VIDEO: Archaeology at Ferry Farm in Stafford has given us a glimpse into what life was like at George Washington’s boyhood home. It’s also given us a look at what the Washington’s used for china.
PHOTO: Wishing you a Merry Christmas!
PHOTOS: Chatham Manor in Stafford hosted Civil War Santa over the weekend. Santa came dressed in the patriotic clothes he wore when visiting children during the Civil War.
PHOTOS: Christmas in Fredericksburg
VIDEO: George Washington’s boyhood home–Ferry Farm in Stafford—is decorated for Christmas as it would have been when the Washington’s lived there.
Two businesses near the slave auction block say its removal would impact them
VIDEO: Wee Christmas thru December 30
AUDIO: The Central Virginia Battlefields Trust work on on acquiring historic land in the region. Terry Rensel, Paul Scott, Chris Mackowski and Sarah Kay Bierle.
AUDIO: There’s a new book out on Mary Washington. Author Craig Shirley will be at the Mary Washington House on Charles Street this Wednesday from 1:30-3.
Petitioners allege that they will lose business income from what they predict will be a decline in foot traffic and a decline in tourist visits to the corner of Charles and William Streets
VIDEO: The heroic story of Confederate soldier Richard Kirkland
AUDIO: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Historian Frank O’Reilly on what the Battle of Fredericksburg meant to the overall war.
VIDEO: 157 years ago, the Battle of Fredericksburg
VIDEO: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Historian Frank O’Reilly talks about the Battle of Fredericksburg.
VIDEO: December 11, 1862 in Fredericksburg. The first bombardment of an American town by an American Army. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Chief Historian John Hennessy. (This was a program presented in 2018)
VIDEO: Stafford High School’s Tribe of Pride Marching Band’s program this fall was entitled “Pearl Harbor.”
VIDEO: The Christmas Open House at the Rising Sun Tavern on Caroline Street in Fredericksburg is this Friday from 5:30-8. It’s free.
VIDEO: Your chance on Sunday to see where Mary Washington spent her last years.
AUDIO: Sara Poore and Theresa Cramer with the Fredericksburg Area Museum talk about new ways to present history, supporting local historical sites and upcoming events
A sure sign that a new year approaches. UMW announces the lineup for the Great Lives lecture series that looks at significant biographies.
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