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 […]
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. Presented in partnership with the Historical Society of Fairfax County, […]
Discover the past and invest in our future at HisTree Day! Free admission! Celebrate history and our planet! This city event combines living history presenters with Earth Day through interactive activities, crafts, presentations, tours, and more! There’s so much to do and explore at HisTree Day! Meet an early 19th-century scientist and ogle at his preserved […]
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) Download and Print your Passport for the event School Locations: Ashburn- 20577 Ashburn Rd, Ashburn, VA (not open on May 3) Crouch- 6801 Union Mill Rd, Clifton, […]
A free event to celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day, the day in 1865 when enslaved people near Galveston, Texas first learned they were free. Historical Society of Fairfax County, VA Inc will have a table the event! For 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
Annual meeting featuring book launch for Marion Dobbins’s book “The Lost Black Communities of Merrifield, the Pines and Williamstown.” Starts at 12:00 (updated time)! First Baptist Church of Merrifield, 8122 Ransell Rd Falls Church, VA
11 a.m. at City of Fairfax Regional Library (10360 North St, Fairfax, VA 22030) Andrew 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” https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/15195106 City of Fairfax Regional Library, Meeting Rooms 101A and B
Historical Society members meet with Fairfax County Retired Educators and Historic Schoolhouses of Northern Virginia to discuss possibilities for the school’s future. Location: Legato School and Museum (on Chain Bridge Road on Fairfax Court House grounds)
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 […]
Historic Pleasant Grove Church and Museum- short meeting and museum tour. 8641 Lewinsville Rd., McLean, VA
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)