Saturday, March 9, 2019

Newspaper Tidbit: Leachman Reunion (1917)

Manassas Journal
18 May 1917

LEACHMAN REUNION

A reunion of the Leachman clan was held Tuesday at "Paradise," the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dogan.  Members of the family included the nine sons and daughters of the late Col. Thomas Leachman - Messrs. J. P. and C. C. Leachman, of Manassas and Thomas R. Leachman, of Lynchburg; Mrs. E. L. Carroll, of Charlottesville; Miss Katherine Leachman, of Washington; Mrs. Dogan, of Paradise, and Mrs. Bessie Elliot, Mrs. R. C. Buck and Mrs. Roberta Lynn, of Manassas -- a number of grandchildren, including Mrs. Dogan's daughter, Mrs. C. C. Lynn, of Bristow; Miss Lillian Leachman, of Bristow, daughter of County Treasurer Leachman, Miss Constance Leachman, of Charlottesville, daughter of Mr. T. R. Leachman; Miss Mary Beverley Leachman, of Manassas, daughter of C. C. Leachman, and Miss Elizabeth Buck, of Manassas, daughter of Mrs. Buck.

Other guests were Mrs. W. L. Bradbury, of Orange, a relative of the family; Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. McDonald, of Catharpin, and Miss Martha Bates, of Washington.




Friday, March 8, 2019

Clerk of the Court - Celebrating Women's History Month

In honor of Women's History Month, the Prince William Clerk of the Court will be posting historical documents on their Facebook page throughout the month.  What a great way to celebrate the women of PWCo.

Their first post in the series is dated circa 1900 and can be found HERE.