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Three for Thanksgiving

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 15:47 | Virginia Johnson
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Our libraries will be closed on Thanksgiving and the day after, so now's the time to pick up some reading to take you through the holiday. We have many cookbooks to help plan the feast, but of our other collections these three books tell stories especially true to life and true to the heart to help make your holiday a warm one.

The A. P. Hill Book!

Mon, 11/16/2009 - 12:19 | Jeffrey Garth Edmunds
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 The mysterious powers-that-be have shipped over a few more boxes of that remarkable new book Wealthy in Heart: [An] Oral History of Life Before Fort. A. P. Hill. Those books will be distributed FREE, on a first come-first-served basis, until the boxes are emptied.

Come pick up your FREE copy at the Adult Reference Desk at the Headquarters Branch, or have one held for you by calling 540-372-1144, ext. 233.

Local Counter Terror Expert!

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 12:01 | Jeffrey Garth Edmunds
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Seems as though every time there is an incident like the recent tragedy at Fort Hood, Clint Van Zandt turns up on TV, offering insight into what has happened and how to understand it. Van Zandt is well known for having been, for many years an FBI major crimes analyst, “profiler” and hostage negotiator. You may not know that he is today the president of a local business, Van Zandt Associates – an international risk and threat management consulting firm.

New DVD! Civil War - Fredericksburg: Then & Now

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 12:02 | Samantha Thomason
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Civil War - Fredericksburg: Then & Now was released October 28. This new DVD is a cooperative production of the Civil War Round Table of Fredericksburg and the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust.

Come to the Headquarters Library theater onThursday, November 5, 7-9 pm, to view parts of the DVD, and meet with the producers, director, and narrator who will be available for questions.

D–Day: The 65th Anniversary Exhibit

Wed, 10/28/2009 - 14:45 | Samantha Thomason
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Wednesday, November 11, All day (9am-9pm), Headquarters Theater

Items from the Museum of Valor collection honoring all veterans and military, especially men and women from World War II, will be on display all day in the theater.

Accessing the Old Newspapers of Fredericksburg

Mon, 10/26/2009 - 15:32 | Jeffrey Garth Edmunds
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There have been newspapers published in Fredericksburg since 1788. (The only gap came in 1862-65, when the city was devastated by war.)  Fredericksburg has been a one-newspaper town – the Free Lance-Star –- since the 1920s, but before that many newspapers were published locally…. 

A History of Classic Monsters: The Wolf Man

Mon, 10/19/2009 - 10:40 | John Gaines
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Movie poster for The Wolf Man

The image of a cursed soul doomed to become a werewolf at the rising of a full moon is one of the most iconic concepts in horror. Unlike Dracula or the Mummy, the notion of a “wolf man” or “werewolf” was not cemented by one single actor, author, book, or horror series. It is instead a truly ancient concept dating back to the pre-literate sagas and legends told by Europeans centuries ago. 

African-American History of Stafford, Virginia

Tue, 10/13/2009 - 11:02
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(This brochure was originally printed in the fall of 2002.)

Colonial Times

Africans first arrived in the Virginia colony in 1619 as indentured servants. In the late 1600s slaves were brought into the sparsely settled Rappahannock Valley, primarily to serve as agricultural laborers.

John Brown and the Raid on Harper's Ferry

Mon, 10/12/2009 - 09:40 | Kara Rockwell
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October 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry.
Born in 1800 to an abolitionist couple, John Brown was raised to believe that slavery was a sin and an insult to God. These beliefs influenced his actions throughout his life.

The Army of the Potomac in Stafford County, 1862-1863: A Driving Tour

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 15:07
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By The Rappahannock Valley Civil War Roundtable

No great battles were fought within Stafford County, but during the winter of 1862-1863, 120,000 men of the Army of the Potomac camped along its ridges and valleys. The federal army combed the countryside, stripping the inhabitants of nearly everything - livestock, fence rails, crops, and lumber. With little remaining to eat and firewood for heating scarce (some sources claim that only 20 trees pre-dating the war exist in the county today), most residents were forced to leave. When these homes were found abandoned, Union soldiers simply pulled down the house and used it for firewood.