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Dahlgren Museum Opens Doors to the Public Dahlgren — The Dahlgren Heritage Museum is set to open its doors to the public for the first time on a regular operating schedule. Beginning on Saturday, Feb. 15, the museum will be open from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month. The museum is operated by the non-profit Dahlgren Heritage Foundation to showcase and help
preserve the history, traditions, heritage and culture of the United States Navy and other Department of Defense activities located at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren. In addition to establishing and operating the Dahlgren Heritage Museum, the foundation supports the long-term preser vation efforts and educational activities associated with sharing the stories
and interpreting the U.S. military’s physical, technical, intellectual and social contributions to King George County, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the nation. “This is our initial attempt to establish regular hours at the museum,” comments Susan Prien, administrative officer for the Dahlgren Heritage Foundation. “Our hope is to be able to expand
our hours as we are able to bring on additional volunteers to help staff the museum,” she explains. A one-hour training seminar for volunteers to serve as docents at the museum is currently being offered on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 5-6 p.m. and on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 12 noon-1 p.m. A ny a du lt i nt e re s t e d i n volunteering to serve as a docent (a person who leads tours especially
through a museum or art gallery) is invited to attend the training, which will be conducted at the Dahlgren Museum. The Dahlgren Heritage Museum is located in the former Virginia Gateway Visitor Center on Hwy. 301 in King George, adjacent to Wayside Park on the Potomac River. The street address for the museum is 3540 James Madison Hwy., King George, Va. 22485.
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Birthplace celebrates 282nd birthday of George Washington On February 22, 1732, an unremarkable Friday on a small Westmoreland County Virginia tobacco farm, the wife of an ordinary Virginia planter gave birth to a son who was to reshape the political foundations of the world more than any leader before or after him. George Washington Birthplace National Monument joins the world in celebrating the 282nd anniversary of the birth of the man who was to widen the tent of freedom and democracy on Monday Feb. 17. On Monday Feb. 17 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. the George Washington Birthplace National Monument 4H Heritage Club will be demonstrating hearth cooking, blacksmithing and other elements of Colonial living in the historic area surrounding
the actual birth site of George Washington. Also on Monday Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. visitors, volunteers and park staff will be celebrating Washington’s birthday with a cake cutting at the park’s visitor center. Admission to George Washington Birthplace National Monument is free, and there is no charge for any activities on Feb. 17. The event is part of the Northern Neck Winterfest being held throughout the region. Go to www.northernneck.org for more information. George Washington Birthplace National Monument is located on Route 204, 2 miles off of Route 3, 38 miles east of Fredericksburg and 11 miles west of Montross.