Newman Virginia Roots

Founding Fathers frequently visited Fredericksburg. It’s survived a number of fires and battles. So much has been written about Fredericksburg, which was founded almost 300 years ago. This new page includes a few highlights of Colonial Fredericksburg. My husband Aaron took all these pictures. -Julie

Annual Luminera Event. Every Memorial Day, ten thousand of candles are lit up the terraced hills of cemetery where Union soldiers are buried from the Battle of Fredericksburg. A bugler plays Taps on the hour.