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SUMMARY:George Oberle\, PhD Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:Society historian and board member George Oberle\, PhD\, will discuss his new book Creating an Informed Citizenry: Knowledge and Democracy in the Early American Republic \n\n\n\nBook signing and sales. \n\n\n\nHistoric Oakton Schoolhouse\, 2841 Hunter Mill Rd.\, Oakton. Park in schoolhouse lot or across street at church.
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/george-oberle-phd-book-talk/
LOCATION:Historic Oakton Schoolhouse\, 2841 Hunter Mill Road\, Oakton\, Virginia\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260418T083000
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SUMMARY:Fairfax County History Commission Conference
DESCRIPTION:Fairfax County History Commission conference with partners HSFC\, Fairfax County Park Authority\, Fairfax 250\, and GMU. Official schedule and additional information below! \n\n\n\nThe conference and events are free\, but registration is required. \n\n\n\nRegister at this link: https://fairfax.usedirect.com/FairfaxFCPAWeb/ACTIVITIES/Details.aspx?session_id=579879&back_url=fi9BQ1RJVklUSUVTL1NlYXJjaC5hc3B4 \n\n\n\nOfficial Schedule\n\n\n\nOfficial Program ScheduleDownload\n\n\n\nAdditional Informational Flyer\n\n\n\nAdditional Informational FlyerDownload
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/fairfax-county-history-commission-conference/
LOCATION:Virginia
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260328T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260328T130000
DTSTAMP:20260116T233000Z
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SUMMARY:To Make Holiday: Identifying the Presence and Practice of Alcohol Consumption on the Ancient Egyptian Colonial Frontier
DESCRIPTION:Cosponsored with Friends of the Colvin Run Mill. Society member and archaeologist Emily Smith presents To Make Holiday: Identifying the Presence and Practice of Alcohol Consumption on the Ancient Egyptian Colonial Frontier. Tour the mill after the program. \n\n\n\nColvin Run Mill\, 1007 Colvin Run Rd.\, Great Falls\, education center.
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/to-make-holiday-identifying-the-presence-and-practice-of-alcohol-consumption-on-the-ancient-egyptian-colonial-frontier/
LOCATION:Colvin Run Mill\, 1007 Colvin Run Road\, Great Falls\, Virginia\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260219T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260219T183000
DTSTAMP:20260116T232742Z
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SUMMARY:David Armstrong Research Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Cosponsored with George Mason University’s Center for Mason Legacies. At GMU’s Fenwick Library\, Room 1014A. David Armstrong discusses his research on Elizabeth Hooe. Jasper Ramsay will talk about George Mason and the early justices of the Fairfax County Court. Visitor parking at Mason Pond parking (closest) or Rappahannock River Parking Deck (Patriot Circle)
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/david-armstrong-research-presentation/
LOCATION:Fenwick Library\, 4400 University Dr\, Fairfax\, Virginia\, 22030\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260124T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260124T110000
DTSTAMP:20260116T233707Z
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SUMMARY:Meeting & Museum Tour: Historic Pleasant Grove
DESCRIPTION:Historic Pleasant Grove Church and Museum- short meeting and museum tour. \n\n\n\n8641 Lewinsville Rd.\, McLean\, VA
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/meeting-museum-tour/
LOCATION:Historic Pleasant Grove Church and Museum\, 8641 Lewinsville Road\, Mclean\, Virginia\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251206T140000
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DTSTAMP:20251112T145533Z
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SUMMARY:Susan Hellman Research Presentation
DESCRIPTION:The Historical Society of Fairfax County is hosting historian Susan Hellman to discuss her documentation on The Negro Travelers’ Green Book.  Due to its centralized location along the mid-Atlantic coast\, Virginia maintained a major presence in The Green Book from 1938 to 1967. Virginia was a destination and a point of departure\, as well as a place to pass through when traveling between northern and southern states.  You can learn more history about Susan’s work and the Green Book at this website. \n\n\n\nThis will be a great program AND a great opportunity to see a beautiful one-room schoolhouse! If you plan to attend\, please send an email by noon Dec. 5 to president@fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org or president Sue Kovach Shuman at queenofcheaptravel@gmail.com 
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/susan-hellman-research-presentation/
LOCATION:Historic Oakton Schoolhouse\, 2841 Hunter Mill Road\, Oakton\, Virginia\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251101T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251101T103000
DTSTAMP:20251014T192912Z
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SUMMARY:Legato School and Museum Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Historical Society members meet with Fairfax County Retired Educators and Historic Schoolhouses of Northern Virginia to discuss possibilities for the school’s future. \n\n\n\nLocation: Legato School and Museum (on Chain Bridge Road on Fairfax Court House grounds)
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/legato-school-and-museum-meeting/
LOCATION:Legato School and Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250927T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250927T110000
DTSTAMP:20250907T154148Z
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SUMMARY:Andrew Snowman Research Presentation
DESCRIPTION:11 a.m. at City of Fairfax Regional Library (10360 North St\, Fairfax\, VA 22030) \n\n\n\nAndrew Snowman\, GMU Masters student in History will present his research – “Policing of Black Bodies in Antebellum Fairfax County: Slave Patrols and the 1840 Rescue at Spring Bank” \n\n\n\n https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/15195106 \n\n\n\nCity of Fairfax Regional Library\, Meeting Rooms 101A and B
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/andrew-snowman-research-presentation/
LOCATION:City of Fairfax Regional Library\, 10360 North St\, Fairfax\, Virginia\, 22030
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250629T120000
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting featuring Marion Dobbins's book launch
DESCRIPTION:Annual meeting featuring book launch for Marion Dobbins’s book “The Lost Black Communities of Merrifield\, the Pines and Williamstown.” \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nStarts at 12:00 (updated time)! \n\n\n\nFirst Baptist Church of Merrifield\, 8122 Ransell Rd Falls Church\, VA
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/annual-membership-meeting-program-marion-dobbins-book-launch/
LOCATION:First Baptist Church of Merrifield\, 8122 Ransell Rd\, Falls Church\, Virginia\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fairfax City Juneteenth Celebration
DESCRIPTION:A free event to celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day\, the day in 1865 when enslaved people near Galveston\, Texas first learned they were free. \n\n\n\nHistorical Society of Fairfax County\, VA Inc will have a table the event! \n\n\n\nFor more information on what’s planned\, participating vendors\, the opening ceremony\, and parking locations\, visit this link: https://www.fairfaxva.gov/government/parks-recreation/special-events/juneteenth
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/fairfax-city-juneteenth-celebration/
LOCATION:Old Town Square\, 10415 North St\, Fairfax\, Virginia\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250527T190000
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DTSTAMP:20250520T163953Z
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SUMMARY:Board Meeting
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URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/board-meeting/
LOCATION:Virginia
ORGANIZER;CN="Historical Society of Fairfax County%2C Virginia Inc.":MAILTO:secretary@fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250503T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250503T140000
DTSTAMP:20250424T151543Z
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SUMMARY:Historic Schoolhouse Day
DESCRIPTION:A day of fun and educational activities to promote the awareness of the historic schoolhouses in Northern Virginia. All HSNVA schoolhouse locations (Ashburn not open on May 3) \n\n\n\nDownload and Print your Passport for the event \n\n\n\nSchool Locations: \n\n\n\nAshburn– 20577 Ashburn Rd\, Ashburn\, VA (not open on May 3) \n\n\n\nCrouch– 6801 Union Mill Rd\, Clifton\, VA \n\n\n\nForestville– 9818 Georgetown Pike\, Great Falls\, VA \n\n\n\nLaurel Grove– 6840 Beulah St\, Alexandria\, VA \n\n\n\nOakton– 2841 Hunter Mill Rd\, Oakton\, VA \n\n\n\nSecond Street– 15611 Second St\, Waterford\, VA \n\n\n\nSydenstricker– 8511 Hooes Rd\, Springfield\, VA \n\n\n\nVale– 3124 Fox Mill Rd\, Oakton\, VA
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/historic-schoolhouse-day/
LOCATION:Virginia
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250426T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250426T160000
DTSTAMP:20250424T151938Z
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SUMMARY:Fairfax HisTree Day
DESCRIPTION:Discover the past and invest in our future at HisTree Day! \n\n\n\nFree admission!\n\n\n\nCelebrate history and our planet! This city event combines living history presenters with Earth Day through interactive activities\, crafts\, presentations\, tours\, and more! \n\n\n\nThere’s so much to do and explore at HisTree Day! Meet an early 19th-century scientist and ogle at his preserved specimens or learn how today’s stormwater management technology helps protect our planet. You can even take a guided tour of the Blenheim property or check out the interactive Enviroscape to see what it reveals about our earth. There are tons ways to get some hands one experience too by making your own Earth Day themed cookies\, blowing sustainable bubbles\, and more!  \n\n\n\nMore awaits all visitors\, including demonstrations of various tradespeople\, such as the brickmaker\, a weaver\, and a photographer. Be sure to bring a big smile! Also\, do you know how Civil War soldiers drilled with a band?! HisTree Day is the place to watch and learn!  \n\n\n\nDon’t forget to stop by the Petting Zoo and grab some delicious food before heading out too! \n\n\n\nFor More Information: https://www.fairfaxva.gov/government/parks-recreation/special-events/fairfax-histree-day
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/fairfax-histree-day/
LOCATION:Historic Blenheim\, 3610 Blenheim Boulevard\, Fairfax\, Virginia\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250128T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250128T200000
DTSTAMP:20241209T201702Z
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SUMMARY:Preserving History at Tinner Hill
DESCRIPTION:Join Edwin Bancroft Henderson II for a presentation on the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation’s effort to create and develop the Tinner Hill Historic and Cultural District and other efforts to preserve the rich African American and Civil Rights legacy in the City of Falls Church. \n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with the Historical Society of Fairfax County\, Virginia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEdwin Bancroft Henderson II is the founding president and director of the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation\, whose mission it is to research\, preserve and celebrate the African American and civil rights history of Falls Church\, Fairfax County\, and Northern Virginia. He received the NAACP’s African American History Preservation Award and was named a National Trust for Historic Preservation Diversity Scholar. He is a Life Member of the NAACP and a member of the Historical Society of Washington. He has served on the Falls Church Historical Commission since 1995. Henderson was an educator for 25 years and is the namesake of Dr. E. B. Henderson. \n\n\n\nRegister for your spot at this link: https://www.mrspl.org/event/preserving-history-tinner-hill-22262
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/preserving-history-at-tinner-hill/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240623T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240623T140000
DTSTAMP:20240618T023327Z
CREATED:20240521T105548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T023327Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting\, Election\, & Library Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join the Historical Society of Fairfax County for the society’s annual meeting and election on Sunday\, June 23\, at 2 p.m. Meet at the front porch of the Freeman Store (131 Church St NE Vienna\, VA). We will have our annual meeting\, leadership election\, and will end with a short tour of the 1897 Little Library (164 Mill St NE) \n\n\n\nThe program is co-sponsored by Historic Vienna Inc. https://historicviennainc.org/ \n\n\n\nLight refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\nHSFC Nominating Report 10 June 2024Download
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/annual-meeting-election-library-tour/
LOCATION:Freeman Store\, 131 Church Street NE\, Vienna\, Virginia\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Historical Society of Fairfax County%2C Virginia Inc.":MAILTO:secretary@fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240504T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240504T150000
DTSTAMP:20240506T160156Z
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SUMMARY:Author Event: The Grandfather of Black Basketball
DESCRIPTION:Edwin B. Henderson II\, grandson of the renowned local civil rights leader\, will speak about the new biography he has written about his grandfather entitled The Grandfather of Black Basketball: The Life and Times of Dr. E. B. Henderson.  \n\n\n\nHenderson organized the first athletic league for Blacks\, introduced basketball to Black people on a wide-scale\, organized basis\, and founded associations to train and organize Black officials and referees. Outside of athletics\, Henderson was instrumental in founding the first rural branch of the NAACP\, advocated for school desegregation\, and held executive board positions with multiple NAACP branches. Books will be available for sale. \n\n\n\nEvent is co-sponsored by the Historical Society of Fairfax County \n\n\n\nLocation: City of Fairfax Regional Library\, Meeting Rooms A and B
URL:https://fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org/event-1/author-event-the-grandfather-of-black-basketball/
LOCATION:Virginia
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