Events
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Interpreting Historic Photos
Burke Centre Library 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke, VA, United StatesThe Burke Historical Society is pleased to announce our theme for 2016: the Year of Research! All year long, we'll host free classes at Burke Centre Library on the first Tuesday of the month, each covering a different tool for online historical research. Instruction runs from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., with time afterwards for consultations…
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General Meeting
Lutheran Church of the Abiding Presence 6304 Lee Chapel Road, Burke, VA, United StatesFor our September general meeting, we'll screen a video on Burke’s history made by 4th-graders of Cherry Run Elementary School, with some assistance from the BHS. The video was made for an annual contest run by the Virginia Trekkers, Henrico County teachers who film their visits to historic sites for the benefit of schools across the…
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Genealogy 101: Census Records
Burke Centre Library 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke, VA, United StatesThe Burke Historical Society is pleased to announce our theme for 2016: the Year of Research! All year long, we'll host free classes at Burke Centre Library on the first Tuesday of the month, each covering a different tool for online historical research. Instruction runs from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., with time afterwards for consultations…
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BHS at the Library: “This Old House”
George Mason Regional Library 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, United StatesBHS member Mary Lipsey will speak at George Mason Regional Library on some of the historic homes of the Burke, Springfield, and Annandale areas (with Mount Vernon thrown in for good measure). This event is part of our public outreach through the BHS Speakers Bureau. To attend, please register through the library's website.