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  • Burke Centre Festival

    Burke Centre Conservancy Grounds 6060 Burke Centre Parkway, Burke, VA, United States

    The Burke Centre Festival will be held the weekend of September 9th and 10th this year, and the Burke Historical Society will be there!  We’ll have a double-wide booth with lots of informative posters on Burke-area history.  Please stop by and see us! https://burkecentreweb.com/sub_category_list.asp?category=19&title=Burke+Centre+Festival+2023

  • Burke Centre Festival

    Burke Centre Conservancy Grounds 6060 Burke Centre Parkway, Burke, VA, United States

    The Burke Centre Festival will be held the weekend of September 9th and 10th this year, and the Burke Historical Society will be there!  We’ll have a double-wide booth with lots of informative posters on Burke-area history.  Please stop by and see us! https://burkecentreweb.com/sub_category_list.asp?category=19&title=Burke+Centre+Festival+2023

  • In-Person Meeting: Lorton Prisons

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

    Kenena Spalding from the Lucy Burns Museum at the Workhouse Arts Center will speak on her new book Lorton Prisons. *This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library.  No registration is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/

  • In-Person Meeting: The History of Lake Accotink

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

    Debi DeLoose, Mike DeLoose, and Mary Lipsey will jointly recount the fascinating history of Lake Accotink, from wartime exigency to recreational facility. This program will be presented in person at…

  • BHS around Town: Gold in Local History

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

    Learn some of the science of gold and hear about the national and regional history of the 79th element, including mining operations and tales of lost treasure. *This program will…

  • In-Person Meeting: Construction of Camp Humphreys

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

    Patrick O’Neill from the Burke Historical Society will speak on the origins of Fort Belvoir, which began in 1915 as Camp A.A. Humphreys, an engineer training facility for the U.S.…

  • BHS around Town: History of the 14th Street Bridges

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

    Today’s bridges are only the latest versions of various spans dating almost to the capital’s founding. Learn about about the fascinating history of the 14th Street bridges into Washington, historically…

  • In-Person Meeting: Images of America: Burke

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

    A panel from the Burke Historical Society will discuss the Society’s own contribution to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series. Hear how the book came together and enjoy some…

  • BHS around Town: The Beginnings of D.C.

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

    Learn about the land, early houses and founding of Washington, D.C.—a planned city that, after much compromise, finally succeeded previous seats of government. *This program will be presented in person…