Special Event: Burke VFRD Open House
Burke Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department 9501 Old Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA, United StatesStop by the Burke Historical Society’s table at the Burke Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department’s annual open house! This is a great opportunity to learn about Burke history and fire safety, with lots of fun activities for children.
Virtual Talk: Ghosts, Goons, and a Bunny Man
BHS Treasurer Cindy Bennett shares spooky tales of local legends, haunted spots and the creepy monsters of Northern Virginia, including some who have never left. *This program will be presented online with George Mason Regional Library as host. Registration at the link below is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9620615
Virtual Talk: Ghosts, Goons, and a Bunny Man (second opportunity)
BHS Treasurer Cindy Bennett shares spooky tales of local legends, haunted spots and the creepy monsters of Northern Virginia, including some who have never left. *This program will be presented online with Oakton Library as host. Registration at the link below is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9623539
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