"Precious, Precious Memories":
Marie Scott Recalls Her Life and Times

Marie Scott with Sister Mary and neighborhood childrenBorn in 1938, Marie Scott comes out of the old Black community of Bluemont. In this interview Marie recalls her family, her childhood, and her working life, during which, for 33 years, she was a well-known presence in the Leesburg office of beloved veterinarian Dr. Kent C. Roberts, and after him, Dr. Chamberlin and Dr. Washington. ...more...

Left: Mary Scott and neighnborhood children play at the Scott's Clayton Hall Road childhood home.
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Snickersville Academy Tours Get Big Play
in Purcellville Gazette Article on 2011 Bluemont Fair

When the Purcellville Gazette covered the 2011 Bluemont Fair, held on September17-18, they did so in wonderful detail and giving it front-page placement. The story leads with Friends of Bluemont's first-ever guided tours of the Snickersville Academy and goes on to the 6.2 mile race and this year's outstanding pie and pickle contest.

"...One of the larger draws of the weekend was the guided tour of the Snickersville Academy that was built in 1825. This tiny log building was the first schoolhouse and church in the village. This was an opportunity for the community to tour the structure that is not normally accessible...." ...more...

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"Visit Loudoun" Visits Bluemont General Store for Photoshoot

The Monday after the Bluemont Fair, a crew of photographers, producers, and models from Visit Loudoun, the county tourist bureau, gathered at the porch of the Bluemont General Store for a photoshoot.

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The Several Stories of Carrington House

Carrington HouseI never found Carrington House, Carrington House found me.

When I first saw pictures of the house in the summer of 2003—sent to me in the mail by a realtor in Middleburg when I was living in Washington, D.C.—I’d never bought a house before, I’d never heard of Bluemont, and I’d never driven on a highway in America.

Shortly after I called her to say I wanted to see the house, I found the directions to Bluemont off the internet, I hired a car from M Street Avis, and set off with friends to claim what I sensed I knew was already mine. ...more...

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1977 Directory: The United Methodist Church: Hillsboro, Bluemont, Roszell Chapel: Loudoun County, Virginia

1977 UMC DirectoryOnly a few of the 32-page 1977 United Methodist church directories -- which include Hillsboro, Bluemont and Roszell Chapel under one cover -- still survive. Judy Anderson of Bluemont lent her copy to BluemontVA.org so that it could be scanned in and shared over the internet with friends near and far. The Directory supplies greeting from the pastor, Dr. Garland Wayne Jordan, a brief history of each of the three churches, photos of choir and musicians, portraits of the families of the church, and a membership list of each church. ...Bluemont pages... ...Hillsboro pages... ...Roszell Chapel pages...

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Best Book about Bluemont

From Snickersville to Bluemont: The Biography and History of a Village by Jean Herron Smith, Evelyn Porterfield Johnson, and Robert Hoffman.

Snickersville to Bluemont
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Bluemont Note Cards

Featuring 3 scenes of Bears Den based on antique postcards.

Bears Den Cards

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If YOUR House Could Talk

Does your house have a story to tell?

In 2009, Friends of Bluemont launched a new project—“If This House Could Talk” —to spotlight homes or other buildings of the Bluemont area – houses up on the mountain, down in the village, and nearby.  We will be taking photos, collecting stories, and scanning historic photographs and documents.

Most of Bluemont is outside of the village itself.  We'd love to hear from anyone in the 20135 zip code, or just beyond the official boundary, with something interesting to tell.