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.
VIDEO: Got influence?
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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.
VIDEO: Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Fredericksburg
From Washington Heritage Museums
PHOTOS: Flags at Kenmore for the 4th
COVID-19 means a very different 4th of July in Fredericksburg. Kenmore will be closed but the George Washington Foundation is still marking the day.
Town Talk: The George Washington Foundation
Dave Muraca, Mara Kaktins and Jessica Burger with the George Washington Foundation with an overview of Kenmore and Ferry Farm. Closed now because of the pandemic but looking toward reopening.
Cleaning up a historical site downtown that many us didn’t know was historic
The endpoint of the Underground Railroad here.
Town Talk: Jarod Kearney/James Monroe Museum
James Monroe Museum Assistant Director and Curator Jarod Kearney talks about museums in the pandemic. He’s done regular Curator Chats. There’s been Monroe Minutes and other virtual programs.
VIDEO: Spotsy Supervisor Deborah Frazier talks about racial issues
Spotsylvania Supervisors held a community meeting late last week to hear from the community about racism.
VIDEO: Sposylvania residents talk about racial injustice
Spotsylvania Supervisors held a special meeting to hear from the community
Re-enacting the 1960’s sit-ins in downtown Fredericksburg
Organizers said the mock protests were to honor those who participated in the 1960’s and provide a lesson to young people seeking positive change today.
VIDEO: Stafford Supervisors make Friday a county holiday for Juneteenth
Stafford Supervisors have declared Friday, June 19th a county holiday in honor of Juneteenth. June 19, 1865, enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free.
Removing the slave auction block: In pictures
PHOTOS: The slave auction block will be on loan to the Fredericksburg Area Museum where an exhibit is being developed.
The Slave Auction Block: The vote to move it last year
VIDEO: Moving the slave auction block comes almost a year to the day that council voted. Several lawsuits delayed the action
City removes slave auction block
The city removed the slave auction block at the corner of William and Charles early Friday.
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