From baseball to ‘Box’ Brown, trail features 23 stops and spans 300 years of Stafford’s Black history.
Stafford County highlights Black history with heritage trail
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‘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.
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.
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