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.

Bill Harris painted the Johnny Johnson mural on Sophia Street

Johnny Johnson passes away at age 85

80th birthday sing-a-long

The unveiling of a mural by artist Bill Harris

Sadness and reflection. Artist, teacher, Civil Rights pioneer Johnny P. Johnson has passed away. Johnny Johnson and Xavier Richardson joined us prior to Johnny P. Johnson Day in Fredericksburg in 2018

The Fredericksburg Area Museum on Saturday opens a new exhibit for the slave auction block–removed in 2020 from the corner of William and Charles Streets. We talked with Dr. Gaila Sims about the exhibition: “A Monumental Weight: The ‘Auction Block’ in Fredericksburg, Virginia.”

Educational displays and demonstrations provided by local tribes

History behind a bridge in Prince William Forest Park

Hunter’s Iron Works was described as “the greatest iron works that is upon the continent.”

Paula Royster and The Center for African American Genealogical Research. This is Who You is a program on November 11th that follows up on collecting DNA from the ten oldest families in Fredericksburg.