Upcoming Events

The Stuart-Mosby Historical Society Annual Meeting- June 26, 2026 at Mount Zion Historic Park.

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                                                                                                                                                       PAST EVENTS

Old Town Civil War Roundtable Historical Civil War Talk, Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10am. Don Hakenson and Chuck Mauro will be discussing their new books, “A Tour Guide and History of Col. John S. Mosby’s Combat Operations in Central Virginia” and “A Tour Guide and History of Col. John S. Mosby’s Combat Operations in Southern Virginia and Other States.” The host is Mark Tooley. The presentation will be at Murphy's Grand Irish Pub (2nd floor), 713 King Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314. All are welcome to order food and drink during the talk. Bring your friends!

Join Don and Chuck at the DC Big Flea on July 26, from 9:00 to 6:00, and July 27 from 11:00 to 5:00. We will be selling all our books. Chuck will also be selling his new book “Witnesses to History: Civil War History & Relics in Northern Virginia.” The DC Big Flea is located in the Dulles Expo Center at 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, in Chantilly, Virginia. Admission is $10 for both days. We will be located in Aisle G towards the back of the building.

ERIC BUCKLAND WILL BE  CONDUCTING A WALKING TOUR OF SHARON CEMETERY IN MIDDLEBURG, VA.,  AUGUST 2, 2025 - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM.    Over 30 Mosby Rangers have their final resting places in the lovely and peaceful Sharon Cemetery in Middleburg, Virginia. The Walking Tour will visit many of the Rangers' graves where their stories will be told and, if available, photos of them will be shown.  EVERYONE IS WELCOME. YOU NEED NOT BE A MEMBER OF THE STUART-MOSBY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT - OF COURSE, AT ITS COMPLETION, YOU MIGHT CHOOSE TO JOIN.  Come join in this very interesting tour that will feature a mixture of funny, sad, dramatic and always compelling stories.  A DONATION OF $10 IS SUGGESTED. Eric Buckland and Don Hakenson will be selling their books at the conclusion of the walking tour.

On August 21, 2025, Chuck Mauro will present a talk on his book: We Once Met by Chance: Four Life Stories of the American Civil War, which follows the lives of Colonel John S. Mosby, Brigadier General Charles Russell Lowell, Laura Ratcliffe, and James Robinson during the American Civil War.

On August 24, Don and I will also be at the American History Day at the Winery at Bull Run from Noon to 5:00.  The address is 15950 Lee Highway, Centreville, VA. I will be selling my latest book, Witnesses to History: Civil War History & Relics in Northern Virginia.

On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 7:30pm, Chuck Mauro & Don Hakenson will speak on their latest books at the Arlington-Fairfax Elks Lodge, at 8421 Arlington Boulevard, Fairfax, Virginia 22031.

On September 4, 2025, Don Hakenson and Chuck Mauro will present a talk on: A Tour Guide and History of Col. John S. Mosby’s Combat Operations in Loudoun County, Virginia, which is a guide to over 110 locations in Loudoun County where Colonel John Singleton Mosby conducted his raids during the Civil War. It is also a guide to the locations of the historical markers dedicated to those raids, and the locations of the graves of Mosby’s Rangers who are buried in Loudoun County.  Both presentations will be held at the Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls, VA, 20165 from 7pm to 8pm.

Come join Don Hakenson & Chuck Mauro will be selling their Mosby and Civil War books at the National Capital Model Soldier Society 64th Annual Show, on Saturday, September 6, 2025, from 9am to 5pm, at the Springfield Hilton, 6550 Loisdale Road, Springfield, Virginia. Come Visit and have a great time!

Fall 2025 Civil War & Militaria Show & Sale, Books, Relics & Memorabilia, Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 9am to 4pm., Arlington-Fairfax Elks Lodge, 8421 Arlington Boulevard, Fairfax, VA 222031, 1 mile from  Beltway Exit, Route 50 West. Admission:  $5 per person. Vendors Welcome! For additional Information:  contact Don Hakenson, email dhakenson@verizon.net, or call  703-971-4984 or Bud Mayo, email mayo5304@cox.net, or call 703-389-1505. Please put on your calendar. 

Frank Stringfellow Camp Meeting, Tuesday, 6:30pm, September 30, 2025, American Legion Post 177.

Chuck Mauro & Don Hakenson will be speaking to the Bull Run Civil War Round Table at 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 9, at the Centreville Library, 14200 Saint Germain Drive, Centreville, VA.  They will be discussing our latest two books: A Tour Guide and History of Col. John S. Mosby’s Combat Operations in Central Virginia and A Tour Guide and History of Col. John S. Mosby’s Combat Operations in Southern Virginia and Other States.  They will also provide insight as to how they write our books.

 Frank Stringfellow Camp Meeting, Tuesday, 6pm, October 21, 2025, American Legion Post 177, Fairfax, Virginia.

The Both Sides Tour is scheduled for Saturday, October 25, 2025. We will be visiting the New Market Battlefield. We will be also going into the New Market Battlefield Military Museum and the Virginia Museum of the Civil War, in addition to several sites in and around New Market. Lunch will be in the Southern Kitchen in New Market. Southern Fried Chicken or another meat will be served. We will be leaving the Franconia Museum at 8:15am sharp, with another pick-up scheduled at Gainesville around 9:15am.  The tour guides will be Don Hakenson; Carl Sell and Ben Trittipoe. Due to the increase in food and stopping at two great museums we have had to increase the fee to $135 for the trip. If interested contact Don Hakenson at dhakenson@verizon.net  or call him at 703-971-4984.  Or you can send him a check now made out to Don Hakenson and send it to him at 4708 Lillian Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22310. Additional information will be forthcoming soon! We think  this is going to be a fantastic trip so sign up quick!

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