HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2021-11-03 Thomas Balch Library Announces 2021 Loudoun History Awards Recipients
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
November 3, 2021
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Thomas Balch Library Announces 2021 Loudoun History
Awards Recipients
Leesburg, VA (November 3, 2021) – Two recipients have received this year’s Loudoun History
Award based on their contributions to preserving Loudoun’s past. Due to COVID-19, this year’s
honorees will be recognized during next year’s Loudoun History Awards ceremony in November
2022.
Michael R. Napper has been recognized for his many contributions to preservation and
documentation of the memory of African Americans in Loudoun County’s history.
The Family and Friends of the Mount Sinai Cemetery, Claudette Bard, Ron Campbell, Edward W.
Spannaus, and Howard Gilbert Timbers, Jr., has been recognized for their many contributions to
the conservation and documentation of African American cemeteries in Lovettsville.
In addition, The Black History Committee of Friends of the Thomas Balch Library has been given
special recognition for their commemorative efforts in connection with Frederick Douglass
Elementary School.
Each recipient has preserved Loudoun’s past through a collection of county documents and
memorabilia, preservation of historic landmarks, visual arts, writing, and long-time
commitment to local history organizations.
For more information contact the Library Director, Alexandra S. Gressitt, at
balchlib@leesburgva.gov or by phone at 703-737-7195.
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
https://www.leesburgva.gov/departments/thomas-balch-library.
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