A sure sign that a new year approaches. UMW announces the lineup for the Great Lives lecture series that looks at significant biographies.
UMW’s Great Lives lecture series announces 17th season
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Town Talk- George Washington Foundation
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.
Plans taking shape to move the slave auction block in December
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.
City Council approves certificate of appropriateness to move slave auction block
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.
Town Talk: Desegregation in the area
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.
One more day of pink ribbons on the fence at the Mary Washington House
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.
Fall @ McLaws Trail. Route 3 West
The area was the scene of Civil War battles.
Fall @ the Bloody Angle
PHOTOS: Fall descends on the Bloody Angle. Spotsylvania Battlefield.
John J. Wright marker: Historic grounds
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.
State historical marker dedicated at John J. Wright in Spotsy
VIDEO: A state historical marker was dedicated at the John J. Wright School that highlights the 20th century history of secondary public school education for African American students in Spotsylvania.
Gari Melchers painting stolen by Nazis recovered by FBI at New York art museum
Recovery part of an international effort to recover artwork plundered by the Nazis.
Town Talk: ArchaeoFest @ Ferry Farm
AUDIO: There’s a Reconstructive and Experimental Archaeology Conference Conference Friday at UMW and ArchaeoFest Saturday at George Washington’s Ferry Farm in Stafford.
One more time. The Fredericksburg Welsh Festival
VIDEO: The final Fredericksburg Welsh Festival at the James Monroe Museum is this Saturday
State approves new historical marker for Stafford
State approves twelve new historical highway makers including one in Stafford for artist Palmer Haydon from Widewater
After 3 years, the Washington Monument reopens
The Washington Monument reopens today. What you should know before going for a visit…
The Constitution honored in Stafford
VIDEO: Stafford Supervisors with a proclamation recognizing Constitution Week
UMW invites community on Freedom Rides bus tour
The trip will trace the Freedom Ride route thru the south
Remembering Mary Washington
VIDEO: The Mary Washington House observed the death 230 years ago on August 25th of Mary Washington with a wreath laying at her monument on Washington Avenue in Fredericksburg.
Hennessy: Slavery is hard, ugly history. But important stories to tell
VIDEO: Bells tolled in Fredericksburg on August 25 to mark the 1619 landing of the first Africans in English North America. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Chief Historian John Hennessy led a program reflecting on the anniversary and its meaning.
Church bells ring in Fredericksburg to mark the first slaves in Virginia
VIDEO: Church bells ring for four minutes Sunday afternoon nationally and in downtown Fredericksburg. Here’s the view from Chatham
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