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…
Virtual Talk: Ghosts, Goons, and a Bunny Man (second opportunity)
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 StatesDarrell 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…
In-Person Meeting: Historic Schools of the Burke Area
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesJeff Clark, an expert on the history of Fairfax County Public Schools, will discuss the various schools that served the Burke-area community over the years. *This program will be presented…
In-Person Meeting: Rescue of Mount Vernon
Mary Lipsey will speak on how George Washington's estate fell into disrepair and how the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association mobilized to save it. *This program will be presented in person…
In-Person Meeting: Old Burke Village
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesKathleen Jablonski will share her research on (Old) Burke Village, originally known as the Marshall and Brown subdivision, a historic hidden treasure of Burke. *This program will be presented in…
In-Person Meeting: Book talk—The Enchanted Suitcase: A Window Onto My German Father’s World War II Life
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesHelga Warren will speak on her newly published book, inspired by stumbling upon her German father’s memoirs of World War II—a striking account of his journey to Paris, Normandy, a…
Model Train Show at Pohick Regional Library
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesAll day Saturday and Sunday, the National Capital Trackers will operate O-gauge model trains through miniature town and country scenery. The BHS is supporting this event with several posters on…
Model Train Show at Pohick Regional Library
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA, United StatesAll day Saturday and Sunday, the National Capital Trackers will operate O-gauge model trains through miniature town and country scenery. The BHS is supporting this event with several posters on…
BHS around Town: The Carrington Event, Locally and Globally
Oakton Library 10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton, VA, United StatesBrian Slawski from the Burke Historical Society will speak on the 1859 geomagnetic storm, with background on the science of space weather, scientific knowledge and institutions of the time, and…