White Oak Civil War Museum And Research Center With Owner and Curator D.P Newton, Stafford, Va
In Episode 2 we talk with a renowned historian about some of the relics that he started finding in the Stafford County, Virginia are with his father over forty years ago and the awesome museum he built around them.
Stafford, Virgnia's Falmouth Union Church
Logan Metesh, president of the Falmouth Union Church Preservation Project gives the public a tour of this Falmouth, Va, landmark.
The Trustees of the Union Church Historic Site (TUCHS) are committed to preserving the structure and interpreting its history. There are five trustees who are court-appointed by the Stafford County Circuit Court. The number of trustees is based on the number of trustees in the original 1868 deed of trust that is recorded at Stafford County Courthouse.
It is the mission of the Trustees of the Union Church to return the church to its former status as the iconic symbol and centerpiece of the Falmouth community.
The word Union meant the coming together of the community. As the National Register nomination states, The community built a union church because there were not enough members of one single congregation in the Falmouth community to sustain a church building; therefore, it was utilized by the local Episcopalian, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Baptist congregations. As there were very few Episcopalians in Falmouth, the latter three denominations mainly used the church. Although the understanding was to rotate Sundays, it was not uncommon to have three services following on the same Sunday. Many of the townspeople attended all three services as the church also served as a community gathering place.
Like so many churches in the area, the Union Church served as a military hospital during the Civil War. When Falmouth was occupied by Federal troops, the church served as a billet for the 7th Michigan Infantry Regiment and other units.
A violent rain storm in 1950 severely damaged the roof of the church leading to a collapse of the chancel (rear) and nave (middle), leaving only the narthex (front) intact. The rear of the narthex, as it presently stands, was bricked up in 1954 by the Falmouth community in an attempt to save what was left of the town's old landmark.
The narthex of the former Union Church (seen above) is located on Carter Street in historic Falmouth, Virginia - an unincorporated area in southern Stafford County just north of the Rappahannock River and Fredericksburg, Virginia. Carter Street is situated between modern-day US Route 1 (Cambridge Street/Jefferson Davis Highway) and Virginia Route 218 (Butler Road).
Yankees in Falmouth
Stafford County, Virginia Tourism
History comes alive at the Annual Yankees in Falmouth! And Some Confederates Too!
Walk back in time and experience Falmouth the way it was 150 years ago during the Civil War! Come out and meet Union and Confederate soldiers and see their camps! President Lincoln will also be at this year’s event and be available for a photo-op! Other event activities include: Encampments, artillery and cannon firing demonstrations, Strict Military Impressions, Civil War lectures, non-combative reenacting, and much more. The event will be on the grounds of the Moncure Conway House, built in 1807 and recognized as part of the Underground Railroad.
Chatham Manor
This magnificent Georgian mansion, its various outbuildings and dependencies, and the historic ground which surrounds it represent a small preserve in which the entire scope of Virginia heritage from Colonial times to the 20th Century. Today Chatham is part of Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park. The buildings and grounds are open daily 9:00-4:30. Five of the ten rooms contain exhibits and the rest of the building as well as the outbuildings are park offices.
7th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
The 7th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was an American Civil War infantry regiment from New Jersey that served a Three year enlistment in the Union Army. It was mustered into Federal service in September 3, 1861. The regiment trained at Camp Olden in Trenton, before being sent out to join the Army of the Potomac. In the spring of 1862, Company B was disbanded, and the enlisted men were assigned by transfer to different Companies in the Regiment. In June 14, 1862, an independent company, commanded by Captain Edward G. Sloat, then at Alexandria, Va., was assigned to the Regiment, and designated Company B.
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Greek Americans
00:00:49 1 History
00:00:58 1.1 Early history
00:02:06 1.2 19th century
00:04:33 1.3 20th century
00:06:09 1.4 21st century
00:06:42 2 Demographics
00:06:52 2.1 Population by state
00:10:13 2.2 Biggest communities
00:14:32 2.3 Communities by percentage of people of Greek ancestry
00:17:49 2.4 Communities by percentage of those born in Greece
00:18:05 2.5 Greek-born population
00:18:18 3 Atlantis newspaper
00:19:07 4 In popular culture
00:22:33 5 Greek nationality
00:23:07 6 Organizations
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00:26:28 8 See also
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Greek Americans (Greek: Ελληνοαμερικανοί, Ellinoamerikanoi) are Americans of full or partial Greek ancestry. About 1.3 million Americans are of Greek descent, although there are estimates that raise this number to 3 million, and 321,144 people older than five spoke Greek at home in 2010.Greek Americans have the highest concentrations in the New York City, Boston, and Chicago regions, but have settled in major metropolitan areas across the United States. In 2000, Tarpon Springs, Florida was home to the highest per capita representation of Greek Americans in the country (11%). The United States is home to the largest Greek community outside of Greece, ahead of Australia, Cyprus, Albania, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom.