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Century Oak Farm
The Home of Fred Hosea Curtice, Sr. and Cuba Evangeline Grayson Curtice 1917-1988 By Patricia Strat – Historical Society of Fairfax County, Virginia Member
Century Oak Farm was named after a solitary, large red oak tree located on the south side of Thompson Road in what is today’s…
Juneteenth in the City of Fairfax 2024!
On Saturday, June 15, 2024 the Fairfax community gathered to celebrate the Juneteenth National Independence Day! This nationwide celebration commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people near Galveston, Texas first learned they were free following the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation…
Did the British General Edward Braddock Bury Gold in Fairfax County?
In 1954, The Historical Society of Fairfax County, Inc. published Volume 3 (now out of print) of their biennial journals. That volume contained an article by Charles J. Gilliss entitled A Buried Treasure, which explored the possibility of Gen. Braddock having gold buried at Newgate…
A Co-Sponsored Program
The Historical Society of Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax co-sponsored a book-author program at Historic Blenheim and the Civil War Interpretive Center on Feb. 24. The story of Black Fairfax has long been untold. The free Black population of Fairfax Court House dates to at least the 1820s…