Mary O’Neil and Beth Parnicza with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park preview the 160th anniversary events to mark The Overland Campaign.
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Executive Director Anne Darron and Board Chairman Chuck Fennell with an update on work at the Mary Washington Monument and Caretaker’s Lodge.
Colonial Fair this Saturday at Kenmore in Fredericksburg
Step back into the 18th century from 10-4.
WATCH: 56 years later, Fredericksburg pastor reflects on the death of Martin Luther King
Pastor Aaron Dobynes of Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site) in downtown Fredericksburg is a King scholar.
Secretariat Day in Ashland on Saturday
Monument to be dedicated. Secretariat born in Caroline at Meadow Event Park
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Allison Ellis and Ann Waters preview some April events–Colonial Fair on April 6 at Kenmore, Dog Days at Ferry Farm on April 13, and Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community Day on April 14. Also we talk about baking bread in colonial times.
LISTEN: Virginia Renaissance Faire auditions this Saturday
No appointment necessary. Time: 1:30, 2:30, & 3:00
Location: Central Rappahannock Regional Library. 1201 Caroline St. Fredericksburg, Va.
WATCH: Telling the Cornelia Hancock story in Culpeper is just the beginning…
Town of Culpeper Communications and Marketing Manager Nicole Warner talks about bringing tourists and those interested in history to the region thru the telling of stories like Civil War nurse Cornelia Hancock.
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Sherry Loy, Cornelia Rutherford and Bob Cohen preview the Ren Faire at Lake Anna Winery May 11-June 9th on weekends. Auditions this Saturday (16th) at the downtown library on Caroline Street at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:00. You don’t need to be scheduled.
Fredericksburg Area Museum announces Sparking Freedom trolley tour
Battlefield sites and historic stops tell stories of resistance
PHOTOS: Another untold story shared. This one in Brandy Station
Civil War Trails tells of another small town, big story from the war. A sign has been installed at Shiloh Church on Stevensburg Road in Brandy Station of nurse Cornelia Hancock.
WATCH: Civil War Trails installs a sign in Culpeper remembering Cornelia Hancock
She was a volunteer nurse stationed at the Brandy Station field hospital and is one of the rare women who lived and worked near the front lines during the war. Hancock experimented with hops and yeast for medicinal purposes.
Some non-historic structures to be removed from National Park Service sites locally
The project at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park will take place this spring and summer
Genealogist nears completion of Fredericksburg ‘Liberty Line’ project
The Duff McDuff Green Jr. Fund provided $6,000 grant to help complete the project.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Lafayette Bicentennial in Fredericksburg
Lisa Durham and Mary Katherine Greenlaw preview events from now to November to highlight General Lafayette’s visit to Fredericksburg in 1824. fxbg.com/lafayette
LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail
Chris Williams and Victoria Matthews talk about the importance of the Fredericksburg Trail now being part of the U-S Civil Rights Trail. Go to civilrightstrail.com and click on Fredericksburg.
Living History at Washington’s Ferry Farm
George Washington’s Boyhood Home opens for season with special interactive tour
Spanberger introduces bill to name Fredericksburg post office for Gladys P. Todd
Todd was a revered teacher, voting rights advocate and community organizer.
Ferry Farm and Kenmore reopen for season with special events
Step back in time at living history event, learn why bread was vital to early colonists.
New FAM exhibit to give a general impression of Lafayette’s celebrity
Lafayette’s World: Revolutionary Ideals and the Limits of Freedom opens Friday from 5-7:30 p.m.
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