by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | May 27, 2015 | History
The Stonewall Brigade Band was created prior to the Civil War, over a hundred and fifty years ago. It is now a community band that calls Staunton, Virginia home and is the oldest continuous community band in the nation. In 1854, David W. Drake organized a musical...
by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | May 16, 2015 | History
The two-time defending Valley League champion Waynesboro Generals are preparing for their 93rd season of baseball in 2015. The Generals franchise traces its roots to 1923, which for local history buffs is noteworthy as the year that voters in Waynesboro and Basic City...
by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | May 11, 2015 | History
One of the most famous letters George Washington wrote was to his wife Martha after he was put in charge of the Continental Army in June, 1775. The letter is not only famous for its content, but is only one of two letters eventually ever found that Washington wrote...
by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | May 6, 2015 | History
Travel wasn’t fast or fancy in the 1830’s. A superb horseman and military man, Andrew Jackson made his way from Washington, D.C. to his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. It was July 1832 and Jackson was in his fourth year of his first term as President. The...
by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | Apr 28, 2015 | History
Ruth Swortzel Porter shares with us the history of the German School just outside of Waynesboro in Augusta County. She is a descendant of the Hildebrands and her article is wonderfully researched. On July 25th 1823, seven leaders of the Mennonite community around...
by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | Nov 10, 2014 | History
Now you can watch the new documentary by Alpha Vision Films, In This Land: The Camp Lyndhurst Saga from the comfort of home. Directed and produced by James Overton, we step back in time when German POW’s from World War II were kept at a camp in Lyndhurst,...
