250 Years of Freemasonry in Fredericksburg
The year 2002 celebrated the 250th anniversary of the foundation of "George Washington's Mother Lodge." According to the authors of the new book The History of Freemasonry in Virginia, "Fredericksburg...
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Restoring Kenmore: Resources in the Library and on the Web
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The Life of "P" A Memoir of a Mother and a Nurse
By Lee RiceA loving son recounts his mother's life as lived in the Northern Neck and Fredericksburg.Reserve this title
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The Ghosts of Virginia, Volume IV
By L. B. Taylor, Jr.Ghost tales and folklore from Northern Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley, Richmond and Central Virginia, Roanoke and Central Virginia, Southside Virginia, Tidewater Virginia,...
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War So Terrible: Remembering the Battle of Fredericksburg
One hundred and forty-seven years ago, lines of blue advanced on a hillside near the outskirts of Fredericksburg. Those heights were manned by gray-uniformed soldiers, powerfully well-armed and rather...
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The Good Doctor Was a Spy: The Lively Times of Robert Wellford
5241194-642x965.jpgOne of Fredericksburg's leading citizens was either a patriot or a traitor, depending on whether you favored coats of Tory red or Revolutionary blue.read more
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Shiloh Cemetery Graves
3665316-540x800.jpgRobert Hodge reported in 1981 that this is from a report prepared by a students of Germanna Community College in circa 1979. Report is not verified and was unsigned. Indeed, there is...
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Benson J. Lossing's Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution in Virginia &...
By Jack E. Fryar, Jr., EditorOriginally published in 1850--less than 75 years after the war--this attractive reprint of a history classic gives a unique narrative to the conflict based on the author's...
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Postcards Coming In!
Postcards voicing support for fully funding the 2010-2011 library budget request are coming in from Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Westmoreland, and beyond! See what some of our supporters...
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collie.jpgLong before Lassie became a famous film star there was another collie who was courted by movie directors. This remarkable "dog with a human brain" had his day in a Fredericksburg court room...
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Early Ice Houses
icebucket.jpgThe inhabitants of early Fredericksburg enjoyed a cool drink during the hot summer months, just as we do today -- hence the massive excavations referred to as ice houses. These...
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By the King's Patent Granted
bloodtonic.jpg"By the King's Patent Granted" was a common embossing on English medicines of the 18th century. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries patent medicines reigned supreme as cures for...
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Local Doctor's Hours of Heroism
ship1.jpgThe time was sunset on Sept. 23, 1779. A full moon was rising. The place was the bloody deck of John Paul Jones’ ship the Bon Homme Richard. There a young Spotsylvanian named Laurence Brooke...
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New Trail to Freedom Project Marks Local Black History Sites
Between April and September 1862, an estimated 10,000 slaves fled the South through our region. As part of the local Civil War Sesquicentennial commemorations, the Trail to Freedom project was designed...
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John Paul Jones: A Founder of the U.S. Navy
jonesportrait.jpgFrom a Scottish port to colonial Fredericksburg to the royal courts of France and Russia, the little man who famously refused to give up the fight was perfectly at home in both...
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Accommodating Revolutions: Virginia’s Northern Neck in an Era of...
By Albert H. Tillson, Jr.The Northern Neck runs from Falmouth in Stafford County all the way down to Windmill Point in Lancaster County, bounded by the Rappahannock River to the south and the Potomac...
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Fredericksburg in Revolutionary Days, Part I
marching_drums.JPGWilliam and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine (William and Mary Quarterly) Volume XXVII, No. 2. October 1918. pp. 73-95. Parts II and III may also be read online....
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Fredericksburg in Revolutionary Days: Part II
george_weedon.jpg"Fredericksburg in Revolutionary Days: Part II"The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jan., 1919), pp. 164-175. Parts I and III are also available to read online.In November,...
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Fredericksburg in Revolutionary Days: Part III
forge.JPGSource: The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 4 (Apr., 1919), pp. 248-257. Parts I and II may also be read online. FREDERICKSBURG IN REVOLUTIONARY DAYS(Concluded)PART III.We come now...
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Ruth Coder Fitzgerald: A Life Filled with Determination
“She was always very generous with her time and hospitality to me, and I loved working with her. She helped me with my walking tour as well.read more
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