Annual National Cemetery Luminaria Event Cancelled

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park Cancels Annual Illumination of the National Cemetery, Postpones other Programming Consistent with emergency “Stay Home” Executive Order implemented in the Commonwealth of Virginia on March 30, 2020,...

March 17 – Caronavirus Update from NPS

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP News For Immediate Release – March 17, 2020                               National Park Service Closes Public Buildings and Cancels Programs at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park Roads, Trails, and Grounds...

Park Day – April 4, 2020 – Canceled

****  Do to the current public health concerns regarding COVID-19, Park Day activities have been canceled.  At this time we have not discussed rescheduling the event. ****   Park Day Projects at Two Battlefields in Fredericksburg  Area At battlefield parks across...

Open House for New Volunteers at Ellwood Manor

An Open House has been scheduled to introduce potential volunteers to various volunteer positions for the 2020 season at the historic structure Ellwood on the Wilderness Civil War Battlefield.   From 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, on Saturday, February 15, 2020, Friends of...