Events

Cindy Bennett from the Burke Historical Society will discuss the story and fate of 33 suffragists imprisoned at the Occoquan (Lorton) Workhouse in November 1917. The tenacity of these fearless women led to the 1920 passage of the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote. *This program will be presented online with George Mason…

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 online with Richard Byrd Library as host.  Registration at the link below is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/8000522

Annette Benbow, Director of the Ball–Sellers House Museum, will discuss the history and significance of the house in Arlington’s present-day Glencarlyn neighborhood, built in the 1750s by farmer John Ball and considered to be the oldest structure in the Washington region.  *This talk will be presented online with Pohick Regional Library as host.  Please check…

Local author Ed Linz will discuss his book They Never Threw Anything Away: Memories of the Great Depression by Americans Who Lived It, which draws from his interviews with 22 Americans from across the country who experienced the hardships of this period. This program will be presented in-person in Pohick Regional Library’s Meeting Room.  Please…