Events

Debi DeLoose, Mike DeLoose, and Mary Lipsey will jointly recount the fascinating history of Lake Accotink, from wartime exigency to recreational facility. This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library.  No registration is required. https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/

In 1957, the Gee Gee Food Corporation opened the first McDonald's in Virginia on Route 1 in Alexandria.  Chris Barbuschak will describe how they built the largest single franchise operation of the McDonalds chain in the nation until Ray Kroc bought them out in 1967. *This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional…

Learn some of the science of gold and hear about the national and regional history of the 79th element, including mining operations and tales of lost treasure. *This program will be presented in person at George Mason Regional Library. Registration is available but not required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/10628763 The BHS is pleased to offer guest speakers to…

Patrick O’Neill from the Burke Historical Society will speak on the origins of Fort Belvoir, which began in 1915 as Camp A.A. Humphreys, an engineer training facility for the U.S. Army. *This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library.  No registration is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9927274

Today’s bridges are only the latest versions of various spans dating almost to the capital’s founding. Learn about about the fascinating history of the 14th Street bridges into Washington, historically known as the Long Bridge over the Potomac. *This program will be presented in person at George Mason Regional Library. Registration is available but not…

A panel from the Burke Historical Society will discuss the Society’s own contribution to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series. Hear how the book came together and enjoy some fascinating photographs and stories from Burke’s history! *This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/calendar

Learn about the land, early houses and founding of Washington, D.C.—a planned city that, after much compromise, finally succeeded previous seats of government. *This program will be presented in person at George Mason Regional Library. Registration is available but not required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/11154047 The BHS is pleased to offer guest speakers to local libraries and other…

Suzanne LaPierre and Chris Barbuschak will speak on their recent book Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries, which details the history of unequal access across the region’s various library systems and the efforts that led to their integration. *This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/calendar

Ilda was a mixed-race community in the area of Little River Turnpike and Guinea Road. Fairfax County History Commission member Tom Shoop will share what he learned while writing his new book, A Place Called Ilda: Race and Resilience at a Northern Virginia Crossroads. *This program will be presented in person at George Mason Regional…

Joyana Peters, local author of The Girl from Saint Petersburg and The Girl in the Triangle, will discuss her historical fiction and her approaches to research and writing. *This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/calendar