(Editor’s notes – John Pearce retired as head of the James Monroe Museum and served for 27 years as a professor in Mary Washington. We appreciate these tidbits he wrote back in 2005 on St. George’s history) [pdf-embedder url=”http://history.churchsp.org/wp-content/uploads/johnpearcetidbitsstgeorges.pdf”]
Courtesy of Fredericksburg.com 20 November 2006 By CATHY DYSON http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/dhknox.htm “As an intern for the National Park Service, Kati Singel uncovered a mystery when she was working on one of those glamorous projects interns tend to get. “Singel was doing inventory in the basement of the Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center. She was supposed to make … Read more
Take 15 minutes and get to know some of our history by walking the church. More information on each topic online
1. Pews, Part 1 2. Pews, Part 2 3. Pews, Part 3 4. Pews, Part 4 5. Pews, Part 5 6. Pews, Part 6
In this final installment of this series we will look at a couple of “pew controversies” and the memorials that are attached to a number of the pews. All was not harmonious in the pews. Pews were objects to be bought and were taxed. It was inevitable that controversies arose. In early January, 1908, Brodie … Read more
Another 14 families of St. George’s occupied the pews for 3 of the 4 periods. 10 of the 14 are actually behind the seats occupied by the first Generation. This is the second level of famlies by price paid and longetivity. The average pew price was $291 which was below that of the average pew … Read more
Daily Star, October 31, 1906 Interior Improvements to St George’s Completed. The Color Scheme in Exquisite Taste – Exterior Will Now Be Painted, Etc “It would be difficult for any one not an artist to describe the improvements that have recently been completed in St. George’s Episcopal church. “The entire vestibule has been tiled with … Read more
Joseph Walker was not a parishioner here but worked as St. George’s sexton from 1886 until 1940 when he retired, a total of 53 years. He was here longer than most parishioners. Walker was born a slave in 1854 on the farm of Col William Goodwin in Spotsylvania. He recalled how at age 9 Goodwin … Read more
He was son of John Wallace (1793-1872) and grew up with his brothers, A. Wellington Wallace and Charles H. Wallace, Howson Wallace in Fredericksburg Wallace was an attorney before the Civil War and served in Company C, 30th Va during the Civil War During the last eight months of the war Captain Wallace was Acting … Read more
From his obituary “He was born on Sept. 9, 1934, the youngest son of Murray and Gretta Greenup of Lorain, Ohio. He was an alumnus of Brookside High School in Sheffield, Ohio, The Ohio State University in Columbus and The University of Oklahoma in Norman. He retired as director of the Marine Corps Research Center … Read more