• About Mahockney
    • A Historical Timeline
    • About the Name
  • Art and Architecture
    • Historic Preservation, Restoration & Renovation
      • English Basement North
      • English Basement South
    • Mahockney’s John Tyler Portrait
      • Artist King and Subject Tyler
      • A Comparison of Charles Bird King’s Work 
      • Identifying the Mahockney portrait’s subject as John Tyler, 10th President of the United States
    • The Bricks of Mahockney
  • Spencer Roane
    • Spencer Roane
    • Spencer Roane & Patrick Henry
  • The Grounds
    • Sights along the Underwood Trail
  • Who Lived Here
    • The Civil War Era

Mahockney

~ America's Story Told Through the History of One of its Oldest Houses

Author Archives: lewisshepherd

A 1960s Rediscovery of Mark Bannerman

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A handful of mid- or late-eighteenth-century deeds and wills made reference to a “Mark Bannerman” as owner of the place …

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The Brickwork of Mahockney

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I’ve created a catalog of the types of brickwork used in constructing Mahockney – its foundation, cellars, and main below-ground …

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Buckles and History at Mahockney

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We continue to do metal detection across the lawns and fields surrounding the manor house at Mahockney. The most productive effort …

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Killer Kitty makes the front page

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Our local Rappahannock Times published a story on the rabid-cat attack this week. Certain phrases still have me laughing: “antique …

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Killer Kitty

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2011, Nov. 19: Back in the spring of ’11, cute little black-and-white kittens were discovered playing at the side of …

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Planning a trip to UVA’s Alderman Library, the Latane Papers

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A Guide to the Latane Family Papers Accession number 6490 A Collection in the Special Collections Department Contact Information: University …

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A look at some modern secession blogs and sites

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There’s the Rebellion Blog, “Current events and commentary from a Southern perspective. The most powerful political forces of our time …

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Touring the Internet battlefields

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It is astonishing how deeply divided those who argue about the root cause(s) of the Civil War continue to be. …

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Touring the Internet battlefields

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It is astonishing how deeply divided those who argue about the root cause(s) of the Civil War continue to be. …

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The Internet: Democracy, Controlled Anarchy, or Technofascism « Second Vermont Republic

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2011, Jan 1. I read an interesting blog post today about secession fights in the Internet era. There are fledgling …

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Sesquarcentennial

2023 marks the 360th anniversary of the original royal patent granting the right to settle Mahockney-
Happy Birthday, Mahockney!

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