The Duff McDuff Green Jr. Fund provided $6,000 grant to help complete the project.
Genealogist nears completion of Fredericksburg ‘Liberty Line’ project
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LISTEN: Town Talk/Lafayette Bicentennial in Fredericksburg
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
LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail
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.
Living History at Washington’s Ferry Farm
George Washington’s Boyhood Home opens for season with special interactive tour
Spanberger introduces bill to name Fredericksburg post office for Gladys P. Todd
Todd was a revered teacher, voting rights advocate and community organizer.
Ferry Farm and Kenmore reopen for season with special events
Step back in time at living history event, learn why bread was vital to early colonists.
New FAM exhibit to give a general impression of Lafayette’s celebrity
Lafayette’s World: Revolutionary Ideals and the Limits of Freedom opens Friday from 5-7:30 p.m.
WATCH: A look at local Black History
The Central Rappahannock Regional Library hosted a virtual event: African American Women in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania and Stafford history.
WATCH: Sending mail in colonial times…it wasn’t very easy
The colonial mail system described by reenactor Paul Limerick on Presidents Day at Ferry Farm, George Washington’s boyhood home in Stafford.
PHOTOS: A blast with the past on Presidents Day at Ferry Farm in Stafford
From attempting to throw a stone across the Rappahannock, to visiting with George Washington to colonial games..there was learning and fun
UMW, Washington Heritage Museum team up to resolve grave concerns
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.
Presidents Day in Stafford!
Come celebrate 10-3 today at Ferry Farm in Stafford
WATCH: Spend part of Presidents Day @ Ferry Farm
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.
Stafford looking for someone to own or lease historic home in Falmouth
The structure was built by Benjamin Hall around 1840 when Falmouth was a deep-water port with ships coming and going around the world.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg Area Museum
Sam McKelvey and Dr. Gaila Sims talk about the Lafayette exhibit, new wayside panels, free admission and contributing to the FAM.
PHOTOS: Fredericksburg added to U-S Civil Rights Trail
Shiloh Baptist Church Old Site hosted the announcement that the Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail would beome part of the national trail. Many involved in the Civil Rights movement attended.
WATCH: City’s Civil Rights Trail added to national trail
The 21-stop trail inclues stops downtown and at UMW
LISTEN: Town Talk/The George Washington Foundation
Pitchers and catchers report. And Ferry Farm re-opens. We preview upcoming events at Ferry Farm and Kenmore including George Washington’s birthday on February 19th with Dave Muraca, Ann Waters and Allison Ellis.
A Virginia State Parks road trip for Black History Month
Take a trip across the state with a focus on African-American history. February is Black History Month and what a great way to learn, remember, honor and celebrate the contributions of African Americans throughout history with a tour of Virginia State Parks.
160th anniversary of the Overland Campaign to be observed around the area
Events planned for early May
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