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2006 Ornament
The fifth annual Christmas ornament in this popular series will be available in July! The Confederate Cemetery is acknowledged as a historic asset in the Courthouse District overlay.

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Spotsylvania Jail (1855)
The Spotsylvania Jail at the Courthouse is open by appointment. Call Bob Kurtinitis at 582-8016.

SPFI is restoring the jail as a museum, featuring its role in county history.
Related articles from the Free Lance-Star.
Improvements Feb 2003
Ornaments Dec 2002
Summer Tours Jul 2002

Reward...
The Friends of Idlewild have raised $12,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the fire at Idlewild.

SPFI is listed with Guidestar, a National Database of NPOs

Historic Treasures
SPFI Board member Donna Chasen is writing a series of articles in the FLS about local historic places and memorable people.
Idlewild Still Proud
Apr 2004
The Forbes House
Apr 2004
Butler Franklin
Feb 2004
The Other Idlewild
Jan 2004
Lincoln's Final Rest
Feb 2003
Meade Pyramid
Jan 2003
Nanny of Fall Hill
Oct 2002
Golgotha Church
Sep 2002
The Spotsylvania Jail
Jul 2002
Confederate Cemetery Dec 2001
Idlewild Nov 2001

HOD
The Historic Overlay Districts were established to ensure the perpetual protection of significant historic resources.

Dillon the Villain?

Winter Membership Meeting

Please plan to join us SUNDAY, MARCH 4, at Salem Church Library, from 3-5 p.m. for our Winter Meeting.

We are pleased to have Prof. Douglas Sanford, Chairman of the Department of Historic Preservation at the University of Mary Washington to speak to us about a project for which he has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is studying "Slave Housing" in the Chesapeake Region.

This is an opportunity that you will not want to miss. You will also be able to meet our new president, Kira Fredenburgh, and new Board Members.

If you wish to read more about the grant:
http://www.umw.edu/universityrelations/news/archives/national_endowment_for_hum.php

Light refreshments will be served.

Bring a Friend to the meeting.

Hope to see you March 4 at Salem Library for Prof. Sanford's presentation.

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The President's Annual Report - 2006

The year 2006 was another year of progress for the Spotsylvania Preservation Foundation Inc. (SPFI). We have completed all planned feature reproduction work on the Spotsylvania Jail (1855). The Foundation continued as a vigorous advocate for historic preservation and encouraged citizen participation in the county debate of several issues affecting our historic resources.
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