HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2020-08-27 Loudoun History Awards Cancelled
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
2020 Loudoun History Awards Suspended
The Thomas Balch Library Advisory Commission suspends this year’s event due
to COVID-19.
Leesburg, VA (August 27, 2020) – The Thomas Balch Library’s Loudoun History Awards have
been suspended due to COVID-19.
Library Director Alexandra S. Gressitt said that after discussion and consideration of all other
options the Thomas Balch Library Advisory Commission realized it would be impossible to hold
this year’s event.
The Loudoun History Awards honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the
preservation of Loudoun’s past through collection of county documents and memorabilia,
preservation of historic landmarks, visual arts, writing, and long-term involvement in local
history organizations.
The Loudoun History Awards have been held for 26 years with only one other interruption
when the Library moved back into its refurbished facility in 2000.
The Commission looks forward to resuming this program when social distancing permits. Any
nominations already in hand for 2020 may be submitted next year. For more information,
contact Alexandra S. Gressitt at 703-737-7195 or agressitt@leesburgva.gov.
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