Community History Day

October 13, 2025 • 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Fredericksburg Area Campus
10000 Germanna Point Drive
Fredericksburg, Virginia

Step into the past and discover the stories that shaped our community. Join us for Germanna’s Community History Day—an interactive celebration of local history, culture, and civic engagement. This event is free and open to the public and will include live performances & demos, immersive exhibits, dynamic presentations, and voter registration.

Exhibitors

  • Central Rappahannock Heritage Center
  • Fredericksburg Area Museum
  • Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail
  • Fredericksburg Food Co-op
  • Germanna History Project
  • King George Historical Society
  • League of Women Voters Fredericksburg
  • National Museum of the Marine Corps
  • Spotsylvania Battlefield
  • Stafford County NAACP
  • University of Mary Washington Digital History Projects
  • VA Holocaust Museum
  • Veterans Affairs Office
  • Virginia Museum of the Civil War
  • Washington Heritage Museums
  • Weem Botts Museum - Historic Dumfries
  • ...and more

Scheduled Events

Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail
with Chris Williams and Victoria Matthews
11 a.m. · Sealy Auditorum

Sparking Freedom: Enslaved Resistance in Fredericksburg & Stafford Virginia
with Dr. Gaila Sims
12 p.m. · Sealy Auditorium

Presented by Germanna’s Center for Teaching & Learning and the Division of Humanities & Social Sciences

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