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George Washington at St. George’s
The first parish church was designated to be at Germanna, the home of Alexander Spotswood. To accommodate the arriving settlers, the first vestry ordered two small frame churches built in 1724 in the eastern part of the county. In 1732, the vestry began planning to relocate the northern church on a site awarded by the … Read more
The Silver Story
1. The Gift The 2 Patens and 2 cups (chalice, flagon) were an 1827 gift by John Gray to St. George’s as recorded by historian Philip Slaughter in his History of St. George’s Parish in the County of Spotsylvania, and Diocese of Virginia: With a Biography of the Author and a Continuation, Embracing the … Read more
Quenzel – Bibliography, Index – text
BIBLIOGRAPHY PRIMARY SOURCES MANUSCRIPTS OFFICIAL RECORDS Fredericksburg, Virginia. City Council Minutes, 1782-1801, 1829- 1851, 448 pp.; 474 pp. City Manager’s Office. Law. Corporation Court, 1900-1905, Book E. St. George’s Parish, Spotsylvania County. Minutes of the Vestry, 1726-1745 and 1746-1817. 58 unnumbered pp., 298 unnumbered pp. —–Protestant Episcopal Church, Fredericksburg. Minutes of the Vestry, [Books III-VIII], … 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
