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BHS around Town: The Carrington Event, Locally and Globally

Oakton Library 10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton, VA, United States

Brian Slawski from the Burke Historical Society will speak on the 1859 geomagnetic storm, with background on the science of space weather, scientific knowledge and institutions of the time, and…

In-Person Meeting: Oakton in the Civil War

Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United States

Jim Lewis will speak on the tensions and trials that Oakton (then known as Flint Hill) endured throughout the American Civil War. *This program will be presented in person at…

In-Person Meeting: Freedmen’s Bureau Schools in Fairfax County

Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United States

Debbie Robison will speak on schools established or supported by the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands to serve African American children in Fairfax County after the Civil War.…

Hybrid Meeting: The Kansas City Skywalk Tragedy: Engineering Ethics

Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United States

Robynn Andracsek, PE, will speak about the 1981 collapse of the skywalk at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, which killed 114 people and was the most devastating structural…

In-Person Meeting: Hidden History of Herndon

Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United States

Barbara Glakas from the Herndon Historical Society will speak on her new book Hidden History of Herndon. *This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library.  No registration…

In-Person Meeting: Lorton Prisons

Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United States

Kenena Spalding from the Lucy Burns Museum at the Workhouse Arts Center will speak on her new book Lorton Prisons. *This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional…

In-Person Meeting: The History of Lake Accotink

Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United States

Debi DeLoose, Mike DeLoose, and Mary Lipsey will jointly recount the fascinating history of Lake Accotink, from wartime exigency to recreational facility. This program will be presented in person at…

BHS around Town: Gold in Local History

George Mason Regional Library 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, United States

Learn some of the science of gold and hear about the national and regional history of the 79th element, including mining operations and tales of lost treasure. *This program will…

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