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Model Train Show at Pohick Regional Library
Model Train Show at Pohick Regional Library
All 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 the history of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, historically-themed coloring activities, and Silas Burke reading train stories to children at 11 a.m. Sunday. https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/10212507
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BHS around Town: The Carrington Event, Locally and Globally
BHS around Town: The Carrington Event, Locally and Globally
Brian 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 the risks that such storms pose today. The BHS is pleased to offer guest speakers to local libraries and other groups. For more information, please…
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Open House, Sunrise at Silas Burke House
Open House, Sunrise at Silas Burke House
Sunrise at Silas Burke House will hold an open house for the public. Concurrently with this event, members of the Burke Historical Society will offer group tours of the historic Silas Burke House. Small group tours will begin at 11:00. The last tour group will be at 1:30. Tours will last around 20 minutes. No…
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In-Person Meeting: Oakton in the Civil War
In-Person Meeting: Oakton in the Civil War
Jim Lewis will speak on the tensions and trials that Oakton (then known as Flint Hill) endured throughout the American Civil War. *This program will be presented in person at Pohick Regional Library. No registration is required.* https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9927267