PHOTOS: May 1, 1863. The Lee-Jackson Bivouac on Furnace Road, just west of Old Plank Road. It marks the last meeting between General Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Here they planned Jackson’s flank attack on Hooker’s Army.
AUDIO: The third-great-granddaughters of the owners of Ellwood and Chatham Manor holding a fundraising concert for Friends of Wilderness Battlefield this Sunday at Chancellor High School. We talked with Gracie and Lacy. Info on the concert at fowb.org
PHOTOS: A quiet, spring afternoon near the bloody angle in Spotsylvania. 155 years ago, this area was weeks away from being transformed in the Battle of Spotsylvania.
Sara Poore and Melanie Johnson with the Fredericksburg Area Museum talk about exhibits, programs and what’s ahead
VIDEO: Punch of the Past: Saturday night at the Rising Sun Tavern on Caroline Street.
PHOTOS: Spring beginning to emerge around Catharine Furnace in Spotsylvania.
VIDEO: James Monroe: the Library of a President, is the new exhibit at the James Monroe Museum on Charles Street in downtown Fredericksburg.
VIDEO: Fredericksburg discusses what to do about the slave auction block at the corner of William and Charles streets.. More discussions to come after a report from the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. Still to be resolved: How to tell the story and whether the block should stay or be moved.
The recent restoration of the University of Mary Washington’s century-old amphitheatre has been recognized by the Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc.
Celebrate Black History Month at the Children’s Museum Downtown with energetic performances from Ezibu Muntu African Dance and Education Stations.
These hours for the public buildings of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park will remain in effect until further notice.
To celebrate Veteran’s Day and the centennial anniversary of Armistice Day, the Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM) will host a tour of its exhibition, World Aflame: A Hometown in Two World Wars.
Thrill-seekers of all ages are welcome to learn about the history of Fredericksburg’s Soap Box Derby and participate in their very own race.
FAM is excited to announce their involvement in an upcoming publication, “Fredericksburg Memories: A Pictorial History of the 1800s through the 1930s”
Speaker Series, John Frazer Night, Holiday Open House, and more at Washington Heritage Museums.
Central Rappahannock Regional Library is hosting Launch It!, a trebuchet contest, for the second year.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is hosting a three-day free public program to celebrate Día de los Muertos with performances, family activities and more.
NPS & the John J. Wright Educational & Cultural Center Museum will host a public forum featuring the seven women who desegregated Spotsylvania County Schools in 1963.
A Toast to History with the Rising Sun Tavern and Mary’s Ribbons during October with Washington Heritage Museums.
Discovering James Monroe: Archaeology at Highland, First Friday Wine Tasting and Tavern Night, Ghostwalk, 31st Annual James Monroe Lecture, and more.
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