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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/
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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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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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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
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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/
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