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  • 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 […]

  • Fairfax County History Commission Conference

    Fairfax County History Commission conference with partners HSFC, Fairfax County Park Authority, Fairfax 250, and GMU. Official schedule and additional information below! The conference and events are free, but registration […]

  • George Oberle, PhD Book Talk

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

    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 Book signing and sales. Historic […]

  • Annual Meeting with Elections and Program

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

    Annual meeting with elections and program. Elections will be held to select all officers and 4 board members. Historian Mary Lipsey will present Breaking Down Barriers: An African American History Inventory. […]

  • Richard MacMaster Book Talk

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

    GMU Fairfax campus, Fenwick Library, Main Reading Room (room 2001) Richard MacMaster, an expert on George Mason and author or co-author of many books, will be our guest speaker. He […]