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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.
WATCH: A look at local Black History
The Central Rappahannock Regional Library hosted a virtual event: African American Women in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania and Stafford history.
WATCH: Sending mail in colonial times…it wasn’t very easy
The colonial mail system described by reenactor Paul Limerick on Presidents Day at Ferry Farm, George Washington’s boyhood home in Stafford.
PHOTOS: A blast with the past on Presidents Day at Ferry Farm in Stafford
From attempting to throw a stone across the Rappahannock, to visiting with George Washington to colonial games..there was learning and fun
UMW, Washington Heritage Museum team up to resolve grave concerns
Their work hopes to pinpoint the exact spot within the property near Kenmore Park in Fredericksburg where the mother of the first U.S. President was buried.
Presidents Day in Stafford!
Come celebrate 10-3 today at Ferry Farm in Stafford
WATCH: Spend part of Presidents Day @ Ferry Farm
It’s Presidents Day. On Monday there will be a lot of activities at Ferry Farm in Stafford 10-3. kemore.org for ticket information.
Stafford looking for someone to own or lease historic home in Falmouth
The structure was built by Benjamin Hall around 1840 when Falmouth was a deep-water port with ships coming and going around the world.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg Area Museum
Sam McKelvey and Dr. Gaila Sims talk about the Lafayette exhibit, new wayside panels, free admission and contributing to the FAM.
PHOTOS: Fredericksburg added to U-S Civil Rights Trail
Shiloh Baptist Church Old Site hosted the announcement that the Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail would beome part of the national trail. Many involved in the Civil Rights movement attended.
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