BY THE EDITORIAL PAGE STAFF OF THE FREE LANCE-STAR FRIENDS OF CHATHAM DELIVER Arguably the most impressive historic home in the Fredericksburg area, Chatham Manor sprawls along the Stafford County heights overlooking Fredericksburg. The 18th-century plantation’s … [Read more...] about Editorial: Chatham gets help
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Friends of Chatham host garden party this Sunday
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
Chatham Manor getting mini-makeover
BY CLINT SCHEMMER/THE FREE LANCE-STAR Chatham Manor has always been a costly place to maintain. The builder of the mammoth 18th-century plantation home, William Fitzhugh, surely would have admitted as much. These days, sprucing it up wouldn’t be possible without help from … [Read more...] about Chatham Manor getting mini-makeover
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Lynda Baer talks about Friends of Chatham and the May Day Garden Party and Art Auction … [Read more...] about Talk of the Town
Garden Week & Garden Party
A Visual Treat By Kathryn Willis Published in the April 2016 edition of Front Porch Fredericksburg Magazine Faulkner wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” He may never have been to Chatham. But, as witness to his sense that our present is imbued with our … [Read more...] about Garden Week & Garden Party
