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Monday, July 4, 2016 FROM STAFF REPORTS As part of the National Park Service’s Centennial celebrations, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park invites the public to a Roaring Twenties garden party and jazz concert on Aug. 6. Congress created the … [Read more...] about Chatham to host Roaring ’20s concert, garden party

Saturday, June 25, 2016 By KRISTIN DAVIS THE FREE LANCE–STAR On a mild summer morning, in view of the Rappahannock River that once stood as a final obstacle to freedom for hundreds of enslaved Virginians, 50 people from 33 countries took in their first moments of American … [Read more...] about Chatham Manor hosts naturalization ceremony for 50 new American citizens

Leslie Bird removes dead flower heads to encourage new growth at Chatham Manor in Stafford County. The gardener also trimmed freeze damage from Morris dwarf boxwoods in the garden on Tuesday afternoon. Recent rains have slowed progress, but peonies, roses and irises should be … [Read more...] about Photo: Spring cleaning at Chatham Manor

BY VANESSA REMMERS/THE FREE LANCE-STAR   Last year, Chatham Manor played host to approximately 20 artists and photographers who spread out on the historic lawn throughout the day, creating art and talking with local visitors. Approximately 325 people lingered among … [Read more...] about Friends of Chatham host garden party this Sunday