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Northern Shenandoah Valley Branch Quarterly Meeting

Please note: The quarterly meeting has been postponed because of the snow. Information will be posted concerning the new time when it becomes available.

The Northern Shenandoah Valley Branch of Preservation Virginia will hold its next quarterly meeting on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at the historic Springsbury Farm in Clarke County, Virginia. Free and open to the public, the meeting will offer a rare opportunity to tour this historic former plantation along the Shenandoah River. Following a short business meeting, Barbara Shea, president of Casey Trees Farm, will provide a tour of the property and light refreshments will be served.

Directions to Springsbury Farm from downtown Berryville: Take East Main Street to John Enders Boulevard. Turn right onto John Enders Boulevard. Turn left onto Springsbury Farm Road. Continue on Springsbury Farm Road to its end at Springsbury Lane. Go down the hill. The Trooper House, where the meeting will take place, will be on the left, before the barns. Address: 543 Springsbury Lane, Berryville.

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Charles Broadway Rouss Day

Charles Broadway Rouss Day will be celebrated this year on February 13. In the case of inclement weather, the events will be rescheduled for February 20.

Events include:

11:00am- Rouss City Hall, 15 N. Cameron St, 4th floor Exhibit Hall (former City Hall Auditorium), "Illustrated History of Rouss City Hall" presentation by Tim Youmans

Noon - Guided tour of Rouss City Hall (begin at Rouss Statue in the Main Foyer)

12:50pm- Lunch downtown (on your own)- Ask for restaurants featuring Rouss Day specials.

1:00pm-3:00pm- Charley Rouss Fire Company, 3 S. Braddock St, Open House, including view of upper floor where annual Rouss banquets were held

3:00pm- Mt Hebron Cemetery Chapel (in the Gatehouse), 305 E. Boscawen St- Brief Q&A about the Rouss' contribution to the Cemetery by Will Johnston

3:30pm- Rouss Family Mausoleum open for viewing, Mt Hebron Cemetery, 305 E. Boscawen St- Mayor Minor and reps from Mt Hebron, Rouss Fire Company, WMC, and WFCHS invited for Wreath Laying

Also consider . . .

10am-5pm- The Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St- View Rouss items on display in Handley Archives show case (Exhibit runs during normal business hours Feb. 8th-19th).

Anytime- View Rouss Spring behind the Winchester-Frederick County Visitor Center at 1400 S. Pleasant Valley Rd. (Visitor Center is open 9am-5pm)

Click here for more information on the life and contributions of Rouss to Winchester.

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Revolving Fund Property Reviews

It's that time of the year again -- PHW will be taking the yearly photographic inventory of covenant and easement properties beginning December 28 in preparation for the yearly review. The process will likely last until January 8. Property owners do not need to do anything in preparation for this survey.

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Call for Entries: Traditional Design Challenge

This year's Traditional Design Challenge at the Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference in Baltimore will be a live team-competition. Each design team will consist of up to three participants working together for two days to design and hand-draw a new "old" house that could fit into one of Baltimore's most famous historic neighborhoods.

For more information and to download a Traditional Building Design Challenge application, please visit www.traditionalbuildingshow.com or call 202.339.0744 ext. 101 to receive it by fax or mail.

Applications are due by October 5 and require $100 fee and a portfolio of your work.

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NSV Quarterly Branch Meeting at Zirkle Mill

Please join us for the next general membership meeting of the Northern Shenandoah Valley (NSV) Branch of Preservation Virginia. We will be meeting on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the historic Andrew Zirkle Mill in Forestville, Virginia. The meeting offers a rare opportunity to see this historic grist mill which is not normally available for tours.

Estimated to have been built in the 1760s by Andrew Zirkle and his brothers, the Zirkle Mill was in operation for more than 180 years, until the late 1940s, and retains much of its original machinery. The mill was not burned during the Civil War, as were most commercial buildings of the era, probably due to its location and the lack of visibility from the main road. The mill is currently under restoration. For more information, visit www.historiczirklemill.org.

Following the meeting, light refreshments will be served and mill owner (and NSV Branch Shenandoah County Trustee) Rob Andrews will conduct tours of the mill building. If you plan to attend the meeting, please dress appropriately for touring the mill building (sturdy shoes!) and, if possible, bring a chair. For more information about the meeting, contact Bob Stieg at 540-837-2790 or Rob Andrews at 540-465-8809.

Directions to the mill from southbound I-81: Take exit 273 (Mount Jackson). At the bottom of the off-ramp, turn right onto Mount Jackson Road. Turn left onto South Middle Road (there is a stop sign at this intersection) and continue to the town of Forestville (about 5 miles). Turn left onto Route 767 (Quicksburg Road). The mill is located on the right, 1/8 mile. Parking lot is across the road, by the historic marker.

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A Handbook and Resource Guide for Owners of Virginia's Historic Houses

Camille Agricola Bowman has written a 64 page book for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. It provides valuable information on good stewardship practices, basic preservation issues, and additional sources to turn to for expert advice on various maintenance and restoration matters. Single books are $10; discounts are available for larger quantities.

Please click here for an order form and contact information for bulk orders.

A sample book is also available in PHW's non-circulating research library.

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2009 INSIGHT Citizen's Academy

Get to know your local government! This 12-week INSIGHT Citizen's Academy provides area residents an opportunity to discover their City government through interactive, hands-on experience and to gain exposure to the wide range of government services, programs, functions and challenges. You do not have to be a city resident to participate. All you need is an interest in the way City government operates!

To ensure a spot in the program, please register by August 12, 2009 using one of the following options:

1. Complete the online INSIGHT Registration Form.
2. Print the INSIGHT brochure and mail the completed form.
3. Call Amy Simmons (533-0603).

There is no charge to participate in the program. For more information, visit http://www.winchesterva.gov/insight/.

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Window of Opportunity Webinar

Produced by Restore Media, LLC, and underwritten by Marvin Windows and Doors, these three in-depth, 90-minute Webinars will add key facts and useful information to what you already know about working with windows in traditional architectural settings - residential, commercial, and institutional. Presented by leading experts in the field, they'll cover the history of window design and manufacturing with an eye toward using the knowledge in your work today, explore sustainable windows old and new, and clarify the sometimes mysterious subject of selecting and installing windows in traditional settings.

Course 1: The Making of American Windows - A Present-Minded History
June 2, 2009, 2:00 p.m. ET, 90 minutes, 1.5 HSW/SD

Course 2: Sustainable Windows, Old and New
July 28, 2009, 2:00 p.m. ET, 90 minutes, 1.5 HSW/SD

Course 3: How to Install - Successfully - New Wood Windows in Traditional Settings
November 17, 2009, 2:00 p.m. ET, 90 minutes, 1.5 HSW/SD

Call 802-674-6752 to get more information on continuing education credits or to obtain a group registration form. To register for the webinar, click here. Registration is free!

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Lecture Series with Dr. Warren Hofstra

The final installment of Dr. Hofstra's lecture series, America's Manifest Destinies from the Age of Expansion to Today, will be held on April 8 at 7:30 pm in the Handley Library Auditorium, 100 W. Piccadilly St. For more information on the series call Sandy Snyder (540) 535-3543, or email ssnyder@su.edu.

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City Infrastructure Hearing

The City Council, sitting as a "Committee of the Whole" for Public Services, will meet on April 7 at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers to determine one of three options for the sidewalk replacement program for Braddock, Loudoun, Cameron and Piccadilly Streets. The options are: (1) Mostly concrete pavement with a brick strip, as seen on Boscawen and Cork Streets; (2) All (new) brick, at an additional cost to the city of $190,000; or (3) Permitting property owners to choose to repair/replace (under city supervision and inspection) the old brick sidewalks adjacent to their property.

PHW urges you and your neighbors to attend the City Council meeting on April 7th. Be prepared to speak or to present petitions of those who share your sentiments retain and repair original brick sidewalks.

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City Infrastructure Events

PHW wishes you a happy and safe St. Patrick's Day. As part of the "green" theme of the day, there are three events impacting the downtown historic district in the coming weeks:

A Zoning Ordinance survey is available online at http://www.winchesterva.gov/planning/ You may complete the survey online or by printing the PDF document.

On March 24th between 4 and 7 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall at Rouss City Hall, the city is having an "open house" for citizens to look at plans for the Downtown Utility Infrastructure Improvements Project, which includes the replacement of sidewalks and curbs. PHW urges you and any of your neighbors to attend the open house to ask questions and examine plans.

The City Council, sitting as a "Committee of the Whole" for Public Services, will meet on April 7 at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers to determine one of three options for the sidewalk replacement program for Braddock, Loudoun, Cameron and Piccadilly Streets. The options are: (1) Mostly concrete pavement with a brick strip, as seen on Boscawen and Cork Streets; (2) All (new) brick, at an additional cost to the city of $190,000; or (3) Permitting property owners to choose to repair/replace (under city supervision and inspection) the old brick sidewalks adjacent to their property. PHW urges you and your neighbors to attend the City Council meeting on April 7th, and be prepared to speak or to present petitions of those who share your sentiments retain and repair original brick sidewalks.

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Lecture Series with Warren Hofstra

Join Dr. Warren Hofstra in his ongoing lecture series for the next installment, entitled Radical Republicans and the Idealism of Reconstruction. The event will be held at 7:30 pm in the Douglas Community Learning Center, 598 N. Kent St.

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APVA-NSV Membership Meeting

The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities - Northern Shenandoah Valley will be holding its first General Membership meeting on Sunday, March 1, at 2:00 pm at Blandy Farm (State Arboretum) on Rt. 50 in Clarke County, in the Library of the main building. After a program on Greenway Court by Maral Kalbian, well-known architectural historian, we will go to Greenway Court and tour the site.

Non-members of APVA are welcome. We hope you will consider joining Virginia's principal preservation organization, and its brand new "Branch" for Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren, and Winchester.

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Charles Broadway Rouss Day

"For more than 50 years he has been almost continuously closely identified in all that concerns the public here," said former Winchester Mayor R.T. Barton at Rouss' funeral in 1902. Or, as Rouss biographer A.V. McCracken wrote in 1896, "There are bands, baseball clubs and every sort of organization in old Winchester which bear the name of the New York merchant…The name Charles Broadway Rouss will go down to unborn generations of Winchesterians as a synonym of all that is charitable, good and benevolent."

Celebrate Charles Broadway Rouss Day with a variety of activities taking place in Winchester. Please visit The Winchester City Government Website for a schedule of events and more history on one of Winchester's leading philanthropists.

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Lecture Series with Warren Hofstra

Join Dr. Warren Hofstra in his ongoing lecture series for the next installment, entitled The Age of Affluence or the Age of Anxiety - America in the Postwar Era. The event will be held at 7:30 pm in the Old Town Event Center, 403 S. Loudoun St.

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Lecture Series with Warren Hofstra

Join Dr. Warren Hofstra in his ongoing lecture series for the next installment, entitled Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and the Progressive Ideal for a Better Life. The event will be held at 7:30 pm in the Handley Library Auditorium, 100 W. Piccadilly St. In case of inclement weather, the announcement of postponement will be made on the Handley Library website and telephone message system (662-9041 ext. 37).

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Lecture Series with Warren Hofstra

Join Dr. Warren Hofstra in his ongoing lecture series for the next installment, entitled Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and the Progressive Ideal for a Better Life. The event will be held at 7:30 pm in the Handley Library Auditorium, 100 W. Piccadilly St. Lecture postponed to Feb. 3 for inclement weather.

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