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
Author and local historian Mary Lipsey will give us a look at women who participated in the Civil War as spies and as soldiers. Register if you'd like a reminder. Adults and teens.
Mary Lipsey Bio
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Burke Historical Society Lecture Series.
Virginia Room Archivist/Librarian Chris Barbuschak will discuss George Truman Ward, a noted modernist architect who lived in Burke (in a house of his own desi…
Burke Historical Society Lecture Series.
Annette Benbow from the Arlington Historical Society will discuss one of the oldest structures in Northern Virginia, Arlington's Ball–Sellers House. In parti…
When we think of the American Revolution, we often picture a parochial drama: thirteen colonies squaring off against the British Crown in a spirited bid for independence. But this version of the st…
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.
