Area officials and residents remember 9-11
AUDIO: 9-11/A look back
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Limited reopening for Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington will open to the public from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Family-pass holders can visit 8am-5pm
VIDEO: National Museum of the Marine Corps reopens
The National Museum of the Marine Corps is now open to visitors. Officials say they have enhanced health and safety protocols in place
Spotsylvania County Musuem reopens in a new location
Spotsylvania County Museum curator Terry Dougherty. The museum has reopened on Route 3 at the former Lick Run Community Center at the First Day of Chancellorsville Park.
Spotsylvania County Museum to reopen
The new location is on eight acres owned by Spotsylvania County in a park-like setting on State Route 3.
VIDEO: Celebrating a voting centennial
Female leaders in the Fredericksburg area spoke at a rally on the steps of City Hall to mark the centennial of the 19th amendment that gave women the right to vote.
Fredericksburg remembers and honors those who fought to give women the right to vote
Wednesday is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote. A ceremony took place on the steps of City Hall downtown.
Ceremony this morning downtown to mark 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote
The procession of women will begin at 10:45. They will march across Princess Anne Street dressed as 1919 Suffragettes who marched and lobbied for the amendment.
VIDEO: Caroline residents comment on the Confederate monument in Bowling Green
Emotions were sometimes high as Caroline Supervisors heard comments on the Confederate statue on the lawn of the courthouse in Bowling Green. Supervisors voted unanimously to move the monument.
VIDEO: Caroline Supervisors vote to move Confederate monument in Bowling Green
Caroline County Supervisors vote unanimously to move the monument to another location–and not on county land–in Caroline. A location decision will be made in 30 days. Removal could take 3-5 months.
Fredericksburg looks to expand the stories it tells about local history
Fredericksburg City Council will take a final vote August 25th to authorize $250-thousand dollars on telling a more complete story on the City’s history.
AUDIO: UMW kicks off Presidential Great Lives lecture on August 11th about Thomas Jefferson
UMW Professor Emeritus of History Bill Crawley begins a series of six online lectures.
VIDEO: Got influence?
Who are you having an influence on today? City Vice Mayor Chuck Frye introduces us to two people who took time with him growing up.
Delegate Josh Cole on the passing of Congressman John Lewis
Congressman Lewis was to have been at UMW earlier this year
Historian David Marsich to Present for St. George’s 300th Anniversary Lecture Series
Older than the town of Fredericksburg, the congregation of St. George’s Episcopal Church was established in 1720 as “St. George’s Parish” by an act of the House of Burgesses when Virginia was still a colony.
VIDEO: Preserving your personal treasures
Preservation of family or personal treasures. Some hints from James Monroe Museum Assistant Director and Curator Jarod Kearney.
VIDEO: How can I preserve family treasures?
Preserving family treasures. Some hints from James Monroe Museum Assistant Director and Curator Jarod Kearney.
VIDEO: Stafford Supervisors asked to remove Confederate flag near I-95
Stafford Supervisors again heard from county residents who pleaded with the board to take action to remove the large Confederate flag flying over I-95 near Falmouth.
Guided tours at Kenmore resume Tuesday. Ferry Farm opens Friday
The George Washington Foundation has a reopening plan
PHOTOS: Flags at Ferry Farm on the Fourth
George Washington’s boyhood home at Ferry Farm in Stafford was closed due to the coronavirus and unable to host its always spectacular Fabulous Fourth. But Ferry Farm still looked patriotic.
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