On a cold Sunday morning, visitors to the Mary Washington House at 1200 Charles Street stand in the cold before going on a tour of the historic home during the 55th Annual Candlelight Tour by Historic Fredericksburg.
Dorrette Stephenson (right) from The Spindle & Spoon Heritage Society, tells a group of visitors to the Mary Washington House about slavery and working in the kitchen of the home of George Washington’s mother.
On display at St. George’s Episcopal Church at 905 Princess Anne Street is a silver set made in 1827. Many of the pieces were lost and have now been found and are used at the church. Originally given to the church by merchant, John Gray.
‘The Navtivity’ stained-glass window at St. George’s was installed in 1943. Its style and production are the same as those of 12th and 13th century cathedrals of Europe.
This 1754 bible on display at St. George’s Episcopal Church was sent to the Rappahannock Church now known as St. George’s from the Mother Church of England. One of only three sent. It is opened to Matthew Chapters 3 and 4, the story of Jesus’ birth.
Jay Harrison (left) who portrays James Monroe speaks to Glenn and Dr. Peggy Minnich at the James Monroe Museum during the 55th Annual Candlelight Tour on Sunday afternoon. Monroe was a practicing attorney in Fredericksburg from January 1787, just a few months before he resigned from the Continental Congress.
Santa (Robert Dodd Jr.) poses for a photo with Irene Sorensen (left) and Stacey Stewart (right) of Spotsylvania at the Richard Johnston Inn.
The owners of the Richard Johnston Inn collect nutcrackers and many are on display throughout the inn during the holidays and for the 55th Annual Candlelight Tour.
Robin Hughart (left) explains the history of the dining room at The Richard Johnston Inn during the tour. Jeremiah Feindt, Stacey Feindt, Morgan Crisp, and Sebastian Velazquez (left to right) listen as they make their way through the inn.
Visitors to the Fielding Lewis Store at 1200 Caroline Street wait in the cold temperatures to go inside to listen to a story about the history of the store. It was constructed in 1749 and was designed to house, market, and sell merchandise brought to Fredericksburg by John and Fielding Lewis’s international shipping business.
The fireplace mantel in the Lewis Store is decorated with pine, pineapple, dried fruit, magnolia and fir.
Local historian Tripp Wiggins of the Rappahannock Colonial Heritage Society talks with visitors to the Lewis Store during the 55th Annual Candlelight Tour ‘A Revolutionary Experience in Colonial Fredericksburg’. One story tells how George Washington wrote his mother, Mary Ball Washington, asking her to buy cloth, hose, and thread from Mr. Lewis’ store. He also made other purchases such as shoe buckles, salt, and mirrors for over 25 years.
