The Extended Washington Family
Published Date - June 07,2020 Chronology - 1731
Washington was connected to St. George’s not through membership. His home was not in Fredericksburg but Stafford. However, he was connected to St. George’s through his family and some documented visits to the Church. Among its 18th century vestrymen were Charles Washington, Fielding Lewis, Charles Lewis, Lewis Willis, George Thornton, Francis Thornton, and John Lewis, […]
The Front Steps
Published Date - March 09,2020 Chronology - 1849
The steps for the 1849 church were made of Aquia Sandstone mined in Stafford County. Fifty years earlier building material for the White House and U.S. Capitol. Its flaws led to it disuse. The church faced a substantial cost in 2011 to repair inherent issues within the stone as well as improper repairs. Tidewater Restoration […]
“What Happened to Riches Filched from Fredericksburg”- John Banks
Published Date - February 19,2020 Chronology - 1862
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Celebrating the Holy Eucharist – Remembering the Paschal Mystery
Published Date - November 09,2019 Chronology - 1991
“I’m going to be talking with you now about what happens in our worship, especially in our eucharistic worship”
John Pearce, obituary, Oct. 20, 2019
Published Date - October 23,2019 Chronology - 2019
John Newton Pearce, 84, died Monday, October 14, 2019. His funeral was at St. George’s on Oct 21
Accessibility Ramps from 2006 to 2018
Published Date - May 24,2019 Chronology - 2006
St. Georges became involved in 2006 in creating disability ramps in the context of the Lutheran Episcopal Covenant of 1997. Then over a decade later this same concept was pushed by a third party with a larger workforce and goals in mind and became SAWS of Virginia and launched at St. George’s
George Washington re-enactment Memorial Service, Dec. 12, 1999
Published Date - May 19,2019 Chronology - 1999
On December 15, 1799, George Washington died of a throat infection at his home in Mount Vernon. This is a re-enactment service 200 years later at St. George’s.
Oral History, Elizabeth Roberson, 2017
Published Date - January 16,2019 Chronology - 2017
The interview was done for 300th anniversary celebration of St. George’s parish. This is an oral history with Elizabeth Roberson who was secretary at St. George’s Episcopal Church, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1959 – 1996.
Oral History, The Reverend Charles R. Sydnor, Jr.
Published Date - January 15,2019 Chronology - 2018
This is an oral history with the Reverend Charles R. Sydnor, Jr., assistant rector, 1973 – 1976 and rector 1976 – 2003 done by Beth Daly with Barbara and Mac Willis
Photos to accompany Charles Sydnor, oral history
Published Date - Chronology - 2018
Photos to accompany Charles Sydnor oral history, circa 1995-2000’s
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