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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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.

  • General Meeting: Lost Villages of Fairfax County

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

    Heather Bollinger and Jeff Clark return to tell us about Fairfax County’s smaller bygone communities.  While these villages have faded, you might still find some traces of them today.

  • BHS around Town: Virginia’s Presidential Homes

    Richard Byrd Library 7250 Commerce Street, Springfield, VA, United States

    Explore the homes of the eight Virginians who became President of the United States.  Presenter: Patrick O’Neill.

  • BHS around Town: Aviation: From Curiosity to Reality

    Patrick Henry Library 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna, VA, United States

    Mary Lipsey will share stories from her new book, Aviation: From Curiosity to Reality.  Learn about the early years of flight, some overlooked pioneers, and some of the stranger historical…