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  • Reconstructing a Historical Place

    Burke Centre Library 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke, VA, United States

    Historians 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 to continue our research seminar through 2019! From 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. of (typically) the first Tuesday of even-numbered months, we’ll host free classes at…

  • General Meeting: Gold in Local History

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

    Learn 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 States

    For 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 States

    Sara 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.

  • *Canceled* [[General Meeting]]

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

    In the interest of public health, our general meeting on March 29 is canceled. We hope to have the scheduled speaker back at a later point.

  • *Canceled* [[BHS around Town: This Old House]]

    Richard Byrd Library 7250 Commerce Street, Springfield, VA, United States

    In the interest of public health, the talk previously planned for this date is canceled.

  • *Canceled* [[General Meeting]]

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

    In the interest of public health, our general meeting on April 19 is canceled. We hope to have the scheduled speaker back at a later point.

  • *Canceled* [[General Meeting]]

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

    In the interest of public health, our general meeting on May 31 is canceled. We hope to have the scheduled speaker back at a later point.

  • *Canceled* [[General Meeting]]

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

    All Fairfax County Public Library programs are canceled through August for safety. We hope to have the scheduled speaker back at a later point.

  • *Canceled* [[General Meeting]]

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

    All Fairfax County Public Library programs are canceled through August for safety. We hope to have the scheduled speaker back at a later point.