Every Second Wednesday of each month from 7 to 9 PM ET

FRGS is hosting an upcoming Business Meeting and Presentation.  FRGS will meet regularly every second Wednesday of each month (except July, August, and December) from 7 to 9 PM ET.  The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom.

Topic: Using the Central Rappahannock Heritage Center for your Genealogical Research

The Heritage Center has archived thousands of local family resources, some dating to the late 17th Century.  Florence is a native of Fredericksburg and a member of the Patawomeck Tribe.

Speaker: Florence R. Barnick, Chair of the Heritage Center

Florence Rowe Barnick is Chair of the Central Rappahannock Heritage Center Board, a position she’s held since 2021 and a Board member since 2019. In addition to her leadership, she has assisted researchers at the Center since it reopened in 2023 after COVID-19. A native of Fredericksburg, she graduated from James Monroe High School and Sweet Briar College, where she majored in American Studies. She is a retired executive of The Free Lance-Star and the Star Radio Group. She is a member of the Patawomeck Tribe in Stafford County, a Life member of the Colonial Dames, a Board member and keeper of the records of the Fredericksburg Cemetery, and a Board member of Fredericksburg’s Ladies Memorial Association.