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Stafford Museum project takes flight: Unveiling plans for $30 million state-of-the-art cultural center

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, large numbers of Union generals and officials, Clara Barton, Walt Whitman, George C. Marshall, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, are among the many distinguished Americans who have visited Chatham Manor in Stafford County. [Photo: Discover Stafford]
Sue Henderson, Executive Director of Stafford Museum, presented the proposed $30 million Stafford Museum status on February 15.

The project has started a fundraising campaign and continues to gather collections for the new museum. In 2025, the organization expects to release a report detailing the number of employees and the space required for the museum. Finally, 2026 will see the opening of the Stafford Museum.

Aptly named The Stafford Museum and Cultural Center, the center is envisioned as a hub for the public to connect with the county. Its role will be to “get people to go through the door” once the museum hosts exhibitions of local historical interest.

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