What's New?
Alexander K. Phillips (1805-1892)
Alexander Philips was chiefly a commission merchant in grain and other commodities a field he inherited from his father Samuel Phillips. Before the era of the railroad, Fredericksburg played a major role in shipping throughout the Americas. After Samuel Phillips died he used part of the estate to establish his own company A. K. Phillips … Read more
Thomas F. Knox (1807-1890)
Thomas F. Knox (1807-1890) was from Culpeper and came to Fredericksburg in 1821 to work with his uncle William A. Knox and became a “wheat speculator and flour manufacturer” according to Quinn’s history of Fredericksburg. The Central Rappahannock Regional Library has part of a diary when Knox was in his 20’s describing a trip to … Read more
John W. Herndon (1870-1952)
John Herndon was born and grew up in Fredericksburg for his first four years but spent most of his adult life away from the town. Educated in Washington DC he lived in Alexandria and worked with a variety of government agencies – the Census bureau, US Capital, Treasury Department. In retirement he moved to Charlottesville … Read more
Getting Started in St. George's History - 6 essential resources
Selections from several categories of our history.
McGuire served all 3 churches over the course of 45 years. He is probably the most influential of all our rectors in all phases of ministry from preaching, teaching, and outreach. Trip Wiggins, our archivist, wrote this for a Sunday school class and has been teaching classes for years
6. Tom Faulkner confronts the Vestry on race
Faulkner served St. George's for 30 years from 1946-1976. During these years racial policies were paramount, especially 1954, in the year of Brown vs. Board of Education, Faulkner was challenged by the Vestry on the role of Blacks in our service. He was able to move St. George's toward racial justice that other rectors would further
