Mr. James Langhorne, will present his book, \u201cThe Virginia Langhornes: a History\u201d on Saturday, April 11 at the meeting of the Central Virginia Genealogical Association at 1:30 p.m. at the Family History Center in back of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Airport Road.<\/p>\n
The book documents all the descendants of Capt. John Langhorne (who came to Virginia about 1668), through the first generation born in the 20th<\/sup> century. Nancy Astor and Irene Gibson are the two most famous members of the family and have Albemarle connections, having spent time at Mirador, the family estate in Western Albemarle.<\/p>\n All proceeds from the sale of the book benefit the Historic Sandusky Foundation in Lynchburg, VA, a local museum and history center. Sandusky is an historic house long owned by the Hutters, Langhorne in-laws, who also owned Jefferson’s Poplar Forest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mr. James Langhorne, will present his book, \u201cThe Virginia Langhornes: a History\u201d on Saturday, April 11 at the meeting of the Central Virginia Genealogical Association at 1:30 p.m. at the Family History Center in back of Church of Jesus Christ … Continue reading