Town of Dumfries to Host Second Annual Juneteenth Celebration

Sponsored by the Town of Dumfries DUMFRIES, VA — The Town of Dumfries is proud to announce its Second Annual Juneteenth Celebration, taking place on Thursday, June 19, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 9:30 PM at Garrison Park, 17749 Main Street, Dumfries, VA 22026. This free, family-friendly event is open to all and will conclude […]

What is Juneteenth to Me?

by Trey Thompson On the seventeenth of June in 2021, President Joe Biden signed the legislation of making Juneteenth a U.S. federal holiday. Juneteenth has a long-lasting history in our country. It marks the day that ALL slaves in the United States were free to roam and do as they please. The Emancipation Proclamation was […]

Juneteenth… And Now What?

by Jennifer Roberts Yesterday was Juneteenth.  For the second year in the 245-year history of the United States, this historic day was recognized as a federal holiday.  On June 19th, 1865, news of the end of the legalized enslavement of African Americans reached the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas, two and a half years after […]

“It’s Time We Move Forward Together!”

Dumfries Unveils Historical Marker at the Slave and Free African American Cemetery Juneteenth is a time of remembrance of where our ancestors who came to the United States on ships but became free from the bondages of slavery through perseverance, faith and unity. It was with those same qualities that their names will be forever […]