Many thanks to everyone for coming out to our Annual Meeting today! Congratulations to re-elected board members Beverly Ellis, Kevin Hunt, Bob Lookabill, and Don Shockey! Many thanks to Generals Quarters Catering for a delicious meal! It was perfecto! We cleaned our plates! Many thanks to CVBT Chief Administrative Officer Tim Talbott for his excellent presentation about the US Colored Troops! Many thanks to everyone who pitched in to make everything run so smoothly and many t

The weather was perfect for the Living History event at Payne’s Farm today! We learned a lot and I am sure we will learn more tomorrow! Many thanks to Civil War Historical Impressions, Inc, and all of the reenactors who came out to Payne's Farm this weekend to commemorate the 162nd Battle of Payne's Farm in the Mine Run Campaign. Many thanks to Mike Block for taking lots of excellent photos! We enjoyed visiting with visitors and we learned a lot!

The FOWB information tent with Bob Lookabill, Diane Smith, Katybeth Lafleur and Beth Stenstrom manning it.  Stonemason is Joe Lafleur, Tavern Life ladies are Ruth Pavlik and Milbrey Bartholow. The house is Salubria, which dates to around 1757. The event was hosted by Historic Germanna and FOWB participated in it. On Saturday, October 18th, Friends of Wilderness Battlefield, worked side by side with the Germanna Foundation, to present a colonial craft event at historic Salubri

Saturday, November 8, 2025  New Hope Baptist Church  32250 Old Plank Road Locust Grove VA 22508 Registration and Social: 10:30 - 11:00...

The following is a Press Release that the American Battlefield Trust put out earlier today. We are delighted to share it with you!  ...

Beginning Saturday, June 21, from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, weekends only, through Sunday, August 17.   FOWB Interpreters will be at Payne's...

We were out in the field again today, this time thinning out dogbane and milkweed to transplant at other sites for pollinator gardens! It...

FOWB volunteers were happy to assist the American Battlefield Trust this morning at a workday at Cedar Mountain Battlefield. ABT needed...

L - R: FOWB President Bob Lookabill, ABT President David Duncan, CVBT President Tom Van Winkle, ABT Chief Policy and Communications...

Many thanks to the CHCORI JROTC BN for sending a wonderful crew of just under 20 high school students to work at Payne’s Farm. Their task...

Second Quarter Newsletter 2025 Inquiring Minds Want to Know...  Racing Towards Preservation Payne's Farm March 8, 2025  With the...

We did it! We packed the house at Harry’s Ale House this evening! It was so nice to see everyone and get to visit with them! Of course,...

https://www.battlefields.org/advocacy-update-wilderness-crossing-lawsuit Join representatives of the American Battlefield Trust, Central...

Thank you to Our 5/K & 10K Race Sponsors

Although it was a tad cold this morning, the sun was out and the Bishop’s Events 5K/10K race went well! Everyone had a great time and we...

Park Day Saturday, April 26, 2025 Payne's Farm 31391 Zoar Rd Locust Grove, VA 22508 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM It's Park Day! Every year, the...

You are invited to a "Fun Raiser" at Harry's Ale House, Harrison Crossing Shopping Center, 5737 Plank Road (Rt. 3), Tuesday, March 18,...

Looking for a quality living history to attend this fall? We've got you covered! Join Civil War Historical Impressions, Inc. on 1-2...

Inquiring Minds Want to Know... (We do more than just interpretation!) Volunteers at Work! ABT consultant Chuck Laudner and FOWB...