New National Park Service Report on the 1862 Battle of Unison Is Now Available

The new 52 page report has just been issued by the United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service and a limited number of copies have been printed by the Unison Preservation Society.  Prepared by cartographer and historian David Lowe it is lavishly illustrated with period drawings,photographs and newly created maps of the battle and provides a rousing and detailed description of the Civil War events here in the Fall of 1862. ...more...

Pre-School and After School Openings at Bluemont Community Center in Round Hill

BCC still has openings in our licensed Preschool & After School Care.  We provide affordable quality classes at a convenient location.  Call or come by to check out our family oriented center and top-notch teachers! ...more...

Authors' Table at the Bluemont Fair

At the 2008 Bluemont Fair, September 20-21, Friends of Bluemont again hosted the local authors table.  This year saw a great variety of types of books—all entertaining.  Books were cordially signed and eagerly purchased.  Remarked one author on Saturday evening: “I sold more books today than I have all year.” ...more...

Bluemont: A Civil War Chronicle

November 2 , 2008

Henry Plaster, a Bluemont resident whose own family reaches back to the Civil War era in the village, will present his year-by-year chronicle of the Civil War in Bluemont to the Friends of Bluemont 2008 Annual Meeting. 

The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held Sunday November 2nd, 2:00-5:00 pm, at the Stable at Bluemont Vineyards. Mr. Plaster’s chronicle, compiled in 2006, is in the Balch Library in Leesburg. ...more...