AGRICULTURAL HISTORY • OX TEAM HAYING
The Rappahannock Historical Society is committed to collecting, preserving, interpreting and disseminating the unique history and heritage of Rappahannock County, promoting knowledge of the past for a better understanding of the future.
UPCOMING EVENTS
JOHN WRORY FICKLIN
PROGRAM & BOOK SIGNING
SATURDAY NOVEMBER. 21, AT 1:00 PM
AT THE RHS AUDITORIUM
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Please help plan by letting us know you are attending by sending an email to:
eva1rapphistsoc@gmail.com
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
AT THE WASHINGTON TOWN HALL
OCTOBER 25 at 3:00 PM
STUDIO TOUR & QUILT RAFFLE DRAWING
RAAC FALL STUDIO TOUR NOVEMBER 7 & 8
RHS QUILT RAFFLE DRAWING
NOVEMBER 8, AT 4:00 PM
WASHINGTON CHRISTMAS PARADE
RHS WELCOMES VISITORS AT THE PARADE
DECEMBER 6
RHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MICHAEL DENNIS, PRESIDENT
KEES DUTILH, VICE PRESIDENT
DEBBIE KEYSER, SECRETARY
MARIE DAVIS-ROMAN, TREASURER
JACOB CROCHET-DORE
CATHERINE HUNDLEY
EVA GRIMSLEY, MANAGER OF HERITAGE OPERATIONS
VOLUNTEERS
LYNN SWIERCZEK, SPECIALIST ON PARK CEMETERIES
HELEN WILLIAMS, UNIVERSAL VOLUNTEER
JOHN WRORY FICKLIN
PROGRAM, BOOK SIGNING AND RECEPTION
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21 AT 1:00 PM AT THE RHS AUDITORIUM
The Ficklin family has deep Rappahannock County roots. And the Ficklins have been associated with White House service for nearly a century. Author John Wrory Ficklin who retired in 2015 after his own forty years of White House service, presents his family history with this heartwarming and inspiring new book.
Event sponored by the RHS in cooperation with our partner organizations;
the African American Association of Rappahannock County & the Scrabble School Foundation.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
VOLUNTEERS ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF THE RHS
Our volunteers greet visitors, preserve local stories, support events, and help care for the collections that define our shared heritage. When community members lend their time and talents, they strengthen the roots of our mission and ensure history remains alive for everyone.
HERE ARE SOME PROJECTS FOR WHICH VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED:
Oral Histories Project: Our oral histories project captures the voices, memories, and lived experiences of community members whose stories shape our shared heritage. There is an instruction booklet to guide you. Oral Histories can be collected from your home, at your convenience.
Document & Photo Scanning: Volunteers help preserve our shared history by digitizing photographs, letters, and family records so they can be safely stored and easily accessed. Your volunteer hours are at your convenience during the open hours of the Historical Society. A short lesson will be required to properly label each scanned item.
Conservation: Preserving Rappahannock’s history sometimes requires getting our hands dirty—or, in this case, getting the dirt off! Books, documents, and artifacts from the RHS collection are being taken off-site for careful cleaning at a temporary conservation workspace established at Bookworks in Flint Hill, part of the studio of RHS Board President Michael Dennis.
Book Cleaning at Our “Pop-Up” Conservation Workspace
This ongoing work helps protect fragile materials ensuring that these pieces of Rappahannock’s history will remain available for research and future generations.
Volunteer
If you’d like to lend your skills, explore a new interest, or simply meet some great people, reach out to Eva Grimsley, our Manager of Heritage Operations. She can connect you with the appropriate people to talk with more about volunteering.