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  • Virtual Meeting: 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry: Private Lives, Public Records

    Reference librarian and genealogist Leslie Anderson will discuss her research on the 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry, including the lives of its members both before and after the Civil War, along with strategies that may help you with your own research. *This program will be presented online with Pohick Regional Library as host.  Registration at the…

  • In-Person Meeting: P.O. Box 1142, WWII Intelligence Camp

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

    Ann Shields returns to speak in more detail on her extensive research into P.O. Box 1142, the top-secret military intelligence camp at Fort Hunt, Alexandria, during the Second World War.…

  • Burke Centre Festival

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

    The Burke Centre Festival is back, 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…

  • Burke Centre Festival

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

    The Burke Centre Festival is back, 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…

  • Oak Hill Day

    The Burke Historical Society will have a table at this year’s Oak Hill open house; please stop by and say hello.  Oak Hill is one of the oldest standing houses…

  • In-Person Meeting: The Mantua Community

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

    Sue Kovach Shuman will discuss the history of the Mantua community, from the Northern Neck Proprietary to the present day, as documented in her recently published book for the Images…

  • Special Event: Burke VFRD Open House

    Burke Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department 9501 Old Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA, United States

    Stop by the Burke Historical Society’s table at the Burke Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department’s annual open house!  This is a great opportunity to learn about Burke history and fire…

  • Virtual Talk: Ghosts, Goons, and a Bunny Man

    BHS Treasurer Cindy Bennett shares spooky tales of local legends, haunted spots and the creepy monsters of Northern Virginia, including some who have never left. *This program will be presented…

  • In-Person Meeting: The Marshall House in Burke, Then & Now

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

    Darrell Marshall will speak on one of Burke’s most historic houses, first built ca 1852 for John and Mary Marshall (probably no relation to our speaker).  *This program will be…