Real Chicks on the Rapp!

How did The Female orphan asylum or as most people know it The Smithsonia, get its name?A small congregation of Presbyterian ladies found their calling and purpose with encouragement from the Reverend Samuel Blaine Wilson. These ladies accomplished so much in a time period where women had very limited rights. They raised the funds to build and support the school.The ladies had the building designed with the intentions of providing education and skills to the the girls. And... of course we will show how all roads lead back to George Washington here in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Why is there a historic New York style home in Downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia?Tune in to learn why!

A home built of love, but saw many tragedies.One of the most deadliest battles of the Civil War was fought at Braehaed Manor in Fredericksburg, Virgina . This battle was lead by none other than General Lee.

INTRO:Hi I'm Becky Walley and Pam Kuper is my business partner. We are "The Kuper Walley Group." We are by day Realtors here in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Which is where our Podcast is centered around. Being that we are Realtors, of course we want to do a podcast on homes, but not just any homes.... Historical homes and the people that built them. These people were so instrumental in the development of Fredericksburg, Virginia and to some extent the development of our country. We also want to share with you about the Arts, Entertainment, Food, Shopping and so much more that we feel makes our home town so great!We developed our name as a play on words "Real Chicks on the Rapp!" Real is because we are Realtors, We are Chicks, on the Rapp, is because Fredericksburg is located on the banks of the Rappahannock river.Episode 1:Is on the oldest home in Fredericksburg, "The Charles Dick House" and his contribution to the growth of America.Our featured restaurant this episode is Orofino's and our featured Musicians are Cabin Creek.We hope you enjoy and will give us an opportunity to work out all our kinks. Come along and learn with us!Just a disclosure we are associated with Century 21 New Millennium.