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.  Henderson organized the first athletic league for Blacks, introduced basketball to Black people on a wide-scale, organized basis, and […]

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 […]