Dave Muraca, Mara Kaktins and Ann Waters preview the Fabulous 4th at Ferry Farm. 10-2. $1.00 admission. Park at the site. Details at kenmore.org
LISTEN: Town Talk/4th of July @ Ferry Farm
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Proposed name change to the Robert E. Lee Memorial in NoVA
New name would be Arlington House. Legislation introduced.
WATCH: Gari Melchers Home and Studio in Stafford fiinds 1927 Melchers footage
Michelle Crow Dolby makes find in Detroit News archives
Pride of Baltimore II in Southern Maryland this weekend
Activities available today thru Sunday in St. Mary’s County
PHOTOS: A look inside Goolrick’s downtown
Jeh Hicks with Jarrell Properties says they hope to open Goolrick’s back up by next summer–but no pharmacy.
WATCH: A look inside the renovation and restoration taking place inside Goolrick’s
Work continues out of our view at an iconic Fredericksburg business. Jarrell Properties is working on a restoration and renovation to the building on Caroline Street downtown. Thanks to Jeh Hicks for taking us around…
WATCH: The John Washington story told in Fredericksburg on history sign
Dr. Gaila Sims with the Fredericksburg Area Museum talks about how the story of slavery and freedom is the perfect fit in downtown Fredericksburg.
WATCH: City unveils historical marker in front of Foode
It tells the story of slavery and freedom. UMW Historic Preservation Professor Christine Henry talks about the process it took to get the sign downtown.
LISTEN: Dr. Gaila Sims on the importance of Juneteeth
Dr. Sims is the Curator of African American History/Special Projects at the Fredericksburg Area Museum. She talks about the world free slaves faced.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Dr. Gaila Sims
Dr. Gaila Sims, the Curator of African American History/Special Projects at the Fredericksburg Area Museum talks about Juneteenth and the importance of displaying the slave auction block at the museum. famva.org
Digging (and still finding stuff) at Ferry Farm
You can watch the digs at Ferry Farm
Today is Flag Day
Today is Flag Day. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States in 1777 by the Second Continental Congress.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Stafford Museum and Cultural Center
Terri Blanchette and Sue Henderson with an update. The now virtual museum continues to tell stories, add partnerships and plan for the future.
Jack Jouett Day returns to Louisa
The day celebrates the 242nd anniversary of Jouett’s ride from Cuckoo Tavern to warn Thomas Jefferson and other Virginia legislators at Monticello of approaching British troops.
WATCH: The local NPS superintendent tells his story
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Superintendent Lewis Rogers talks about his background and the American flag.
PHOTOS: Memorial Day 2023 at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery
Program conducted by the Fredericksburg and Spotslvania National Military Park
PHOTOS: Lumineria 2023-Before dark @ the Fredericksburg National Cemetery
What the cemetery looks like before darkness
WATCH: Why the Fredericksburg National Cemetery is called a soldier’s cemetery
Retired Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Historian Don Pfanz is author of the book, Where Valor Sleeps-A History of Fredericksburg National Cemetery.
PHOTOS: After the sun went down–2023 Lumineria
85% of the graves at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery are of unknown soldiers–mainly from the Civil War
WATCH: Taps @ the Luminaria
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