Administrative Information

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Collection open for research.

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No physical characteristics affect use of this material.

Preferred Citation

Goose Creek Herb Guild, 1980-1997 (SC 0086), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

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Accruals

2011.0205X

Processing Information

Emily Hershman, 20 June 2011

Historical Information

The Goose Creek Herb Guild was organized in 1980 under the name Oatlands Herb Guild. Original activities included workshops on cultivating and drying herbs, recipes for oils and dishes with herb ingredients, and the formation of a club library with books on horticulture.

Today the organization remains active, offering scholarships to students at Northern Virginia Community College who are specializing in horticulture. The Guild has also sponsored the Goose Creek Herb Guild Fair, in which vendors from different locations throughout the state sell a wide variety of plants and herbs and demonstrate herbal crafts.

Scope and Content

The Goose Creek Herb Guild collection consists of photocopied newsletters and membership lists dating from its original organization in October 1980 to 1997. The newsletters include detailed recipes for cooking specialty herbal dishes, note upcoming events and workshops, and advice for seasonal care and maintenance of herb gardens.

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