Events Calendar

Please join us at our new venue for Burke History Day 2016!  All the details can be found here!

BHS President Jon Vrana will speak at George Mason Regional Library, in the character of a soldier from Fairfax County returning home at the end of the Civil War.  What will he find at home?  What might the future hold for him?  This event is part of our public outreach through the BHS Speakers Bureau.  To attend,…

For our November general meeting, author Paul N. Herbert will speak on his latest book, Treason in the Rockies, which tells the dramatic and practically forgotten story of Harvard honor alumnus and Nazi sympathizer Dale Maple, who in WWII broke two German POWs out of confinement in Camp Hale, Colorado, attempting to flee with them to…

Please join us for the Annual Meeting of the Burke Historical Society!  We’ll share a brief summary of the Society’s activities over the past year and our plans for 2017, followed by an engaging lecture.  Cindy Bennett, BHS Treasurer, will speak on the 1898 looting of Burke by troops from Camp Alger during the Spanish-American…

For our February general meeting, Brian Slawski, BHS Vice President and Programs Chair, will conclude his series on jazz in Northern Virginia and the District, past and present, with a look at local jazz festivals, instruction, and radio. Please note that, beginning February 2017, the BHS will hold our general meetings at Pohick Regional Library,…

BHS member and Fairfax County History Commissioner Mary Lipsey will speak on the remarkable life of Anna Maria Fitzhugh of Ravensworth.  Mrs. Fitzhugh (née Goldsborough) became one of Fairfax and Stafford Counties’ most prominent landowners upon her early widowing in 1830, and remained so until her death in 1874. Please note that, beginning February 2017,…

In late August and early September of 1859, a massive solar storm caused dramatic and poorly understood effects across the earth.  Hear some of the local and worldwide accounts of this event and learn about its implications for the present day. Please note that, beginning February 2017, the BHS will hold our general meetings at…

This month we’ll examine the civilian side of the War between the States, during which Fairfax County residents were subject to abitrary arrest, personal threats, and large-scale theft by Union and Confederate forces. Please note that, beginning February 2017, the BHS will hold our general meetings at Pohick Regional Library, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.…

2017 marks Fairfax County’s 275th Anniversary, with the flagship events happening this month.  To honor the occasion, Susan Gray, Curator of the Fairfax Museum, will present an overview of the County’s history. Please note that, beginning February 2017, the BHS will hold our general meetings at Pohick Regional Library, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on…

Dr. Karenne Wood of the Virginia Indian Program (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) will present her extensive research on the history and culture of Virginia's Native American people and communities.