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Great Lives – Rod Serling
Great Lives – Rod Serling
In this deeply intimate and soulful memoir about her father, Anne Serling reveals the fun-loving dad and family man behind the serious figure the public saw hosting The Twilight Zone each week. In 1975, Rod Serling’s untimely death at 50 years old left 20-year-old Anne stunned and reeling. But through talking to his friends, poring […]
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Great Lives – Barbara Walters
Great Lives – Barbara Walters
Barbara Walters broke every rule – the belief that women couldn’t interview the most serious newsmakers, that women couldn’t anchor primetime newscasts, that women couldn’t demand higher pay than, well, anybody else. She did all that, and more. In a career of enormous consequence, she redefined the genre of the big TV interview, questioning presidents […]
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Cooking Corner: Beginning Sourdough
Cooking Corner: Beginning Sourdough
Central Rappahannock Regional Library - Howell Branch 806 Lyons Boulevard FredericksburgVA22406 How to make, use, and care for sourdough starter along with a simple recipe to try. Take-home starter cultures provided while supplies last.
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Reading Ranger
Reading Ranger
Where Lake Anna State Park, 6800 Lawyers Rd., Spotsylvania, VA 22551. Visitor Center When Feb. 2, 2025. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Join the Rangers each week for story time! Although this program is geared for younger audiences (ages 3-5), everyone is invited. Listen to the Ranger read a book or two, then join in […]
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African American Innovators
African American Innovators
Throughout February, explore a rotating series of self-guided activities highlighting contributions of African American innovators who changed history with their contributions. View videos about African American innovators at librarypoint.org/african-american-history. For grades K-6.
Great Lives: Crazy Horse & Sitting Bull
Great Lives: Crazy Horse & Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull: Their names are iconic, their significance in American history undeniable. Together, these two Lakota chiefs, one a fabled warrior and the other a revered holy man, crushed George Armstrong Custer’s vaunted Seventh Cavalry. Yet their legendary victory at the Little Big Horn has overshadowed the rest of their rich and […]
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Great Lives – John Lewis
Great Lives – John Lewis
Lecture Date: February 13, 2025 The Irene and Curry Roberts Lecture For six decades John Robert Lewis (1940–2020) was a towering figure in the struggle for civil rights in the United States. As an activist and progressive congressman, he was renowned for his unshakable integrity, indomitable courage, and determination to get into “good trouble.” John […]
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Hidden Stories: Black History Walking Tour
Hidden Stories: Black History Walking Tour
Featuring recent research gathered by Dr. Gaila Sims, FAM’s Curator of African American History and Vice President of Programs and Interpretation, this one-time-only program will be facilitated by local community historian Keith Strother. The tour will begin and end on the museum’s third floor and will run approximately one hour, showcasing stories of African American […]
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A Space of our Own: Black Women in Community
A Space of our Own: Black Women in Community
The Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM) is proud to announce the launch of a new monthly program series, A Space of Our Own: Black Women in Community, designed to honor and connect Black women in the region. Created and led by Dr. Gaila Sims, FAM’s Vice President of Programs and Interpretation and Curator of African American History, this […]
Great Lives: James A. Garfield
Great Lives: James A. Garfield
In President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier, C.W. Goodyear charts the life and times of one of the most remarkable Americans ever to win the Presidency. Progressive firebrand and conservative compromiser; Union war hero and founder of the first Department of Education; Supreme Court attorney and abolitionist preacher; mathematician and canalman; crooked election-fixer and clean-government champion; […]
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Great Lives: Hedy Lamarr
Great Lives: Hedy Lamarr
The Roxanne M. Kaufman Lecture As a teenage actress in 1920s Austria, performing on the stage and in film in light comedies and musicals, Hedy Kiesler, with her exotic beauty, was heralded across Europe by her mentor, Max Reinhardt. However, it was her nude scene, and surprising dramatic ability, in Ecstasy that made her a […]
Great Lives: John Lewis
Great Lives: John Lewis
The Irene and Curry Roberts Lecture For six decades John Robert Lewis (1940–2020) was a towering figure in the struggle for civil rights in the United States. As an activist and progressive congressman, he was renowned for his unshakable integrity, indomitable courage, and determination to get into “good trouble.” John Lewis: In Search of the […]
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For the Love of Fredericksburg: A Celebration of African American Enterprise Walking Tour
For the Love of Fredericksburg: A Celebration of African American Enterprise Walking Tour
Step into history and explore the enduring legacy of African American enterprise in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on this immersive walking tour presented by local history educator Tiya Shaw. This journey through the heart of Fredericksburg unveils the stories of local Black families who thrived in the face of adversity, building businesses, communities, and legacies that continue […]
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Great Lives: Da Vinci, Shakespeare, Newton, Beethoven, and Einstein
Great Lives: Da Vinci, Shakespeare, Newton, Beethoven, and Einstein
The Coldwell Banker Elite Lecture Bulent’s new book, Beyond Genius, is more ambitious than his earlier books on Leonardo da Vinci. Positing that genius comes in degrees, from “ordinary” to “magician” to “transformative,” he examines the internal and external conditions that produced hundreds of extraordinarily brilliant men and women. Ultimately, he makes the main focus […]
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Great Lives: Phillis Wheatley – America’s First Black Poet
Great Lives: Phillis Wheatley – America’s First Black Poet
The UMW Museums Lecture Admired by George Washington, ridiculed by Thomas Jefferson, published in London, and read far and wide, Phillis Wheatley led one of the most extraordinary American lives. Seized in West Africa and forced into slavery as a child, she was sold to a merchant family in Boston, where she became a noted […]
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Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore Reopen for the Season
Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore Reopen for the Season
Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore Reopen for the Season on March 1! Come out to the sites for a tour of the historic houses and extra demonstrations, activities, and more. On Saturday, March 1, Ferry Farm will provide a day of fun for everyone in the family. Watch a barrel trussing demonstration by Marshall Scheetz […]
RAC Star Party
RAC Star Party
Where Caledon State Park, 11617 Caledon Rd., King George, VA 22485. Front Lawn When March 1, 2025. 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. The Rappahannock Astronomy Club presents an evening of deep space viewing. Check out galaxies, stars, planets, and other celestial phenomena. Bring your own telescope or look through a club member's. This event begins 30 […]
