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  • Preserving History at Tinner Hill

    Mary Riley Styles Public Library 120 N. Virginia Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia, United States

    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 […]

  • Fairfax HisTree Day

    Historic Blenheim 3610 Blenheim Boulevard, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

    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, […]

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  • Historic Schoolhouse Day

    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 […]

  • Fairfax City Juneteenth Celebration

    Old Town Square 10415 North St, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

    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 […]

  • Annual Meeting featuring Marion Dobbins’s book launch

    First Baptist Church of Merrifield 8122 Ransell Rd, Falls Church, Virginia, United States

    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 […]

  • Andrew Snowman Research Presentation

    City of Fairfax Regional Library 10360 North St, Fairfax, Virginia

    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 […]

  • Legato School and Museum Meeting

    Legato School and Museum

    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 […]

  • Susan Hellman Research Presentation

    Historic Oakton Schoolhouse 2841 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton, Virginia, United States

    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 […]

  • Meeting & Museum Tour: Historic Pleasant Grove

    Historic Pleasant Grove Church and Museum 8641 Lewinsville Road, Mclean, Virginia, United States

    Historic Pleasant Grove Church and Museum- short meeting and museum tour. 8641 Lewinsville Rd., McLean, VA

  • David Armstrong Research Presentation

    Fenwick Library 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

    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 […]