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Photography of St. George’s – the 20th Century steeple pictures
Return to referring page In 2009, the church was painted again after 10+ years providing yet another opportunity to view the surrounding area from “on high.” These pictures were mostly taken by Ralph Powell and the Free Lance-Star at the time. Ralph took the first 6 with the others being Free Lance-Star pictures. The views … Read more
Photography of St. George’s – the 19th Century – Part 3 – Complete Set of Steeple Pictures
Return to referring page This is the complete set of the 20 pictures which were published in Volume 3 of the Journal of Fredericksburg History showing the 1888 view and 1997 when scaffolding was around the church for AIM 2000. Currently the pictures reside with the National Park Service. 1. Looking south down Princess Anne … Read more
Photography of St. George’s – the 19th Century – Part 1
Return to referring page There are only two periods of known photographs about St. George’s in the 19th century: 1. Civil War 1862-1864 2. Steeple Pictures 1888. These are views FROM St. George’s but unfortunately the unknown photographer did not take one of the church! John Hennessey did 2 online posts about the “steeple pictures”. … 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
