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NewsletterFall 2014

Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center

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CONCERTS FOR THE PUBLIC

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4,500 ATTENDEES

17,873 VISITORS LAST YEAR

OVER 63

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS LAST YEAR

8,000 OBJECTS IN OUR COLLECTION

11 EXHIBITION GALLERIES

NUMBER OF

STUDENTS REACHED

LAST YEAR

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Sept 13 Second Saturday at the Museum: Making Tracks. This month, 1 - 3 pm children and their care givers can learn about the various animals that live around the Rappahannock River and the tracks they leave behind. During this program children can create animal tracks of their own. Recommended age for this program is 8 and below. Sept 25 Culture & Cocktails. Dress in your Sunday best and visit the 6 pm Museum to see items and ephemera from local churches. Members only. RSVP to apaquette@famcc.org. . Oct 3 FAMCC Screening of From Grain to Growler in Market 5 pm Square. Participants can view the documentary, sample beers from Film at 7 pm local breweries, and enjoy food by local food vendors. Tickets are $5/museum members, $10/non-members and include access to the screening and one drink ticket. Visit www.famcc.org to purchase tickets.

Oct 9 Food Fight Fredericksburg! and After Party! Join the best TBD local chefs and designers for a night of food and fun hosted by the FAMCC, FoodE, and Spaces Design Studio. Tickets to Food Fight Fredericksburg are $100/person and include entrance to The After Party. After party tickets may be purchased for $20 in advance or the night of at the door. Visit www.famcc.org to purchase tickets. Oct 11 Neighborhood Tours: Lower Caroline Street. Tour guides will 11:30 am discuss centuries of architecture and will unravel the histories of people who helped shape the Fredericksburg community. $5/adults $2/child and $2/student. Participants receive a discounted entry fee into the Museum. FREE for Museum members. contact Hallowed Ground Tours at 540-809-3918. .

Upcoming Events

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President’s Corner famcc.org

President’s Corner

Dr. Susan Glasser, Ph.DPresident & CEO

On Tuesday, 1 July, the Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center (FAMCC) was the proud host of the Fredericksburg City Council Swearing-In Ceremony. As yet another example of an historic event happening in our historic Museum, I thought you all might enjoy hearing part of the ceremony. Below is the text of my opening remarks to the Mayor, Members of Council, the City Manager, City staff, family, and friends.

“It’s a true honor to be a part of this historic event. And it is an historic event—particularly for the members of City Council who will be sworn in today. When you walk out the door today, you become a fundamental part of the region’s history. And you also become a part of this Mu-seum. Just outside that door is an exhibi-tion about the history of City Council itself. Your names have already been ensconced in the Museum’s digital archives.

The room we’re standing in right now [the Council Chamber in Town Hall] has been in continuous use since 1816. For almost two centuries, this whole building has been the commercial, government, and social center of the region—and it still is today! City Council continues to use it as we are today, the Market Square—right out that window—attracts hundreds of people into the historic district every Friday night, and this room is still used for social gatherings by countless members of the community.

How is it possible that Fredericksburg has managed to maintain such a significant piece of American history for nearly 200 years? It’s because of the vision of leaders on the City Council; they determined that the building should be converted into a museum to docu-ment and share the ‘nation-shaping’ history of the Fredericksburg area. They understood that such a plan would mean that the building could continue to serve its historic purpose as a civic/social/commercial enterprise in the heart of Fredericksburg’s Historic District. Over the last 25 years, the Museum has shared the regions’ history with hundreds of thousands of visitors. That the Museum has accomplished this for the City is due to the leadership and support of the City Council, the support of the community, and the Museum’s own committed leadership, members, and donors. It’s fitting, therefore, that the swearing in of the new City Council should happen in this building, in this room.”

Every participant in the standing-room only Council Chamber was a witness to another historic moment in this Museum that is loaded with such historic portent.

The FAMCC—keeping the history going.

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The FAMCC is “going green”! This issue of Museum Views will be the last paper version of the newsletter. By putting the newslet-ter online, the Museum will be able to save trees and save money.

Here’s how it will work:All current and archived newsletters will be available online for easy reference. Electronic newsletters will be hyper-linked, so interesting articles can be expanded upon with additional online content.Electronic newsletters can be easily printed.Electronic newsletters can be easily shared by email, Facebook, and other social media sites.

How will I know when a new newsletter is available for viewing?For the next three editions (Winter 2014, Spring 2015, and Summer 2015), the FAMCC will send a postcard to let you know that the latest newsletter is available online. Starting in the Fall of 2015 we will be send-ing these notifications to our members via eBlasts.

What if I still want my newsletter in print?You will still be able to obtain a hard copy of your FAMCC newsletters. When you receive your newsletter via email or access it online, a link to a PDF file will be included so that you can easily print it if you want a hard copy.

Where can I view my newsletter on the FAMCC website?You can view your newsletter on the Museum’s website by selecting “News”on the home page.

How can I receive my newsletter by email?You can sign up to receive your newsletters via email by submitting your email to our mailing list located on FAMCC home page at www.famcc.org.

I like my newsletter in print. Why do I want to go electronic?FAMCC is committed to lessening our impact on the environment. Plus, many of you have been asking for a green alternative to receiving a print newsletter. Since news-letters are available within moments of our editorial staff finishing the last touches to a

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Join the FAMCC and go green!

newsletter, why make you wait for immedi-ate news? With email/online delivery, you will receive timely news immediately upon release from the reliable FAMCC editorial staff.

Finally—and most importantly—going green saves the Museum money by cutting our costs, thereby making your donations go so much further in support of our pro-grams and exhibitions.

Why wait? Join the FAMCC and go green! For more information on our green initiative please contact us at info@famcc.org.

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New Exhibitions: Community Artist Series: Jack Darling and North Windsor Artists

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Few artists of the Fredericksburg region have been as influential as John “Jack” S. Darling (1911-2007) of King George County. As a youth Darling studied art under Charles Webster Hawthorne at the summer art schools of Provincetown, Rhode Island. Later, he trained under Thornton Oakley at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Arts, before plying his trade as a US Navy technical illustrator.

Darling’s home and studio, North Windsor, eventually became a meeting place for tal-ented local artists to paint and critique their work. This group was dubbed the North Windsor Artists, and today its members are among the region’s best known and most active artists.

Open now, Community Artist Series: Jack Darling and North Windsor Artists will run concurrently in the Mansard Gallery of the Catherine. W. Jones McKann Center and the Council Chamber of the Town Hall/Mar-ket House, respectively. The complementary shows will allow visitors to see first-hand the lasting influence drawn from the work and mentorship of John S. Darling.

For more information about this exhibition please contact the Director of Collection & Exhibitions, Christopher Uebelhor at cuebelhor@famcc.org or at 540-371-3037 x129.

The Community Artist Series is proudly sponsored by Union First Market Bank.

John S. Darling, Topaz Iris

John S. Darling, Still Life with Teacup, 1981

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This summer the FAMCC received a large collection of material once belonging to William and Katherine Bond. In 1907, W.L. Bond purchased Hall’s Apothecary on the Northwest corner of Main and Commerce Streets (Caroline and William Streets) and renamed it W.L. Bond Druggist. At one point in the early 20th century, the store was the oldest pharmacy in Virginia. The building still stands, though it has been vacant for several years.

Included in the collection are personal effects of Mr. Bond, as well as several medicine bottles from the pharmacy, and perhaps most interestingly, tax reports and a boxed binder of narcotic prescrip-tions dating from 1915-1916. Indeed,

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many of our residents at the time were being prescribed cocaine (local anesthetic, stimulant),“GlycoHeroin,” and morphine sulfate (painkillers and remedies for asthma, coughs, and pneumonia).

Bond’s careful compilation of these prescriptions was a result of the 1914 Harrison Narcotics Tax Act, which regulated narcotic sales and levied a tax on “all persons who pro-duce, import, manufacture, compound, deal in, dispense, sell, distribute, or give away opium or coca leaves, their salts, derivatives, or prepara-tions, and for other purposes.”

Special thanks to Kathy Ellis for donating this interesting collection.

New Acquisitions!

W.L. Bond Druggist bottles and Narcotics Inventory book, ca. 1910 - 1940s

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Through the generous support of donors like you, our membership department has seen some spectacular growth during the past year. With help from our partner organizations like the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon and wonderful community programs such as the Sounds of Summer concert series, the Museum’s membership is reaching more people than ever before.

The benefits include:• Access to special member-only receptions and events, • Discounts on merchandise in The Museum Store, • Rental opportunities for special events, and much more.

Membership and the Museum

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Andrew McKnight & Beyond Borders at Sounds of Summer

The Museum values your membership. Membership is the heart of this institution; it provides funding for free public fam-ily programs like Sounds of Summer and Second Saturday at the Museum. It also helps us maintain our permanent and temporary exhibitions, and provides a direct line of communication between the staff and you, the members of the community. The FAMCC was developed by Fredericksburg area community leaders and residents like you in order to continue to share the area’s sense of place with future generations. Becoming a member of the Museum not only shows your support for our mission, but enables future growth of public programs, exhibitions, and education initiatives.

For information on becoming a member, visit www.famcc.org/support/join or contact the Membership & Special Events Director Melanie Johnson at mjohnson@famcc.org.

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Membership

Summer Appeal

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In early July, the FAMCC sent letters to its supporters regarding the 2014 Summer Appeal. The Museum would like to sincerely thank the following individuals who gener-ously contributed to the Summer Appeal.

Thank You!Mr. and Mrs. Beverly CameronMr. and Mrs. Charles G. McDanielMr. and Mrs. PacificMr. Freeman FunkDr. and Mrs. H.C. WarlickMr. and Mrs. Edwin WatsonMr. and Mrs. Robert HedeltMr. and Mrs. Fred KlauserMs. Gail BraxtonMr. and Mrs. Lee RussellMr. and Mrs. George King, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert LangMr. and Mrs. Basil DoumasMs. Helen RossMs. Eleanor PirozekMr. McCash and Ms. Curacio

Mr. James DavisMs. Judith BartonMs. Carol SpeirsMrs. C. Warren ForbushMr. Ray PaulRappahannock ElectricMr. Ferris Belman, Sr.Mr. Scott H. HarrisMr. Marion RamboMs. Judith Mc MoranMr. and Mrs. Gayle & Kathy UebelhorMr. and Mrs. Francis TurnageMr. and Mrs. John JanneyMr. and Mrs. Angus MuirMr. and Mrs. Harvey GoldsteinMrs. Virgie MillerMs. MJ BradleyMrs. Patricia BrickenMrs. Janel O’MalleyMr. John D. StatlerMr. and Mrs. PooleMr. and Mrs. Walter Bayne

Museum members, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Miller, volunteer at Sounds of Summer.

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New Members

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AcademicMs. Carmen JohnsonMs. Anne FluesMs. Khaki BerryMiss Christine ClementsMs. Karen Young

Ms. Stephanie Larson

BenefactorMr. Richard DynesMr. and Mrs. Tony D’AlessandroMr. and Mrs. Fred BetzMs. Joyce SundayMs. Lisa MeleMs. Laura CooperMr. Daniel HimmelMr. Steven FowlerMr. and Mrs. John KreshoMr. Joe NordsieckMr. and Mrs. Ernest YoungMr. and Mrs. Peter GorfidaMr. and Mrs. Tim WienckowskiMr. and Mrs. Michael Paquette

FamilyMr. and Mrs. William and Katharine StewartMr. Stoney ChisolmMr. and Mrs. Phillip and Amy RidderhofMr. Beverly CameronMr. and Mrs. Arlene JacovelliMr. and Mrs. John and Laura WestermeierMr. H. Wayne BaslukeMr. and Mrs. George HarveyMr. and Mrs. David and Cathy HawkinsMr. and Mrs. John and Carolyn SulimaMSgt. and Mrs. Mike CirilloMr. Aaron MarkelMr. Allen BarefordMr. and Mrs. Charles F. FennemoreMr. and Mrs. Wendy DuncanMr. Dion HerbertMrs. Sara MoriartyMs. Gwyn MonroeMs. Janie A. JacobsMs. Jennifer DuncanMr. and Mrs. Keith WamplerMr. Allen ReamerMr. Patrick NewscombMr. and Mrs. Charles ShowmakerMs. Diane GrayMs. Judy Klehm

Ms. Anne DarronMr. and Mrs. Charles NaplesMr. and Mrs. SobrilskyMr. and Mrs. Joseph HowardMr. James LaFave GoehringDr. and Dr. Gary HussionMr. and Mrs. Michael Woodcock, Jr.Mr. Daniel GayMs. Karen CrowderMr. and Mrs. Beau LockhartMr. and Mrs. Danny and Cyndi ToombsMr. Andrew and Ryan Ridgely HamlenMr. and Mrs. Jesse JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Robert AylorMr. and Mrs. David LauseMr. and Mrs. Gregory CaruthMs. Elaine Grigsby-ArnadeMs. Leslie KashMr. Eric DelgadoMr. Neil DarlingMr. and Mrs. Gabe PonsMs. Suzan Kosch

IndividualMs. Susan BlackerbyMr. and Mrs. Dale BrowningMr. Vincent HayesMs. Carol SmithMr. Myron HelfgottMs. Bettie GreyMs. Doris McAdamsMr. Wallace K. DavisMr. Bill MorrisMr. Shane Fortner

Ms. Lindsay Kooiman

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This September the FAMCC is partnering with the University of Mary Washington’s (UMW) College of Education to conduct a one credit weekend licence renewal course for elementary and middle school teachers called Creating an Engaging Learning Lab. During this course, students will use the Museum’s galleries and artifacts for inspira-tion to create engaging lesson plans and programs to use in the classroom. This course is offered through the College of Education. To find out more about this course and how to register, please contact Dr. Jane Huffman, Associate Professor of Education in the College of Education at jhuffman@umw.edu or visit education.umw.edu.

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Creating an Engaging Learning Lab

The Museum ExperienceThe FAMCC’s education department is busy getting ready for the new school year. Below is a list of school tours offered at the Museum all year long.

Gallery Tours: The Powhatan People Explores the life-ways and natural resources used by Virginia Indians along the Rappahannock River.

The Civil War Comes Home Learn about the civilian experience during the Battle of Fredericksburg and the camp life of Civil War soldiers.

Life in a Port Town Discover Fredericksburg’s colonial past as a port city on the banks of the Rappahannock River.

Groups: 15 students or moreCost: $3.00 per student. For every 10 students, 1 chaperone is free and $5.50 for all others.

Can’t make it to the Museum?Ask about our Museum on the Move program and how we can bring the Museum to your classroom.

For information about our school programs please contact Director of Education & Public Programs Tramia Jackson at tjackson@famcc.org, 540.371.3037 x140 or visit us at www.famcc.org/learn.

All educators enjoy free admission to the Museum with school identification.

Tramia Jackson giving a school tour in Fredericksburg at War.

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Within the past year, the FAMCC has expe-rienced many changes, from the installation of two new thought-provoking exhibitions, Women Adorned and Fast Forward 2014, to the appointment of the new President & CEO, Susan Glasser. Recently another new, yet familiar, face has joined the FAMCC team, that of Melissa Southall, in the posi-tion of Volunteer & Internship Coordinator. Melissa began fostering a relationship with the Museum during her time at UMW, where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, with a minor in Museum Studies. Upon graduating from UMW, Melissa’s relationship with the Museumcontinued to flourish. Over the past two years Melissa has supported the Museum as an intern, volunteer, and member of the front-line staff. In her new role as the Volun-teer & Internship Coordinator, Melissa will be the bridge between volunteers, interns, FAMCC board members, and staff.

“I am overjoyed to be a part of the staff at the Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center. The Museum is a hub of extensive educational and cultural opportunities for students and volunteers in and beyond our community. I look forward to bringing new ideas to enhance the volunteer and intern experience. Volunteers provide a wealth of talent, energy, and fresh perspective in ful-filling the mission of our organization; I am honored to lead and serve such a wonderful group.”

To welcome Melissa to the FAMCC team and to find out more about volunteer and internship opportunities at the FAMCC, please call 540.371.3037 x128 or mgetz@famcc.org.

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A New Familiar Face

Melissa Southall

Volunteer & Internship Coordinator

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At The Museum Store, we continue to be inspired by this year’s Woman Adorned theme. If you were not able to stop by The Museum Store this summer, come this fall to see our exciting new selection of jewelry, as well as some of our popular favorites, like the beach glass and sterling designs of Courtney Gillen and the exquisite creations of New York artist Keith Lewis.

From closer to home, Barboursville, Virginia artist Claudia Bean has made beautiful necklaces and bracelets out of fruit-shaped glass beads. And from local artist Irene Ultee we have dramatic statement-making pendants of dichroic glass and semi-precious gemstones. Local artist Evelyn Smith’s silver and bead bracelets are simple, inexpensive, and fun, while the intricate glass and beadwork of Robin Goodfellow is inspired by nature, poetry, and Shakespeare.

We also have decorative glass nightlights suitable for children’s rooms, beach houses, or any bath or living room; glass cheese trays with spreaders; lots of new soaps; art cards by local artists; the popular and durable handbags of west coast designer Renee Hickman; and a variety of historical books.

Come in and select a gift for yourself or a friend.

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Right: Membership & Special Events Assistant Anne Marie Barnes wearing a Claudia Bean original

Remember that FAMCC members enjoy 10% off all purchases in The Museum Store every day and 20% off on First Fridays.

Irene Ultee pendant.

Clear as Glass

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Food Fight Fredericksburg is back on October 9, 2014! This year, the FAMCC is teaming up with the best restaurants and designers in Fredericksburg in a culinary competition like no other! Participating restaurants from the downtown region will produce a signature dish and drink that reflects the culture of one of the follow-ing countries or regions that relate to the Museum’s collection: France, Mexico, Ger-many, the Caribbean, and Spain. Guests will sample a dish and a cocktail in various gal-leries throughout the Museum re-imagined by the City’s finest design teams. At the end of the evening, each guest will vote for their favorite plate and drink combination. The winner will be announced at the Food Fight Fredericksburg After Party in Market Square.

Tickets to the event are $100/person, which includes a signature dish and drink from each contestant, voting privileges, and access to the new Food Fight Fredericksburg

After Party. Due to space limitations, only 150 people can attend so get your tickets early!

Looking for something a little different? Then join us for the first ever Food Fight Fredericksburg After Party held in Market Square. Live music, food, and drinks will be provided by FoodE, while Spaces Design Studio will provide the décor. The winner of Food Fight will be announced and awards handed out during the party. Anyone may attend. Tickets to the after party may be purchased for $20 in advance or at the door.

For more information on Food Fight Fredericksburg and The After Party or to purchase your tickets, visit www.famcc.org or contact Melanie Johnson at mjohnson@famcc.org.

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Food Fight Fredericksburg is Back!

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FAMCC is excited to announce that it will be presenting From Grain to Growler on Friday, October 3, in historic Market Square. This short-form (40 minute) documentary focuses on the explosion of craft beer culture across Virginia. The producers of the film, Take a Penny Productions, have traveled all over the Commonwealth to cover every aspect of the culture – including breweries, beer festivals, and craft beer bars and pubs. The premiere will kick-off the Capital Ale House sponsored Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 4.

Participants can view the film, sample beers from local breweries including Adventure Brewing Company and Blue & Gray Brewing Company, and enjoy food by local food ven-dors. Tickets will be $5/museum members, $10/non-members and include access to the screening and one drink ticket (additional drink tickets can be purchased at the event).

For more information on this event, visit www.famcc.org or contact Melanie Johnson at mjohnson@famcc.org.

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From Grain to Growler

Take a Penny Productions filming From Grain to Growler.

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In the early decades of the 20th century, Princess Anne Street was part of a north-south auto trail (mostly unpaved) that ran from Quebec to Miami. Eventually estab-lished as Route 1, the traffic it generated was of a volume that could support an elegant hotel in the heart of Fredericksburg. And so, the Princess Anne Hotel was opened—a hundred years ago this September—at a cost of $85,000 (more than $2 million in 2014 dollars).

The first floor included a lobby with a 16 foot ceiling, a library, a ladies’ parlor, a 150-seat dining room, the kitchen pantry, and food and linen storage rooms. The basement included a barber shop, a bar, a café, and a billiard room. The upper three floors housed 91 rooms, sharing a bathroom

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Happy Anniversary toThe Princess Anne Hotel

between every two rooms. It has been reported that notable guests included Prime Minister Winston Churchill, British statesman David Lloyd George, and French statesman Georges Benjamin Clemenceau.

While a road made this hotel a viable business, it was another road that eventually contributed to its demise. By the 1960s, traffic was whizzing by downtown Fredericksburg on the newly completedInterstate 95. In 1978, the hotel was converted into an office building by the Princess Anne Development Company and sold.

Join the The FAMCC and the building’s current owners in celebrating this land-mark’s 100th anniversary.

Princess Anne Hotel postcard, ca. 1920

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Memoriam famcc.org

The Museum and the Fredericksburg community recently lost a dear friend with the passing of Jerry H. Brent. Jerry and his wife, Lou, first joined as Charter Members of the FAMCC, and Jerry’s extensive collection of local material played a role in many of the Museum’s exhibitions, most recently Picturing the Civil War, and Fredericksburg Area Battlefields: Old Times Here Are Not Forgotten. The latter was certainly close to Jerry’s heart, as he served as Executive Director of the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust.

Jerry H. Brent (1952 - 2014)FAMCC Remembers

Former FAMCC Curator, Mary Helen Dellinger, commented, “There are many people out there that are passionate about local history. But few of them express that passion through a lifetime of collecting. Jerry Brent was one of those people, putting together one of the finest private collections of Fredericksburg-related material. Generous to a fault, he often loaned pieces to the Museum for exhibition, always telling me that whatever I needed he would be happy to share. I was honored to count him as a friend.”

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Board of DirectorsMr. Thomas Wack, ChairMr. Andre Piñeda, Vice ChairMrs. Jeanette Woodcock, Treasurer Mrs. Liz King, SecretaryDr. John CokerMr. Michael ColangeloMr. Hap ConnorsMr. Brad EllisMr. Bill Freehling

Mrs. Mary Katherine Greenlaw Mr. Richard HarrisonMr. William LynchMr. Charles G. McDanielMs. Nancy MooreMr. John MossMr. Russell H. RobertsMr. Nick SeayMr. Doug Stewart

The galleries of the Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center are open Monday – Saturday from 10-5 pm and Sunday from 12-5 pm

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Museum StaffAnne Marie BarnesMembership & Special Events Assistant540.371.3037 x141 apaquette@famcc.org

Earl BaughmanFacilities Manager540.371.3037 x138 ebaughman@famcc.org

Darlene DavisAccountant/Office Manager540.371.3037 x132 ddavis@famcc.org

Ellen Fortunato Museum Store Manager 540.371.3037 x126 efortunato@famcc.org

Mary Garrett Visitor Services 540.371.3037 x136 mgarrett@famcc.org

Susan Glasser, Ph.DPresident & CEO 540.371.3037 x134 sglasser@famcc.org

Dan GoldsteinDirector of Development540-371-3037 x127 dgoldstein@famcc.org

Tramia JacksonDirector of Education & Public Programs 540.371.3037 x140 tjackson@famcc.org

Melissa SouthallVolunteer & Internship Coordinator540.371.3037 x128 mgetz@famcc.org

Christopher UebelhorDirector of Collections & Exhibitions 540.371.3037 x129 cuebelhor@famcc.org

Address or name change? Misspelling?Remove from mailing list? Mail correction to:Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural CenterP.O. Box 922Fredericksburg, Virginia 22404 or emailinfo@famcc.org

Information:540.371.3037 540.371.1001 fax info@famcc.org www.famcc.org

PO Box 922Fredericksburg, Virginia 22404

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