Category: Informational Events

PHW Archived Files Index

The following are the index lists by box to PHW files in storage. Most files contain working notes on programs, sample publicity pieces, newspaper articles, etc. The index to the files came about in large part due to the background research and file organizing necessary to produce the history of PHW blog posts in celebration of its 50th anniversary in 2014-2015. As you may be able to tell from the lists, there were still many activities we did not cover in-depth on the blog. Files may be available to researchers on request.
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Stained Glass Windows of the Shenandoah Valley

If you have time this weekend, you may want to sit down for about a half hour presentation by D. Lee Beard on stained glass windows in the Shenandoah Valley, stretching from Winchester to Buena Vista. “His presentation, using a wide range of images, focuses on the beauty and diversity of the windows and the religious symbolism used in the windows. Recorded June 7, 2013.”


Watch on YouTube.

Edit for clarification: The actual presentation begins at the 3:40 mark. The audio quality of D. Lee Beard is much improved from the introductory speaker, as he is miked and is recorded without echo. You will not miss any content of the lecture by skipping past the first three minutes of the unmiked speaker.

PHW Board Members Needed!

PHW MeetingFirst, mark your calendars; PHW will hold its 51st Annual Meeting at the Winchester Little Theatre on Sunday, June 28. The meeting recaps the past year, recognizes preservation efforts in Winchester and Frederick County (you can nominate a person or project for consideration, by the way!), and in general is a laid back social event on a Sunday afternoon.

As you may know, PHW elects board new board members at the Annual Meeting, and we are looking for energetic members to step up and join the board. There are a few things to know about being a board member:

1. You must be a member of PHW in good standing (i.e., you pay your membership dues).
2. Members are expected to attend board meetings, which are currently held on the second Monday of the month, 7 PM at the Hexagon House.
3. Board members are elected in two-year terms (so new members elected in June 2015 would be up for reelection in June 2017).

If you are interested in joining the PHW board, please contact PHW’s President John Barker the PHW office at (540) 667-3577 or phwi@verizon.net to set up a time to discuss your interest and learn more about joining PHW’s Board of Directors.

Information on Winchester Historic Plaque #22

Fred Boyd House PHW received a call this morning requesting information on the house with historic plaque #22. I have been unable to return the call to the number provided in the message, but hope that the seeker may find this post. The home is in Garland Quarles’ book “The Story of One Hundred Old Homes in Winchester, Virginia.” The book is available at the Handley Library or at PHW’s office at 530 Amherst Street. Copies may also be available for purchase at Winchester Book Gallery and the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives at Handley Library.

The home is referred to as the Fred Boyd home. According the Quarles’ research it was built in 1827 by George Fulk or Folk. It was subsequently owned by Elizabeth D. Smith (1853-1861), John Vilwig (1862-1898), James P. Whitacre (1898-1910), and then to Frederick S. Boyd in 1910. The historic plaque appears to have been placed in 1972 by Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Pannill Jones.

If you were the person seeking this information, please feel free to give us an email at phwi@verizon or try to give us a call back at 540-667-3577. Thank you for your interest, and I hope we can connect!

Update: Mystery is solved and we have connected! The PHW landline phone is a bit spotty today, probably from the damp conditions.

Submit a Site to the Most Endangered Lists

QuillDo you know of a historic site that faces an uncertain future? With a few keystrokes, you might change its fate! Below are two options to recognize endangered properties:

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has used its list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places to raise awareness about the threats facing some of the nation’s greatest treasures. The list, which has identified 253 sites to date, has been so successful in galvanizing preservation efforts that only a handful of sites have been lost. Nominations for the National Trust’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list are due March 2, 2015. Click to go to the National Trust’s nomination form.

Preservation Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Sites Program recognizes the Commonwealth’s irreplaceable architectural, natural, and archaeological sites that face imminent threat by demolition, alteration, inappropriate development, insufficient funding, or neglect. These special places play an important role in Virginia’s heritage and should be recognized before it is too late. Nominations for Preservation Virginia’s Most Endangered list are due March 6, 2015. Click to go to Preservation Virginia’s nomination form.

PHW to Present Its Pledges to Winchester Little Theatre on Feb. 6

Winchester Little TheatrePHW is pleased to announce it will present its two pledges to the Winchester Little Theatre Restoration Campaign on Friday, February 6 at 10 AM, on site at the WLT. The pledges consist of PHW’s commitment of $25,000 as well as the proceeds from the 2014 Bough and Dough Shop.

The event is free and open to the public; stop by if you can!

Feedburner Subscriber Notice

Do you receive the PHW blog posts by email via Feedburner? Please note that this service is being transferred to MailChimp. Current subscribers have been added to MailChimp list and will likely receive two emails on January 9 (one from Feedburner, one from MailChimp).

If all goes well with the January 9 email, the Feedburner emails will be retired. Blog posts will be aggregated and sent once a week (instead of every day there’s a post) on Friday afternoons. If you think your email has been sent to an out of date address, you may wish to reenter your information manually into MailChimp as a first troubleshooting step. Don’t forget to check your junk folders, too!

Thank you to everyone who tried out our first email list, which was started in March 2011. It’s exciting to be moving to a new service with new functions in the new year. We hope you’ll continue to support the PHW blog with this new service.

Upcoming Changes to the PHW Email List

PHW is thrilled to announce our email subscriber list for PHW members and frequent event guests has grown to the point where we need to make a few modifications to ensure you continue to receive your emails from us. The existing subscribers have been imported to the new service, MailChimp. If you have already given your email address to PHW and you receive emails currently, you do not need to do anything else.

If you are not sure whether you are on this list with your most current email address, you may sign up either on our Facebook page at the “email signup” tab or input your email address below.



Upcoming PHW Office Thanksgiving Schedule

May your Thanksgiving this Year be Full of Good Cheer

Getting ready to purchase Holiday House Tour tickets? This year, we recommend utilizing one of the advance sale locations instead of the PHW Office for your ticket purchases. The anticipated PHW Office hours the week of Thanksgiving and the week before the Holiday House Tour are as follows:

* Opening at noon on Monday, November 24.
* Closing early at 3 PM on Wednesday, November 26 and remaining closed on November 27 and 28th for Thanksgiving. We will open as usual on Monday, December 1.
* Anticipating reduced or no hours on December 3-5 for Holiday House Tour preparation. Please call ahead at the office – 540-667-3577 – before stopping by.

Thank you for your patience with the erratic office schedule this year, and have a happy Thanksgiving.