Vol. XV, no. x, October 2005
FABRICA
Once again the monthly workshop
has been wrested from Roger's
grasp--Richard and Allison Campbell will be hosting this one on
Saturday,
November 5. The time is also different, starting after
lunch--call
it 1:00 PM?--and continuing through dinner. My guess is
that
we should bring our appetites. Please let them know if you're
coming,
703--- Directions below.
EVENT
Plenty of notice for this
one! The Legion has been invited
to set up camp at the Pennsylvania Junior Classical League State
Convention
on May 20, 2006. This will be held at Pennsylvania State
University
in State College, PA, and it is a one-day event. Since this is
roughly
a 4-hour drive from the DC area, they are providing dormitory space for
us for Friday and Saturday nights, if necessary. That way
we
could easily be set up by 9 AM when the program starts. This
convention
is attended by over 600 high school Latin students, all of whom will
naturally
be more interested in Classical history and more motivated than the
average
high school audience. So it should be a very rewarding
event.
More details as the event approaches.
MORE DISTANT EVENTS
Rusty Myers would like to
remind everyone that Castra Romana will be
hosted by Legio VI in South Carolina this November. http://www.castraromana.com
Legio XX members are certainly encouraged to attend, though we have not
yet participated as a unit. There is a new email group for
information
updates to which you can subscribe by sending a message to
CastraRomana-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
.
CALENDAR
November 5 --Monthly Workshop, at Richard and Allison
Campbell's
December --Walk Through Bethlehem, Seventh-Day Adventist
HQ
March 17-19, 2006 --Tentative invitation to Historical
Miniature Gamers Society convention in Lancaster, PA (http://www.coldwars.org/
)
April --Marching Through Time, Marietta Mansion, Glenn
Dale, MD
May 20, 2006 --PA Junior Classical League Convention,
PSU
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Directions to Richard & Allison Campbell's house, south of Alexandria and just above Mount Vernon itself.
1. From the Maryland side of the Capital Beltway/I-95 S/I-495 (inner loop), immediately after crossing the Potomac River on the Wilson Bridge, take the first exit for the George Washington Parkway and Mount Vernon. This is a hairpin right turn, up to the light. Take a right at the light, and you're on South Washington Street that turns into the GW Parkway. You will go through the last traffic light mentioned above, go six and a half miles south to Vernon View Drive, turn right, go about 1/4 mile then right on Battery Road, then 100 yards and left on Camfield Drive. Go about 1/4 mile and 8820 is on your left.
2. Coming from the Virginia Side (outer loop), take the US Route 1 exit south to Fort Belvoir. (This is the last exit before the Wilson Bridge, so don't miss it). Stay on the right and bear right for Fort Hunt Road in less than a quarter mile. This is an odd dog leg, because at the light, you have to go left across Route 1 to get to Fort Hunt Road. (In other words, you have to fork right then turn left and go through light across Rt. 1--watch for the signs!) Stay on Ft Hunt for about six and a half miles. You will pass the Carl Sandburg Intermediate School on your right at six miles. Fort Hunt Road takes an immediate left a half mile after this, but you don't take that--stay going straight as the road turns into Vernon View Drive. Stay on this for another quarter-mile, then turn left on Battery Road and proceed as above.
3. From Woodbridge or points south, you can take Route 1 to Ft
Belvoir, go past Ft. Belvoir about one mile, then right at the first
traffic
light by Woodlawn Plantation. This road leads to Mt Vernon
directly.
Go north on the George Washington Parkway about two miles to Vernon
View
Drive, turn left, and proceed as above.