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June is an awesome month. But I’m biased.

Because it’s my birth month. Especially as a kid, June is the best month to have a birthday, in my opinion. It’s in the summer, so you’re out of school. The weather is perfect for riding your bike until it’s dark. And it’s exactly halfway through the year, so you get presents every six months!

I don’t mind getting older. I really don’t. I keep telling my husband, Seth, that I’m going to be a “really cool old person” when I grow up. Someone like actress Dame Judi Dench or author Louise Penny. Ladies like that just make me want to rock my golden years.

I saw a post on Facebook recently encouraging readers to not give up on their dreams just because they’re getting older. The post went on to list probably 20+ now famous people that didn’t actually become successful or famous until after their 30s, some not even until into their 70s and 80s. Morgan Freeman, for example, didn’t really become a household name until he was in his mid-60s. JK Rowling was 32-years-old when she published the first Harry Potter book. My current favorite author, Louise Penny, didn’t publish her first book until she was 55. Steven Spielberg directed his first blockbuster film in his 30s. Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister when she was 54.

In the same way, when I think about all the “famous” people in my life, the ones who have made an impact on me, spoken wisdom and encouragement at the times when I needed it, most times they have been the older, more seasoned family and friends who have the value of lived experiences and lessons learned. I treasure these dear people and value all that they’ve poured into me.

So when I think about getting older, I want to consider all the exciting things that are ahead, all the opportunities just waiting. I want to be able to turn to the youngin’ standing next to me and be able to spur them on, to help them grow and mature. And who knows, maybe this will be the year I publish my first New York Times bestseller! Or maybe I’ll have to wait a few decades.

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HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN

Oil painter Sandra Forbush looks back on a full and beautiful career

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ast month, on a single day, the population of Fauquier County nearly doubled.

Beginning at 10:00 a.m., approximately 80,000 people convened to the Great Meadow field in The Plains to enjoy an afternoon of derby-style fashion and horse races during the 2016 Gold Cup races. Volunteer firefighters from throughout Fauquier County were ready to provide aid in the event of an accident or injury.

For the dedicated men and women who volunteer over 40 hours every week at The Plains Volunteer Fire Station, Gold Cup is just another day on the job. They stand at the ready to help in the event of an emergency. While an event like Gold Cup brings nearly every piece of equipment to the field, it is staffed not only for the races. “In the event of a significant emergency elsewhere in the county, we would have to pull trucks, and they may have to stop the races,” says Blake Gallagher, current president, former chief, and lifetime member of the fire station.

The station has seen a lot of changes over the six decades since it opened in 1950, mostly regarding safety. Gallagher, a member of the station since 1979, remembers, “Back in the day, the volunteers would stand on the engine tailboard and hold on to go on a call. Today, the engines have a limited capacity of six volunteers.” Training has also changed. New recruits are required to attend approximately 150-300 hours of basic training before running calls. This training can take many months.

Some of the training classes include EMT, basic fire science, vehicle extrication, HAZMAT awareness, instructor education, heavy tactical, and confined spaces, among many others. There are dozens of classes available to volunteers, who generally never stop learning. With the intense unpaid time commitment, it is no wonder that the station is always looking for new recruits.

To aid with recruitment at all of the county’s fire stations, Fauquier High School offers a Fire Science Class. This course is available to rising juniors who are current volunteers at one of the county’s volunteer stations. This two-credit course trains the recruits at the Warrenton station and qualifies them for the Virginia Firefighter exam. The high school is planning to offer this course again in the spring 2017 term if there is sufficient interest. Over the years, interest in the course has waned. At one time the class was filled and helped to bring in nearly 30 recruits to area fire stations. This year, the high school had to suspend the spring 2016 course due to lack of interest.

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Top: Laurens Hamilton of Byrnly Farm and J.W. Slaughter of Slaughter’s Coal Yard pose for a photo adjacent to the old railroad station in town. These two gentleman purchased and donated the first specialty fire apparatus to the department. It was a Jeep with a small front-mounted pump, which is located behind them. The unit was immediately placed in service and was stored in a garage in town until the station was built in 1954.

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when he reached the age requirement, “My friends were volunteers at the station, and one day I came with them, picked up an application and was sworn in a few weeks later. I just never left.” What keeps him at the station is the camaraderie among the volunteers. “I live in a house with a few other volunteers just across the street. In addition to the full-time job I have at Rish Equipment, I put in about 40-50 hours here at the station and additional hours attending training certification courses.”

As Chief, Boylan is responsible for everything operational: calls, equipment, staffing, personnel, gear, and trucks, just to name a few. He works closely with the president of the station to ensure that operations are running smoothly. Boylan has stayed with the station for a decade simply because he wants to. “At the beginning, my reasons for staying were more selfish. I definitely

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had an adrenaline rush going out on calls. Now I stay because of my increased responsibility and because I enjoy the problem-solving aspects of the job.”

Among the problem-solving tasks are ensuring that spring and summer events are well-staffed by personnel. Boylan receives a schedule from Great Meadow each spring with their calendar of events.

This helps him schedule personnel with other events in the area, in addition to ensuring there are volunteers to dispatch to calls when there are accidents.

The Plains Volunteer Fire Station currently has approximately 25 active members. This includes both men and women ranging in age from 16 to over 70 for some lifetime members (although over the age of 65 volunteers can no longer go out on calls).

EMT Lisa Jawer is one of the station’s newest members. “I live in The Plains and wanted to make a contribution to the community that wasn’t financial. Time is a huge commodity, and I knew I wanted to donate that.” With grown children in their early twenties, Jawer’s friends and family all thought she had lost her mind when she first thought to become a volunteer firefighter. “I was in the Marshall Dry Cleaner when I saw the call for volunteers with a photo of a Dalmatian on it. I just knew that was what I wanted to do.

Everyone thought I was nuts.” An avid boxer and fox hunter, Jawer considers herself an adrenaline junkie and was used to strenuous activities. Jawer spent the next year studying and taking practical and written exams before she passed the National Registry EMT exam and was ready to go on calls.

She’s been with the department for about 18 months and has met some amazing people. “Right now I am the only female volunteer. There are women applicants, but they are not ready to go on calls,” she says. In her experience, she has been treated with nothing but respect. The job requires professionalism and nothing else. “When a call comes in, everyone has a job to do and treats other volunteers with respect.”

When Jawer considers her future with the department, she says she doesn’t want to be a good EMT - she wants to be a great one, and she knows that will take practice. Jawer has been on a variety of calls including drug overdoses, car accidents, and cardiac issues, among others. “It’s an amazing thing to go home after being on call and realize, ‘I saved someone’s life today’,” she marvels. Jawer is learning to deal with the stress of the job. “I understand that children are the hardest to deal with, but I haven’t encountered any calls involving them yet.” She feels that it helps to not personally know the patient to disassociate from the incident. “When I leave a call, I am able to focus on what I did and ask what

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Each year the station receives between 700 and 1000 calls from dispatch, many pertaining to auto accidents due to the station’s proximity to Route 66.

The Plains Fire Station is responsible for all calls that come in to the Warrenton-based dispatch within a 64-mile radius, referred to as a first due. Thanks to sophisticated technology, the volunteer stations throughout the region have a well-choreographed routine. Protocol exists for every incident that occurs instructing dispatch on what equipment to send over. For example, for a house fire, dispatch sends out five engines, whereas, an interstate accident gets two engines and a medic. The Plains Fire Station receives support from Marshall, Middleburg, Warrenton and beyond, depending on the severity of the call. Once on the scene, everyone has a job to do and knows what the other volunteers are responsible for.

For some calls, units stay at the scene for multiple hours assisting with injuries and mitigating risk.

When injuries are severe, volunteers request medevac helicopters that fly patients to one of the local trauma centers. Due to the compact size of the helicopters, which enables them to land in small areas, such as highways, only one patient is transported in each helicopter. This sometimes necessitates a double fly-out, which can occur on a semi-frequent basis on Route 66.

With Route 66 in close proximity, the station receives about 50% of its calls from accidents on the busy route. Occasionally, equipment called to one incident must divert from the scene to attend to incidents elsewhere. During times of extreme weather, the interstate can become extremely busy with multiple incidents occurring at the same time.

Stress on the job is a very real factor for firefighters, who may field on average of only one actual fire each month. Many of their calls are auto accidents, medical issues, calls involving inclement weather accidents, or injuries from horses. Injuries can range from minor to critical, some even requiring the medevac. Boylan says, “Everyone deals with the operational stress in their own unique way. Over time most first responders learn how to effectively deal with the pressures of stressful incidents. It eventually becomes second nature to operate calmly under stress during severe incidents.” With regards

to emotional stress experienced after incidents, there are resources available such as counseling or Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) for particularly difficult situations. “Some members are vocal about the emotions they experience from the job, while others tend to mentally compartmentalize the more severe experiences and internally process their emotions,” says Boylan.

Officer Irby who is an officer with the Sheriff’s Department and has been a volunteer firefighter for over seven years, laughs when he thinks about the sacrifices he makes for the station. “I work 15 12hour days each month, which makes my volunteer schedule a little easier than some of the other volunteers. But with the rigorous training, I end up volunteering a lot of hours with no pay. Since the recession, many individuals needed to get second jobs just to make ends meet and just didn’t have the time to devote to a volunteer opportunity with strict criteria.” He stays with the station because of the bond he has with fellow firefighters and because it is the right thing to do, “I’m making a difference in my community,” he says.

Lisa Jawer encourages other people to step forward and volunteer with their local station, “When you volunteer with your local fire station, your community benefits and so do you. You have one life, one journey, you better enjoy it. Stay fit and give back.” ❖

Aimée O’Grady is a freelance writer who enjoys transforming stories told by Fauquier residents into articles for Lifestyle readers.

She learns more and more about our rich county with every interview she conducts. She and her husband are happy with their decision to raise their three children in Warrenton.

The members of The Plains Fire Department extend their condolences to the friends and family of fallen firefighter Nicole Mittendorf.

“We have a strict, zero tolerance policy for any misconduct in the form of harassment, discrimination, or bullying in the department. Any individual who is a witness or victim of those types of behavior is strongly encouraged to bring it to the leadership’s attention.”

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nly seconds after I wound through the rolling green fields and parked next to the modest, white, Virginian estate surrounded with what looked like a six foot boxwood hedge, Sandra Forbush greeted me from the side door where spring flowers were just beginning to bloom. Even at 76 years old, her red hair is what struck me first. The petite artist had on her painting apron and immediately welcomed me into the heart of the home she shares with her husband, Gus. Walking into the kitchen, and subsequently being given a full tour of the home, I noticed riding boots and framed artwork lining almost every square inch of available floor space abutting the walls. Although Sandra and Gus are the only residents of the home now, it looked as though a dozen or more people might at any moment stream out of the rooms to grab their boots and head out riding.

And every spring, a group does stream from the property with Gus Forbush, joint master of the hunt for Old Dominion Hounds, for the Old Dominion Point-to-Point races. I met with Sandra just a few days before the big race and Gus was already out setting up jumps.

Involved in the Hunt Country lifestyle since 1966 when she married her first husband, Wade Massie, Sandra largely paints horses, hounds, and riders. She’s also a highly-skilled portrait artist who has painted prominent people in the equine world and D.C. scene, including sculptor Frederick “Rick” Hart of National Cathedral and Vietnam Memorial fame.

Although Sandra has now been a successful oil painter for over a quarter of a century, it wasn’t her first, or even second ambition and certainly wasn’t what she saw in her future as a young woman growing up.

Born in 1940, Sandra grew up on a farm in Catonsville, Maryland, and studied piano and ballet for most of her school years. A natural with a pencil, Sandra discovered a talent for drawing and started to orient her education toward a career in fashion illustration. “I used to be really interested in fashion,” Sandra explains. “I always wanted to be a fashion designer, and so I would copy things out of Vogue magazine, women posing and everything, in pencil. My mother framed them for me.”

Confident that she could make a way for herself in fashion, Sandra started modeling in her late teens. She retells the story of landing one of her first modeling jobs, “I remember when I went to Garfinckel’s (a prominent department store chain that catered to a wealthy clientele) to interview for the job. See, no one would hire you unless you had experience, so I kind of fibbed about it and said I’d done this and that. I’d studied ballet all my life and I knew I could do it, which I did. So they gave me the job.”

A graceful, slender redhead with piercing blue eyes, Sandra became a prolific model in D.C. and Baltimore with almost every aspect of the modeling world under her belt: runway, commercial and editorial photography, and TV. She also frequently worked with newspapers, “I used to model for the illustrator for the Baltimore Sun; fascinating to see how she could draw, it was great,” and walked in D.C. fashion shows at the embassies and big hotels attended by First Ladies and other prominent women. “It was like a Broadway production,” Sandra remembers. One interesting modeling story that Sandra told was about a show that featured Audrey Hepburn’s costumes from the movie My Fair Lady. Sandra was the only model small enough to fit into the tighter, more elaborate dresses.

Sandra married Wade Massie in 1966, at the age of 26, and moved out to Massies Corner. “What a big change. Everything was so different in the country. Everything was centered around fox hunting and riding.” Massie, a fox hunter and whipper-in with the Rappahannock Hunt, introduced Sandra to the equine world. Sandra became an accomplished horsewoman and after her father purchased her a 75-acre farm in Flint Hill in 1977, she bought her first broodmare from Kentucky and started a very successful endeavor breeding sales yearlings. She even bred two stakes winners, a rare

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feat for any breeder. Sandra told the story about one of her stakes winners, “I had a horse run through a fence and cut up it’s legs and it was canceled from the sale. But I ended up racing her and she became a good stakes winner and made a lot of money; it was just luck.”

When asked if she ever imagined her life taking the course it did, Sandra quickly answered, “No, never.” When asked if she was surprised by how much she loved it, she just as quickly answered, “Yes I was; because I was always into ballet and music and modeling and I thought I’d be living in the city somewhere and doing something in the arts. And here I am out in the country on a farm doing something with horses. You know? It was all new to me. And half the people don’t know, still don’t know, that I play the piano and did all that stuff.” Sandra is still an accomplished pianist and makes an effort to play every day.

Sandra quickly discovered that farm life agreed with her. “I remember when I first got this farm, I used to teach piano and ballet out at Wakefield School, and I always used to wish I could come over here and mow the grass or do something in the garden because it was all so new to me, but I had to be out there at school! I’ll never forget that.”

But probably the most significant shift in Sandra’s life came in 1989, when after being married to her second husband, Gus Forbush, for seven years, she was in a severe car accident and broke her ribs and five vertebrae. After a lengthy stay at Johns Hopkins, long metal rods were put in her back. “That changed my life really fast. I couldn’t raise yearlings. I didn’t want these expensive horses around here. I’m always in a lot of pain.” Eventually the rods caused too much pain and were removed, but the five broken vertebrae had to be fused together.

An active horsewoman who used to fox hunt, ride side saddle, and breed yearlings suddenly couldn’t do any of those activities.

Sandra remembers sketching in the hospital and at home to pass the time during her recuperation.

Finally, she decided to go back to school for art. She first attended Northern Virginia Community College in Manassas and then the Corcoran in D.C. Due to the massive commute time, however, Sandra eventually decided to leave college and instead pour those hours into honing her skill at home.

She bought a little oil set of different colors,

Sandra in her modeling days.

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but “I had them in the house for about a year. I was so intimidated by them, I didn’t know what to do with them.” After building her confidence with colored pencils and pastels, she eventually got out the paint set and did a portrait of their Jack Russell dog.

It still hangs in the stairwell of their home.

When asked how she built her professional reputation to become so prolific and prominent in the sporting art community, Sandra credited Tommy Lee and Diane Jones allowing her to paint the covers for the Upperville Horse Show. It was just word of mouth from there. In her almost 30 years painting, Sandra has painted more portraits, program covers, and posters, and had her work featured in more shows, publications, and galleries than can probably be counted.

Sandra recounts her early days of taking commissions and having to tell clients her fee, “I’ll never forget when I started out, I was like $200 or $300. And when I got to the point when I was at a $1,000, I would kind of say (mumbled under her breath), “athousanddollars…” I still couldn’t spit it out. And then I got so bold; I was in the $5,000 and $10,000 range and I wasn’t afraid to ask it at all. But at first I was very embarrassed to ask for that. But it’s a lot of work and a lot of time.”

For more than two decades Sandra did very well with commissions and describes practically pumping them out like a production line. “It was lots of fun and I made good money doing it, but I’m getting older, 76 now, lucky me, and I’m slowing down and I’m getting to the point where I want to paint some things I want to paint.

There’s a lot of paintings in me left.”

For twenty-seven years, Sandra has worked through the constant pain that lingers from the accident. “In the morning I’m not so bad. But as the afternoon goes, after I’ve been painting, oh, I’m in so much pain I can’t even stand up. My poor husband has to do the cooking. I just can’t stand it. He’s fixing spaghetti tonight. And he says he likes to cook, but I feel so sorry for him!”

The phone rings and it’s Gus. After telling him of our interview, Sandra pauses before saying with a laugh, “He wants to know if I want him to tell you what a wonderful artist I am!” He doesn’t seem like a man who minds making spaghetti for his wife.

Sandra describes taking a step back more recently and moving on to more personal

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Despite not having ridden in projects. many years, some of Sandra’s “There’s just too many favorite subjects are still things I really do want to paint. horses, hounds, and riders.

I want to paint some larger When asked if she misses it things. I want to paint my after all these years, Sandra grandchildren larger. I’ve done ejected wistfully, “Oh boy, do a lot, a lot, a lot of portraits of I. Especially when they’re all them over the years - they said going out; a whole gang of ‘em they don’t have any more room go from here. And they come for anything. But I want to do back and they’re all high off of my daughter and her hunting how many jumps they jumped she’s a master now (joint master and what the scent was like, of the hunt at Keswick Hunt how many people were out.

Club) and has a special-made And then there’s always a hunt coat. I want to do something of breakfast afterwards and I’m her in her hunting coat. I want always invited, but I just don’t to do my husband in his pink feel like part of the gang, part coat with a hound sitting down. of the group. But I’m fine. I’m I’d like to do a self portrait.” very thankful I can walk and Sandra also revealed looking I can do what I can do. I’m to publish a book of all her so fortunate, I have so much hounds and horses portraits. peace. And it’s so quiet around When asked if she would here.” Sandra explained trying describe herself as graceful to go hunting in the third field, and if she feels that that comes the last, but after being used out in her painting, Sandra to going first flight “it’s no fun replied, “I don’t really think being so far back.” about it, but now that you ask But Sandra has found joy in me that question, yes. I want her quiet, country life. “My to make beautiful paintings. I sister goes to yoga and retreats want to get the expressions of and all this stuff. And I’m the individual I’m painting, a thinking, ‘that’s time that I can face with love and lightness in think and figure things out, and it. I might over-sentimentalize it’s so peaceful and so quiet.’ my hounds and kids, but their After so many years of living expressions are everything to on a farm and being by myself, me. I’ve seen so many people I’ve gotten used to being alone who do beautiful animals and and I don’t mind it at all! I’m beautiful hounds, but they happy to stay home alone and look mean. They don’t have a it’s kind of like meditation.” soft, loving expression. I think When asked about what she all dogs have the most loving wants people to feel when they expressions, don’t you?” see her work, Sandra explained, Asking Sandra about her “I want them to feel the soul. I personal painting style resulted want them to feel that that is a in a 30 minute journey through living being, that it’s a human the sagging shelves of an something. I want them to feel entire wall in her studio filled Top: A portrait of Sandra’s grandson, Hugh. Above: Sandra’s excited about the light and the to bursting with art books from daughter, Nancy Wiley, on Latter, out with the Keswick Hunt. colors.” some of her favorite artists such as With her amazing talent and Munnings, Sargent, Voss, Patter, Munnings, but I end up overworking them natural gifts, Sandra could possibly Pino, and László. Not just a few and I think it’s because I’m sitting down have gone on to be a world famous model times did I wonder if wedging one of the right in front of the easel. When you’re or horsewoman. But without her accident, large volumes back on the shelf might working from pictures, you just keep on, the world would never have known her cause the whole structure to come tumbling and on, and on, and on.” Sandra describes graceful, expression-filled art. As the singerdown and find that we were drowning in herself as more true to life but expressed a songwriter Leonard Cohen once penned, European aristocrats, prized horses, and wish to be more unfinished in her edges like “There is a crack in everything. That’s how ethereally-clad women. “I would like to be local Warrenton artist Becky Parrish. the light gets in.” ❖ very unfinished like László and Sargent and

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hile many of the thousands of travelers passing through New Baltimore on U.S. 29 each day are aware of the commercial activities on the south side of the busy highway, there is much more to the village lying unseen on the north side.

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A comprehensive historic and architectural survey was done for the National Register of Historic Places (NR) in 2003 by Architectural Historian Maral S. Kalbian and Research Historian Margaret Peters. Their findings resulted in the creation of the New Baltimore Historic District, which was added to the Virginia Landmarks Registry in 2003 and the NR in 2004.

The boundaries of the 88-acre historic district are generally along a section of Old Alexandria Turnpike north of U.S. 29, just past the intersection with Georgetown Road, and the area west of U.S. 29. It includes the structures built on lots in the village, and two rural historic properties on Beverley’s Mill Road.

Twenty-five individual properties are in the district, which includes 56 contributing (historic) and 17 non-contributing (modern or significantly altered) structures. An old map of New Baltimore indicates that there were two mills on South Run, but no archeological evaluation of the possible sites was done for the survey.

Like many 19th century villages in Virginia, New Baltimore developed along the early roads that passed through it. The Warrenton-to-Alexandria Turnpike, completed in the early

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In the early 1800s, The Cedars (in more recent times known as Fauquier Farm) was the home of William G. Hunton. Notable are the center section with exterior end chimneys, the 1½ story Colonial Revival-style wings added in 1926, and the old summer kitchen on the far right.

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The best-known structure in the village is the brick, Federal-style tavern built by James Hampton in 1823. Gen. Lafayette was entertained there when he stopped in New Baltimore during his 1825 American tour. A private residence for many years, the building has been enlarged with five additions.

there were 14 improved lots in the village.

William Hunton’s property passed to his son, William G. Hunton, who lived in the main house at The Cedars (later renamed East View, and today known as Fauquier Farm) which is said to have been built about 1825, but may date as early as 1800. A dower house, known today as Quail Hollow, was built for their daughter down the hill from the main house in 1845.

1820s, brought a significant number of travelers and teamsters transporting farm goods through the region.

Most of the land on which New Baltimore was built was originally owned

by William Hunton (d. 1830), whose family came to Fauquier County from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the mid-1700s.

The Hunton home was at nearby Fairview, and their property included most of what became New Baltimore.

The original plan for the village included 25 acres along the turnpike. It was first called Ball’s Mill or Ball’s Store, so named for William Ball, who owned a store and one of the mills.

“Local historians speculate that the name New Baltimore was chosen by Ball, who was also an agent for the Niles Register, a Baltimore, Maryland newspaper,” according to the NR survey. “Perhaps Ball was attempting to promote his community as a great center of commerce, not unlike Baltimore.”

Named as trustees of the village in 1822 by an act of the Virginia General Assembly were Owen Thomas, James Saunders, John Hampton, Armistead Utterback and Martin Carter. The incorporators first met on March 29, 1823 at James Hampton’s tavern in the village.

Early lot purchasers included Mary Ball, who bought three, and Richard Chew, Thomas Roach and James Hampton, who each bought one. Charles and Eppa Hunton acquired three lots in 1827, and by 1833,

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BUILDING THE VILLAGE The original plan called for the main street running through the village to be called “Washington Street,” and a parallel street – never built – was to have been “Jefferson Street.” Cross streets, also never built, were named Crawford, Franklin, Madison and Monroe.

“The buildings within the district along Old Alexandria Turnpike were all uniformly set back from the road, and feature welllandscaped yards,” according to the NR survey.

“The area comprising the western portion of the town that bordered South Run was called ‘The Wharf,’ although there is no indication that any boat traffic ever existed. The eastern part of the town was called ‘Fell’s Point,’ again suggesting the connections with Baltimore, Maryland.”

The New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of Virginia, compiled in 1835 by Joseph Martin, described New Baltimore as having 115 residents, including two physicians.

There were 17 dwellings, two stores, a

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tavern, an academy, several commercial establishments, and the Broad Run Baptist Church, established in 1762. Also mentioned were a tanyard, wheelwright shop, a blacksmith, boot and shoe factory and two wheat fan factories.

The New Baltimore Academy, a prestigious boys’ school founded in 1827, was located on a hill on the eastern edge of the village. Trustees were William G. Hunton, Dr. Philip A. Klipstein, Owen Thomas, Eppa Hunton, Dr. William T. Dyer, James Hampton and Willis Utterback.

An account published in the New Baltimore Journal in 1882 recalled that the academy was “...the crowning glory and pride of New Baltimore,” and noted that nearly every home in the village “...that could accommodate boarders was taxed to the utmost capacity with students.”

An economic downturn in the mid-1850s took its toll on New Baltimore. Property values plummeted, and during the 185556 session, the Virginia General Assembly repealed the act that had incorporated the village. Its property was then taxed as general rural real estate, and New Baltimore as a singular entity no longer officially existed.

The Civil War had a serious and direct impact on New Baltimore. The New Baltimore Academy closed by the end of 1861, and in the spring of 1862, newlyarrived Union Gen. Edwin B. Stoughton and his staff commandeered The Cedars for

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troops encamped nearby. Church records were not kept from January 1859 until the spring of 1866, so little else is known about the incident.

The cornerstone for a new church was laid on Oct. 14, 1869. A claim of $1,000 for damages was filed with the federal government in 1890, and finally paid in 1906 – minus the 12 percent kept by their attorney.

By the late 1800s, New Baltimore was recovering, and several new homes were built during this time. They include the houses at 6423 Georgetown Road (1880), and at 5285 Old Alexandria Turnpike (1890). With the turn of the 20th century, there was more building in the village, including the vernacular house at 6432 Mason Lane (1910), and the Colonial Revival-style homes at 5236 and 5248 Old Alexandria Turnpike (both 1920).

Other interesting 20th century structures include the Craftsman Bungalows at 5263 and 5237 Old Alexandria Turnpike that were built in 1920, and the house at 5253, built in 1922 as a commercial building known as Thorp’s Store. It was later sold to E. C. Curtis who also operated a mercantile there. It was later converted to a residence, as it is today.

In 1915, the Fauquier County School Board erected a new public school building on the site of the long-gone New Baltimore Academy It served until it was closed in the mid-1940s, and in 1946, it was sold to Charles Grant, who had acquired several other lots in the village by then. The old schoolhouse was remodeled and divided into a duplex apartment.

Top: The original section of this house was a tall, two-story, two-bay frame structure with an exterior stone chimney, dating to ca. 1830. Side and rear wings were added later.

Once the home of the Laing family, it was later owned by Adm. and Mrs. Redfield Mason, for whom Mason Lane was named. Bottom: A vernacular structure built in three phases, this house at 5258 Old Alexandria Turnpike started with a ca. 1825 log section.

The two-story log or frame addition to the east was built in the mid-19th century, and the two-story ell off the east section appears to be from the late 19th century.

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The following August, there was fighting to the north, with the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap, and to the east, when Union troops under Gen. John Pope were engaged in a skirmish on the bridge over Broad Run at Buckland. Both marked the opening shots of the Second Battle of Manassas, August 28-30, 1862.

On October 19, 1863, residents of New Baltimore witnessed the hasty retreat of Union cavalry under Gen. Henry Davis and Gen. Judson Kirkpatrick as they raced through the village toward Warrenton, following their defeat by troops under Gen. J.E.B. Stuart at the Battle of Buckland Mills.

Sadly, one of the casualties of the frequent Union occupations was the 100-year-old Broad Run Baptist Church, which was burned by

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REMARKABLE OLD BUILDINGS Only five structures mentioned in Martin’s 1835 Gazetteer survive today. Most notable of these is James Hampton’s brick, federal-style tavern, built in 1823.

“Although commonly believed to have been constructed around 1810 by William Ball, recent research indicates the building was in fact constructed about ten years later by James Hampton,” according to the NR survey. “The Marquis de Lafayette stopped at the tavern in 1825, as did President Andrew Jackson in 1832.”

Hampton acquired the lot for his tavern in 1822. Tax records for 1824 set the value of the new building at $1,200. He was granted his first license to operate a “house of private entertainment in the Town of New Baltimore” from the Fauquier County Court on May 27, 1823.

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Left: The ca. 1825 home at 5274 Old Alexandria Turnpike was originally a two-story log structure. The slightly taller gable-roofed section was built later, and the two parts joined by a shed-roofed porch. To the rear of the log section is a two-story wing. Right: Built on the site of the New Baltimore Academy (1827-1861) this building on Old Alexandria Turnpike was a county public school from 1915 to 1946. It was later remodeled and converted to duplex apartments. The property is still referred to as the “Academy Lot.”

Historic District due to their connection with the village.

The Cedars, once the home of William G. Hunton and his wife Catherine, sits on a hilltop above U.S. 29 between the Old Alexandria Turnpike and Beverley’s Mill Road. A memorable incident occurred in 1862, when Gen. Stoughton had his headquarters there.

William G. Hunton had died in 1856, leaving his widow Catherine to run the farm. It is likely that when she was forced to leave the main house, she stayed with her daughter, Mrs. Lucy Gaskins, in the dower house nearby. Lucy’s husband, William E. Gaskins, a Confederate officer, was elsewhere fighting.

As described in Eugene M. Scheel’s Guide to Fauquier (1976): “Mrs. Hunton, a widow, pleaded with Gen. Stoughton not to take her last old grey mare. The general replied, ‘Madame, if you prove yourself a loyal woman, you can have the horse.’ Drawing herself to full height, she replied, ‘Sir-r-r, the horse is your-r-rs,’ and swept from the room. Gen. Stoughton’s aide was so impressed by the scene that he drew a pen picture of the scene with the above caption, which is still there on the parlor wall.”

Mrs. Hunton lost the horse, but could move back into her home later in the year.

She no doubt got some satisfaction when she learned that in March 1863, her fellow Fauquier County Confederate Capt. John S. Mosby and his rangers had raided the

with five additions, “…but the main core is remarkably intact,” according to the NR survey. Other contributing structures on the property include the garage, shed and carriage house.

It is referred to by some as the “Wadsworth House,” since prominent architect R. J. Wadsworth once lived there.

It has been the home of the James Yergin family since 1987.

Other buildings erected in the village during the first half of the 19th century are described as “modest vernacular log dwellings that have been enlarged with later additions” in the NR survey.

Among these are the ca. 1825 houses at present-day 5274 and 5258 Old Alexandria Turnpike; the ca. 1830 house at 6425 Mason Lane; and the ca. 1840 houses at 5265 and 5263 Old Alexandria Turnpike. The house at 5277 Old Alexandria Turnpike is a little newer, dating to 1850.

Two properties outside of the village were included in the New Baltimore

home in Fairfax Courthouse where Gen. Stoughton was sleeping. He was captured in his bedclothes, and brought south through New Baltimore as a prisoner-of-war.

The Cedars, now called Fauquier Farm, was later owned by the Gaskins, Gray and Triplett families. The historic home and the fields around it have been owned by the Kube family since 1950. In agricultural use for nearly 200 years, Polled Hereford cattle are raised there.

Two acres and the old dower house were cut from the original Hunton tract in 1947 and sold to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mills, who named the property Quail Hollow. It was sold to Mr. and Mrs. John C. Pennie in 1959, and remained in the family when it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. John T. Toler in 1980.

In summarizing what was found while conducting the NR survey, the authors noted, “What is particularly significant about the community of New Baltimore is that its name has continued to be an identifying factor in so many land transactions in the area for nearly 190 years.

“Indeed, the construction of U.S. 29 from Alexandria to Warrenton in the 1920s that bypassed New Baltimore allowed the tiny village to survive more-or-less intact into the 21st century. It is an important surviving example of a 19th century community that served as a focal point for the surrounding rural setting in which it lies.” ❖

John Toler is an author and historian who has served Fauquier County for over 50 years, including four decades with the Fauquier-Times Democrat. Toler is the co-author of 250 Years in Fauquier County: A Virginia Story, and author of Warrenton, Virginia: A History of 200 Years.

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any of the four LFCC campuses. And this incentive applies to all Virginians, not just residents of Fauquier County.

In fact, anyone may enroll in either credit or non-credit (audited) courses, provided he or she is a legal resident of the state and 60 years of age or older. For those interested in credit courses or certificate and degree programs, the only additional criterion for enrollment is an annual income of $23,850 or less.

Part of the impetus for SCHEP was the Senior Citizens Higher Education Act, which enables older residents of Virginia to take college courses without paying tuition.

Established in 1974, this act ensures that low-income seniors are allowed to register for and enroll in courses in any state institution of higher education (subject to its admission requirements) as a full-time or part-time student for academic credit. Those who would rather register for audited courses may do so regardless of income, though costs such as those for course materials and laboratory fees may apply. A major advantage of auditing courses is the flexibility and autonomy this option allows; students can select whichever subjects pique their interest, take classes in whatever order they choose, and work as much or as little as they want.

With this level of academic freedom, one would think that every older Virginian would be making use of SCHEP, yet there are currently just 45 seniors enrolled over all the LFCC campuses. As explained by Associate Dean of Instruction Edith Kennedy, “There are a lot of people who don’t know they can come here and take a class for the fun of it, and not have to pay the tuition.” However, turnout is expected to increase as the population ages and retires, creating a greater demand for educational opportunities that fit the interests and lifestyles of older adults. LFCC is already preparing for this demographic shift, with plans to add even more relevant courses to its already extensive range of studies. For example, the Vint Hill site will begin offering a memoir class in the fall. LFCC is also developing its Knowledge to Work program, which will help workers find free and low-cost, credit and non-credit resources tied to their competencies, credentials, and life experience.

Dr. Kennedy has witnessed the ways in which SCHEP has benefitted all students since she joined LFCC in 2011.

“It is a distinct advantage for our younger students to have older people in the classroom,” she contends. “Senior citizens bring a different viewpoint; they bring advanced knowledge to the classes.” To be sure, both older and younger generations are inspired by these individuals. “I think it sets a wonderful example,” she reverently remarks on the influence of senior scholars, who “voluntarily come in to learn something and stretch themselves to gain additional knowledge.” As Dr. Kennedy rightly notes, senior students encourage the pursuit of lifelong learning and exemplify the plasticity of the mind, which is especially challenged, engaged, and stimulated throughout the college experience. And this exposure to academia lends itself to a broader knowledge base, hence a healthier population. “The more educated a community is, the better the community is,” she concludes in a manner that would incite applause if delivered to an audience.

With 290 classes available, there is truly something for everyone at LFCC. Still, senior students tend to gravitate toward the humanities, with the most popular courses being art, history, literature, and creative writing.

Other commonly selected courses are yoga, math, information technology, and American Sign Language. With such a breadth of options, it’s no wonder students like Patricia Hytes are relishing the SCHEP experience.

Retired from 47 years of federal service, Hytes moved from Fairfax to Fauquier County in 2014 and soon thereafter discovered LFCC’s newest location in Vint Hill. She started classes in the spring of 2015, with Art History launching her self-designed and wellrounded curriculum. She is currently taking Introductory Philosophy, which she plans to follow with a psychology course next semester. Her present instructor, Professor Angus McDonald, spoke to the difference—and the delight—of teaching students who attend college for the sheer value of gaining wisdom. Older students, in his view, are more engaged during class and better able to grasp the concepts that are discussed.

Taking classes solely for the purposes of expanding her knowledge and exploring her interests, Hytes is the quintessence of the lifetime learner who emanates a passion for continuing education and demonstrates the benefits of a nourished mind.

“I’ve loved every minute it,” she says of her time at LFCC. In contrast to the rote, textbook format of her university years, her current courses are “designed not only to present the material but to provide ample opportunities for students to engage in dialogue.” It is this interactive and comprehensive approach that Hytes finds especially appealing, and the bonus of relaxed and intimate classes with personable professors makes the learning experience all the more gratifying this time around: “The pressure is off, and I’m just thoroughly enjoying it.” So grateful is Hytes for the existence of SCHEP that she uses her skills and background in marketing to promote it. The starting point she recommends for those interested in learning more is the LFCC website at www.lfcc.edu.

Similarly, Dr. Kennedy advises prospective students to check the website for the most current list of classes. She adds that the simple one-page registration form, the Senior Citizen Enrollment Request, can be downloaded from the website.

Education Support Specialist Deborah Vogel can further assist with information and registration. As the registrar of the Fauquier campus, Vogel can answer all questions related to SCHEP and walk seniors through the enrollment process. She can be reached at dvogel@lfcc.edu or 540-351-1507. Interested applicants should note that acceptance into a class is conditional on the availability of space, which is not known until the day the class begins. But, as Dr. Kennedy emphasizes, “It is rare that anyone is blocked out.”

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comfortable with the inexorability of growing older now that I know there are worthwhile incentives that lie ahead—and lie just across town. The gift of knowledge cannot be underestimated.

Nor can the value of institutions that offer an education at no cost and no obligation. How wonderful that LFCC provides us the opportunity to be perpetual pupils and to learn for all the right reasons: curiosity, enlightenment, personal growth. While one can self-educate with today’s availability of resources and accessibility of information, there remains a need for a more structured and social framework for learning, a place where ideas are exchanged in person and minds are expanded through shared interests. LFCC not only provides the venue, but welcomes everyone - no matter their age. ❖

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large, white, Federal-style building stands adjacent to the railroad tracks at 6514 Main Street in The Plains.

Its columned portico bears the name Cochran Lodge No. 271 A.F. & A.M. That’s right – this historic building is the home of the Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons of The Plains, Virginia.

Upon opening the front door of the Cochran Lodge, two of its distinguished members were there to explain some of the mystique and to dispel some of the rumors about what happens in a Masonic lodge. The first floor of the century-old building includes a dining hall with a small kitchenette in the back. Upstairs is the formal lodge room with embellished chairs ritualistically placed along the perimeter. On one wall hangs the Cochran Lodge’s charter, which was granted by The Grand Lodge of Virginia in 1899.

Tapestries illustrate the allegorical rituals performed.

Throughout the hall are paintings and photographs of historical Masons from the Grand Lodge in Virginia, as well as important figures from the Cochran Lodge, including the man the building is named for, John Twohig Cochran.

Cochran was a resident of The Plains in the late 19th and early 20th century. He owned a lumber company and lived in a large white house up the road from the where the lodge now stands. It is believed that Cochran aided in the construction of the lodge by providing the lumber. After the lodge was granted its own charter, he became the Worshipful Master of the Lodge in 1900 and Grand Master of Masons in Virginia in 1929.

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the guilds of the 13th century. Masons were responsible for the design, oversight, and creation of the greatest architectural structures of the time. In the absence of mechanized equipment, they built towering spires, buttresses, cathedrals, government buildings and monarchical palaces. The Freemasons fraternity acted as a sort of reference, validating the skills a mason claimed

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The 2016 officers being installed are: Worshipful Master Gary W. Liebo; Senior Warden Kyle A. Wannemacher, PM; Junior Warden Andrew B. Clubb; Senior Deacon Joseph Namgoong; Junior Deacon Matthew R. Mosley; Secretary David J. Miller; Treasurer Shawn E. Morgal, PM. The ‘PM’ denotes that he is a Past Master of a Lodge. The new officers are being sworn in and taking their oath of office, just before being installed to their respective office.

to have. The more secret knowledge he had within the fraternity, the more honed the Freemason’s skills. The secret rituals performed within the guilds were used as a secure way to pass information on from one Mason to another without jeopardizing their positions.

Over time, the fraternity evolved from an operative association of workers into a brotherhood of men, each helping the other become a better person. These rituals continue. Men throughout our region and beyond regularly meet at Lodge No. 271 to reenact allegorical plays based on the building of King Solomon’s Temple. Solomon is credited with being the first builder of the first temple in Jerusalem. He is portrayed as having great wisdom, wealth, and power. The building of Solomon’s Temple is an analogy for the building of one’s own character, block by block. Masons pass through three levels of education, which are referred to as degrees. Once these three levels have been achieved, they can stop their formal Masonic education, or may continue by moving into the Scottish Rite or the York Rite and obtain additional degrees.

The lodge in The Plains has approximately 64 members, nearly half of whom attend monthly meetings. The meetings are largely secretive, but include regular business items and rituals. Members are able to move through the ritual chairs of lower-ranking to higher-ranking positions in Masonry. Each chair grants the Mason more responsibility and the opportunities

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to learn. The sixth chair is that of the Worshipful Master, an antiquated term similar to “Your Honor” which demonstrates respect for the office. The Masons within the lodge all pay homage or respect to the Worshipful Master who presides over the meetings and rules and governs the lodge for his elective year.

History tells the story of President Truman and his gardener, who were both Freemasons and attended the same lodge. His gardener held the title of Worshipful Master, and so during that year, the President of the United States was outranked by his gardener within the lodge.

Many of the United States’ founding fathers were Freemasons. Included within their ranks are thirteen signers of the Constitution and fourteen presidents, including George Washington, James Monroe, and William McKinley. Masons represent a variety of religions and political affiliations. As a matter of fact, Freemasons live upon the code that neither religion nor politics can be discussed during meetings.

President Washington believed that the United States should operate as the Freemasons did and act without influence from religion or politics.

The brotherhood does have the authority and responsibility to remove members for delinquent behavior. The process includes a Masonic trial, which is a very formal procedure of due process. There is a lot of protection built into the trial to ensure members are not removed for spiteful reasons. The Grand Master of Masons has the ultimate decision-making authority over trial punishment and may rule on almost any other issue involving masons during his year in office.

Freemasons’ lodges are self-funded through dues, donations, and endowments, and the Freemasons are a brotherhood of men who support one another. They have been known to pass the hat to help families enduring hardships. They host

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picnics, barbeques, and dinners to help raise funds for their buildings. Masons also look out for each other until the end. If an elderly Mason runs out of funds, he is welcome to live at the Grand Lodge of Virginia Masonic Home in Richmond, free of expenses. Spouses are welcome to retire there as well if they outlive their husbands and money runs out.

Paul Lawrence, age 46 and a Warrenton resident, has been a Freemason since 2003. He held the title of Worshipful Master in 2009. His father was also a Freemason. When Paul expressed an interest in the fraternity, a few fellow Masons came by shortly thereafter to take him aside and to tell him some of what Freemasonry was all about. He was initiated soon after and began his journey through the chairs.

Eighty-five-year-old “L.D.” Brent became a Mason in 1957 at Blue Ridge Lodge in Marshall. He was later elected to District Deputy Grand Master in 1972 and remained a member of Blue Ridge Lodge until membership dwindled and the Marshall and The Plains lodges merged. He first joined the lodge seeking friendships to help him through a difficult

time. L.D. also knew Paul’s father. The two worked together and were distant cousins and L.D. played a role in each of Paul’s degrees. But in the end, the brothers in the lodge all become family.

As a social organization, Freemasonry promotes charity, esteem, and love for each Brother and their families.

Freemasons serve the country, promote peace, and help those in need. The Grand Lodge of Virginia indicates that the Masonic lodges in North America alone contribute over $2.7 million every day to charities including those treating vision and language impairments, Alzheimer’s and cancer patients, and orphanages, as well as organizations that come to the aid of victims of natural disasters.

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walls of Lodge No. 271, but from the outside, the members of the Cochran Lodge demonstrate themselves to be a benevolent group of men, each aiming to do good within their community and within themselves to become better people.

Interested in becoming a Mason? The lodge does not recruit, so it is upon the interested party to seek out a Mason and inquire with him about joining the lodge.

The only membership requirements are that the individual be a male at least 18 years old and of good character and believe in a higher being. ❖

Aimée O’Grady is a freelance writer who enjoys transforming stories told by Fauquier residents into articles for Lifestyle readers. She learns more and more about our rich county with every interview she conducts. She and her husband are happy with their decision to raise their three children in Warrenton.

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Top: Feeding the goats at Archwood Green Barns. Above: Canned goods sold by Valley Creekside Farm Canned Fruits and Veggies at the Achwood Green Barns Farmers Market that has been running since 1998.

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large green barn stands at the Route 245 exit off 66 in The Plains. It marks the entrance to an old farm steeped in history.

Further into the farm property, a smaller barn sits to the left, adjacent to a large, fenced-in garden. Beyond the chain-link fencing of the garden are a few white posts that mark the location of two graves.

On the left rests Candy Queen, who was born in 1924 and died in 1945.

To the right lies Boston Man, who was born in 1938 and died in 1955.

Both thoroughbreds were sired by two of the greatest stud horses in American racing history, Stefan the Great and Broomstick, respectively.

The thoroughbreds’ graves are a testament to the story of H. Teller Archibald, the “Candy King” of Chicago and Miami, who bred and trained thoroughbreds until his untimely death in 1936. Today, the barns host a thriving farmers market that will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2018.

Born in 1879 in Washington, D.C., Archibald moved to Chicago in 1900 and married his first wife, Mildred King, the following year. They were best known for their wildly successful candy store, Fannie May Home Made Candies. They opened their first candy store in Chicago in 1920. Within fifteen years, there were four dozen of the family’s candy stores in Illinois and neighboring states. The business grew until Fannie May was the largest maker of boxed chocolates in the nation. Archibald and King divorced in 1929 and the following year he married Dorothy Louise Wooden.

Archibald soon became an industry leader in the horse racing world.

As he advanced in both the candy and horse industries, he began naming his horses after candy, such as the thoroughbreds whose remains rest at the farm.

Candy Queen and Boston Man were thoroughbred horses bred by H. Teller Archibald, the “Candy King” of Chicago and Miami, who bred and trained thoroughbreds until his death in 1936.

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Archibald was at the peak of his success in the horse industry when he suffered an untimely death at the young age of 56, the result of a cardiac arrest which occurred while at a Boston-area racetrack. The July 25, 1936 Boston Herald printed the following in his obituary: Allan J. Wilson, managing director at the Suffolk Downs track said, “In the death of Mr. Archibald modern racing has lost one of its cleanest and most popular exponents. He was one of those who will be greatly missed by the racing world.”

Ben Holmes, racing secretary at Suffolk Downs, added, “In the death of H. T. Archibald I have lost one of my best friends and racing has lost a splendid gentleman and a clean sport.”

The Archwood fields once stretched from Route 66 in the south, to O’Bannon Road in the east, and up to Route 55 in the north. The grounds where Wakefield Day School sits today were once part of the large farm, and the Corn Maze in the Plains is still part of the Archwood Farm property. Archibald’s second wife, Dorothy, and her second husband, J.D. Stetson Coleman, whom she married in 1944, lived at the property until they willed it to the Merchant Marine Academy. The property was eventually purchased by The Plains Redevelopment Corporation, the current owner. The Coleman’s went on to launch the Coleman Foundation, a private, independent grant maker in the Midwest that focuses on cancer care, developmental disabilities, and entrepreneurship education that became fully endowed upon their deaths in 1981.

THE BARNS TODAY Anyone heading into The Plains should make an effort to stop at the Archwood property and visit the barns. A farmers

market operates on the property from late April to early November. Every Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., 35 vendors come from as far as Charlottesville and Martinsburg to sell items from their farms. The Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market has been running since 1998, when the first ten vendors registered to launch the market Rebecca Brothers has been the farmer’s market manager since 2001. As the manager, Brothers fields all questions from existing and new vendors, manages paperwork, schedules the vendor meetings prior to opening day, and is on-site every Sunday to ensure that the market runs smoothly.

The market is unique thanks to the creative use of the horse stalls in the larger barn. Vendors set up small stores, one per stall, where guests can browse their merchandise.

“Everything sold by our vendors is manufactured by our vendors,” Brothers says. “We do not permit anyone to bring something made by a third party to sell at the market.” The market is an artisanal heaven filled with breads, specialty salsa and guacamole, pickles, empanadas, and gifts such as soaps, orchids, infused olive oils, woodworking creations, lanterns, and so much more. Fresh produce is also available. Regional farmers offer everything in season, and meat vendors offer specialty cuts with information available on share programs.

Vendors all offer something a little different, with no two in direct competition with each other. “I have a waitlist of vendors who would like to get into the market,” says Brothers, “so if any of my vendors are unable to stay, I can probably replace them with someone who offers something similar.”

Considering the market employs only one part-time employee and engages in only a modest amount of advertising, their market is a surprisingly popular destination on Sundays, with area residents and visitors making their way into The Plains for an afternoon in the country.

During the six weeks that the Corn Maze is open, the two businesses work together to promote one another. “The maze has set up a wagon ride that will bring guests to the market to shop or get something to eat. When visitors are done, they can hop back on the wagon to go back to the maze,” Brothers explains about the symbiotic relationship between the two entities.

Although she grew up in Pittsburgh, Brothers considers herself to be a farmer, having lived on a 10-acre property in Haymarket for the past 25 years. “We have done a little bit of everything over the years and still operate a cattle operation,” she says. “We used to tend to a large vegetable garden, but with all the quality produce that the vendors at the market give me, it didn’t make sense to go to the trouble,” she confides.

A majority of the Farmers Market vendors have been with Brothers for as many as 16 years and operate as a large family. “I have vendors who have multiple markets on Sunday, so one of my daughters will work their station for them,” she says. “It’s been a great opportunity for my girls, and it helps out a vendor who I would like to have at the market.” Brothers has three grown daughters and two grandchildren. Two of her daughters live locally and can regularly be found at the market during the season, in addition to her sons-in-law, who she’s also pulled into the business.

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A sampling of the fresh fruit, vegetables, and flowers available at the Archwood Green Barns Farmer’s Market held every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. from late April to early November. Everything sold by the vendors is grown or manufactured by the vendors and the market is so popular that there is a waitlist to become a vendor. Bottom left: Strawberries from Santa Cruz Produce. Top right: Orchids from The Orchid Spot.

Brothers stays with the market because it compliments her lifestyle, “I moved here from Pittsburgh with my family when I was 15 years old. My husband and I found our property when we got married and never looked back.” They live in a renovated barn with two bedrooms accessible via a catwalk in the former hayloft. Their three daughters all shared one room. “We fenced in the property and got a few horses and learned as we went.”

Today, Brothers’ husband, Tim, is a cattle farmer.

Brothers, who works as a bookkeeper at Alvey Elementary School in Haymarket during the week, has enjoyed what the market has brought to her family. “My girls literally grew up there. It’s nice to see that they are able to help out so many of the vendors who have become family to us.” Brothers also

appreciates the exposure the girls have had to the business aspects of the farm.

The intimate market has become a well-oiled machine over the years. Relationships forged among vendors have spilled over into personal time as vendors often invite one another to family events such as baby showers. Brothers is celebrating her 16th season as the market manager this year. “This is a really good market, everyone is responsible and most vendors know each other’s products well enough to help out in a pinch,” making the relationships among the vendors unique at Archwood Green Barns. “If one vendor needs someone one day, they will hire help from another vendor. Everyone is willing to help each other out,” says Brothers.

Although the horse facility is long gone, the legacy of Mr. Archibald lives on through the business relationships among the vendors at Archwood Green Barns. It seems fitting that the former property of a man whose fortune derived partly from homemade candies is now home to a market that showcases homemade items from artisans and farmers throughout the Piedmont region. ❖

Aimée O’Grady is a freelance writer who enjoys transforming stories told by Fauquier residents into articles for Lifestyle readers. She learns more and more about our rich county with every interview she conducts. She and her husband are happy with their decision to raise their three children in Warrenton.

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horse enthusiasts and animal lovers were added. The expansion of the product offering required a more comprehensive name – Tri-County Feeds, Fashions, Finds.

The warehouse side of the business continues to offer hay, bedding, supplements and many other items that a farm requires.

The equine and pet care departments provide items for dogs, cats, birds and more. They also have a delivery radius of sixty miles. Each week, delivery customers are contacted by TriCounty employee Tom Ramey, who has been with the company for 30 years. Ramey asks if they would like to have anything added to their standing order. “Over the years, our customers have truly appreciated their weekly calls from Tom.” For almost four decades, the Jacksons have nurtured relationships with their customers and their vendors. These relationships helped them weather the recent recession and have also cultivated a conservation-minded relationship with the environment. “We live in a land preservation area. If you are going to support the animals and the people that enjoy the open space, you also have to take care of that open space, which includes the water and the land that the animals depend on,” explains Jeri. It is this philosophy that has made the Jacksons strong supporters of Goose Creek Association. The Association has members from both Loudoun and Fauquier Counties, and their mission is to protect and preserve the natural resources, historic heritage, and rural quality of life found in this part of Virginia. Tri-County is also a member of the Piedmont Environmental Council, which promotes and protects the natural resources, rural economy, history and beauty of the Virginia Piedmont. Tri-County supports both groups by donating a percentage of the sales of their own brand of feeds back to Goose

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As animal lovers, the Jacksons are also ardent supporters of the Middleburg Humane Foundation. Many of the Jacksons’ customers have proudly brought their new adopted family members to the store to pick out collars, beds, food, and treats.

Jeri’s passion for the environment is evident throughout the store. “We made environmentally-conscious decisions during the design phase of the retail store that include insulation, stains and paints, carpets, flooring, counters and lighting.” Tri-County carries many brands that equine-community members recognize and love, including American-made products wherever possible, with a few local touches. For example, customers are invited to enjoy baked goods from Red Truck Bakery and coffee from Central Coffee Roasters, both of which are local businesses. TriCounty also now carries fair trade items, continuing the shop’s philosophy of environmental and cultural awareness. New and different products are featured to keep the mix interesting. “I recently began to feature honey-based products and bee-themed home decor that highlight the important role bees play in the pollination of our healthy food chain,” Jeri announced. “The health of bees has a direct effect on our environment and our food supply.”

Jeri also made a significant change that impacts every customer that brings an item to the register. “Every day the warehouse receives large inventory shipments in boxes, the product is wrapped in packing materials, and each item is also wrapped in plastic. We would go to great lengths to recycle all the materials.

Meanwhile, we would be ordering large quantities of shopping bags for our customers’ purchases. It just didn’t make sense.

So now we wrap customer’s purchases in existing packaging.

Quickly our customers understood the environmental impact, they and we are grateful to recycle and reuse what already exists.”

A unique label explains the store’s efforts and thanks the customers for their compliance. The sticker was the brainchild of another family member, Jeri’s son, Jesse. “Jesse is the creative mind behind our advertising and marketing. He designed some stickers, with environmentally friendly ink on recycled paper, to adhere to the packaging explaining the concept. Some say, ‘I may be an ugly box or bag but thank you for recycling me.” Even the sticker gives a nod to the environment.

The Jacksons do more than tread lightly on the environment - they also support their clientele. While Tri-County cannot possibly sponsor every rider who has become a customer over the years, they have found a way to support many riders through events within their community. “Financially, it makes more sense for us to sponsor area events, provide support, and place ads in the programs locally,” Jeri explains. “Event sponsorship has a ripple effect that supports many more people within the community.”

While the environment and their customers benefit from the Jackson’s efforts, the immediate community also benefits. TriCounty employs over thirty locals, mostly people whom have had the opportunity to combine their love of horses with their job. “We have an amazing and knowledgeable staff that Bill and I couldn’t survive without,” Jeri acknowledges. With little turnover, their employees have become family over the years, “Our senior bookkeeper, Roxie, has been with the company for 30 years, and Ronnie, who manages the entire inventory as well as purchases the equine and pet care products, has been with the company for over ten years,” Jeri states proudly.

Tri-County has worked hard to hire the right people and make shopping at Tri-County a genuinely enjoyable experience. “We encourage customers to come in and speak with our staff, spend some time in the store, and share with us their exact needs so we can help.” And for the new horse enthusiast, Tri-County eliminates the intimidation factor. “For a non-riding parent with a child who has started riding, we offer packages of the essentials. We don’t want our customers to buy things they don’t need or over buy, and it is by working with local instructors that we can best introduce new members to the equestrian community,” says Jeri.

Over the years, the store has built a reputation as a sophisticated concierge personal shopper experience that has been well-received within the equestrian and sporting community. Customers

everywhere have been heard to repeat the company’s mantra “I got it at the feed store”. Tri-County was also recently included in the Scout Guide Equestrian, a nationwide equestrian culture guide.

This invitation was extended to only a small handful of retailers nationwide.

Each item throughout the store has the personal touch of Bill and Jeri on it, from the hand-selected merchandise, to the locally crafted handles on the doors, to the repurposed wood counters. Their own cottage in Rectortown is currently undergoing renovations, and Jeri laughs because she finds herself drawing upon the home décor and display options readily available in the store. “I enjoy stocking the store with items relevant to our area.”

Jeri asks, “How can you open a business in a community with blinders on?” The Jacksons have made a commitment to shop locally themselves and reinvest in the environment around them.

Their commitment is evident throughout the post and beam retail, support of local associations focused on land preservation, and even in the store’s media center, which they make available at no cost for like-minded nonprofits and individuals. “It is our way of providing the community with a meeting space,” Jeri says. Their website includes a call to action that encourages others to follow suit: “Tri-County Feeds and the owners, Bill and Jeri Jackson, encourage everyone to buy local, enjoy this land and give back.”

Advocates of this call to action, the Jacksons are doing just this.

They have built a thriving family business, nurtured relationships that today span decades, employed area residents, given back to the nonprofits that impact their industry, and supported other small businesses within our region. ❖

Aimée O’Grady is a freelance writer who enjoys transforming stories told by Fauquier residents into articles for Lifestyle readers. She learns more and more about our rich county with every interview she conducts. She and her husband are happy with their decision to raise their three children in Warrenton.

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Consumer Egg Descriptions

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Local or Locally Produced: Shell eggs must originate from a source flock(s) located less than 400 miles from the processing facility or within the state in which the eggs originated from and were processed in.

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HFAC’s Certified Humane® “Free Range”: This requirement states that there must be at least 2 square feet per bird. The hens must be outdoors, weather permitting (in some areas of the country, seasonal), and when they are outdoors they must be outdoors for at least six hours per day. All other standards must also be met. administered to the laying hen’s diet (feed or water),” must be validated with supporting documents by the producer.

Organic: Produce can only be labeled as organic if the final product is certified.

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• Produced per the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List).

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Free Range or Free Roaming: Producers must demonstrate to the Agency that the poultry has been allowed access to the outside. This does not stipulate the conditions of the “outside” environment, how long, or how often chickens are given access. Although chickens can express some natural nesting and foraging behavior, there is no limit to quantity, meaning chickens may still be densely packed in a barn or warehouse.

Natural: A product containing no artificial ingredients or added color and is only minimally processed. Minimal

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The label must include a statement explaining the meaning of the term natural (such as “no artificial ingredients; minimally processed”). Many consumers are confused as to what this actually means. The term “natural” should not be confused with organic or hormone free.

Natural has no significance to animal welfare and is not an indicator as to the quality of life or maintenance of a flock.

Cage Free and Farm Fresh: Terms often used to depict a certain image in the consumer’s mind of happy chickens roaming a farm. Unfortunately these terms are not labels defined by the USDA or Certified Humane as standards for raising livestock.

Certified Humane Raised and Handled: Certified Humane is a non-profit organization that strives to uphold animal rearing and slaughter standards for the health and welfare of livestock. Products deemed Certified Humane are required to have regular inspections of farms and slaughter facilities in order to be labeled as such.

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We have many outlets in our region to buy actual farm fresh eggs. You can talk to the producers and even ask to see the conditions in which the animals are kept. Inquire about the types of feed used and figure out what you are and are not comfortable with. Do the eggs really have to be organic? Do you prefer chickens to be fed a veggie diet only? How about access to the outdoors?

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