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In-Person Meeting: Black Communities of Fairfax: A History

Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke

Co-authors Etta Willson, Rita Colbert, Linneall Naylor, Rondia Prescott, and Jenée Lindner will speak on their recently published book, which documents the history of the free Black communities that developed around Fairfax Court House. *This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/calendar

In-Person Meeting: The NIKE Missile Site at Lorton

Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke

Alan McKie will speak on the United States’ NIKE missile air defense system built during the Cold War, and in particular on its largest installation at Lorton. *This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/calendar

In-Person Meeting: The History of Quilting in Virginia

Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke

Bunnie Jordan, a quilt maker, appraiser, author, collector, and teacher, will speak on the long history of quilting in the Old Dominion, sharing anecdotes of especially significant quilts and quilters. *This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/calendar

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