The mother of George Washington died in Fredericksburg from breast cancer.
PHOTOS: 250+ pink ribbons on the fence at Mary Washington House for Breast Cancer Awareness month
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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...
WATCH: Colonial cooking this Saturday at Kenmore
Colonial cooking part of the Kemore Block Party on Saturday.
WATCH: Block Party this Saturday at Kenmore in Fredericksburg
Kenmore in Fredericksburg hosts a Community Block Party this Saturday from 10-2.
Buchanan exhibits curiosity, connects to family history through FAM internship project
PITV tribal citizen’s exhibit, “Past and Present of the Patawomeck Tribe,” opened Aug. 10 at the Fredericksburg Area Museum.
WATCH: Court Days in Colonial Virginia
Historic Germanna takes a look at the early legal system and the role courthouses played in the lives of citizens.
PHOTOS: Colonial Virginia up close
Historic Germanna marked the 300th anniversary of the opening of the original Spotsylvania Courthouse with a program on Saturday talking about the first case.
WATCH: Digging in Orange for the first Spotsylvania Courthouse
300 years ago the Courthouse sat in what is now Orange County.
WATCH: Historic Germanna to mark the 300th anniversary of the first Spotsylvania County Courthouse
It’s a look at the early days of Colonial Virginia’s legal system and the role courthouses played in the lives of residents.
Interior of Chatham closing for maintenance
Work begins September 3 and is projected to last until early spring 2025.
PHOTOS: Mary Washington died in Fredericksburg 235 years ago today
She’s buried at the monument on Washington Avue, but nobody is sure where.
LISTEN: New title for Dr. Gaila Sims at the Fredericksburg Area Museum
Dr. Gaila Sims is the new Vice President of Programs and Interpretation.
FOODE awarded $50,000 grant as part of ‘Backing Historic Small Restaurants’ program
Funds from the grant will go toward rejuvenating the restaurant’s historic home on Princess Anne Street, which was constructed in 1819.
WATCH: Civil War changes–1861-1864
Speaking at the Emerging Civil War Symposium, HIstorian John Hennessy outlines changes from 1861-1864 in the county and in the military.
PHOTOS: 1864 the weekend focus of Civil War program in Spotsylvania
Participants from around the country–from as far away as California–are in Spotsylvania this weekend at Stevenson Ridge for Emerging Civil War’s annual symposium.
PHOTOS: Weekend Civil War symposium in Spotsylvania kicks off at historic church
General Grant reenacator Curt Fields speaks and answers questions at Massaponax Baptist Church.
WATCH: General Grant (back) @ Massaponax Baptist Church
Emerging Civil War kicked off its 2024 Symposium on the Civil War in 1864 at Massaponax Baptist Church in Spotsylvania.
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