Route 3 west. Spotsylvania

Stafford Museum and Cultural Center:  Frank White, the Keeper of Knowledge, shares some Stafford stories with Sue Henderson.  Stories, like driving a school bus at age 16 in the mid-1950’s.

The “Pathfinder of the Seas”

Winter hours in effect January 9, 2023 – March 10, 2023

Historical marker in Fredericksburg to commemorate the Walker Grant High School class of 1950:

Kenmore in Fredericksburg

A Chrristmas tradition in Fredericksburg

Christmas in the colonies. The curator with the George Washington Foundation says Christmas then was quite different than it is now.

Scott Harris, the Executive Director of UMW Museums talks about upcoming events at Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont in Stafford and the James Monroe Museum downtown. 

100 years ago a group of women saved Historic Kenmore in Fredericksburg by taking their story across the country to raise money. An exhibit at Kenmore has been on display for the past year. It will soon close.

The Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park takes a break on Monday from programs tied to the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg. The actual fighting on Marye’s Heights and Prospect Hill and other locations took place on the 13th.

The Fredericksburg and Spotslvania National Military Park continues with special programs on the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg.

Under fire, Union soldiers cross the Rappahannock

Experiencing a battle in your own backyard. The story of the Fredericksburg Artillery during the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862. A unit of area residents fought in an area on Lee Drive–former slave quarters known as Bernard’s Cabins.

Prorgrams taking place today and Tuesday

Here’s the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park schedule

Historians Pete Maugle and Beth Parnicza talk about the Battle of Fredericksburg and upcoming programs to mark the fighting 160 years ago.

Visit Chatham Manor on November 19th from 10am-4pm to meet some soldiers as they prepare for the coming battle in 1862

A DNA study on the ten oldest Black families in Fredericksburg has revealed that William Noel is the only known person living in the United States with a specific type of DNA.