for Archives and Manuscripts (www.leesburgva.gov/library/archives), and online indices to visual collections, maps, and newspapers.

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PURCELLVILLE Books 975.528 MAR Marsh, Helen Hirst. Purcellville, Virginia, 1852-1952. 1963. 975.528 PUR Lee, Deborah A., ed. Purcellville, Virginia, 1908-2008: A Centennial Anthology. 2008. 975.528 SCH Scheel, Eugene M. Story of Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia. 1977. 975.528 TRA Train station history project team. Down at the Station: Purcellville and the W & OD Railroad, 1874-1968. 1991.

Diaries, Letters and Memoirs 975.528 JAN Janney, Asa Moore & Werner. A Medieval Virginia Town, 1914-1919. 1986.

Newspapers and Periodicals Microfilm Blue Ridge Herald (1934-1957) Rust Archive Blue Ridge Leader (2007-2009)

Audio -Visual 975.528 PUR Purcellville Heritage Day: Roundtable Discussion, Old Timers Panel. 1990. Manuscripts and Archives Please consult the appropriate Collection Guide and submit a Collection Request Form to request an item. M 014 Thomas Balch Library Oral History Project. (no collection guide; see Oral History Index) M 033 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Collection, 1952-2006 M 046 Purcellville Woman’s Club, 1922-1960 M 077 Home Interest Club Records, 1903-2005 OM 006 Register of Colored Voters at Purcellville Precinct, Jefferson District, Loudoun County, Virginia, 1888-1901 SC 0081 Purcellville Library and Bookmobile, 1887-1991 SC 0082 Purcellville National Bank Collection, 1928-1932

Maps Rust Archive: Box 2A, USGS Plain Maps. United States Geological Survey. Purcellville Folder 27 Quadrangle. 1953, 1970.

Vertical Files Drawer # Subject Folder Church Files See Index for a Particular Church Drawer 2 Purcellville Purcellville, VA

Unpublished Papers The History of the Blue Ridge Middle School, Purcellville, Hatcher, Helene M. Virginia History of the Carver School Property, Purcellville’s First Kelly, Sheila Pinkney African American School House Purcellville: A Brief History of the Town, Schools, Library, etc. James, Geraldine P. Teachers in Purcellville Grade School, 1880-1966 Loudoun Genealogy Club The Thriving Town of Purcellville Thomas, Ann

Electronic Resources www.purcellvilleva.com Town of Purcellville website

For additional resources, researchers are encouraged to consult the library’s online catalog (http://library.loudoun.gov/), which it shares with the Loudoun County Public Libraries, Collection Guides for Archives and Manuscripts (www.leesburgva.gov/library/archives), and online indices to visual collections, maps, and newspapers.

Suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings for further Searching Purcellville (Va.) -- History

ROUND HILL Books 286.1775 CLA Clark, Ivan E., Our Heritage. 1981 975.528 THO Thomas, Ann Whitehead. A Story of Round Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia. 2004.

Manuscripts and Archives Please consult the appropriate Collection Guide and submit a Collection Request Form to request an item. M 014 Thomas Balch Library Oral History Project. (no collection guide; see Oral History Index) M 028 Myers Sawmill Pay Books 1941-1961. M 030 Ann Thomas Research Papers, 1836-2005. SC 0013 Round Hill Town Minutes Abstracts 1900-2000 SC 0016 Round Hill Minutes Transcription 1900-2000 SC 0068 Round Hill Woman’s Club Collection, 1971-1996

Maps Rust Archive: Box 2B, USGS Plain Maps. United States Geological Survey. Round Hill Folder 29 Quadrangle. 1970.

Vertical Files Drawer # Subject Folder Church Files See Index for Particular Church Drawer 2 Round Hill Round Hill, VA

Unpublished Papers Corrections and Additions to the Historic Sites Thomas, Ann W. Section of Round Hill Management Plan Excerpt from Round Hill, Loudoun County, Thomas, Ann, W. Virginia: All about the Town “Old Homes” Memories of Round Hill and Woodgrove Funkhouser, Sheila Notes on Round Hill Copeland, Edward Virgil Round Hill…Land and People Government Office CW of VA, Division of Industrial Planning and Development Round Hill Schools 1730-1993 Drury, Nora A Short History of Round Hill United Methodist Funkhouser, Sheila Church Electronic Resources www.roundhillva.org Town of Round Hill website For additional resources, researchers are encouraged to consult the library’s online catalog (http://library.loudoun.gov/), which it shares with the Loudoun County Public Libraries, Collection Guides for Archives and Manuscripts (www.leesburgva.gov/library/archives), and online indices to visual collections, maps, and newspapers.

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STERLING Books 373.75528 Par Park View High School Yearbook: Heritage.

Newspapers and Periodicals Rust Archive Sterling Park Shop-n-News

Manuscripts and Archives Please consult the appropriate Collection Guide and submit a Collection Request Form to request an item. SC 0007 Sterling Park, Virginia Collection, 1966-1970 SC 0091 Sterling Park Women’s Club Library Committee Collection, 1966-1973

Maps Map Drawer 2, Folder 5 Bryant, Bill. Washington Dulles International Airport. Rust Archive: Box 2B, USGS Plain Maps. United States Geological Survey. Sterling Folder 30 Quadrangle. 1952, 1994.

Vertical Files Drawer # Subject Folder Church Files See Index for Particular Church Drawer 2 Sterling Old Sterling Drawer 2 Sterling Sterling Park

Unpublished Papers History of Sterling Fiztgerald, Kelli History of the Sterling Fire Department Bobet, Marcel The History of the Sterling Community Center and the Sterling Balanc, Lynn G. Community Center Annex Sterling Park: A Microcosm within Loudoun County Browning, Charles K. Sterling United Methodist Church Unknown Sterling Volunteer Fire Department, Company 11: The First Ten Johnson, Rosemary Years

For additional resources, researchers are encouraged to consult the library’s online catalog (http://library.loudoun.gov/), which it shares with the Loudoun County Public Libraries, Collection Guides for Archives and Manuscripts (www.leesburgva.gov/library/archives), and online indices to visual collections, maps, and newspapers.

WATERFORD Books 975.528 CHA Chamberlin, Constance K., Waterford Foundation, Inc. Waterford, the Challenge. 1980. 975.528 LEW Lewis, John G. Architectural Survey of the Older and Historic Structures in the Town of Waterford. 1980. 975.528 SCH Scheel, Eugene M., Kelso, William M. “—To the Colored People of Waterford and Vicinity”: A Study of the Architecture and History of Their One-Room School, Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia. 1979. 975.528 SCH Scheel, Eugene M., Kelso, William M. An Archeological Plan for the Waterford Historic District: Loudoun County, Virginia: Showing Locations and a Brief History of No-Longer-Standing Buildings. 1979. 975.528 SOU Souders, Bronwen C., Souders, John M., Waterford Foundation Inc. A Rock in a Weary Land, a Shelter in a Time of Storm: The African- American Experience in Waterford, Virginia. 2003. 975.528 SOU Souders, John M. ed. The Burning Cow Question and Other Tales from the Waterford Town Council 1891-1909. 2000. 975.528 WAT Waterford Foundation, Inc. Share with Us Waterford, Virginia’s African-American Heritage: An Interpretive Guide to Your National Historic Landmark Village. 1999 975.528 WAT Waterford Foundation, Inc. Walk with Us through Waterford, Virginia: A National Historic Landmark District. 1999. 975.528 WAT Waterford Foundation, Inc. Waterford Perspectives. 1983.

Diaries, Letters and Memoirs 975.528 DIV Divine, John E., Souders, Bronwen C., Souders, John M. When Waterford & I Were Young. 1997. 975.528 WAT Chamberlin, Taylor M., Souders, Bronwen C., Souders, John M. Waterford News: An Underground Union Newspaper Published by Three Quaker Maidens in Confederate Virginia 1864-1865. 1999.

Newspapers and Periodicals Janney Room The Waterford Connection. Janney Room Waterford Homes Tour & Crafts Exhibit, Waterford Foundation, Inc. Waterford Homes Tour & Crafts Exhibit.

Manuscripts and Archives Please consult the appropriate Collection Guide and submit a Collection Request Form to request an item. BV 002 Waterford Mill Account Book 1834-1871 M 014 Thomas Balch Library Oral History Project. (no collection guide; see Oral History Index) SC 0006 Black Section of Union Cemetery, Waterford, Virginia, 2003 SC 0014 Waterford News SC 0031 Battle at Waterford Baptist Church, 1862 OMB 014 Waterford Town Council Minute Book, 1891-1911 Maps Map Drawer 4, Folder 8 Metzger, Claire. Metzger Map of Waterford. 1944. Map Drawer 4, Folder 8 Piedmont Environmental Council. Phillips Farm in Waterford, Virginia. 2003. Map Drawer 4, Folder 8 1875 Map of Waterford, Virginia. Rust Archive: Box 2B, USGS Plain Maps. United States Geological Survey. Waterford Folder 34 Quadrangle. 1943, 1968. Vertical Files Drawer # Subject Folder Church Files See Index for Particular Church Drawer 1 Artisans Steidle Carriers on Waterford’s Woodworking Craftsman Heritage Drawer 2 Waterford-Fair Waterford Fair Drawer 2 Waterford-Gardens Waterford Gardens Drawer 2 Waterford-History Waterford, Virginia History Drawer 2 Waterford-Preservation Waterford Preservation Drawer 2 Waterford-Waterford News Waterford News Drawer 2 Waterford Foundation Waterford Foundation Unpublished Papers Property Owners in Waterford 1880 Unknown Steer, Schooley, Everhart, Cutter House Waterford, Virginia Divine, John Waterford Harris, Rick Waterford Union Cemetery (Black Section) Souders, Brownwen Waterford: The Beauty of History Durkin, Jed, Bolton, Diane, et. al

Electronic Resources www.waterfordconnection.com Waterford Connection www.waterfordfoundation.org The Waterford Foundation www.waterfordhistory.org The History of Waterford www.waterfordva-wca.org The Village of Waterford

For additional resources, researchers are encouraged to consult the library’s online catalog (http://library.loudoun.gov/), which it shares with the Loudoun County Public Libraries, Collection Guides for Archives and Manuscripts (www.leesburgva.gov/library/archives), and online indices to visual collections, maps, and newspapers.

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