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Christmas Ornament Sale at the Forest Farmers’ Market

On Saturday, November 17 from 8 until Noon, the Friends of New London will be selling beautiful homemade Christmas ornaments.  You can also make a donation of $5 for a chance to win a fantastic framed print of the New London Village painting by artist Lora Fay Harris (Drawing to be held on December 9th).  All of this will take place at the Forest Farmers’ Market in the parking lot of the Forest Library.  The market is having a holiday Read more…

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December 9th book signing with the author of First House

Sunday, December 9, 2012, at 2:30 PM, the Friends of New London will host a program and book signing by author Mary Miley Theobald.  The event will be at 672 Alum Springs Rd., the FNL office [former New London United Methodist Church] and is open to the public.  From Timberlake Rd. or US 460, turn South onto Turkey Foot Rd. or turn at the Seven Eleven at Wildwood.  Copies of Ms. Theobald’s book will be available for $34.95 with one Read more…

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New London Fall Festival Sat. Oct. 6th

Preparations are well under way for our annual New London Fall Festival which will take place on Saturday, October 6th from 9AM to 4PM.  This year’s activities will be taking place at the newly-acquired Mead’s Tavern, located at 594 Alum Springs Road.  Among the many activities there will be tours of the colonial-era tavern, Brunswick stew making and an antique car show.  We will post more details soon regarding vendors, costumed interpreters and other activities.  We hope that you’ll make Read more…

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Virginia Historical Societies Conference

Friends of New London was represented by seven of our members at yesterday’s conference.  The Virginia Department of Historic Resources and Sweet Briar College’s Tusculum Institute held the workshop-based conference for historical societies Saturday, Aug. 11 at the Elston Inn Conference Center at Sweet Briar College.  The conference, which included an interactive workshop, was geared toward anyone who is involved in one of the hundreds of historical societies in Virginia. Addressing issues that town or county historical societies face, the Read more…

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Dr. Scott Garrett Lecture on Civil War Medicine on August 19th

On Sunday, August 19, 2012, at 2:30 PM, The Friends of New London, Virginia will host Delegate T. Scott Garrett, for a presentation entitled “Civil War Medicine: Maybe They Weren’t so Barbaric.” Delegate Scott Garrett is a retired General Surgeon from Lynchburg and currently serves as the Representative to the Virginia House of Delegates for Virginia’s 23rd House District. Delegate Garrett, a graduate of the University of Virginia’s Medical School, spent 24 years practicing medicine, and it was during this Read more…

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Work at Mead’s Tavern

Come pitch in on Saturday, July 28th from 9AM until Noon. We’ll be removing old carpet and carpet strips from several rooms and doing some yard work around the tavern. If you have tools for removing carpet and nails or garden tools bring them along. Or just show up, as we’ll have a few tools onsite. See directions under the “About” tab.

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PRESS RELEASE: FNL Purchases Historic Mead’s Tavern Property

The non-profit Friends of New London, Virginia, Inc.(FNL) on July 5th purchased a property that holds a prominent place in the settlement of Central Virginia.  The historic Mead’s Tavern, built in 1763 by Colonel William Mead, is one of the oldest surviving structures in Campbell County and the region.  The group intends to restore the building for use as its museum headquarters. Originally the seat of Bedford County, by 1775, New London had grown to include the county courthouse, several Read more…

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