Historic Fredericksburg Foundation has for several years now published annual volumes of illustrated scholarly articles as The Journal of Fredericksburg History (ISSN 1093-2771). Volume 8 has just appeared, covering the theme of entertainment with articles on colonial theater, horse racing, a 19th-century social hall, early movie theaters, and an oral history. The journal is available for purchase, and submissions (five to ten thousand words) are welcome from anyone who has written about the history of Fredericksburg, Virginia and its surrounding area.

Journals available for purchase:
Volume 1:
“Fredericksburg’s Early Civil War Books and Pamphlets” by Robert K. Krick.
“All is Not as it Appears: The Changing Landscape of the Masonic Cemetery” by Alison Mrozek.
“Railroads and Reapers: Agriculture in Spotsylvania County in the Mid-Nineteenth Century” by Barbara M Copp.
“Lands, houses, and slaves: The 1798 Federal Direct Tax in Spotsylvania County, Virginia” by Pamela L. Higgins.
Fredericksburg Images: “View of Confederate Cemetery”.

Volume 2:
“ ‘One of the Greatest Military Feats of the War:’ Military Milestone at Fredericksburg” by Frank A. O’Reilly.
“The Falmouth Canal and Its Mills: An Industrial History” by John Janney Johnson.
“Martha Stevens: The Woman Behind the Legend” by Teri A. Jeske.
“Kenmore’s Yankees: The Beardsleys in Fredericksburg” by Gary Norman and Edgar R. Hon.
“Special Operation Training in Fredericksburg, 1942” Oral History of Edgar Prichard.
Fredericksburg Images: “1887 Crib Dike”

Volume 3:
“ ‘The Desert Fox’ at Chancellorsville? A German Officer’s Interest in the American Civil War” by Eric J Mink.
“Embrey Dam and a Context for Hydroelectricity in Fredericksburg” by Dr Douglas W Sanford.
“Mutua1 Assurance Society Insurance Policies: A Means to study Eighteenth Century Fredericksburg” by Holly L Hanney.
“ ‘The Search For a Brother:’A Memoir of John E Curran” Edited by Melissa Delcour.
“Lemuel W. Houston: An Oral History” Interviewer: Mark C. Jenkins
Fredericksburg Images: “1880’s and 1990’s comparative photos”

Volume 4:
“The Washington Farm: Its Elusive Deed History and Its Location Within the Catlett Patent” by Thena S. Jones
“ ‘Take a Good Ready and Start Monday Morning’: Abraham Lincoln in Fredericksburg, May 1862” by Elizabeth Getz
“Belvoir: The Home of a Spotsylvania County Family During the Civil War” by John J. Hennessy.
“Warren Farmer: An Oral History” Interviewer: Mark C. Jenkins.
Fredericksburg Images: “Edwin Forbes and A.R. Waud Battlefield Sketches”

Volume 5:
“Oakley: Renewal of an Historic Farm in Spotsylvania County, Virginia” by Mary Anne Harney Monroe.
“Prosperity in Hard Times: Fredericksburg During the Great Depression” by Eric D. Powell.
“Early Residential Electrical Wiring: 1106 Charles Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia” by Bradley L. Hedrick.
“Anne Wilson Rowe: An Oral History” Interviewer: Debra Nidel.
Fredericksburg Images: “Albert Kern Photos of Civil War Sites”.

Volume 6:
“Drug Dealing in America, Part I: A History of Colonial Medicine Sales in Fredericksburg” by John Rector.
Fredericksburg Images: “Photographs of Pharmacists and Drugstores”

Volume 7:
“The Lewis Store — A Restoration Project of the Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc.” by Jack D. Warren, Jr.
“George Washington’s Teacher: An Uncommon Man” by Rebecca Campbell Light.
“That Sable Hero: African-Americans in the Fredericksburg Area Battlefields” by Dr James K Bryant, II .
“ ‘Willingness Alone Does Not Constitute A Serviceable Organization’ ” The Garfield Light Infantry, 1881-1895, by Roger D Cunningham.

Volume 8:
“Colonial Fredericksburg and Theatrical Entertainment” by Tom Clark.
“A History of the Fredericksburg Jockey Club” by Paula S. Felder.
“ ‘Tonight at Citizens Hall….’ Fredericksburg’s Theater on Princess Anne Street” by John Hennessy.
“Fredericksburg Movie Theatres: From the Opera House to Mr. Pitts” by Clare Hillary Denk.
“I Would Dance and Dance and Never Sit Down”: Oral History of Mary Frances Moore Funk.


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