Meetings & Events
Monthly business meetings of the Board are held on each first Thursday of the month at 1 PM. Membership meetings are usually held on each third Thursday of the month at 7:30 PM. Unless otherwise announced, meetings will be held at the Stafford County Administrative Center located at 1300 Courthouse Road at the corner of US Hwy 1.
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May 2019
The Fitzhughs and Chatham through 1810
John J. Hennessy, chief historian and chief of interpretation at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, began his career with the National Park Service at Manassas NB a very long time ago. He is the author of dozens of articles and essays and of three three books, For the past 24 years, his ofice has been at historic Chatham. His topic tonight: The Fitzhughs and Chatham.
Find out more »June 2019
The Aftermath of the Union Occupation and its Effects on Stafford’s Residents
With Rick and Jerrilynn MacGregor
Find out more »July 2019
Annual Stafford Historical Society Picnic at Belmont
Members and guests only.
Find out more »August 2019
The History of Hartwood Manor
With Connie Hilker
Find out more »September 2019
Stafford’s Civil War Spies
With Ben Williams
Find out more »October 2019
Clara Barton
With Don Pfanz Clarissa (Clara) Barton was a pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War. After the First Battle of Bull Run, Barton placed an ad in a Massachusetts newspaper for supplies; the response was a profound influx of supplies. She worked to distribute supplies, clean field hospitals, apply dressings, and serve food to wounded soldiers in close proximity to several battles, including Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run,…
Find out more »November 2019
Stafford Historical Society Sale
Buy gifts from the SCHS store in the lobby of the Stafford County Administration Building. The 2019 ornament will be available as well as cranberry-colored throws which have been out of stock for some time.
Find out more »Field Trip to the Stafford Civil War Park
Members Only
Find out more »December 2019
Annual Stafford Historical Society Christmas Party
Members and Guests Only The Christmas party will be held at the Rowser Building, Room A. It begins at 6:30 PM. The SCHS provides napkins, plates, cutlery, and beverages. Everyone is asked to bring a dish to share. There is a new historical display there and Frank White will talk to us about it.
Find out more »January 2020
Life on the Marine Corps Reservation
With Kate Roberts Kate Roberts, archeologist for the Quantico Marine Corps base, will discuss life in Northern Stafford before the 1942 government condemnation.
Find out more »February 2020
March 2020
*** CANCELLED *** Princess Salm-Salm and General Sickles
*** CANCELLED *** All events and community programs and classes held at County facilities are canceled through March 31. With Jane Conner. Other Business: The Stafford County Historical Society board has voted to amend the organization’s by-laws in preparation for the merger of the Society with the Stafford County Museum Foundation. The Foundation was originally created by Stafford County to hold monies given by the county for a museum. It has been decided at this present time that this merger…
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