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100 Years Ago This Week

May 14, 1925, from the Rappahannock Record. Selected and transcribed verbatim by the Lancaster Virginia Historical Society. May contain outdated or offensive language. BROWNS STORE Another...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

Over 30 years ago, a group of dedicated animal lovers in Northumberland County gathered to plan a new animal shelter for the county’s feline...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

At the conclusion of this item, I shall describe what I think must be an historic first for the Northern Neck. The story begins...

100 Years Ago This Week

April 30, 1925, from the Rappahannock Record. Selected and transcribed verbatim by the Lancaster Virginia Historical Society. May contain outdated or offensive language. Among Colored...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

Tomorrow is Rogation Day. The name and the event are not as well-known in modern times as they once were, but the day remains...

Because You Are Polite

by Ginger Philbrick It has been a lovely tea season in the Northern Neck. There have been several beautifully presented teas for charities, all of...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

As autumn set in last year, I thought Esmerelda, at age seven, had entered a well-merited retirement. For nearly six years she rarely had...

100 Years Ago This Week

April 16, 1925, from the Rappahannock Record. Selected and transcribed verbatim by the Lancaster Virginia Historical Society. May contain outdated or offensive language. DITCHLEY Poultry farming among...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

In whatever circumstances she found herself, Rio Sprague rose to the top. She had extraordinary organizational ability, which she put to use in a...

Because You Are Polite

by Ginger Philbrick Being of a certain age, gentlemen removing hats inside and woman wearing them inside was considered good manners in our growing up...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

Last Saturday the Northern Neck Master Gardeners hosted the 31st annual Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar. Each year at the end of March...

Because You Are Polite

by Ginger Philbrick One of my greatest pleasures is receiving messages from those of you who read this column and want to share what you...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

Overlooking Route 3 in the heart of Warsaw is a monument to the late Congressman William Atkinson Jones in the churchyard of Saint James...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

“The more things change, the more they remain the same.” That time-honored adage has a contemporary application with respect to the current Russo-Ukrainian War....

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

“In the spring a young man’s fancy turns to love.” As this spring begins to dawn, I hesitantly acknowledge that the same aphorism might...

Because You Are Polite

by Ginger Philbrick A close friend and I were seated together at a dinner and the guest across from us leaned across the table and...
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