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19
Apr, 21
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This Old House
April 19 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Burke Historical Society’s Mary Lipsey will present an overview of various historic houses across Springfield, Annandale, and Burke. *This talk
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24
Apr, 21
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Virtual Meeting: Seeking a Lost Gravesite
April 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Chris Brown, Post 7916 VFW Auxiliary Historian, recounts his adventure leading a small team in search of a lost Revolutionary War
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08
May, 21
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Irish Emigration, the Potato Famine, and Castle Garden
May 8 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Jon Vrana from the Burke Historical Society will discuss 19th-century Irish emigration to the New World, from the perspective of an
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07
Jun, 21
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The Night of Terror: Suffragists at the Occoquan Workhouse
June 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cindy Bennett from the Burke Historical Society will discuss the story and fate of 33 suffragists imprisoned at the Occoquan (Lorton)
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16
Jun, 21
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Interpreting Census Records
June 16 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cindy Bennett from the Burke Historical Society will offer a general perspective on the federal Census as a genealogical tool. This
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17
Jul, 21
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Local History of Jazz: The Venues
July 17 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Brian Slawski from the Burke Historical Society will discuss jazz clubs (and other less conventional jazz venues) past and present in
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