Virtual Meeting: Arlington’s Ball–Sellers House
2021-10-27 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | VA
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 the library’s calendar for a link to register.*

Memories of the Great Depression
2021-10-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, 22015, United States
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 register here:
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/8177940

Virtual Meeting: The History of the Ilda Community
2021-11-23 19:00 - 20:00 | VA
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

Local History of Jazz, Part 3: The Infrastructure
2021-12-04 16:00 - 17:00 | VA
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 the link below is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/8242370

Virtual Meeting: Burnt Burke
2022-01-25 19:00 - 20:00 | VA
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 link below is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/8584201

Local History of the Civilian Conservation Corps
2022-02-05 16:00 - 17:00 | VA
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

BHS around Town: Virginia’s Presidential Homes
2022-02-26 14:00 - 15:00 | Richard Byrd Library, 7250 Commerce Street, Springfield, VA, 22150-3499, United States
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

Virtual Meeting: Traveling Through the Old Dominion with The Green Book
2022-02-26 15:00 - 16:00 | VA
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 at the link below is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/8868672

Virtual Meeting: 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry: Private Lives, Public Records
2022-03-26 15:00 - 16:00 | VA
Reference librarian and genealogist Leslie Anderson will discuss her research on the 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry, including the lives of its members both before and after the Civil War, along with strategies that may help you with your own research.
*This program will be presented online with Pohick Regional Library as host. Registration at the link below is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/8868680

Gold in Local History
2022-04-02 16:00 - 17:00 | George Mason Regional Library, 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, 22003, United States
Learn a bit of the science of gold, our 79th element, and hear about the regional history of this metal, including mining operations and some tales of lost treasure.
*This program will be presented in-person in George Mason Regional Library’s Meeting Room. Registration at the link below is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/8266855

Hybrid Meeting: Who was General Braddock and Where is his Gold?
2022-04-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, 22015, United States
BHS Treasurer Cindy Bennett will discuss Gen. Edward Braddock, his expedition from Alexandria to Fort Duquesne, and the legends surrounding this campaign.
*This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library and simultaneously available remotely via Zoom. Registration at the link below is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9023190

In-Person Meeting: Escaping Detection: Women in the Civil War
2022-05-29 15:00 - 16:00 | Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, 22015, United States
Mary Lipsey from the Burke Historical Society will discuss notable women who participated actively but secretly in the American Civil War, as spies and as soldiers.
*This program will be presented in person only at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9023147

The Old Capitol Prison
2022-06-01 16:00 - 17:00 | VA
Jon Vrana, President of the Burke Historical Society, will recount the history of the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C., which went through several roles (including temporary Capitol of the United States) before being used as a prison during the Civil War.
*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/8276885

In-Person Meeting: Mulberry Hill
2022-06-26 15:00 - 16:00 | Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, 22015, United States
Mary Rouse Root will speak about Mulberry Hill, one of the oldest houses in Burke, where she grew up.
*This program will be presented in person only at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9218239

BHS around Town: Rescue of Mount Vernon
2022-07-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Richard Byrd Library, 7250 Commerce Street, Springfield, VA, 22150-3499, United States
BHS member Mary Lipsey will recount the story of the Washington family estate, its descent into disrepair, and the formation and struggle of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association to save it.
*This program will be presented in person only at Richard Byrd Library. No registration is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9215814

Virtual Meeting: 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry: Private Lives, Public Records
2022-07-31 15:00 - 16:00 | VA
Reference librarian and genealogist Leslie Anderson will discuss her research on the 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry, including the lives of its members both before and after the Civil War, along with strategies that may help you with your own research.
*This program will be presented online with Pohick Regional Library as host. Registration at the link below is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9170193

In-Person Meeting: P.O. Box 1142, WWII Intelligence Camp
2022-08-28 15:00 - 16:00 | Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, 22015, United States
Ann Shields returns to speak in more detail on her extensive research into P.O. Box 1142, the top-secret military intelligence camp at Fort Hunt, Alexandria, during the Second World War.
*This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9398521

In-Person Meeting: The Mantua Community
2022-09-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, 22015, United States
Sue Kovach Shuman will discuss the history of the Mantua community, from the Northern Neck Proprietary to the present day, as documented in her recently published book for the Images of America series.
*This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9185682

Virtual Talk: Ghosts, Goons, and a Bunny Man
2022-10-19 13:00 - 14:00 | VA
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 George Mason Regional Library as host. Registration at the link below is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9620615

Virtual Talk: Ghosts, Goons, and a Bunny Man (second opportunity)
2022-10-19 17:00 - 18:00 | VA
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 Oakton Library as host. Registration at the link below is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9623539

In-Person Meeting: The Marshall House in Burke, Then & Now
2022-10-30 15:00 - 16:00 | Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, 22015, United States
Darrell Marshall will speak on one of Burke’s most historic houses, first built ca 1852 for John and Mary Marshall (probably no relation to our speaker).
*This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/calendar

In-Person Meeting: Historic Schools of the Burke Area
2022-11-27 15:00 - 16:00 | Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, 22015, United States
Jeff Clark, an expert on the history of Fairfax County Public Schools, will discuss the various schools that served the Burke-area community over the years.
*This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/calendar

In-Person Meeting: Rescue of Mount Vernon
2022-12-18 15:00 - 16:00 | VA
Mary Lipsey will speak on how George Washington’s estate fell into disrepair and how the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association mobilized to save it.
*This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9185716

In-Person Meeting: Old Burke Village
2023-01-29 15:00 - 16:00 | Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, 22015, United States
Kathleen Jablonski will share her research on (Old) Burke Village, originally known as the Marshall and Brown subdivision, a historic hidden treasure of Burke.
*This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/calendar

In-Person Meeting: Book talk—The Enchanted Suitcase: A Window Onto My German Father’s World War II Life
2023-02-26 15:00 - 16:00 | Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, 22015, United States
Helga Warren will speak on her newly published book, inspired by stumbling upon her German father’s memoirs of World War II—a striking account of his journey to Paris, Normandy, a POW camp in Alabama, and to a new life as an American. Her discovery unveiled one of the few firsthand accounts of the German POW experience in America, but also a new perspective on the father she thought she knew.
*This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/calendar

BHS around Town: The Carrington Event, Locally and Globally
2023-05-06 10:30 - 11:30 | Oakton Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton, VA, 22124-1785, 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 the risks that such storms pose today.
The BHS is pleased to offer guest speakers to local libraries and other groups. For more information, please see our Speakers Bureau page.
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/10347652

In-Person Meeting: Oakton in the Civil War
2023-05-28 15:00 - 16:00 | Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, 22015, 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 Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9927267

In-Person Meeting: Freedmen’s Bureau Schools in Fairfax County
2023-06-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, 22015, 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.
*This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/

Hybrid Meeting: The Kansas City Skywalk Tragedy: Engineering Ethics
2023-07-30 15:00 - 16:00 | Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, 22015, 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 failure ever in the U.S. in terms of loss of life and injuries.
*This program will be presented both online and in person at Pohick Regional Library. Register here:*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/10881353

In-Person Meeting: Hidden History of Herndon
2023-08-27 15:00 - 16:00 | Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, 22015, 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 is required.*
https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/
