Oral Histories

Oral Histories

Oral histories capture childhood memories and coming-of-age experiences during times of change, allowing us to hear the past through the voices of those who lived it.

River Memories

The Friends of the Rappahannock (FOR), in partnership with the University of Mary Washington's Department of History and American Studies, began to preserve stories about local people and their relationships to the Rappahannock River.

 

Regional Histories

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Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc.'s (HFFI), The Spotsylvania Preservation Foundation's (SPFI), and Stafford County's oral history collections are available to read in Central Rappahannock Regional Library's Virginiana Room.

 

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This interview with W. Hansford Abel was conducted on August 8, 1986, by Pearle E. Young. This interview is part of the Stafford County Oral History Project.

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