Extra, extra: The Free Lance–Star’s iconic newsboy statue, Lance, has returned to its long-time home in downtown Fredericksburg.
Lance freed: Iconic paperboy statue returns to downtown site
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DinoWalk dates announced for the Luck Stone Quarry in Culpeper
The dates are May 2nd and 3rd–Tickets go on sale in April.
PHOTOS: Welcome back Ferry Farm!
The boyhood home of George Washington reopened on Saturday (after being closed January and February) with living history on the grounds.
Don’t ribbit: FredNats honor region’s Black baseball history with new identity
For five home games this season, the FredNats will transform into the Frogs, an all-Black team that starred on city diamonds from 1919 through the early 1930s.
WATCH: Opening weekend at Kenmore and Ferry Farm
Special programs planned this weekend.
Fredericksburg Area Museum receives Commonwealth History Fund grant
Downtown museum will use grant funds to mount a new exhibition on the area’s Black history called ‘Living Legacies.’
Stafford County highlights Black history with heritage trail
From baseball to ‘Box’ Brown, trail features 23 stops and spans 300 years of Stafford’s Black history.
‘If we don’t tell their stories, who will?’ Hidden Histories sheds light on Black landmarks
Tour offered a peek into the historically complicated relationship between African Americans and downtown Fredericksburg.
PHOTO GALLERY: George Washington’s birthday at Ferry Farm
Sights and scenes from George Washington’s Ferry Farm on President’s Day
LISTEN: Ferry Farm in Stafford open on Monday
Dave Muraca and Allison Ellis talk about Presidents’ Day at George Washington’s boyhood home.
LISTEN: Stratford Hall receives $835,000 state grant
President Karen Daley says the money will be used for restoration efforts and to improve accessibility around the 1738 Great House.
LISTEN: FAM’s Gaila Sims signs book contract
The Fredericksburg Area Museum’s Vice President of Programs and Interpretation is writing a book for LSU Press that will focus on some of the tough racial issues and stories debated in Fredericksburg.
WATCH: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King at Shiloh Baptist Old Site
Rev. Aaron Dobynes talks about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.
LISTEN: Special programs this weekend at Stratford Hall in Westmoreland
Stratford Hall’s Gordon Blaine Steffey talks about events Saturday and Sunday.
WATCH: Colonial America around us
Another piece of colonial America returns to the landscape of George Washington’s boyhood home–Ferry Farm in Stafford.
PHOTOS: Audubon Bird Count in Orange County
Historic Germanna hosted a Christmas bird walk/Audubon annual Christmas Bird Count at Historic Salubria in Orange County on Saturday.
PHOTOS: Fresh looks on history
The Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Military Park held programs over the past few days at key locations during the Battle of Fredericksburg.
WATCH: The Battle of Fredericksburg and Richard Kirkland
The Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park held several programs in recent days marking the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Ryan Quint talked about Confederates on Marye’s Heights on December 13, 1862 and the story of Richard Kirkland…
WATCH: The Battle of Fredericksburg–Slaughter Pen Farm
One of the key points in the Battle of Fredericksburg is on preserved land–open fields–you may have driven past on Tidewater Trail in Spotsylvania near Shannon Airport.
LISTEN: December 13, 1862–The Battle of Fredericksburg
Maryes Heights, Prospect Hill, Slaughter Pen Farm…a deadly day of fighting.
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