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.
AUDIO: The holidays at the George Washington Foundation and Ferry Farm and Kenmore. Alma Withers, Dave Muraca and Meghan Budinger. Previews of gingerbread houses, wee Christmas and Twelfth Night.
VIDEO: Fredericksburg City Council heard the plans on moving the slave auction block to the Fredericksburg area museum. It’s expected to take place before the end of the year.
VIDEO: Fredericksburg City Council debated for a final time moving the slave auction block from the corner of William and Charles street to the Fredericksburg Area Museum.
AUDIO: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Chief Historian John Hennessy talks about desegregation in the area. Discussion on the 1950 protest and sit-ins downtown.
PHOTOS: Every October, pink ribbons are placed on the fence at the Mary Washington House. George Washington’s mother died in Fredericksburg of breast cancer. Today, it’s a chance to remember and honor family and friends impacted.
The area was the scene of Civil War battles.
PHOTOS: Fall descends on the Bloody Angle. Spotsylvania Battlefield.
VIDEO: There’s now a historical marker on Courthouse Road in front of the John J. Wright Educational and Cultural Center. The school has played an important role in African American education in the Spotsylvania.
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