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Aug. 25: Sixth Annual
Democratic Committee
Yard Sale with Boutique
& Collector’s Corner
Remember to donate your items to the Democratic Committee fund raiser. Last year’s yard sale was a treasure trove of discoveries. The deadline for donations is Thursday, August 23. Donations should be brought to the Washington Fire Hall between 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. If you need assistance with pick-up or more information, please phone Jill Duvall at 540937-9934 or Barbara Dennis at 540-364-2569
Aug. 26: Free lecture
at Brandy Station
On August 26, the Brandy Station Foundation will have the fifth in the series of Sunday Lectures. The lecture is free and for anyone interested in the history of the U.S. Civil War. The program will start at 2:00 p.m. While free, donations are welcomed and will be used for operation of the Graffiti House.
August’s speaker will be Brandy Station historian Joe McKinney who will speak on Confederate general “Wade Hampton,” reportedly the largest landowner in the South with plantations in South Carolina and Mississippi. When South Carolina seceded Hampton raised a legion of soldiers using personal funds to pay for the rifles for the infantry and guns for the artillery. Joe McKinney lives on the Brandy Station battlefield and is a longtime Civil War historian. A graduate of West Point, he retired as a Lt. Colonel after serving in Vietnam and at the Army’s Command and Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. In 2006 he published the only thorough history of the June 9, 1863 Battle of Brandy Station. The lecture will be held at the Graffiti House. 19484 Brandy Road, in Brandy Station, VA. For directions go to www.brandystationfoundation.com.
Aug. 26: Norman Reunion
The Annual Norman Reunion will be held on Sunday, Aug. 26 at the Rappahannock Park on Route 211 in Washington. A picnic lunch will be served at the Pavilion “Rain or
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