Slave Dwelling Project Weekend: Living History

Park Event · Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park · Sep 12, 2026 · 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Drop by and join living historians during this special Slave Dwelling Project Weekend event.

Laundry Demonstrations

Visit a living history "suds row" and learn about the laundresses who performed critical and often grueling work.

23rd United States Colored Troops

Learn about the soldiers who claimed their freedom and then fought to keep it.

Source: National Park Service (public domain).