Publications by John Toler

Foley Family Cemetery Recalls Lunette’s Past

Hidden in a small grove of bushes and trees at the end of Jennifer Val Court in Kirkpatrick Farms is a family cemetery dating back over 150 years. Typical of the small burial grounds found near old homesteads and villages, the Foley Family cemetery has a number of gravesites marked by simple native stones, as well as two marked stones, each with a story to tell.

The Boyd School to Open ‘Flagship’ Facility at Aldie Campus

Founded 15 years ago by Mary Ann Boyd and Tim Beckworth, by 2009 the original Montessori-based Boyd School had grown to six Northern Virginia locations, including two in Loudoun: Broadlands/Ashburn on Waxpool Road, and Cascades/Potomac View, known as “Lola’s Place” on Fernbank Court. In Fairfax County, The Boyd School serves Fairfax Station, Westfields/Chantilly, Reston/Great Falls and Herndon/Oak Hill.

Will it be Preservation or Demolition?

Gilbert’s Corner Detour Shifts to Route 50

Motorists on Route 50 in Loudoun County are now being detoured around the intersection at Route 15 (Gilbert’s Corner), as the Virginia Department of Transportation continues the wo

Historic Structure in Dulles South Threatened

Earlier brick section of Lunette House

When is a neglected historic structure considered beyond repair–especially when its preservation was part of a proffer between a developer and Loudoun County?

Two Injured in Last Week's Aviation Incidents

Two Herndon men were injured in a plane crash near the Manassas Regional Airport on Friday evening, June 26. According to the Virginia State Police, Trooper Chris Thompson was called to the crash scene approximately a half-mile from the airport at 5 p.m.

Gilbert’s Corner Detour Shifted to Route 50

Former Pastor Faces Assault, Indecent Liberties Charges

MaryJo Robinson’s ‘Team Fighting 4 A Cure’ Wins LLS Mission Award

For the ten weeks between April 1 and June 13, 2009, Ashburn resident MaryJo Robinson and four friends on the “Team Fighting 4 A Cure” spent countless hours raising money for the National Capital Area Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).

Work Progressing on Ashburn’s Goose Creek Village

As anyone experienced in real estate will tell you, the location of a property is paramount. The 174-acre Goose Creek Village project–now under construction on Belmont Ridge Road in Ashburn–is in a prime location, northwest of Broadlands between Brambleton and Lansdowne.

‘Swine flu’ Strategy Moves From Counting Cases to Surveillance

Earlier in June, the Virginia Department of Health announced that the number of confirmed cases of Novel Influenza A H1N1 (“swine flu”) in Virginia had established the presence of the virus in the Commonwealth, local communities, no longer making it necessary for large scale testing of all pa

The Village of Conklin, in the Far Southeast

The well-traveled road linked Williams Gap (later called Snicker’s Gap) with the tobacco port of Colchester in Fairfax County. Today, what remains of the village borders the planned community of South Riding.

Historical Series Begins in Arcola

In many cases, the names of streets, schools and neighborhoods in our area were not chosen just because they were memorable or appealing—they can be traced far into the past, giving them greater meaning.

Delegation from ‘Sister County’ in Germany Visits Loudoun

Tony Howard & Scott York welcome the German delegation.

Located in the Rhine-Main area of Germany between Frankfurt and the district capital of Wiesbaden, the Main-Taunus District (MTK) has much in common with Loudoun, its “sister county” in Virginia. The delegation from Main-Taunus that visited Loudoun last week found much to make them feel at home.

Sugarland Run

While “Sugarland” may sound like a charming name dreamed up by a modern marketing guru, the origin of eastern Loudoun’s Sugarland Run community actually goes back to a unique natural resource in the area, and the earliest days of English exploration in the region.

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Contact John at jtoler@loudouni.com.