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  • Researching Historic Cemeteries

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

    Mary Lipsey of the Burke Historical Society and the Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association will speak on how to locate, study, and care for local historic cemeteries.   The Burke…

  • BHS around Town: Aviation: From Curiosity to Reality

    George Mason Regional Library 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, 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…

  • BHS around Town: The Ball–Sellers House in Arlington

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

    Archaeologist Patrick O’Neill will speak about Arlington’s oldest house, built by John Ball in the mid-18th century and preserved through many owners until its donation to the Arlington Historical Society.

  • General Meeting: Sydenstricker: A Living Link to Springfield’s Past

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

    Annette Tison and Lisa Friedrich Becker recount the history of the Sydenstricker community (for which Sydenstricker Road is named), including the historic Methodist church and the schoolhouse, both preserved.

  • What’s in the Library of Virginia?

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

    Laura Wickstead will discuss the wealth of resources available online from the Library of Virginia, including those for local history and genealogy. The Burke Historical Society is pleased to continue…

  • General Meeting: Local German POW Camps of WWII

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

    Ann Shields shares her research on the WWII-era camps for German prisoners of war at Fort Meade, Fairfax, and Fort Hunt, within the context of the national POW-internment program.

  • General Meeting: Col. Mosby from 1865 to 1916

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

    William Connery speaks on the post-Civil-War career of John S. Mosby: supporting Ulysses S. Grant’s presidency, serving as U.S. consul to Hong Kong, and mentoring George S. Patton.

  • Special Program: WWII Veteran Jerry Wolf

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

    Jerry Wolf, a veteran of World War II, will speak about his experiences.  As a B-17 turret gunner, he was shot down near Berlin and held as a POW.

  • Searching Military Records

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

    Learn to search for an individual’s military records through the Fold3 database, available through the Library of Virginia and encompassing records from the War of Independence through the Vietnam War.…