Growing Up and Giving Back: Mary Washington Students Beyond the Classroom (1908-1972)

Early (any of these girls):

Middle: (whichever of these three pictures is easiest to cut out a picture…it doesn’t matter which one)

Late Late: either girl with sunglasses or screaming girl, it doesn’t matter…whichever is easiest to crop: 

I just finished playing around in photoshop and this is what I’ve come up with for the design! I would appreciate lots of comments and concerns. This is VERY preliminary and is open to complete revamping.

Fredericksburg Entertainment: 1920-1930

Entry 1:

-       Location of source: Librarypoint, Central Rappahannock Regional Library, http://www.librarypoint.org/pleasure_island

-       “Saturday Night on Pleasure Island “Where the Birds Sing and the Cool Breezes Blow”, Roy Butler, 3/19/2009

-       This article talks about the carnival activity that took place on Scott’s Island in Fredericksburg on the river beginning in the 1920s. “There were comedians, minstrel troupes, Dixie jazz bands, dancing, boxing and wrestling, shooting galleries, and, no doubt, the usual wheels of fortune and side shows.”

-       This entry may support the exhibit because it discusses how people in Fredericksburg spent their Saturday nights and what they did for fun.

Entry 2:

-       http://www.fredericksburgfair.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=253&Itemid=277

-       “The Fair’s History: History of the Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair”

-       This site talks about the history of the Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, which began in 1738 and was held almost every year. In the mid 1920s, it was not held due to the Great Depression. Entertainment included comedians, horse racing, selling and buying of agricultural goods.

-       This entry may support the exhibit because it has information on a fair that the people of Fredericksburg participate in every year and that is a standing tradition in the community.

Entry 3:

-       The Bullet, Vol. II Fredericksburg, VA, December 1922, No. 12

-       “Senior History Class Stages Shadow Moving Pictures” article, “The Land of the Sky” article

-       Both of these articles in this edition of the Bullet are representative of different forms of entertainment that took place on the Mary Washington campus and within the community of Fredericksburg, especially through the YWCA. “The Land of the Sky” article discussed how the “Y.W. staged a one-act play in the auditorium, with a view of giving its audience some idea of the schooling its delegates receive at the Blue Ridge Convention”. (“The camp’s objective is to equip young women for better service in school and college surroundings”).

-       This source may support the exhibit because it displays how plays were a major part of life at Mary Washington as well as in the community of Fredericksburg through the local YWCA.

Entry 4:

-       The Bullet, Vol. I Fredericksburg, VA, April 1922, No. 6

-       “Score of Basketball Games for Season”, “The Biggest Circus ever seen at F.S.N.S.”

-       This section of the paper listed the scores of all the games team “Fredericksburg” played in. The second article talked about how the senior class sponsored an event in the gym, which was a circus that included acts such as a magician, juggler, monkey, tightrope walker, etc.

-       This entry may support the exhibit because it shows how basketball was a form of entertainment for Mary Washington and within the town of Fredericksburg. The circus article demonstrates an event that was held at Mary Washington that was used as a form of entertainment for the school’s population and perhaps the surrounding area of Fredericksburg as well.

Entry 5:

-       The Bullet, Vol. II, Fredericksburg, VA, January 31, 1929, No. 3

-       “Jolly Juniors in ‘Campus Love’, A Musical Comedy”

-       This article discusses a play that was put on by students at Mary Washington.

-       This entry is another example of how plays seemed to be one of the main forms of entertainment for students and the community of Fredericksburg.

Entry 6:

-       The Fredericksburg Region: A leader in Virginia, Text by Vera A. Pastore, Platinum Publishing Company, Inc., Annapolis, MD 1999

-       “Historic Garden week in Virginia, called ‘America’s Largest Open House’, is the oldest and largest statewide house and garden tour program in the nation. The event began in Fredericksburg in the 1920s to restore the Kenmore Gardens, and its success spread throughout Virginia” (77).

-       This entry may support the exhibit because it discusses a house and garden tour program that began in the 1920s in Fredericksburg, and still goes on today. This illustrates how people view house and garden tours and restoration of gardens as important and even use it as a form of entertainment through a special annual event.

Entry 7:

-       A Different Story: A Black History of Fredericksburg, Stafford, and Spotsylvania, Virginia. By Ruth Coder Fitzgerald, Unicorn Publishing, 1979.

-       “Families in the integrated widewater area were kept aware of community news in the 1920s when Cornelia Dunkins had a small community newspaper printed which featured local news…When excursion trains from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Baltimore, and Washington came to widewater on special days for whites and for blacks to enjoy the water, area residents could make extra money by selling drinks or by taking people on boat rides”.

-       This entry may support the exhibit because it demonstrates how boat rides were a form of entertainment for blacks and whites.

Fredericksburg Entertainment: 1920-1930

Entry 1:

-       Location of source: Librarypoint, Central Rappahannock Regional Library, http://www.librarypoint.org/pleasure_island

-       “Saturday Night on Pleasure Island “Where the Birds Sing and the Cool Breezes Blow”, Roy Butler, 3/19/2009

-       This article talks about the carnival activity that took place on Scott’s Island in Fredericksburg on the river beginning in the 1920s. “There were comedians, minstrel troupes, Dixie jazz bands, dancing, boxing and wrestling, shooting galleries, and, no doubt, the usual wheels of fortune and side shows.”

-       This entry may support the exhibit because it discusses how people in Fredericksburg spent their Saturday nights and what they did for fun.

Entry 2:

-       http://www.fredericksburgfair.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=253&Itemid=277

-       “The Fair’s History: History of the Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair”

-       This site talks about the history of the Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, which began in 1738 and was held almost every year. In the mid 1920s, it was not held due to the Great Depression. Entertainment included comedians, horse racing, selling and buying of agricultural goods.

-       This entry may support the exhibit because it has information on a fair that the people of Fredericksburg participate in every year and that is a standing tradition in the community.

Entry 3:

-       The Bullet, Vol. II Fredericksburg, VA, December 1922, No. 12

-       “Senior History Class Stages Shadow Moving Pictures” article, “The Land of the Sky” article

-       Both of these articles in this edition of the Bullet are representative of different forms of entertainment that took place on the Mary Washington campus and within the community of Fredericksburg, especially through the YWCA. “The Land of the Sky” article discussed how the “Y.W. staged a one-act play in the auditorium, with a view of giving its audience some idea of the schooling its delegates receive at the Blue Ridge Convention”. (“The camp’s objective is to equip young women for better service in school and college surroundings”).

-       This source may support the exhibit because it displays how plays were a major part of life at Mary Washington as well as in the community of Fredericksburg through the local YWCA.

Entry 4:

-       The Bullet, Vol. I Fredericksburg, VA, April 1922, No. 6

-       “Score of Basketball Games for Season”, “The Biggest Circus ever seen at F.S.N.S.”

-       This section of the paper listed the scores of all the games team “Fredericksburg” played in. The second article talked about how the senior class sponsored an event in the gym, which was a circus that included acts such as a magician, juggler, monkey, tightrope walker, etc.

-       This entry may support the exhibit because it shows how basketball was a form of entertainment for Mary Washington and within the town of Fredericksburg. The circus article demonstrates an event that was held at Mary Washington that was used as a form of entertainment for the school’s population and perhaps the surrounding area of Fredericksburg as well.

Entry 5:

-       The Bullet, Vol. II, Fredericksburg, VA, January 31, 1929, No. 3

-       “Jolly Juniors in ‘Campus Love’, A Musical Comedy”

-       This article discusses a play that was put on by students at Mary Washington.

-       This entry is another example of how plays seemed to be one of the main forms of entertainment for students and the community of Fredericksburg.

Entry 6:

-       The Fredericksburg Region: A leader in Virginia, Text by Vera A. Pastore, Platinum Publishing Company, Inc., Annapolis, MD 1999

-       “Historic Garden week in Virginia, called ‘America’s Largest Open House’, is the oldest and largest statewide house and garden tour program in the nation. The event began in Fredericksburg in the 1920s to restore the Kenmore Gardens, and its success spread throughout Virginia” (77).

-       This entry may support the exhibit because it discusses a house and garden tour program that began in the 1920s in Fredericksburg, and still goes on today. This illustrates how people view house and garden tours and restoration of gardens as important and even use it as a form of entertainment through a special annual event.

Entry 7:

-       A Different Story: A Black History of Fredericksburg, Stafford, and Spotsylvania, Virginia. By Ruth Coder Fitzgerald, Unicorn Publishing, 1979.

-       “Families in the integrated widewater area were kept aware of community news in the 1920s when Cornelia Dunkins had a small community newspaper printed which featured local news…When excursion trains from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Baltimore, and Washington came to widewater on special days for whites and for blacks to enjoy the water, area residents could make extra money by selling drinks or by taking people on boat rides”.

-       This entry may support the exhibit because it demonstrates how boat rides were a form of entertainment for blacks and whites.

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Michelle

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