with Daniel M. Chichester This presentation will also be live streamed via Facebook. To view the presentation from Facebook, go to https://www.facebook.com/StaffordHistory. You should see the live feed listed at the top of the posts. If not, you may need to refresh your page.

Discover Stafford cordially invites you to join us on June 3, 2023 from 5 PM to 9 PM at scenic Hartwood Manor for Cheers to Stafford. We’ll crack open the cold and refreshing taste of local history with our first annual history-themed dinner party! Come enjoy an evening of food, music, raffles and live auction set among the Hartwood Manor’s numerous rose gardens. Stafford is literally the county that build the nation, but our story is largely unknown. Our Society’s…

Please join us June15, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. for our monthly meeting. Our speaker will be EUNICE E. Y. HAIGLER. After retiring as a Mental Health Professional working in every aspect of human services Eunice E.Y. Haigler has become a local historian, activist, advocate and the Community Liaison to former Commonwealth of Virginia State Legislator, Joshua Cole. Eunice specializes in Human Relationship Building and has diligently worked to eradicate racism by advocating for change, being a resource for education, instilling…

The Stafford County NAACP will return to Colonial Forge H.S. for their 2nd Annual Juneteenth Commemoration and Celebration of June 19, 1865! So many participants are eagerly returning and many more are joining. It is promising to be quite a joyous, educational and fun-filled occasion so, please save the date and join us!! Invite_ Participants Stafford NAACP Juneteenth

Members Only – Join now for FREE! Please bring a dish to share.

with Casey Clark. Casey will share insights about the various murals that have been completed throughout the county. This presentation will also be live streamed via Facebook. To view the presentation from Facebook, go to https://www.facebook.com/StaffordHistory. You should see the live feed listed at the top of the posts. If not, you may need to refresh your page.

With Trip Wiggins. This presentation will also be live streamed via Facebook. To view the presentation from Facebook, go to https://www.facebook.com/StaffordHistory. You should see the live feed listed at the top of the posts. If not, you may need to refresh your page.

Bring the family on a self-guided walk anytime between 10am and 4pm. Walk is wheelchair/stroller accessible and dog friendly. Receive a souvenir bag while supplies last. (Rain date October 14)

With Jerrilynn Eby MacGregor In the 1730s, Charles and Edward Waller of Essex County brought their families and their mother to land on Aquia Creek that they had inherited from their father. Here on a hill overlooking the creek, they built a frame home known as Concord. Located in the heart of the freestone quarrying area, the Wallers cut stone, operated a store, had sawyers who supplied lumber and at least one boat to Accokeek Iron Furnace, and were involved…

Get a jump start on your holiday shopping for your history-loving friends and family. Join us in the lobby of the Stafford County Admin Center. We'll have books, maps, notecards, and limited-edition ornaments for sale. This year's ornament celebrates the history of Hunter's Iron Works.