Join us as we commemorate Juneteenth 2025 with a vibrant celebration of freedom, resilience, and culture! This year’s event honors the legacy of emancipation while embracing the power of education, unity, and action in our communities. Through music, art, storytelling, and fellowship, we reflect on the past and empower the future. Our motto, “Educate to Advocate…..then Activate,” guides this experience while encouraging us to learn our history, raise our voices, and create meaningful change. From youth activities to cultural performances, guest speakers to community resources, there’s something for everyone to enjoy and be inspired by. Come together with us in joy, pride, and purpose as we celebrate the spirit of Juneteenth—because freedom didn’t end in 1865, it continues to evolve through awareness, action, and unity!

HFFI EVENT

Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill by drinking in Revolution-era buildings.

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Tickets & more information COMING SOON

This year’s Summer Social will be an outdoor potluck picnic at the home of our VP of Programs, Anita Dodd.  Anita has a large, lovely property with plenty of room for members to visit and kids to play.  The Society will have tables set up, but we ask you to bring your own chairs.  The Society will also provide drinks and cutlery.

This is a potluck picnic.  Please bring a dish to share and remember to bring chairs, too!

Not yet a member?  It’s easy to join.

NOTE THE NEW DATE.  We’ve had to postpone our event to May 3rd due to the forecast for heavy rain and lightning.

Join us for a fun and educational tour of Falmouth Cemetery.  Featured on the tour will be the historic Union Church and Hobby School.  The tour will include historical stories by historians, Jerrilynn Eby MacGregor and Anita Dodd.

Parking for the event will be at the Grizzle Center off Butler Road (60 Bulter Road, Falmouth, VA 22405).

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.