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Fairfax County History Book Club

Join the Virginia Room as they read This Was Vienna, Virginia by Connie and Mayo Stuntz. Published in 1987, the book features a collection of hundreds of photographs of Vienna and is regarded as the u…

Date:
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
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Categories:
Book Discussion

Author Event: The Grandfather of Black Basketball

Edwin B. Henderson II, grandson of the renowed local civil rights leader, will speak about the new biography he has written about his grandfather entitled The Grandfather of Black Basketball: The Life…

Date:
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Time:
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location:
City of Fairfax Meeting Room A, City of Fairfax Meeting Room B, City of Fairfax Meeting Room A, City of Fairfax Meeting Room B
Categories:
Author Event Black History

Burke Historical Society Presents: A Place Called Ilda

Burke Historical Society Lecture Series. Tom Shoop will speak on his newly published book, A Place Called Ilda: Race and Resilience at a Northern Virginia Crossroads.  The book examines the history…

Date:
Sunday, May 19, 2024
Time:
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Pohick Meeting Room 1, Pohick Meeting Room 2, Pohick Meeting Room 1, Pohick Meeting Room 2
Categories:
History/Culture Presentation/Performance

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