Events
Materials provided. Sign up at librarypoint.org. In partnership with Colonial Beach Parks and Recreation.January 20: Squared Quilt Pin (VA250)
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Dive into the vibrant world of colonial dance and music! Discover the lively rhythms and captivating movements that defined the era.
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Presented by Historic Germanna. When you cross from Orange County into Culpeper County on Route 3, you are traversing a centuries-old crossing of the Rapidan River used by American Indians, English, and German colonists, the Marquis de…
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Presented by Jeff Joyce and the Stafford County Historical Society. The first part of this lecture is an overview of how the Civil War impacted Culpeper County, which includes two major battles: Cedar Mountain and Brandy Station, along with…
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Presented by the Washington Heritage Museums. Not long after George Washington turned eleven, his father passed, leaving his mother, now a widow, the daunting task of raising her five young children alone. Popular twentieth-century…
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Presented by Lisa Brighteyes Richardson Deresz, Rappahannock Language Ambassador for the Omisun Project. The language of this land has been sleeping since the 1800s. Many businesses, organizations, and area services bear the name of…
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Presented by Barbara VornDick and the Stafford County Historical Society. Eliza Monroe, the granddaughter of James Monroe, whose devotion to family and country has been obscured and forgotten over time, has now been illuminated through…
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Presented by Gretchen Goodell Pendleton of The George Washington Foundation. The Foundation will share its archival digitization project that is beginning in earnest this year, along with the material culture reflected in the primary…
Presented by Dal Mallory. On February 27th, 1766, the Leedstowns Resolutions were signed for the purpose of resisting the Stamp Act and ensuring Virginians did not comply with the law. Considered to be one of the first attempts to formally…
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Fredericksburg has a sister city partnership with five international cities, listed below along with the year the partnership was established:
Fréjus, France (1980) Prince’s Town, Ghana (2006)Schwetzingen, Germany (2010)Este, Italy… Presented by Dal Mallory. On February 27th, 1766, the Leedstowns Resolutions were signed for the purpose of resisting the Stamp Act and ensuring Virginians did not comply with the law. Considered to be one of the first attempts to formally…