The Fredericksburg-Princes Town Sister City Association, Inc. (FPTSCA) was organized in 2007.
On December 18, 2006, a delegation from Princes Town, Ghana led by the gazetted Chief of Princes Town, the Honorable Nana Ndama Kundumoah IV, formally embraced the citizens of Fredericksburg, Virginia at a ceremony held at the University of Mary Washington's Woodard Center.
The relationship was as much historic for the Commonwealth of Virginia as it was for the Fredericksburg community. It was the first time in the history of Virginia (the largest slave holding state) that a slave holding locale (Fredericksburg) had ever partnered in friendship with a slave trading locale (Princes Town).
The event drew out a crowd of several hundreds of people from as far away as California, Texas, Alabama and New York. Dignitaries included the Mayor of Fredericksburg, the Honorable Dr. Thomas Tomak; Fredericksburg City Council Members Dixon, Girvan, Kelly, Solley and Turner; State Senator Edd Houck; Virginia Secretary of Administration, the Honorable Viola O. Baskerville (on behalf of Governor Tim Kaine), University of Mary Washington President, Dr. William Frawley; Ghanaian Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Dr. Kwame Edusei; Deputy Minister of Tourism and Diasporan Relations, the Honorable Joseph Baido-Ansah; and native Fredericksburgian, United States Ambassador to Ghana, Her Excellency, Dr. Pamela Bridgewater .
This multi-cultural celebration reached across every demographic in the region and for one hour or more, we were neither Americans nor Ghanaians. We were neither Black nor White. We were all human beings moved by compassion and excited about the possibilities ahead.
It was a great day for the City of Fredericksburg, the City of Princes Town, the Commonwealth of Virginia and, of course, our beloved daughter, Pamela Bridgewater.
Our mission is to stimulate cultural, educational. historical and economic growth between the two cities by using creative, non-traditional mechanisms.
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All are invited to join the FPTSCA. Applications are accepted January1-December 31. Please see our section under Membership to learn more about benefits of membership.