Researching Slavery in Court Records
Burke Centre Library 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke, VA, United StatesCurious about the history of enslaved African-Americans in Fairfax County? Heather Bollinger, assistant archivist at the Fairfax Circuit Court Historic Records Center, will present how they are creating a slavery…
General Meeting: “Jazz in and around Burke, Part 3” (New Time & Venue)
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesFor 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…
General Meeting: “Anna Maria Fitzhugh”
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesBHS 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…
Contributing to the Veterans History Project
Burke Centre Library 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke, VA, United StatesLearn how to conduct and submit an oral history of a veteran in your life, in support of the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress. This training session…
General Meeting: The Carrington Event, Locally and Globally
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesIn 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…
Field Trip: St. Mary’s & Jerusalem Baptist Cemeteries
For our May members-only field trip, we'll join the Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association in tours of the historic cemeteries of St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church and Jerusalem Baptist…
BHS around Town: Camp Alger and a Local Epidemic
George Mason Regional Library 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, United StatesIn 1898, Camp Alger’s poor sanitation led to typhoid and a disastrous relocation march. Presenter: Cindy Bennett. This talk is part of our monthly series at George Mason Regional…
Field trip: Legato School
Members only: On Sunday, May 21st, we’ll visit the historic Legato School in the City of Fairfax. If you’re not yet a member but would like to join us, see…
General Meeting: The Civil War among Local Civilians
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesThis 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…
Using the Washington Library at Mount Vernon
Burke Centre Library 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke, VA, United StatesStaff from the Washington Library at Mount Vernon will describe the resources available and procedures for researchers at this archive, accompanied by some replica documents from their collection. The Burke…