Maryes Heights, Prospect Hill, Slaughter Pen Farm…a deadly day of fighting.
LISTEN: December 13, 1862–The Battle of Fredericksburg
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WATCH: The Battle of Fredericksburg–looting
Beth Parnicza with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park talks about the looting that happened in Fredericksburg 162 years ago today.
WATCH: The Battle of Fredericksburg–street fighting
Fierce street fighting in Fredericksburg leading up to the battle on December 13, 1862.
WATCH: It’s Candlelight Tour weekend in Fredericksburg
You can tour the nine homes once at any time during event hours over the weekend.
PHOTOS: The Battle of Fredericksburg- December 11, 1862
After repeated delays, Union troops begin to cross into Fredericksburg from Chatham.
WATCH: The Battle of Fredericksburg began on December 11, 1862
John Launius with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park talks about delays Ambrose Burnside encountered in crossing the Rappahannock River on December 11, 1862 and what that meant.
LISTEN: Historic Fredericksburg Foundation’s Christmas Candlelight Tour is this weekend
Preservationist and Architectural Historian Danae Peckler says some of the homes featured are on Winchester and Prince Edward streets, but the focus will be Fauquier Street.
Fredericksburg City Council grants FAM $150,000 for design of auction block memorial
The memorial will be designed by Eto Otitigbe, the lead artist behind the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia.
WATCH: Saving and preserving old family photos
Curatorial Specialist Kylie Thomson with the Fredericksburg Area Museum talks about taking care of old photos.
GALLERY: Lafayette returns to Fredericksburg
Lecture offers ‘Lafayette 101’ ahead of bicentennial weekend
Will Mackintosh leads audience through what the town was like during historic visit.
LISTEN: Lafayette weekend in Fredericksburg arrives
There’s a Thursday night lecture and then events Saturday and Sunday.
LISTEN: Lafayette weekend in Fredericksburg–the beginning
David Durham says a simple computer search several years ago got the ball rolling on the Lafayette focus this year.
LISTEN: Design team selected for Slave Auction Block memorial
Dr. Gaila Sims with the Fredericksburg Area Museum says a memorial will be developed at the site of the Slave Auction Block at the corner of William and Charles Streets.
Past and present collide with return of Fredericksburg’s Black Arts Festival
Grandson of theater organization’s founder played key part in re-imagined festival.
PHOTOS: 250+ pink ribbons on the fence at Mary Washington House for Breast Cancer Awareness month
The mother of George Washington died in Fredericksburg from breast cancer.
Stratford Hall receives $500,000 grant from Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Stratford Hall officials say the money will allow them to continue the preservation work on several buildings.
WATCH: Ribbons at the Mary Washington House on Charles Street
Every October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, you can place a pink ribbon on the fence in front of the Mary Washington House on Charles Street in Fredericksburg.
WATCH: New book on ghosts in the area–Haunted Fredericksburg
Michelle Hamilton says she’s seen (and heard) the paranormal at the Mary Washington House on Charles Street.
All-terrain wheelchairs at Manassas Battlefield Park
The Manassas National Battlefield Park officially launched on Monday a new service for visitors to better access to the park with two manually powered all terrain wheelchairs. The chairs use two mountain bike wheels and manual lever propulsion to allow greater access...
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