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The Leading Families of 1849

Return to referring page Who occupied the space in the new church of 1849? The pew documentation provides a unique view into the generations that attended St. George’s. Those who paid for the right to sit in a certain place in Church not surprisingly were many of the Church leaders as well as in town … Read more

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Robert Cary Long, Architect of St. George’s

Return to referring page This is a selection of a master’s thesis on Long. Copy is in the Central Rappahannock Regional Library. [pdf-embedder url=”http://history.churchsp.org/wp-content/uploads/architectureofrobertcarylong.pdf”]

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FredericksburgNews – May 9, 1848 – erection of the 3rd church

Return to referring page This was before the church was consecrated in 1849.

Getting Started in St. George's History - 6 essential resources

Selections from several categories of our history.

5. Rev. Edward McGuire

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

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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

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