In the early 20th century, women and men throughout the United States fought for the right for women to vote. Janetta R. Fitzhugh, a local community-minded citizen, led the fight for women’s suffrage in this area. Her life and involvement are an inspiration as we continue to work for the well-being of our community. Join Joy O’Toole as she discusses Janetta Fitzhugh’s life, her work in health improvement and women’s suffrage, and the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia.

Joy O’Toole is an Adult Services Programmer at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, where she creates classes and events to enrich, educate, and connect people in the Fredericksburg area. In her work at the library, she researches and writes about local history, matches people up with their new favorite book, teaches genealogy classes, and supports local writers with monthly writing groups and an annual writers’ conference. Reading, writing, and researching are her passions, and she loves nothing more than to share her knowledge with others. Joy earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Virginia and is working on her first book.

This presentation is given in participation with the Central Rappahannock Regional Library.

A celebration of student achievement and Stafford history! Sponsored by Stafford County Public Schools.

There will be no general meeting/evening program for the Stafford County Historical Society in January 2025. We will soon announce a new set of live events and programs.

Members and Guests Only.

The Christmas party will be held at the Rowser Building, Room A. The SCHS provides napkins, plates, cutlery, and beverages. Everyone is asked to bring a dish to share.

We’ll be meeting at 2:00pm on Sunday, December 15, at 2:00pm in hopes that more members will be available to attend.

With Scott Harris.

Scott will discuss dendrochronology (tree ring dating) undertaken in 2023 at the historic House Belmont.  Harris will review the process and results of the project, which helped establish a more precise date of construction for the oldest portion of the structure.

Scott Harris is the Executive Director of the University of Mary Washington Museums and an editorial advisor to the White House Historical Association.

This presentation will be recorded and posted to Facebook and the Discover Stafford “Past Presentations” portion of the events page.

NOTE;  Our originally scheduled program “Good/Better/Best: Options for Keeping Your Family History Safe” with Terri Blanchette will not be presented this month.  Terri will unfortunately not be available.  We hope to have her present this program in the future.

Please join us on November 21, 2024 for “Dating the Historic House Belmont” with Scott Harris.