Sherry Loy, Cornelia Rutherford and Bob Cohen preview the Ren Faire at Lake Anna Winery May 11-June 9th on weekends. Auditions this Saturday (16th) at the downtown library on Caroline Street at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:00. You don’t need to be scheduled.
Battlefield sites and historic stops tell stories of resistance
Civil War Trails tells of another small town, big story from the war. A sign has been installed at Shiloh Church on Stevensburg Road in Brandy Station of nurse Cornelia Hancock.
She was a volunteer nurse stationed at the Brandy Station field hospital and is one of the rare women who lived and worked near the front lines during the war. Hancock experimented with hops and yeast for medicinal purposes.
The project at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park will take place this spring and summer
The Duff McDuff Green Jr. Fund provided $6,000 grant to help complete the project.
Lisa Durham and Mary Katherine Greenlaw preview events from now to November to highlight General Lafayette’s visit to Fredericksburg in 1824. fxbg.com/lafayette
Chris Williams and Victoria Matthews talk about the importance of the Fredericksburg Trail now being part of the U-S Civil Rights Trail. Go to civilrightstrail.com and click on Fredericksburg.
George Washington’s Boyhood Home opens for season with special interactive tour
Todd was a revered teacher, voting rights advocate and community organizer.
Step back in time at living history event, learn why bread was vital to early colonists.
Lafayette’s World: Revolutionary Ideals and the Limits of Freedom opens Friday from 5-7:30 p.m.
The Central Rappahannock Regional Library hosted a virtual event: African American Women in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania and Stafford history.
The colonial mail system described by reenactor Paul Limerick on Presidents Day at Ferry Farm, George Washington’s boyhood home in Stafford.
From attempting to throw a stone across the Rappahannock, to visiting with George Washington to colonial games..there was learning and fun
Their work hopes to pinpoint the exact spot within the property near Kenmore Park in Fredericksburg where the mother of the first U.S. President was buried.
Come celebrate 10-3 today at Ferry Farm in Stafford
It’s Presidents Day. On Monday there will be a lot of activities at Ferry Farm in Stafford 10-3. kemore.org for ticket information.
The structure was built by Benjamin Hall around 1840 when Falmouth was a deep-water port with ships coming and going around the world.
Sam McKelvey and Dr. Gaila Sims talk about the Lafayette exhibit, new wayside panels, free admission and contributing to the FAM.
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