General Meeting: Carving Out the Wilderness
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesDebbie 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 StatesCindy 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 StatesMike 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 StatesPhotographs, 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 StatesCindy 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 StatesMary 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 StatesJoin 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 StatesMary 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 StatesThe 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 StatesHeather 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.