HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2020-11-25 Grannys Cooking Exhibit
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
November 25, 2020
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
December Exhibit to Feature Antique Kitchen Utensils
The exhibit will run from December 1 to 31 and can be seen by appointment.
Leesburg, VA (November 25, 2020) – The Thomas Balch
Library will feature the exhibit “Granny’s Cooking: Meals
at 21 West Loudoun Street, 1950s - 1970s” during the
month of December in the Margaret Mercer Room.
A number of antique kitchen utensils will be on display,
which were used by Mrs. S.J. Johnston who lived - and
cooked - on the corner of Loudoun and Wirt Streets for
almost 75 years.
The exhibit will focus on the cooking she did for her
grandsons from the 1950s to the 1970s. Using family
recollections, kitchen utensils, and recipes from the Charles A. Johnston Collection, the exhibit
will recreate Mrs. Johnston’s (Granny’s) cooking and offer a look back at Leesburg’s tasty past.
The exhibit runs through December 31 and may be seen by appointment only on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 1 to 3 p.m. To schedule an appointment please call 703-
737-7195, email balchlib@leesburgva.gov, or visit www.leesburgva.gov/libraryregistration.
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