Ann Thomas research papers, 1836-2005 (bulk 1952-1999).

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Ann Thomas research papers, 1836-2005 (bulk 1952-1999).

This collection consists of maps, surveys, census records, real estate notices, advertisements, interviews, personal histories, family records, photographs, legal reports, proposed development plans and town responses, petitions, school statistics, marriage registers, church bulletins, obituaries, and newspaper articles, primarily relating to the history of Round Hill but also including Lincoln, Purcellville, Bluemont, Woodgrove, and Hamilton. Newspaper clippings written by reporters, historians, and individuals comprise the majority of contents. Inclusive dates for collection are 1836-2005, with bulk of the materials from dating 1952-1999. Many of the older (pre-1940) research materials are photocopies of the original documents, some of which can be accessed in original form at Thomas Balch Library, as noted.

1.033 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6910736

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Thomas, Ann W. (Ann Whitehead)

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A native Virginian, Ann Whitehead Thomas became a resident of Round Hill, Va., in 1968, soon after her 1961 marriage to H. Rogers Thomas (1911-2001). She had close connections to Upper Loudoun preceding her move to Round Hill; Snickersville and Snickersville Gap were named after her relative Edward Snickers. Mrs. Thomas graduated from Mary Baldwin College, Staunton. She served on the first Thomas Balch Library Advisory Board and on a committee for Winchester Handley Library. In 1998 she received...