General Meeting: Tales from the Trench
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesAs part of our centennial retrospective on World War I, BHS President Jon Vrana presents stories and observations of life and death in the Great War.
BHS around Town: Belvoir Manor
Kings Park Library 9000 Burke Lake Rd, Burke, VA, United StatesHear local historian and archaeologist Patrick O’Neill speak on the history of the Belvoir area of Fairfax County, from the Fairfax family’s mansion on the Potomac, to the War of…
Burke Centre Festival
Burke Centre Conservancy Grounds 6060 Burke Centre Parkway, Burke, VA, United StatesCome visit the Burke Historical Society’s extra-large display area at the Burke Centre Festival! We’ll have lots of historical displays, information about our activities, and friendly people to chat with.…
Burke Centre Festival
Burke Centre Conservancy Grounds 6060 Burke Centre Parkway, Burke, VA, United StatesCome visit the Burke Historical Society’s extra-large display area at the Burke Centre Festival! We’ll have lots of historical displays, information about our activities, and friendly people to chat with.…
General Meeting: Remembering the World War I Soldier
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesMary Lipsey, Fairfax County History Commissioner, speaks about Fairfax County men who served and died in the Great War, and about how the war was commemorated here and nationally.
Genetic Genealogy
Burke Centre Library 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke, VA, United StatesWhile complicated, DNA testing can help you burst through the brick walls in your Genealogy. Learn the basics of Ancestry DNA and how it can be used to aid your…
General Meeting: Carving Out the Wilderness
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesDebbie Robison, a Fairfax County History Commissioner, will discuss early local settlement, including the formation of roads, the Colonial economy, and land grants for the future Burke area.
BHS around Town: The Murder of Eva Roy
Burke Centre Library 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke, VA, United StatesCindy Bennett will speak about the 1918 murder of 14-year-old Eva Roy in Burke and the tangled investigation that followed.
General Meeting: The Regional Prehistory of Gold
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesMike Johnson, former Senior Archaeologist for the Fairfax County Park Authority, discusses the geologic processes that resulted in gold deposits in our area.
Preserve Your Heirloom Photographs and Documents
Burke Centre Library 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke, VA, United StatesPhotographs, letters, ledgers, and more! Does this sound like your family archives? Virginia Room librarian Chris Barbuschak will share preservation techniques you can use at home. The Burke Historical…