HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2015-09-30 Walking Tour postponed
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release Media Contact:
Betsy Fields, Research & Communications Manager
bfields@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Walking Tour of Leesburg Postponed to Saturday, October 10,
2015, Due to Forecast Inclement Weather
Leesburg, VA (September 30, 2015) – The Thomas Balch Library’s Walking Tour of Leesburg by
James Roberts, originally scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2015, has been postponed to
Saturday, October 10, 2015, due to the forecast of heavy rain.
The walking tour will be led by James Roberts, a native of Leesburg, member of Thomas Balch
Library Advisory Commission, 2008 recipient of a Loudoun History Award, and recognized in
2011 by Loudoun Laurels. Mr. Roberts’ tour is an insider’s commentary of local people, places,
and points of interest both in and around Leesburg. Particular detail is paid to how Leesburg
has grown and evolved through the years architecturally, economically, and racially. Factual,
historical, and anecdotal information is intertwined and presented in storytelling fashion as
only someone who lived through it and thoughtfully observed it, can do. This uniq ue tour will
leave from Thomas Balch Library parking lot at 9:00am and lasts approximately two hours.
Sturdy walking shoes are recommended.
Please note that the Thomas Balch Library will be closed on Saturday, October 10, 2015. Public
restrooms are accessible in the Leesburg Town Hall from 10:00am to 4:00pm on Saturdays.
About the Thomas Balch Library: Thomas Balch Library is a history and genealogy library owned
and operated by the Town of Leesburg. A designated Underground Railroad research site, the
Library’s collections focus on Loudoun County, regional and Virginia history, genealogy, military
history with special emphasis on the American Civil War, and ethnic history. For more
information, visit www.leesburgva.gov/ThomasBalchLibrary.
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