By Susan Freis Falknor From dropping off preschool children in the early morning to adult education classes in the evening, the Bluemont Community Center has typically been the busiest place in the village. Now, however, the center is quiet, having…
Long-time Bluemonter Henry Plaster in front of his barn with the Civil War cavalry pistol used by his Grandfather Henry Plaster, a Bluemont resident whose family reaches back to the Civil War era in the village, presented his year-by-year chronicle…
Deborah Bauers (Coates) is the daughter of Mary Hannah Kerrick, formerly of Bluemont, VA. Mary Hannah Kerrick, now 90 years old, has many cherished memories of the Bluemont area. She often recounts stories passed down through her family, including accounts…
By Laura Oleniacz, The Winchester Star Bluemont — On a bluff of the Blue Ridge Mountains overlooking the Shenandoah Valley, Maral S. Kalbian found herself thinking about the past. “People have obviously been enjoying this view. Whether it’s from Bear’s…
