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 County’s Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve!

Bring the family on a self-guided “volksmarch,” a tradition of non-competitive fitness walking originating in Germany, and receive a commemorative token.

Access the trailhead off Raven Road and take whichever trail suits your fitness level (not wheelchair accessible).

with Joseph Cardello

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.

Donna Sayre of the DAR will speak on the many changes for military women over the years and highlight some of Stafford County’s present and past military women.

Donna is a native of Kentucky. She attended the University of Kentucky and proudly “Bleeds Blue.” She has had a career in the United States Navy, raising her right hand on Friday the 13th of November 1970 and is a Viet Nam veteran. She served in theatre aboard the Navy Hospital Ship Sanctuary.

After her Navy career, she returned to school and received additional degrees from The George Washington University in Health Care Administration, and the then Mary Washington College where she received additional bachelors and master’s degrees in Political Science and Public Administration.

Donna owns a technology consulting company where she uses her medical background to apply technology to medical practices. She has one daughter, Heather, who is a retired police officer for the city of Fredericksburg. She also has 5 granddaughters, ranging in age from 24 years old to 7 years old.

She has been involved in the United Methodist Church Lay Servant and Lay Speaking Ministry for over 25 years serving locally and on the District. She has been a resident of Stafford County for over 40 years.

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.

Stafford historian and author, Jane Conner, will be the guest speaker for the Stafford County Historical Society’s monthly meeting on Thursday, February 16th. Her talk will be about the influence George Washington and his father have had on Stafford and the nation. The meeting will begin at 7:30 pm and will be held at the Stafford Administration Building in the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers. All are welcome.

Jane was instrumental in preserving Government Island. It took her 29 years and a speech before Congress to get the island on the National Register of Historic Places.

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.

Join the Hunt

Get to know Stafford County with the Discover Stafford Scavenger Hunt!

Register online or pick up a paper booklet at your favorite library branch to locate historic and cultural markers throughout Stafford.