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Genetic Genealogy

Burke Centre Library 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke, VA, United States

While 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 research.   The Burke Historical Society is pleased to continue our research seminar into 2018! From 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. of (typically) the first Tuesday…

General Meeting: Carving Out the Wilderness

Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United States

Debbie 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 States

Cindy 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 States

Mike 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 States

Photographs, 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 Society is pleased to continue our research seminar into 2018! From 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. of (typically) the first Tuesday of even-numbered months, we’ll host…

General Meeting: Wicked Fairfax County

Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United States

Cindy Bennett shares anecdotes from her new book Wicked Fairfax County, recounting events like the typhoid epidemic at Camp Alger, a 1918 murder in Burke, and, of course, the Bunnyman.

BHS around Town: Clara Barton

Herndon Depot Museum 717 Lynn Street, Herndon, VA, United States

Mary Lipsey will speak at the Herndon Historical Society (in the historic Herndon Depot) on the remarkable life of Clara Barton, Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross.

Annual Meeting: If These Walls Could Talk—Silas Burke and His Home

Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United States

Join us for the Burke Historical Society’s Annual Meeting!  BHS President Jon Vrana will speak on the 19th-century history of Woodbury, better known today as the Silas Burke House.

Researching, Writing, & Publishing a History

Burke Centre Library 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke, VA, United States

Mary Lipsey and Cindy Bennett, each an author of multiple historical works, share their experiences and tips on the overall process of investigating, writing, and getting a history into print.   The Burke Historical Society is pleased to continue our research seminar through 2019! From 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. of (typically) the first Tuesday of…

BHS around Town: Ghosts, Goons and a Bunny Man

George Mason Regional Library 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, United States

The Burke Historical Society's Cindy Bennett returns to send chills down your spine with spooky tales of local legends, haunted spots and the creepy monsters of Northern Virginia, including some who have never left.

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