The George Washington Foundation continues to celebrate a key anniversary: This is the 100th anniversary of a group of women coming together to save Kenmore in Fredericksburg.
We grew up singing “Yankee Doodle,” or reading, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” What did they mean?
The George Washington Foundation’s Bill Garner on the importance of saving history.
The reading of the Declaration of Independence has become a 4th of July tradition in Fredericksburg. Washington Heritage Musuems also lets children and adults sign the document after the reading.
On the 4th of July, the reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Hugh Mercer Apothocary Shop on Caroline Street in downtown Fredericksburg.
The ten oldest Black families in Fredericksburg gathered Saturday morning at the Walker Grant Center for DNA testing.
“It’s called “Reclaiming Our Time.” Dr. Paula Royster has identified the ten oldest Black families in Fredericksburg.
Video courtesy Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors
The park’s summer interpretive programming starts on Monday, June 13, and runs through August 13. The grounds of all sites are open daily from sunrise to sunset.
Identifying the ten oldest African American families in Fredericksburg is the project of Paula Royster and the Center for African American Genealogical Research.
Names have been released for Reclaiming Our Time
Terry Rensel, Tim Talbott, Tom Van Winkle talk about preservation successes–more significant land has been saved.
City Councilman Matt Kelly is in Normandy for the D-Day anniversary
They protested denial of the front door at the community center for graduation because of the color of their skin. They marched to Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site). The march will now take place every year on the first Saturday in June.
There’s a march in Fredericksburg Saturday morning from the Dorothy Hart Community Center on Canal Street to Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site) on Sophia Street to remember the 1950 graduates of Walker Grant High School
University of Mary Washington Museums Executive Director Scott Harris on upcoming events at Gari Melcher’s Home and Studio and the James Monroe Museum.
More than 15,000 Union soldiers are buried in the Fredericksburg National Cemetery on Lafayette Blvd. The identities of less than 3,000 are known.
A tradition returns
Amy Durbin and Meghan Budinger preview the Colonial Faire at Kenmore on June 11th, Shakespeare on the Lawn and summer camps.
A spectacular conclusion to The George Washington Foundation’s Centennial Celebration at Ferry Farm in Stafford.
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