Time Period: 1800s

This article focuses on the St. George’s related items in the Fredericksburg Museum which reopened on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. These items are scattered through the museum.

Some uninvited guests in the rectory on Hanover Street during the Civil War. Thanks to John Hennessey for this account

We have prayer services for major events but rarely a full day of prayer. Just before the first battle at Manasses in July, 1861, St. George’s rector presents an address on a day of prayer and fasting called by President Jefferson Davis

Photographs from John Hennessey provides a new look into our St. George’s Civil War rector, Rev. Alfred M. Randolph. Tomorrow the US Takes over the rectory.

The split of Trinity from St. George’s affected St. George’s for more than a generation. The relationship between the two Episcopal Churches has never been particularly close. The nature of the split may explain this lingering situation. St. George’s took until 1946 to recover the numbers of communicants lost. The article tries to separate facts from speculation. The lack of documentation is a problem understanding this event. More research could be done as suggested at the end.

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.

The two unanswered questions with the 1888 steeple pictures is who took them and where. “Who” may not be discovered. “Where” is open to speculation.

This is the complete set of images from the 1888 photo shoot with pictures taken in 1997 when the church was undergoing renovation as part of AIM 2000.

Here is the second part of Hennessey’s article on the “steeple pictures.”

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”. See extended article online … Read more