The Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail, named “Freedom, a Work in Progress,” was created in partnership by the City of Fredericksburg and the University of Mary Washington, with significant input by Fredericksburg residents
Mary’s Ribbons at the Mary Washington House on Charles Street in Fredericksburg in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month is in full swing.
Riverside Drive. Fredericksburg
Riverside Drive. Fredericksburg
Historian and author Chris Mackowski talks near the ten acre site on the Chancellorsville Battlefield where a gas station/convenience store is being considered in Spotsylvania.
Historian and author Chris Mackowski talks about the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. Spotsylvania is considering a special use permit application for a gas station/convenience store on the battlefield.
Two upcoming chances to see a presenation/make comments
Sheriff Harris talks about permanent changes after the terrorist attacks
9-11 remembered in Stafford with Fire Chief Joseph Cardello
9-11 observed in Stafford
9-11 in Spotsylvania and Stafford
When it happened 9-11-01
Flags at half-staff on 9/11
The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by economists at the National Park Service.
9-11 Ten Years Stronger. Local officials remember the day
A plaque has been dedicated at Shiloh Baptist Church Old Site in downtown Fredericksburg remembering the 27 Black seniors at Walker-Grant who protested their graduation treatment at the Fredericksburg Community Center (Now the Dorothy Hart Community Center).
Stratford Hall’s Director of Research Gordon Steffey and Communications Director Anne Wilson preview the Wine and Oyster Festival on September 16th. Info on Stratford Mail, a fabulous history podcast and details on other events this fall at Stratford Hall
Dr. Gaila Sims with the Fredericksburg Area Museum briefs Fredericksburg City Council on plans for the corner of William and Chares Streets where the auction block once stood. (It can now be viewed at the museum at 907 Princess Anne Street).
President and CEO Sam McKelvey and Curator of African American History and Special Projects Dr. Gaila Sims talk about free admission at the museum in September and building a memorial on the Auction Block site. famva.org
Your input will be taken on buidling a memorial on the former Auction Block site at the corner of William and Charles streets
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