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Oct, 21
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Ghosts, Goons, and a Bunny Man
October 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
BHS Treasurer Cindy Bennett shares spooky tales of local legends, haunted spots and the creepy monsters of Northern Virginia, including some
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Oct, 21
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Virtual Meeting: Arlington’s Ball–Sellers House
October 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Annette Benbow, Director of the Ball–Sellers House Museum, will discuss the history and significance of the house in Arlington’s present-day Glencarlyn
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Oct, 21
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Memories of the Great Depression
6450 Sydenstricker Road
Burke, VA 22015 United StatesOctober 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Local author Ed Linz will discuss his book They Never Threw Anything Away: Memories of the Great Depression by Americans Who
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04
Dec, 21
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Local History of Jazz, Part 3: The Infrastructure
December 4 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Brian Slawski from the Burke Historical Society will highlight some of the less obvious institutions that have helped support the local
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Feb, 22
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Local History of the Civilian Conservation Corps
February 5, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Mary Lipsey from the Burke Historical Society will speak on how the Civilian Conservation Corps—President Franklin Roosevelt’s “Tree Army”—impacted life in
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06
Apr, 22
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Gold in Local History
April 6, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Learn a bit of the science of gold, our 79th element, and hear about the regional history of this metal, including
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Jun, 22
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The Old Capitol Prison
June 1, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Jon Vrana, President of the Burke Historical Society, will recount the history of the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C., which
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