By: Lawrence Bopp On the 6th of November 1860, Lewis and Ella Washington were wed at her family residence of Clover Lea in Mechanicsburg, Virginia. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Beallair in Jefferson County to establish their home together. We know Lewis and Ella were distant cousins; Lewis was George Washington’s great-grandnephew and Ella a… Read more »
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Happy New Year!![]()
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Did you know that 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the Beeline March? ![]()
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In our collection we have a pattern for a gun stock made at the Sheetz House in Shepherdstown, later used for many years as a fence picket. Sheetz rifles were carried by many of the men who formed the Berkeley Rifle Company in 1775 in response to calls for militiamen after the establishment of the Continental Army. These men participated in the Beeline March from Morgan's Grove in present-day Jefferson County to Cambridge, MA, 600 miles within 25 days.![]()
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This stock pattern will be on display in our new exhibit when we reopen in the spring!
Merry Christmas Eve to all who are celebrating!![]()
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We hope this festive scene brings you as much joy as the child in this 1949 photograph from our collection. Here young Jefferson County resident Ben Miller can be seen playing with a toy dairy barn and manure spreader---both toys are also in our collection!![]()
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Do you have a favorite gift you received when you were young?