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The Changing Place of the Reredos
The reredos appeared in the 1870’s, changed position in 1925, removed completely 1954, refinished and put back up by 2000 and shifted forward in the next 10 years.
1993 – the Financial Scandal
St. George’s endured a financial scandal that involved monies absconded by the treasurer. Here is the story of that event
General George Patton on St. George’s Cemetery
From A Life in ‘The ‘Burg – John C. Goolrick Introduction -The letter below which indicates that General Patton knew about St. George’s Cemetery is included in the appendix of John Goolrick’s book on Fredericksburg. Goolrick (1935-2005) was a columnist and reporter for the Free Lance-Star. A column at his death wrote “John Goolrick liked … 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
