About Rachel

Rachel Dacey is a graduating senior and history major, with her focus of study on ancient and Medieval British history. After graduation, she will be assisting Alexandria Archaeology in their summer dig at Shuter’s Hill in Alexandria, VA before flying to England and assisting the Sussex Archaeological Society in their summer dig at the Plumpton Romano-British villa in England. In 2019 she aims to gain a Masters degree in Heritage Management from Bath Spa University, with her eyes set on another Masters in the Conservation of Historic Buildings by 2020! In the future, she would like to go into a career with museum work or preservation.

Articles created by Rachel

Pictured here is Fredericksburg Battlefield Center--one of the entrances to the battlefield
April 2, 2018

Calvin Coolidge (Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Battlefields)

Inscription: Dedicated October 19, 1928 by Calvin Coolidge President of the United States To commemorate the beginning of work on…

Pictured here is a formal portrait of Clara Barton taken by James E. Purdy in 1904.
March 23, 2018

Clara Barton

Inscription:  “1862 – 1962 In Memory of Clara Barton Founder of the American Red Cross. A devoted nurse and tireless…

pictured here is a portrait of Captain John Smith
April 2, 2018

Contact: An Industrial Society Confronts A Native American Culture

Inscription:  “They use also long arrows tyed in a line wherewith they shoot at fish in the rivers.” —Captain John…

Pictured here is the Fredericksburg Courthouse building marker
March 27, 2018

Corporation Court House

Inscription: Left Side: “City of Fredericksburg, Virginia Corporation Court House Erected 1851-52Mayor Robert B. Semple Judge of Court John Tayloe…