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Robert currently serves as Chief Emeritus of the Patawomeck Indian Tribe which was granted heritage status by the 2010 session of the VA General Assembly. Chief Green lives in Stafford and he tells of his childhood and of his motivation to reorganize the Tribe. In addition, he shares interesting facts about the historical importance of…

Wilbur was born and has lived since along the southern bank of Aquia Creek just inland from the Potomac River. From this sparsely populated area he and a few other children walked three miles to school at Route 1. As a boy he helped him grandmother with a boat rental business and learned the business…

Louellen and Rebecca are sisters who have lived in eastern Stafford all their lives. They have Native-American roots and they are descendants of the Patawomeck Tribe which lived, hunted, fished and farmed along the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers in pre-Colonial times. The Patawomecks were described by John Smith including the local chief who was the…

Charles has always lived in the central part of Stafford County along Hull’s Chapel Road which is known locally as “Terrapin’s Thicket.’ His family is related to many of those in the area. The names appear on the stones in local cemeteries. Mr. Moore tells of how his grandfather grew vegetables and transported them by…

Milton was born and grew up on Poplar Road having grandparents who lived at each end. One grandfather operated a general store at Rt. 17 and Poplar Road. Mr. Christy and his sisters graduated from Stafford County Public schools. They attended college in Richmond and each returned to teach music in local schools. Mr. Christy…

Shirley was born in Toluca, Virginia before the area was renamed Garrisonville. She & her husband, James, live in the western Garrisonville Road area. Mrs. Jones is one of the longest living members of Mount Ararat Baptist Church situated on Toluca Road. Her family has been active in the church since its beginning. She served…

Elwood has lived most of his life near the I-95/US 1 junction in Stafford County. He was forced by commercial development along the #610 corridor to move westward to Poplar Road. During most of his adult life Mr. Perry operated a business servicing and repairing small engines and related equipment. His present property is home…

Joseph lives in central Stafford County but was born on property later claimed by the government as Quantico Marine Base. As a boy, Mr. Duffey remembers his recently widowed mother being served notice that she would be required to move out of their new house and off their small farm within 30 days. The family…

D.P lived in the White Oak area of Stafford County. He owned and operated the White Oak Civil War Museum. The Museum is now closed but displayed thousands of Civil War artifacts. It also contained years of research information, which included copies of letters sent home by soldiers, as well as, other documentation written or…

Frank grew up in the Wildcat Corner area of eastern Stafford County. His ancestors were associated with the agricultural way of life although he served in the Air Force and retired as a Captain. He and his siblings attended local public schools during the time of school desegregation and were involved closely with such activities.…

Sally is a retired schoolteacher and farm-land owner in western Stafford. The family farm, Poplar Grove, on which Ms. Fitzhugh lives, has a long and interesting history. She tells of times when enslaved people lived on the farm and of a cemetery for the enslaved located there in a small grove of trees. Former ownership…

Alice grew up in the Ramoth area of Stafford when it was still very rural and consisted mainly of farms. She tells of times when citizens were quite self-sufficient and later of how change came to the county. Families were large and worked together helping each other on large jobs such as harvest and slaughter…