Events Calendar

Chip and LaVerne Carson, fifth generation Burkites, relate stories about interesting and unique people who called this area home in the days before Burke Centre.

Join us for the Burke Historical Society’s Annual Meeting!  We’ll look briefly at our own town’s history, as well as other Burkes across the country and abroad.  Speaker: Brian Slawski.

Learn of the planning and creation of the O&A, a 19th-century link between northern and central Virginia.  Presenter: Jon Vrana.   This talk is part of our monthly series at George Mason Regional Library, on third Thursday evenings from May 2017 through June 2018.  To register (beginning two weeks in advance), please find the program…

Over the years, several of Fairfax County’s once-vibrant communities have faded from view.  Learn about the “big five” of these lost towns.  Speakers: Heather Bollinger and Jeff Clark.

Discover the remarkable life of Clara Barton, Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross.  Presenter: Mary Lipsey.   This talk is part of our monthly series at George Mason Regional Library, on third Thursday evenings from May 2017 through June 2018.  To register (beginning two weeks in advance), please find the program…

Learn about Union Col. John Thomas Wilder and his 17th Indiana “Lightning Brigade,” whose new Spencer repeating rifles were instrumental in the Tullahoma Campaign of Tennessee.  Speaker: Scott Diezman.

The railroad’s arrival was what first put Burke on the map.  Hear the Virginia Room’s Chris Barbuschak share his research and new discoveries on Burke’s two historic rail depots.

Learn about some of the many jazz musicians and promoters, past and present, with ties to the area.  Presenter: Brian Slawski.   This talk is part of our monthly series at George Mason Regional Library, on third Thursday evenings from May 2017 through August 2018.   The BHS is pleased to offer guest speakers to local…

Did you know that the government first selected Burke as the future site of Washington's Dulles International Airport?  Local historian and educator Mary Lipsey of the Burke Historical Society returns with the surprising tale of this ill fated venture and the community's years-long fight to save the village.   The BHS is pleased to offer…

Local historian Jon Vrana will present a short history of Accotink in southeastern Fairfax County, covering two centuries through its citizens and sites.