Park Day is April 15.It’s dedicated to cleaning and repairing our park resources.
Call to volunteers for Park Day 2023 at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
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Before the leaves come out, get a different view on history around here
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park officials say the landscape becomes harder to imagine at times when the leaves come out
WATCH: Remembering MLK in downtown Fredericksburg
The downtown Micah churches gathered Tuesday night at Shiloh Baptist Church Old Site in downtown Fredericksburg at the time Martin Luther King was killed in 1968.
LISTEN: Town Talk/George Washington Foundation
Dave Muraca and Ann Waters. Preview of upcoming events at Kenmore and Ferry Farm. How the discoveries at Ferry Farm has changed how history looks at Mary Washington.
Save the Date! Special Events Commemorating the 160th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville
Events planned May 1-3, 5-7, and living history on May 6th
Secretariat celebration in Caroline County
53rd birthday and 50th Anniversary of Triple Crown honored at the end of the month
WATCH: City resident asks council to change street names that honor Confederate Generals
Fredericksburg resident Steve Watkins asked City Council on Tuesday to consider renaming streets that contain names of Confederate Generals.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Stafford County Museum and Cultural Center
Matt Watson and Caius Roscella from Access VR and Stafford Museum Executive Director Sue Henderson talk about using virtual reality to scan artifacts or showcase sites around the county. IT should debut around April 1.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Virginia Renaissance Faire
Virginia Renaissance Faire: Bobby Hebert and Cornelia Rutherford talk about cast auditions–March 11 and 18 at Lake Anna Winery.
PHOTOS: Hiking around history
Spotsylvania Courthouse Battlefield
LISTEN: Town Talk/Washington Heritage Musuems
Executive Director Anne Darron, Board Chairman Chuck Fennell and Nancy Moore with the City Memorials Commission talk about what’s ahead for the Mary Washington Monument and Caretakers Lodge.
City and UMW unveil Civil Rights Trail
The nearly three-mile walking trail, with some stops a close drive, guides participants through post-Civil War history into the modern day
WATCH: FAM African American curator speaks at Germanna Black History Month event
Black History Month at Germanna Community College: The curator of African American history at the Fredericksburg Area Museum answered questions about ways the white community can learn about the struggles of Black residents.
Open house this Saturday for prospective volunteers at Ellwood
The Open House will introduce potential volunteers to opportunities for the 2023 season at the historic structure and grounds of Ellwood on the Wilderness Battlefield.
WATCH: The role of the militia in the Continental Army
George Washington Foundation re-enactor Paul Limerick portrays a member of the colonial militia. He says the milita helped the Continental Army win independance.
WATCH: Coin toss over the Rappahannock. Did George Washington really do it?
The George Washington Foundation’s Dave Muraca says he think the legend of Washington throwing a coin or stone across the Rappannack is likely…
WATCH: Life at Ferry Farm in Stafford in Colonial times
Ferry Farm on Presidents Day: Washington re-enactor Greg Fisher talks about growing up at Ferry Farm and taking care of his mother, Mary.
PHOTOS: Presidents Day @ George Washington’s boyhood home–Ferry Farm in Stafford
Colonial games, attempting to throw a stone across the Rappahannock, photos and discussions with George Washington and a colonial milita member and crafts.
Colonial Games Olympics: February 18th..and other things at Wakefield
In observance of Washington’s Birthday, George Washington Birthplace National Monument will be hosting special activities and events of February 18th, 19th, and 22nd.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Patawomeck Museum and Cultural Center
Brad Hatch and Price Jett talk about the history of Patawomeck Tribe in Virginia and the soon-to-open Museum and Cultural Center in South Stafford. patawomeckindiantribeofvirginia.org
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