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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 States

Darrell 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 States

Jeff 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 States

Kathleen 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 States

Helga 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 States

All 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 States

All 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

BHS around Town: The Carrington Event, Locally and Globally

Oakton Library 10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton, VA, United States

Brian Slawski from the Burke Historical Society will speak on the 1859 geomagnetic storm, with background on the science of space weather, scientific knowledge and institutions of the time, and the risks that such storms pose today. The BHS is pleased to offer guest speakers to local libraries and other groups.  For more information, please…

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