Speaking
Lynn is available for book talks and history presentations at schools, libraries, museums, club meetings, and conferences. She currently specializes on the topic of Harpers Ferry Black history, including Storer College, Reconstruction, notable Black men and women, and the Hill Top House.
Tours
If you need a break from John Brown and the Civil War next time you’re in Harpers Ferry, try a guided walking tour with Lynn in the Harpers Ferry residential Historic District. Discover the town’s Black history, as she shares the story of Storer College and the local Black community that flourished here after Emancipation.
Upcoming Engagements
“Hill Top House Myths & Mysteries”
Bolivar Harpers Ferry Library, Friday, Nov. 7, 6pm
“The Lovetts & Their Hill Top House: The Remarkable Success of Two 19th-Century Black Entrepreneurs”
Jefferson Co. Museum, Saturday, Nov. 22, 11 a.m.
Past speaking engagements:
Storer College History Tour, Harpers Ferry Park Association
October 4, 2025
Harpers Ferry Black Heritage Guided Walking Tour
Harpers Ferry – Bolivar Historic Town Foundation, September 27, 2025
“Beyond the Storer College Campus, 1867 – 1917: The Early Roots of the Black Community in Harpers Ferry”
Historic Shepherdstown Speaker Series, September 3, 2025
History By Candlelight: The Home of William & Inez Saunders
Rockhaven B&B, December 2024
Harpers Ferry Black Heritage: Reconstruction & Beyond
Jefferson County Museum, November 2024
The Lovett Family and Their Hill Top House: Five Fascinating Finds
Harpers Ferry Park Association Annual Meeting, September 2024
Thomas Lovett and His Hill Top House: Five Fascinating Finds
Hagerstown Library, March 2024
Harpers Ferry Black History
Harpers Ferry Woman’s Club, February 2024
The Beginning, Impact, and End of Storer College, Panel Moderator
Harpers Ferry National Park, February 2024
Fascinating Finds About the Lovetts and Their Hill Top House
Jefferson County Historical Society, February 2024
Thomas Lovett and His Hill Top House: Five Fascinating Finds
Harpers Ferry Woman’s Club, January 2024
The Thomas Lovetts and Their Hill Top House: Five Fascinating Finds
Shepherdstown Rotary Club, May 2023
Man of Sterling Worth: Prof. William A. Saunders of Storer College
Lunch & Learn, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, May 2023
William A. Saunders: Storer College Teacher & Harpers Ferry Resident
Annual Meeting, Harpers Ferry – Bolivar History Town Foundation, April 2023
Man of Sterling Worth: Prof. William A. Saunders of Storer College
Four Seasons Books, Shepherdstown, February 2023
Man of Sterling Worth: Prof. William A. Saunders of Storer College
Bolivar & Harpers Ferry Library, February 2023 William A. Saunders:
“Man of Sterling Worth”
Storer College 155th Anniversary Program, October 2022