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Reburial of 6 individuals in 2002

6 former residents of the graveyard were reinterred in 2002 in a ceremony performed by Charles Sydnor. The remains were found earlier in Market Square during excavation.

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The Changing Map of St. George’s Parish

How has St. George’s changed in size over its 300 years of history ?

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Accessibility Week, 2008

The Third Annual Lutheran-Episcopal Covenant Accessibility Project was completed on June 7th. A 30-foot access ramp was built on Bounds Street in Spotsylvania County.

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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