Events Calendar

Cindy Bennett from the Burke Historical Society will discuss the story and fate of 33 suffragists imprisoned at the Occoquan (Lorton) Workhouse in November 1917. The tenacity of these fearless women led to the 1920 passage of the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote. *This program will be presented online with George Mason…

BHS Treasurer Cindy Bennett shares spooky tales of local legends, haunted spots and the creepy monsters of Northern Virginia, including some who have never left. *This program will be presented online with Richard Byrd Library as host.  Registration at the link below is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/8000522

Annette Benbow, Director of the Ball–Sellers House Museum, will discuss the history and significance of the house in Arlington’s present-day Glencarlyn neighborhood, built in the 1750s by farmer John Ball and considered to be the oldest structure in the Washington region.  *This talk will be presented online with Pohick Regional Library as host.  Please check…

Local author Ed Linz will discuss his book They Never Threw Anything Away: Memories of the Great Depression by Americans Who Lived It, which draws from his interviews with 22 Americans from across the country who experienced the hardships of this period. This program will be presented in-person in Pohick Regional Library’s Meeting Room.  Please…

Editor and avocational historian Tom Shoop will speak on his research thus far for a book on the history of the African American community of Ilda, located at Guinea Road and Little River Turnpike. *This program will be presented online with Pohick Regional Library as host. Registration at the link below is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/8516879

Brian Slawski from the Burke Historical Society will highlight some of the less obvious institutions that have helped support the local jazz scene past and present, in particular the festivals, education, and radio stations that sustain both musicians and audiences. *This program will be presented online with George Mason Regional Library as host. Registration at…

Cindy Bennett, Jon Vrana, Chris Barbuschak, and Brian Slawski from the Burke Historical Society will discuss some of the more dramatic fires in the history of the Burke area, including the historical background of notable structures lost to flames.   *This program will be presented online with Pohick Regional Library as host.  Registration at the…

Mary Lipsey from the Burke Historical Society will speak on how the Civilian Conservation Corps—President Franklin Roosevelt’s “Tree Army”—impacted life in Northern Virginia during the Great Depression. *This program will be presented online with George Mason Regional Library as host. Registration at the link below is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/8242371

Patrick O’Neill from the Burke Historical Society will discuss the homes of the eight Virginians who became President of the United States. *This program will be presented in person at Richard Byrd Library. Registration at the link below is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/8825367

Susan Hellman will present her research on sites across Virginia that were endorsed by the various editions of The Green Book over the years; these guidebooks helped African-American motorists travel safely across the country by cataloguing businesses where they would be welcome. *This program will be presented online with Pohick Regional Library as host.  Registration…