Events from 10-4 this Thursday.
PHOTOS: Spending 4th of July where George Washington grew up
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WATCH: Archaeology focusing on the kitchen site at Ferry Farm this summer
Archaeologists continue to find new secrets at the Washington family farm and George Washington’s boyhood home.
Showing slave quarters at Ferry Farm in Stafford
The George Washington Foundation’s Dave Muraca talks about a building at Ferry Farm that tells the story of enslaved residents .
PHOTOS: Juneteenth in Fredericksburg
Market Square on June 19th.
WATCH: Juneteenth in Market Square
Some of the music from Juneteenth in Fredericksburg
WATCH: The forgotten Second Battle of Fredericksburg
May 3, 1863. Why don’t we talk more about the Second Battle of Fredericksburg?
WATCH: Winning the Second Battle of Fredericksburg but losing the advantage
Steward Henderson with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park talks about Union Army General John Sedgwick winning at the Second Battle of Fredericksbug in May, 186 then resting his men.
PHOTOS: Talking and walking history with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
History at Sunset looked at the Second Battle of Fredericksburg.
WATCH: Native American Heritage Trail opens in King George
It’s a self guided-driving tour.
From ‘money pit’ to Main Street attraction: inside the renovation of historic Bowling Green home
The House on Main Street, originally a 1737 construction, is already drawing guests as an Airbnb.
History at Sunset resumes this Saturday night
All History at Sunset programs occur every other Saturday evening, programs start at 6:30 pm, last 90 minutes, and are free.
WATCH: Painting complete on iconic tower in downtown Fredericksburg
Drone video reveals the finished project at the tower on Charles Street.
Learn about Fredericksburg when Lafayette visited in 1824
Library hosts event that looks back at city in 19th century.
WATCH: Up-close on the former Purina Tower
After a week of moving and adjusting the lift and painting in the sun and wind, Gabe Pons and Pete Morelewicz are nearly finished their work on the former Purina Tower building on Charles Street.
PHOTOS: Wrapping up work on a Fredericksburg landmark
Gabe Pons and Pete Morelewicz are finishing up the lettering–70 feet up– on the former Purina Tower on Charles Street.
PHOTOS: A new look for the former Purina Tower building downtown
Work on the new look of the former Purina Tower in Fredericksburg is wrapping up.
WATCH: A new look for a Fredericksburg landmark
A project to re-paint the former Purina Tower at 401 Charles Street, near the train station, is nearly complete.
Watch: Fredericksburg commemorates 80th anniversary of D-Day
Speakers recognized the invasion’s impact during a ceremony held in downtown Fredericksburg.
WATCH: New Civil War Trails map for Virginia
Civil War Trails–the people behind the historic markers around Virginia and other states–have a new easy-to-read map for sites around the state.
World War I doctor hailed as hero during Memorial Day commemoration
Annual ceremony featured histories of fallen servicemen who impacted the Fredericksburg region and beyond.
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