In-Person Meeting: The Marshall House in Burke, Then & Now
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesDarrell 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
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesJeff 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
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
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesKathleen 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
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesHelga 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…
Model Train Show at Pohick Regional Library
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesAll day Saturday and Sunday, the National Capital Trackers will operate O-gauge model trains through miniature town and country scenery. The BHS is supporting this event with several posters on the history of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, historically-themed coloring activities, and Silas Burke reading train stories to children at 11 a.m. Sunday. https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/10212506
Model Train Show at Pohick Regional Library
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesAll day Saturday and Sunday, the National Capital Trackers will operate O-gauge model trains through miniature town and country scenery. The BHS is supporting this event with several posters on the history of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, historically-themed coloring activities, and Silas Burke reading train stories to children at 11 a.m. Sunday. https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/10212507
BHS around Town: The Carrington Event, Locally and Globally
Oakton Library 10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton, VA, United StatesBrian 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…
Open House, Sunrise at Silas Burke House
Sunrise at Silas Burke House 9619 Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA, United StatesSunrise at Silas Burke House will hold an open house for the public. Concurrently with this event, members of the Burke Historical Society will offer group tours of the historic Silas Burke House. Small group tours will begin at 11:00. The last tour group will be at 1:30. Tours will last around 20 minutes. No…
In-Person Meeting: Oakton in the Civil War
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesJim 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