In-Person Meeting: Freedmen’s Bureau Schools in Fairfax County
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesDebbie Robison will speak on schools established or supported by the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands to serve African American children in Fairfax County after the Civil War.…
Public Tours of Silas Burke House
Sunrise at Silas Burke House 9619 Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA, United StatesThe Burke Historical Society will offer free public tours of the historic Silas Burke House (9619 Burke Lake Rd, Burke, VA 22015). Small group tours will begin at 10:30 a.m. …
Hybrid Meeting: The Kansas City Skywalk Tragedy: Engineering Ethics
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesRobynn Andracsek, PE, will speak about the 1981 collapse of the skywalk at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, which killed 114 people and was the most devastating structural…
In-Person Meeting: Hidden History of Herndon
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesBarbara Glakas from the Herndon Historical Society will speak on her new book Hidden History of Herndon. *This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration…
Burke Centre Festival
Burke Centre Conservancy Grounds 6060 Burke Centre Parkway, Burke, VA, United StatesThe 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…
Burke Centre Festival
Burke Centre Conservancy Grounds 6060 Burke Centre Parkway, Burke, VA, United StatesThe 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…
In-Person Meeting: Lorton Prisons
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesKenena 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…
In-Person Meeting: The History of Lake Accotink
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesDebi 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…
In-Person Meeting: Gee Gee and Speedee—The Historical Saga of McDonald’s in Fairfax County
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesIn 1957, the Gee Gee Food Corporation opened the first McDonald's in Virginia on Route 1 in Alexandria. Chris Barbuschak will describe how they built the largest single franchise operation…
BHS around Town: Gold in Local History
George Mason Regional Library 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, United StatesLearn 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…