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Great Lives: J. Edgar Hoover
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:J. Edgar Hoover Lecture Date: February 16, 2023 The John and Linda Coker Lecture We remember J. Edgar Hoover as a bulldog–squat frame, bulging wide-set eyes, fearsome jowls. But in 1924, when he became director of the FBI, he was the trim, dazzling wunderkind of the administrative state, buzzing with energy and big ideas for […]
Chatham Living History Day
Chatham Manor 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, VA, United StatesVisit Chatham Manor during President’s Day weekend on February 18, 2023 for a special event marking the 160th anniversary of the United States Army of the Potomac’s winter encampment in Stafford County. At 11 am and 2 pm Park Ranger Ryan Quint will present 15 minute presentations in the Chatham auditorium about George Washington’s significance […]
Black History Walking Tour
Fredericksburg Area Museum 907 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, VA, United StatesThe Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM), in partnership with the Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. (HFFI), is pleased to announce a new walking tour in honor of Black History Month. Black Businesses & Entrepreneurship in Fredericksburg, 1787 – Present will feature stories of African American business owners and entrepreneurs throughout Fredericksburg’s history. Lead by Dr. Gaila Sims, […]
Gold Panning
Lake Anna State Park 6800 Lawyers Road, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAWhere Lake Anna State Park, 6800 Lawyers Rd., Spotsylvania, VA 22551. Visitor Center When Feb. 18, 2023. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Get ready to catch gold fever and mosey on over and join our interpretive rangers on a quest for this elusive mineral. You'll discover the history of gold in […]
Escaping to Freedom
Leesylvania State Park Daniel Ludwig Drive, WoodbridgeWhere Leesylvania State Park, 2001 Daniel K. Ludwig Dr., Woodbridge, VA 22191. Visitor Center When Feb. 12, 2023. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the park's rich history through its Underground Railroad display that is part of the National Park Service Network to Freedom program. Discover the hidden messages […]
George Washington’s Birthday Celebration
George Washington's Ferry Farm 268 Kings Hwy, Fredericksburg, VA, United StatesAT FERRY FARM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Celebrate George Washington’s 291st birthday at his boyhood home with fun activities for the whole family! Meet “George Washington,” participate in our annual stone throwing contest, and eat birthday cupcakes – while supplies last. Guests will enjoy several educational stations throughout the Ferry Farm property, take an abbreviated Washington […]
Great Lives: Rembrandt
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:Rembrandt Lecture Date: February 23, 2023 The Joe and Mary Wilson Lecture How does one tell a story with images? This was a question Rembrandt posed to himself throughout his long career. He turned to the great narratives of the Bible, Greco-Roman mythology, and European history for inspiration, but he never merely described a text. […]
North Stafford High School’s Black Excellence Event!
North Stafford High School 839 Garrisonville Road, StaffordJoin us for local vendors and entertainment that highlight the importance of black and African American innovators, organizations, and entrepreneurs throughout our community! All are welcome to attend. $5.00 at the door. With special keynote speaker and local celebrity, author, and entrepreneur: Deputy Deuntay Diggs. Watch North Stafford's step team: The Wolverine Thunder perform, view […]
Public Presentation of Auction Block
Fredericksburg Area Museum 907 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, VA, United StatesThe Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM) is pleased to announce a series of free, public presentations on the exhibition A Monumental Weight: The Auction Block in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Curator of African American History and Special Projects will share information on the history of the Auction Block, the development of the exhibition, and upcoming projects related […]
Great Lives: Magellen
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:Magellan Lecture Date: March 2, 2023 The Coldwell Banker Elite Lecture Magellan was the first person to think globally, to see the world as we see it today. To research his life, I immersed myself in the rigors and suffering and beauty and drama of this, the most famous sea voyage in history. The result […]
Great Lives: Sandra Day O’Connor
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:Sandra Day O’Connor Lecture Date: March 7, 2023 The Chancellor’s Village Lecture Sandra Day O’Connor was born in 1930 in El Paso and grew up on a cattle ranch in Arizona. At a time when women were expected to be homemakers, she set her sights on Stanford University. When she graduated near the top of […]
Great Lives: The Transcendentalists
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:The Transcendentalists Lecture Date: March 9, 2023 The Dovetail Cultural Resource Group Lecture Transcendentalism is widely regarded as the first great intellectual movement of the new American republic. Yet, it arrived in the United States in the mid-1830s as a foreign import in language that many Americans found obscure and unintelligible. Within a few years […]
Canstruction® 2023
Spotsylvania Towne Centre 137 Spotsylvania Mall Drive, FredericksburgThe 11th Annual Canstruction® Event occurs between March 12- 19, 2023, with the generous support of our host site Spotsylvania Towne Centre. Canstruction® is an international charity competition where teams of five compete to design and build giant structures made entirely from cans of food. Last year, this event generated enough support to provide 18,600 […]
Great Lives: Anne Frank
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:Anne Frank Lecture Date: March 14, 2023 The Synergy Periodontics and Implants Lecture The most common question asked by those who tour the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam is: “Who Betrayed Anne Frank?” 74 years after the Nazis’ tragic abduction of the residents of the secret Annex in August 1944, two Dutchmen decided to take […]
Great Lives: Lafayette
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:Lafayette Lecture Date: March 16, 2023 The Davenport & Company Lecture Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of the Age of Revolution, he fought courageously on both sides of the Atlantic. He was a soldier, statesman, idealist, philanthropist, and abolitionist. As […]
Great Lives: Queen Isabella
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:Queen Isabella Lecture Date: March 21, 2023 The Community Bank of the Chesapeake Lecture At a time when Christianity appeared to be dying out and the Ottoman Empire was aggressively expanding, a young princess was born into obscurity in a remote village in the weak and splintered kingdom of Castile. Inspired in her youth by […]
University of Mary Washington- My So-Called Selfish Life Film Screening
HCC 136, The Digital Auditorium 1301 College Avenue Fredericksburg, VA 22401 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VirginiaThe Center for Biological Diversity and the University of Mary Washington are hosting a screening of My So-Called Selfish Life. The paradigm-shifting documentary draws upon a heady mix of culture, science, and history-revealing the rich and diverse lives of people who said no to having children, and the forces that have marginalized them in society. […]
Great Lives: Bruce Springsteen
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:Bruce Springsteen Lecture Date: March 23, 2023 The Jon Properties/Van Zandt Restorations Lecture I will discuss the currents of truth and fiction in Bruce Springsteen. Now fifty years into his recording career, and long renowned both the literary depth of his songwriting and transformative power of his live performances, Springsteen has also honed a reputation […]
Maryland Day at St. Clement’s Island Museum
St. Clement's Island Museum 38370 Point Breeze Road, Colton's Point, MD, United StatesCelebrate the founding of Maryland at the state’s birthplace at St. Clement’s Island Museum with FREE admission to the museum ALL day (10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.), FREE water taxi rides, official ceremony featuring guest speakers and program - including the exchange of ceremonial gifts between the Piscataway and the English settlers (10:00am) and more. […]
Women’s History Month Tours
Historic Kenmore 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, VirginiaFERRY FARM & HISTORIC KENMORE SATURDAY, MARCH 25 & SUNDAY, MARCH 26 In honor of Women’s History Month, join us for an hour-long focus tour that explores the lives of the women who called Ferry Farm and Kenmore home. Learn what life was like for different women in the 18th century as we delve into the […]
