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Fit for a Queen: The Legacy of Sidney E. King
Barbara CrookshanksVirginia HistoryHistory Feature ArticlesJamestownNational Park ServiceElizabeth IISidney King: "It's a colorful country of ours. I've made it my business to make sure Mr. and Mrs....
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August Is National Parks Month
Virginia JohnsonFamiliesHistoryTravelVirginia HistoryGeologyNational Park ServiceHikingAugustNatureCampingLibraryPoint BlogHistory BlogCamping, fishing, hiking, history, grand vistas, and horseback...
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Stafford County May Get New Museum at Chatham
Virginia HistoryChatham ManorStafford County (Va.)National Park ServiceHistory BlogAccording to an article that appeared in the Free Lance-Star on 10/10/2009, Stafford County is working with the...
View ArticlePopes Creek Plantation: Birthplace of George Washington
Book ListsHistory BooksKeywordsGeorge Washington18th centuryNorthern NeckWestmoreland CountyNational Park ServiceWashington family
View ArticleBattling for Manassas: The Fifty-Year Preservation Struggle at Manassas...
Book ListsHistory BooksKeywordsCivil War - U.S.National Park ServiceFirst ManassasHistoric Preservation
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War So Terrible: Remembering the Battle of Fredericksburg
Virginia JohnsonVirginia HistoryBattle of FredericksburgFredericksburg (Va.)National Park ServiceHistory BlogOne hundred and forty-seven years ago, lines of blue advanced on a hillside near the...
View ArticleGrandpa's Mountain
Book ListsVirginia History for KidsKeywordsNational Park ServiceBlue Ridge MountainsDepressions - United States - 1929-1933 -- fiction
View ArticleWhen the Whipporwill Calls
Book ListsVirginia History for KidsKeywordsNational Park ServiceBlue Ridge MountainsDepressions - United States - 1929-1933 -- fiction
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New Trail to Freedom Project Marks Local Black History Sites
Virginia JohnsonAfrican AmericanVirginia HistoryHistoric sitesFredericksburg (Va.)Stafford County (Va.)National Park ServiceShiloh Baptist Church (Old site)History BlogBetween April and September 1862,...
View ArticleAnsel Adams: A Biography
Book ListsAmerican LightKeywordsNational Park ServicePhotographersBiographyAnsel Adams
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"The Sacking of Fredericksburg"
History & PoliticsBattle of FredericksburgNational Park Servicelocal authorBook excerpt -- CW150History BlogExcerpt from War So Terrible: A Popular History of the Battle of Fredericksburg, by...
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Free History at Sunset Tours Explore the Civil War
Virginia JohnsonHistory & PoliticsCivil War - U.S.National Park ServiceLibraryPoint BlogHistory BlogHighlightsEach summer, the National Park Service offers free History at Sunset tours which give...
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After Appomattox: Civil War History Series at the Library
Lynda BaerHistory & PoliticsNational Park ServiceCivil War - U.S.library programLibraryPoint BlogHistory BlogHighlightsEver wonder what happened after Lee's surrender to Grant that fateful day at...
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Find Your Park: All About National Parks
Michele BrownTravelNational Park ServiceCivil War - U.S.GenealogyLibraryPoint BlogThe National Park Service turns 100 years old on August 25, 2016, and is celebrating their Centennial throughout the...
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The National Park Service Centennial: A Speaker Series
NPS StaffHistory & PoliticsNPSNational Park Servicelibrary programFredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military ParkLibraryPoint BlogHistory BlogA Joint Program of the National Park Service...
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National Park Service Workshops: Preserve Your Heirlooms
Michele BrownNational Park Serviceartifact preservationpapertextilesLibraryPoint BlogHistory BlogThe letters your grandfather wrote from the front lines in World War II to your grandmother on the home...
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Saturday, June 10 is National Get Outdoors Day!
Megan BinghamNatural WorldOutdoorsOutdoor recreationNatureNational Park ServiceLibraryPoint BlogKids BlogTeen BlogNational Get Outdoors Day (or GO Day) celebrates its 10-year anniversary on June 10,...
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Families on Foot: Urban Hikes to Backyard Treks and National Park Adventures
Megan BinghamCrafts & HobbiesHealth, Mind & BodyNonfictionNatural WorldRegionalTravelHikingAppalachian TrailShenandoah National ParkNational Park ServiceOutdoorsShelf Life BlogBook Buzz...
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Grab These Books Before Traveling with Youngsters
Darcie CaswellHistory & Historical FictionTeacher ResourcesTravelTravel with childrenRoad TripAirportsAirplanesNational Park ServiceUnited States -- travelLibraryPoint BlogKids BlogWhere has the...
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Book Corner: On Writing
Michele BrownNational Park ServiceCreative writingWriting exercisesmemoirsLibraryPoint BlogNovember will be bringing our library community both Veterans Day and NaNoWriMo. If you’ve thought of trying...
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