Archaeology at Mount Vernon
Burke Centre Library 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke, VA, United StatesSean Devlin, Curator of Archaeological Collections at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, describes the process of interpreting the past from its physical remains, with examples of current work at Mount Vernon.…
Special Event: Burke VFRD Open House
Burke Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department 9501 Old Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA, United StatesStop 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…
General Meeting: Irish Immigration, the Potato Famine, and Castle Garden
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesIrish immigrants were crucial in building the railroad that put Burke on the map. Learn the background of Irish immigration and the immigrant processing center at Castle Garden, Manhattan.
Special Program: WWII Veteran Romuald Lipinski
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesWWII veteran Romuald Lipinski shares more of his story: after exile in Siberia and limbo in Central Asia, he successfully reached and joined the Polish Army to fight alongside Allied…
BHS around Town: The 14th Street Bridge
George Mason Regional Library 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, United StatesArchaeologist Patrick O’Neill speaks on the history of these spans connecting Virginia and Washington. Today’s bridges are only the latest versions of various structures dating almost to the capital’s founding.
General Meeting: The National Cemeteries and the Civil War Dead
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesMary Lipsey discusses how the Civil War’s staggering death toll prompted the creation of the National Cemeteries, as well as other cemeteries recognizing those killed on both sides.
Reconstructing a Historical Place
Burke Centre Library 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke, VA, United StatesHistorians Heather Bollinger and Jeff Clark discuss how to research what a locality was like in the past and how it evolved over time. The Burke Historical Society is pleased…
General Meeting: Gold in Local History
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesLearn a bit of the science of gold, our 79th element, and hear about the regional history of this metal, including mining operations and some tales of lost treasure.
Annual Meeting: The History of Lee Chapel
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesFor the BHS’s Annual Meeting, we’ll show a documentary on the history of Burke’s Lee Chapel, with an introduction by Jon Vrana on the local history of Methodist circuit riders.
General Meeting: Enslaved Women and Midwifery in Early America
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesSara Collini, a Ph.D. candidate in history at GMU, shares her research on enslaved women’s role as midwives in Fairfax County and the Chesapeake from 1750 to 1820.