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Annual Meeting Recap

Annual Meeting Recap

Annual Meeting Recap

Friends of Wilderness

Nov 8, 2025

Living History Event at Payne’s Farm

Living History Event at Payne’s Farm

Living History Event at Payne’s Farm

Friends of Wilderness

Oct 31, 2025

At the Oktoberfest & History Faire at Salubria

At the Oktoberfest & History Faire at Salubria

At the Oktoberfest & History Faire at Salubria

Friends of Wilderness

Oct 19, 2025

FOWB Annual Meeting

Friends of Wilderness

Sep 20, 2025

American Battlefield Trust And Allies Score Courtvictory In Lawsuit To Protect Wilderness Battlefield

American Battlefield Trust And Allies Score Courtvictory In Lawsuit To Protect Wilderness Battlefield

American Battlefield Trust And Allies Score Courtvictory In Lawsuit To Protect Wilderness Battlefield

Friends of Wilderness

Sep 18, 2025

Summer Interpretation at Payne's Farm

Summer Interpretation at Payne's Farm

Summer Interpretation at Payne's Farm

Friends of Wilderness

Jun 15, 2025

Thining Out Dogbane and Milkweed

Thining Out Dogbane and Milkweed

Thining Out Dogbane and Milkweed

Friends of Wilderness

May 15, 2025

FOWB Volunteers assist the American Battlefield Trust at Cedar Mountain Battlefield.

FOWB Volunteers assist the American Battlefield Trust at Cedar Mountain Battlefield.

FOWB Volunteers assist the American Battlefield Trust at Cedar Mountain Battlefield.

Friends of Wilderness

May 8, 2025

Friends of Wilderness Battlefield President's ReflectionsThe Way Forward

Friends of Wilderness Battlefield President's ReflectionsThe Way Forward

Friends of Wilderness Battlefield President's ReflectionsThe Way Forward

Friends of Wilderness

Apr 15, 2025

20 High School Students work at Payne's Farm

20 High School Students work at Payne's Farm

20 High School Students work at Payne's Farm

Friends of Wilderness

Apr 11, 2025

Second Quarter Newsletter, April 1 - June 30, 2025

Second Quarter Newsletter, April 1 - June 30, 2025

Second Quarter Newsletter, April 1 - June 30, 2025

Friends of Wilderness

Apr 1, 2025

Fun Raiser at Harry's Ale House

Fun Raiser at Harry's Ale House

Fun Raiser at Harry's Ale House

Friends of Wilderness

Mar 17, 2025

Advocacy Update Briefing on the Wilderness Crossing Development Lawsuit

Advocacy Update Briefing on the Wilderness Crossing Development Lawsuit

Advocacy Update Briefing on the Wilderness Crossing Development Lawsuit

Friends of Wilderness

Mar 15, 2025

Thank you to our Sponsors for the 2025 Bishop’s Events 5K/10K Race

Thank you to our Sponsors for the 2025 Bishop’s Events 5K/10K Race

Thank you to our Sponsors for the 2025 Bishop’s Events 5K/10K Race

Friends of Wilderness

Mar 10, 2025

Bishop’s Events 5K/10K Race Followup

Bishop’s Events 5K/10K Race Followup

Bishop’s Events 5K/10K Race Followup

Friends of Wilderness

Mar 10, 2025

Park Day, Saturday, April 26, 2025

Park Day, Saturday, April 26, 2025

Park Day, Saturday, April 26, 2025

Friends of Wilderness

Feb 16, 2025

"Fun Raiser"at Harry's Ale House Tuesday, March 18, 2025

"Fun Raiser"at Harry's Ale House Tuesday, March 18, 2025

"Fun Raiser"at Harry's Ale House Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Friends of Wilderness

Feb 16, 2025

Living History Event at Payne’s Farm

Living History Event at Payne’s Farm

Living History Event at Payne’s Farm

Friends of Wilderness

Feb 2, 2025

First Quarter Newsletter 2025

First Quarter Newsletter 2025

First Quarter Newsletter 2025

Friends of Wilderness

Jan 1, 2025

Save The Date: 5K/10K Rally at Payne's Farm Saturday, March 8, 2025

Save The Date: 5K/10K Rally at Payne's Farm Saturday, March 8, 2025

Save The Date: 5K/10K Rally at Payne's Farm Saturday, March 8, 2025

Friends of Wilderness

Dec 18, 2024

2024 FOWB Annual Meeting

2024 FOWB Annual Meeting

2024 FOWB Annual Meeting

Friends of Wilderness

Nov 9, 2024

FOWB volunteers repaired the footbridge at First Day at Chancellorsville

FOWB volunteers repaired the footbridge at First Day at Chancellorsville

FOWB volunteers repaired the footbridge at First Day at Chancellorsville

Friends of Wilderness

Nov 2, 2024

ABT Consultant Chuck Laudner and FOWB President Bob Lookabill

ABT Consultant Chuck Laudner and FOWB President Bob Lookabill

ABT Consultant Chuck Laudner and FOWB President Bob Lookabill

Friends of Wilderness

Nov 1, 2024

Cemetery Marker Workday coming up on November 2nd!

Cemetery Marker Workday coming up on November 2nd!

Cemetery Marker Workday coming up on November 2nd!

Friends of Wilderness

Oct 20, 2024

Fourth Quarter Newsletter October 1 - December 31, 2024

Fourth Quarter Newsletter October 1 - December 31, 2024

Fourth Quarter Newsletter October 1 - December 31, 2024

Friends of Wilderness

Oct 2, 2024

Cemetery Marker Workday, Saturday, November 2, 2024

Cemetery Marker Workday, Saturday, November 2, 2024

Cemetery Marker Workday, Saturday, November 2, 2024

Friends of Wilderness

Aug 11, 2024

Volunteer Workday at Historic Mine Run Battlefield

Volunteer Workday at Historic Mine Run Battlefield

Volunteer Workday at Historic Mine Run Battlefield

Deborah Newman

Aug 8, 2024

A Day at Payne’s Farm

A Day at Payne’s Farm

A Day at Payne’s Farm

Friends of Wilderness

Aug 4, 2024

Payne’s Farms 2024 Summer Hours

Payne’s Farms 2024 Summer Hours

Payne’s Farms 2024 Summer Hours

Friends of Wilderness

May 22, 2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Scholarship Winner, Devon Carville!

Congratulations to our 2024 Scholarship Winner, Devon Carville!

Congratulations to our 2024 Scholarship Winner, Devon Carville!

Friends of Wilderness

May 16, 2024

Reenactment of the 160th Anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness (Saunders Field)

Reenactment of the 160th Anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness (Saunders Field)

Reenactment of the 160th Anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness (Saunders Field)

Friends of Wilderness

May 7, 2024

Wilderness Battlefield, one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Sites

Wilderness Battlefield, one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Sites

Wilderness Battlefield, one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Sites

Friends of Wilderness

Apr 30, 2024

A talk by Michael E. Block about the Overland Campaign, May 1864

A talk by Michael E. Block about the Overland Campaign, May 1864

A talk by Michael E. Block about the Overland Campaign, May 1864

Friends of Wilderness

Apr 26, 2024

The Overland Campaign May, 1864

The Overland Campaign May, 1864

The Overland Campaign May, 1864

Friends of Wilderness

Apr 20, 2024

Open House for Prospective Volunteers

Open House for Prospective Volunteers

Open House for Prospective Volunteers

Friends of Wilderness

Apr 2, 2024

Second Quarter Newsletter April 1 - June 30, 2024

Second Quarter Newsletter April 1 - June 30, 2024

Second Quarter Newsletter April 1 - June 30, 2024

Friends of Wilderness

Apr 1, 2024

"A Devilish Entanglement": 160th Battle of the Wilderness (4-5 May 2024)

"A Devilish Entanglement": 160th Battle of the Wilderness (4-5 May 2024)

"A Devilish Entanglement": 160th Battle of the Wilderness (4-5 May 2024)

Friends of Wilderness

Mar 16, 2024

Park Day 2024

Park Day 2024

Park Day 2024

Friends of Wilderness

Mar 13, 2024

160th Anniversary Mine Run Program

160th Anniversary Mine Run Program

160th Anniversary Mine Run Program

Friends of Wilderness

Nov 26, 2023

Veterans Day Procession

Veterans Day Procession

Veterans Day Procession

Friends of Wilderness

Nov 11, 2023

160th Battle of the Wilderness in Spotsylvania County, Virginia

160th Battle of the Wilderness in Spotsylvania County, Virginia

160th Battle of the Wilderness in Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Friends of Wilderness

Oct 28, 2023

Our first tour is off to a great start !

Our first tour is off to a great start !

Our first tour is off to a great start !

Friends of Wilderness

Oct 20, 2023

Fourth Quarter Newsletter, October 1 - December 31, 2023

Fourth Quarter Newsletter, October 1 - December 31, 2023

Fourth Quarter Newsletter, October 1 - December 31, 2023

Friends of Wilderness

Sep 30, 2023

Payne’s Farm Tour, September 30, 2023

Payne’s Farm Tour, September 30, 2023

Payne’s Farm Tour, September 30, 2023

Friends of Wilderness

Sep 29, 2023

FoWB at The Orange Street Festival September 9th, 2023

FoWB at The Orange Street Festival September 9th, 2023

FoWB at The Orange Street Festival September 9th, 2023

Friends of Wilderness

Sep 8, 2023

2023 Scholarship Recipient

2023 Scholarship Recipient

2023 Scholarship Recipient

Friends of Wilderness

Aug 15, 2023

Orange County Educator's Convocation

Orange County Educator's Convocation

Orange County Educator's Convocation

Friends of Wilderness

Aug 1, 2023

Third Quarter Newsletter July 1 - September 30, 2023

Third Quarter Newsletter July 1 - September 30, 2023

Third Quarter Newsletter July 1 - September 30, 2023

Friends of Wilderness

Jun 30, 2023

Woodbury Historical Tours four day Overland Campaign Tour

Woodbury Historical Tours four day Overland Campaign Tour

Woodbury Historical Tours four day Overland Campaign Tour

Friends of Wilderness

Jun 14, 2023

Cemetery Marker Replacement

Cemetery Marker Replacement

Cemetery Marker Replacement

Friends of Wilderness

May 7, 2023

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