Formed in 1742, Fairfax County has a long and fruitful history. The Virginia Room, located on the second floor of the City of Fairfax Regional Library, collects, preserves, and makes accessible local history resources. Researchers can find historical information on Fairfax County individuals, locations, and events. This Local History page serves as a guide to some of our local history resources which include:
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Questions? Email the Virginia Room: va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov
Burke Historical Society Lecture Series.
Shemika Curvey, a Graduate Research Assistant at the Center for Mason Legacies (CML) at George Mason University, will present an account of two free women of …
Join Lacey Villiva and Rachel Anderson of George Mason’s Gunston Hall for a session exploring how to decipher and modernize historic recipes for a modern kitchen.
They’ll demonstrate preparing a re…
The Virginia Room has created a new guide to research materials relating to Black history in Fairfax County, Virginia. While this guide aims to offer a robust selection of available resources, it is not exhaustive. Included are books, school yearbooks, oral histories, manuscript collections, photographs, and subject files available in the Virginia Room on Black history. This guide will be periodically updated with additional resources.
